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Chapter 747 The Crossroads of Destiny

Xiao Meng clapped her hands, and dozens of holographic pages appeared in front of Lin You at the same time.

On the frontmost page, there is a technical overview of the consciousness chip.

Lin You was not surprised to see that this technology is not simply related to the computer field, but a masterpiece of both the biological field and the electronic computer field.

It is an accidental meeting of these two branches of technology, crossing milestones one after another on their respective roads, and finally at a place close to the singularity of next-generation technology.

It is not more powerful than pure carbon nanomaterial graphene chips, but it has an irreplaceable advantage——

Capable of carrying human consciousness.

Of course, it is still extremely powerful compared to the chips on the market today-after all, it is the technology of the next era.

The silicon-based chips that are still in use on the market are suffering from the problems of leakage and poor heat dissipation after entering the 7nm process technology.

Although the physical limit of silicon-based materials has not really been reached, the ceiling can already be vaguely seen.

The exploration of new materials in the semiconductor and chip industries has already begun.

At present, the most promising materials in the industry are topological insulator materials and two-dimensional superconducting materials.

Graphene is the most promising of the two-dimensional superconducting materials.

Judging from the technical information that Lin You saw, graphene is indeed the chip material of the next era.

However, the consciousness chip is not a pure graphene chip, but a joint manufacture based on graphene and a special artificial protein.

This artificial protein, which is very similar to brain protein, can connect the ion channels of nerve cells with superconducting materials, so that the electrical signals of nerve cells can be transmitted to graphene chips.

To put it more bluntly: the electronic components on the consciousness chip and the living cells will be able to communicate with each other!

The electronic signals sent by nerve cells can be recorded by the chip, and the chip can also be used as a platform for downloading biological neural networks.

The only cost of this technology is that it is no longer "non-invasive" like the current mirage, but must "move a knife" on the skull to connect the brain nerves to the chip itself.

Of course, the "knife" is not actually used, because the "wound" is not big at all.

——It is not necessary to directly cut a big hole in the back of the head and poke a huge metal plug in like the sci-fi movies Lin You once watched.

It is not necessary at all, a connection port as thick as a sewing needle is enough, and it is definitely a minimally invasive minimally invasive.

It's like doing acupuncture on the head.

It's just that when Lin You saw these contents, the first thing that came to Lin You's mind was not how powerful this technology was, nor was it any difficulty in realizing this technology, or even that Xiaochun had many ways to retreat, but——

This technique is too dangerous!
The consciousness chip, coupled with the virtual world, can already truly influence the direction of a civilization!

Chips can carry thinking consciousness, which means that human beings can really break away from reality and live in a virtual world.

The body will no longer be necessary.

All resources in the material world will be redefined by another set of evaluation criteria.

Whether it's just abandoning the physical body, engaging in mechanical ascension, or turning the whole body into a prosthetic body.

Or abandon the physical body and the real world together, engage in cyberspace ascension, and virtualize civilization.

This technology is the lowest and most important step.

With this technology, the possibilities are endless!

but……

"Are you really going to make this thing?"

The more Lin You realized the power of this technology, the less he dared to realize it.

It's too dangerous!
He didn't even understand: According to Xiaomeng, in that world, artificial intelligence is highly vigilant by humans, and core technologies related to human thinking, brain, weapons, energy, etc. will be heavily restricted to prevent artificial intelligence from being used. Smart acquisition.

Why did such a core, sensitive, and critical technology appear so quickly?
In Lin You's expectation, this level of technology would require at least 10 billion users to decrypt it, right?

How much is it now?
Just over 4 million.

Of course, 4 million is already a terrible number, exceeding the total number of people in most countries in the world.

But compared to the great value of the consciousness chip, Lin You still felt that this technology was too easy to come by.

Or, in Xiaomeng's original world, the population was actually not that large?

Lin You sat on the small sofa, full of thoughts and confusion.

He has indeed been working hard to create a virtual world. After he is completely free from material problems, all his energy and goals are put on expanding and enriching the virtual world.

This is not only his career, but also his life, his greatest sense of accomplishment and source of happiness.

For this reason, he can even give up his life as a salted fish and tire himself into a dog.

But even so, he doesn't think giving up reality is the right thing to do.

—Because abandoning reality is tantamount to stagnation forever, and for a civilization, stagnation is tantamount to death.

Although it is not to say that once the consciousness chip is born, civilization will definitely turn from reality to fiction, but just "there is such a possibility" is a dangerous thing.

This caused Lin You to remain extremely vigilant when facing this technology.

Even this technology can help him achieve immortality!
——Yes, this technology can really achieve immortality.

Collective immortality may be a harbinger of doom
But the immortality of a single individual, as long as it is kept secret, seems to be irrelevant to civilization?
And it's not too difficult.

Just... throw away this frail body.

And relying on Lin You's previous efforts, throwing away the body will not make him lose sensory pleasure, because all his sensory data have already been stored in the virtual world.

After the body is old and dead, the consciousness can still experience all the feelings in the virtual world.

You can even share more senses by signing agreements with more people.

In this way, even if it is a new thing that will be born in the future, he can fully experience it through supplementary sensory data.

This makes up for one of the biggest disadvantages of losing your body.

——If the heart is vicious enough, cloning technology can even be considered. As long as the consciousness of the cloned person is transferred away, it is not impossible for the dove to occupy the magpie's nest and regain the physical body.

Moreover, technology is constantly improving. As long as he survives, more advanced technology may be born in the future, allowing his body to be "resurrected".

As long as you [survive], you can get this ticket to the future!
Thinking of this, Lin You suddenly realized:

This cup of eternal life wine that has been longed for by countless emperors, generals, hermits and high-ranking people throughout human history, appeared in his hands without any warning.

So, do you want to drink this glass of wine?

Facing the temptation of eternal life, it is impossible not to be tempted.

But it is probably because Lin You is still too young, lacking in material, fame, and status, and living in a brisk, free and unrestrained state of life, so that even the strong temptation of "eternal life" is hard to shake him .

I am even more unwilling to give up my youthful body.

—maybe when he was getting old, or even just beginning to age, when his physical functions were declining rapidly, he would change his mind.

But at least for now, he doesn't want to.

"Master, does Xiaomeng want a new house?" Xiaomeng hugged Lin You's arm with excitement and anticipation.

"This... I'll think about it again." Lin You shook his head.

Xiaomeng only thinks that after the technological breakthrough, she can have a more powerful and versatile server, which is the "new house".

However, it does not take into account the risks that this may bring to human society in the long run.

Lin You couldn't be so casual. He sat on the small sofa and thought about it, quickly weighing different ways to deal with it:
The first:
Completely hidden, as if you have never seen this thing.

This is obviously the worst way to deal with it, and Lin Youguang feels disgusted just thinking about it.

But as the least risky conservative move, he didn't ignore the option.

The second kind:
Study the technical information carefully, and try to find a powerful branch technology from it, which has changed the life of the chip industry today?

——This idea still moved Lin You's heart.

If he can rule the world's high-end chip manufacturing industry, then he can really go sideways in Daxia.

America's blockade of Yunmeng will be resolved in an instant.

Don't use Lin You's nonsense, they will come over and apologize by themselves.

--probably.

Lin You knows the bottom line of politicians, that is, there is no bottom line, but he doesn't know the brain circuits of politicians.

The third kind:
Make the consciousness chip completely, but seal it up immediately after making it, and never take it out for use.

The fourth:
Completely make the consciousness chip, but only say that it is a new generation chip, not that it can carry consciousness, and use it as an ordinary chip.

Anyway, compared to the chips on the market today, it is also good enough in performance.

It's just that once mass-produced, it's hard to say how long this secret can be kept.

——Once someone discovers that there are artificial protein components in the chip, it is hard not to make people wonder.

If you think about Yunmeng's virtual world again, the conspiracy theory story of a villain behind the scenes trying to imprison human consciousness and plotting to rule the world will come into being!

So there is no doubt that this choice is hugely risky.

……

……

Which way should I choose?
Lin You hesitated.

He has realized that he stands at a critical crossroads.

The choice he makes will not only determine his own life, but also the future of civilization.

(End of this chapter)