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Chapter 69 Sophia is a Fortune Teller

Arthur finally gave the answer: "Sophia is not a person, it is an alias given by everyone to the core divination unit of the Epinoia system. I don't know the original origin, but in short, everyone is using it, and it is a common name within the group."

"...Divination unit?"

Hui Yuan originally asked a question, and then got a new question.

Fortunately, Arthur on the opposite side was not impatient. Instead, he seemed to be in a state of explanation and was somewhat interested.

"When it comes to Sophia, we still have to start with the Epinoia system. As for the Epinoia system, if we can describe it in one sentence, it is the data integration center of the entire group."

"To be more specific and concrete, in the group, the ordinary business human-machine interface used by ordinary employees, the real-time battlefield communication and command system for operators, the database for storing intelligence, the supercomputer used by R&D personnel... These are not independent systems, but are all the 'ends' of the Epinoia system."

"In the group, as long as it is related to data, it is processed by the Epinoia system behind it. It is everywhere."

"In addition, the Epinoia system also contains a mysterious core judgment unit, which is 'Sofia'."

"The reason why I say mysterious is that this part is a standard black box. You can't find any information about her within the group. Many people doubt that she is not a von Neumann machine at all. Anyway, the only thing that can be confirmed is that she is definitely It’s completely different from other ordinary supercomputers in the system.”

"Moreover, her job is different from other machines. She is not responsible for data processing at all, but - a magic stick."

Hui Yuan was stunned for a moment.

Aren't they talking about a particularly huge supercomputer and a particularly powerful AI?
What happened to the magic stick?

"Because of Sophia's behavior." Arthur continued to explain, "She is not like an AI, but like a person."

"Like a human?" Many movies and novels about AI rebellion flashed through Hui Yuanchu's mind. "Will she control various equipment of the group to cause trouble or harm human beings?"

"...That's not true. She just appears in the Epinoia network like a ghost from time to time, making various suggestions to group employees."

Hui Yuanchu immediately understood what that state was.Didn't he experience it just now?
Sophia appeared in his conversation list like a ghost, leaving behind a sentence and disappearing like a ghost, leaving no trace.

Of course, after Arthur's explanation, he already understood that Sophia can be regarded as the network itself, so it is not surprising at all that it can do such a thing.

"So it is said to be human-like because it has not received any instructions, but yet it suddenly and proactively gives suggestions to people?" But Hui Yuanchu was still curious about this: "What are the contents of Sophia's suggestions?"

"General horoscopes and tarot readings."

"..."

Arthur quickly sent a few screenshots.

These pictures obviously come from employees of different groups. They all show the conversation windows with Sophia in their respective instant messages. They were obviously intercepted quickly before Sophia took the initiative to delete the conversation.

And what Sophia sent was...

"-Today's lucky color is blue."

"——Be careful in your relationships on rainy days."

"——The recent financial fortune will be bad, but if you resist the material temptation, you will usher in a turn for the better emotionally."

And so on.

Hui Yuanchu immediately understood why everyone called it the "divination unit".

Because these contents are indeed the same as those given by any simple web-based divination robot...

However, he also had a huge doubt: "...So, what is the practical use of this core unit?" "I don't know." Arthur replied readily.

But after a pause, he added: "But there have been rumors that someone has received serious advice from Sophia."

"How serious?"

"Very specific. It's similar to requiring the recipient of the letter to choose between route A or B in the upcoming action."

"What's the reason?"

"Sophia never gives reasons. But it seems that... those who followed it, in terms of results, just avoided a certain fatal danger in the operation. Others sneered and didn't take it to heart at all, and they all died in the end."

Looking at this line of text sent by Arthur, Hui Yuanchu frowned.

In fact, this is still a kind of divination.But it is no longer an after-school hobby for middle school girls, a carnival entertainment program, or a gypsy tent with staff pretending to be... but a real bloody urban legend.

"However, these are all rumors without any solid evidence." Arthur continued.

"There is no physical evidence. It is said that Sophia's prophecy is different from those fortune-telling, and there is no way to save even screenshots or photos."

"There is no witness. All parties involved either deny that such a thing has happened, or simply state that they were given a silence order by their superiors."

Arthur's words ended here.

But Hui Yuanchu had a lot of ideas: "However, assuming that these things are true, then Sophia's existence becomes very reasonable, right?...This shows that it can predict the future."

Arthur replied: "So, there is another rumor related to this, saying that management is qualified to ask Sophia questions. There are many decisions in the group that were not understood at the time of release, but later proved to be far-reaching decisions. Based on Sofia's suggestion."

Hui Yuanchu became more interested and asked Arthur: "Do you think these things about Sophia are true?"

"You won't know until you meet him." After a while, Arthur's reply was a bit ambiguous.

He soon changed the topic and asked, "By the way, what is the content of the divination you received?"

Hui Yuan initially felt that there was nothing to hide, so he answered honestly: "A very strange sentence - 'Are you there?'"

Arthur's answer on the opposite side was obviously a moment slower than before, as if he was also surprised: "It's really strange. It's neither fortune divination nor accurate intelligence... This kind of situation seems to be rare."

Hui Yuanchu suddenly became a little nervous again: "So... what does this mean?"

Arthur sent a smiling face: "It means that in Sophia's eyes, you are unique?"

"In short, just treat it as a joke and don't pay too much attention to the things behind it. You will find in the future that within the group, there are many strange and mindless things like 'Sophia'... Don't pursue it."

Huiyuan was just about to think about Arthur's "advice" when he saw Lili's dialog box pop up.

"There is important new information." She said straightforwardly without any nonsense.

"The laboratory found pine needles mixed in the cracks of Shinye Kobayashi's ring box." She then sent a map, "Tracing back to the planting area near this variety of pine trees, this is the place where it was found."

Hui Yuan recognized the location marked on the map at a glance: "...This place is the sports warehouse next to the football field of Jingqiu School?"

"Yes." Lili only replied this sentence, and then entered the silent mode again.

(End of this chapter)