Beneath Deep Space

"Everyone...we must find a way to obtain higher industrial capabilities?"

"Otherwise, with a project as huge as Deep Space, the first Centennial Plan may not be completed, and even the First Five-Year Plan may not be completed!"

Yu Yifeng really hates that the population is not large enough.

It was really too slow for so many tens of thousands of people to slowly build a spaceship. He wished he could break one person into ten parts... no, a hundred parts!

He said seriously in this meeting: "If you fail to complete the first plan, it will only drag down the later ones and cause a series of chain reactions. Therefore... you are only allowed to over-fulfill the target, and you are not allowed to fail to complete it!"

"So... everyone should also think about other ways besides artificial intelligence to significantly increase our industrial production capacity."

"Also, can the technology of artificial intelligence be truly realized?"

Due to the small population base, even if the government encourages childbirth, it will not be possible to increase the number of children in a short period of time.

Even if a hundred years later, the population could increase more than ten times, it would only be around 500,000.

The number "half a million" is still too small, let alone only one hundred thousand now! Raising so many children required more energy and reduced the industrial population.

Population is a big problem.

Production capacity is a big problem!

Therefore, after the production capacity of the new human civilization reaches a certain level, it will gradually stop growing. Unless there is a qualitative change in technology or the population increases significantly after a few decades, the production capacity of the entire civilization will increase again.

Everyone was silent for two or three minutes. Wang Yufan from the Propaganda Department took the lead in speaking: "The first option is to use cloning technology, which can significantly increase the population. At present, we have obtained artificial uterus technology from the Nyx civilization. This biological technology can not only Printing human organs can also create clones on a large scale..."

"We can spend more than twenty years cultivating and educating clones, and then..."

"no!"

Yu Yifeng immediately interrupted Wang Yufan's point of view: "I would rather develop a little slower than affect the stability of Noah's society. It is impossible for ordinary people to accept large-scale human cloning..."

"There are a lot of ethical issues with this technology. Do clones have parents and relatives?"

"From a genetic level, yes? But no one is willing to accept them, what should I do? They are also human beings. If they lose the concept of family affection, what kind of personality defects will occur?"

"And after these people are cloned, how should we, the natural people, treat them? Should we treat them as slaves or as equals? This will trigger a series of questions..."

"Yes, Captain Yu is right, it is true."

Another congressman stood up and agreed: "According to our current social system and moral system, there is basically no exploitation and exploitation... Even cloned humans are still human beings."

"...Even we have a relatively tolerant and generous attitude towards the indigenous lizard civilization, so it is impossible for us to treat clones as slaves. But if these clones are not raised by their parents since they were young, they are likely to have character flaws that will affect social stability. "

"And on the other hand... aren't there enough science fiction novels about human cloning? What about rebellion, division, etc... If there are more clones than natural people, it is indeed possible..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone smiled slightly, breaking the heavy atmosphere of the meeting.

The human cloning project was rejected as a matter of course.

Wang Yufan also smiled. He just mentioned a feasible point of view casually and did not think that others would adopt it. In fact, he himself opposed the "human cloning project".

Wang Yufan added: "So, what about natural people...Use in vitro fertilization technology to form fertilized eggs, and then use artificial womb technology to hatch. Human beings born in this way should belong to the category of natural people, and they can also be mass-produced, significantly increasing the population."

After hearing this plan, a biologist immediately shook his head and said: "That's not okay. Such a person is indeed a natural person, but there are also ethical and moral issues... Since he is a natural person, his parents have the obligation to raise him, otherwise he will be like a clone. What's the difference?"

"In this case, why not let parents have children on their own? Wouldn't it be scolding the government to help them reproduce on a large scale?"

Wang Yufan shook his head in embarrassment. It was indeed the case. If you want to produce a natural person, you must obtain the consent of your parents... Otherwise, there will be no difference between a natural person and a clone.

Since the parents have agreed, it is better to let them give birth on their own. This kind of behavior from the government is simply thankless...

This kind of human rights issue has always been relatively sensitive. Even if the new government has a very high prestige, it is best not to mess around.

"Also, I have to make a digression here..." a white lady suddenly said. At the same time, she is also the mother of four children.

"Because of the emergence of artificial womb technology, some women have called for using this technology to avoid the pain of pregnancy and childbirth in ten months. I think this behavior is against ethics..."

"Ten months of pregnancy is the process of maternal germination. Being pregnant is a happy time. The high bulge in the belly interprets the beauty of motherhood. Motherhood is not only innate, but also has a process of development. Especially after ten months of being together day and night, it makes you happy. Parents cherish their children more..."

"So I think if the entire process of pregnancy is removed and a mature baby is obtained directly, the whole family may have a series of problems such as weak family ties."

"I have been a mother and know this feeling. We should legislate to prohibit the random use of artificial womb technology..."

As soon as her words came out, everyone started discussing this point.

"It sounds reasonable...but if the October pregnancy process is circumvented, the available industrial population can be effectively increased."

"...What about those whose uterus is damaged and difficult to conceive, or whose pregnancy is at high risk? They need to use this technology."

Legislation has never been a simple matter, especially the emergence of this kind of dual-sided technology, which requires detailed discussion and research.

After a while, Yu Yifeng had to interrupt everyone who was discussing Zhengxing, "Okay everyone, this matter will be discussed by a specialized judicial department. Those who are interested can go and listen."

"In this case, the plan to mass-produce natural humans using fertilized eggs is not appropriate. We encourage people to have children, but we cannot force them to have children... Are there other ways?"

"In the end, it's a matter of production capacity! Increasing the population is just to increase industrial production capacity!"

"Then the only way is to utilize indigenous lizards on a large scale, which we are already implementing..."

It was Dr. Rimbaud who spoke, "However, the current population quality of the lizard natives is too low. Only one out of a hundred has an acceptable IQ... The available lizard population is about 100,000 to 200,000. And we have only developed It’s less than 20,000, and it can be increased on a large scale.”

"The large number of low-IQ lizards behind are really difficult to educate. They cannot overcome the wild instincts they have developed over a long period of time and cannot do the work we humans do. This is very regrettable. It may take more time..." Dr. Rimbaud shrugged. He said with a shrug.

Yu Yifeng nodded and wrote in his notebook: Develop indigenous lizards.

In fact, there is no need for Rimbaud to say this, he also knows... If hundreds of thousands of lizards can be used, it would actually be good.

"What about the research and development of artificial intelligence? Is there any progress?" Yu Yifeng asked.

The quality of the lizard natives is too poor, the population is still limited, and there is no way to use them in batches.

In comparison, artificial intelligence is the real qualitative change, and it can completely achieve a huge leap in production capacity!

Of course, this kind of artificial intelligence is not the kind that relies on databases, but "strong" artificial intelligence that can really think about problems.

"This problem... is still a bit difficult for us. The Nix civilization has not yet achieved strong artificial intelligence."

"Perhaps this technology itself is not something that low-level civilizations can achieve..."

Dr. Rimbaud sighed: "Even if it is realized, how to restrain it is still a big problem. Maybe it will also be the self-destruction of mankind?"