Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

In the No. 6 factory building of the Wanhu base, in the laboratory with a rather strange atmosphere due to the dim lighting, Che Gan sat in front of the black giant pillar full of electrical synapses.

On his head was a heavy helmet like a sea urchin, full of cyberpunk style.

This thing is very heavy, and the engineering prototype did not consider comfort at all.

It also clips the hair.

Fortunately, he has a good amount of hair.

Zhou Rui and Marcus were behind the seven or eight meter operating table, with a little hesitation in their eyes.

Although the various pre-verifications of the "learning machine" are quite comprehensive, in addition to increasing the number of animal experiments, it is not far from human experiments, but after all, it is the first time for people to use it.

Even though he has knocked it before, and the "Left Eye of Insight" has also checked it just now, he is still cautious in his heart.

Even if the next step is human experiments, theoretically, he should find some "volunteers" instead of thinking about using it for the engineers he has carefully cultivated.

However, based on the principles of "equality for all" and "Che Gan should be fine if he is stupid and bold", he decided to try it out a little.

A lighter one can be arranged.

"If you feel uncomfortable, take off your helmet immediately."

"Uh, I feel a little uncomfortable now. Is it normal to have a sore neck?"

"I haven't turned it on yet."

After adjusting the basic parameters, Zhou Rui used the Eye of Insight to scan the equipment and Che Gan's condition for the third time, and then began to say:

"The preparatory work for instilling memory is to make a 'memory package'. There are currently two methods. One is to transcribe the content in a special way, which requires the assistance of computer computing power."

"The other is to use the device itself to allow users to recall their memories as much as possible. Learning machines can capture brain waves to form reverse transcription. This is not easy either. People's memories may not be accurate and mixed with many distractions. Special guidance is required. Of course, drug assistance can also be done. Finally, it needs to be checked and sorted."

"You are about to accept the first one."

"Boss, I can accept the second one."

Zhou Rui: "I said I haven't done human experiments. The second one only has monkeys' memories, which is very confusing. Do you want it?"

"Well, forget it."

Che Gan took a deep breath and waited quietly, while Marcus stood behind Zhou Rui and watched him operate.

Zhou Rui retrieved a small memory package and gestured to Che Gan.

"321 start."

Three seconds later.

"Okay, it's over."

Che Gan was stunned: "So short?"

Zhou Rui nodded and said: "It's just that short, do you feel it?"

"Wait, I really feel it! There is a picture in my mind. No, it's a video. A mouse is stacking blocks and takes a piece of chocolate?"

When learning machine work, the user, whether human or animal, will enter a "dazed" state. It was too short just now, and Che Gan didn't react.

Now he calmed down and confirmed that there was indeed something in his mind.

That "memory" was not a realistic real-life video, but more like a rough 3D modeling animation, which was probably learned for three years.

But it was indeed instilled into his mind.

This feeling is really amazing.

Che Gan tried hard to recall the details of the video, and found that it was as clear as if he had just watched it. However

"What's the use of this memory? Boss, can you give me something else?"

Zhou Rui: "Don't worry, you first tell me your physical sensation, we will take it slowly"

Marcus pushed his glasses and volunteered to come forward: "Then, let me check Mr. Che's mental state"

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At the same time, the dormitory area of ​​Wanhu Base, the dormitory for senior engineers.

The conditions here are very good, one person has a room of more than 60 square meters without public areas, fine decoration with furniture, water, electricity, coal and network are all free.

Many golden bachelors who work in Taiyi directly regard this place as their home, and even return or sublet their houses in the city.

I am happy here, and I don't miss Shanghai.

In one of the dim rooms, the sanitary conditions are barely acceptable, but all kinds of things are placed in a mess, wrenches, microscopes, various electrical components, materials, and equipment.

Obviously, the owner of the house is very homely, but has a strong technical level.

At this time, a round black shadow was in front of a laptop.

The laptop looked a little old, as if it had been abandoned for a long time, but it was not very conspicuous among a pile of miscellaneous items.

The sound of typing was crackling.

On the screen, it seemed that someone was chatting with someone, and the content was in English.

"The boss has agreed with my idea. I am going to start building a large natural language model right now. As long as the mathematical algorithm is designed sufficiently sophisticated, the training cost can be greatly reduced. It should be enough in one or two months."

Crackling: "Thank you, we are good friends, best friends."

The screen showed that the ID here was a long string of Chinese characters: Taiyi Tiangong Street, ask who is the father.

If you look through the chat records, you will find that the content sent to the other party is basically all some short phrases, rarely more than ten words, while the other party sent long paragraphs of text.

I don't know, I thought it was a dog who was chatting with a goddess.

The body of Dandan separated into a four-legged form, and the four mechanical legs were crackling on the keyboard.

"Remember, show me while you do it, my friend~ best friend!"

A few minutes later, the chat ended, and Dandan started to sway from side to side, looking very excited.

Especially with the little devil lighting effect on his "face", he looked particularly evil.

Obviously, compared to the small shower head, Zhou Rui paid less attention to his balls. This little guy had some different changes.

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Late at night, the trio of Zhou Rui, Che Gan, and Marcus walked out of Factory Building No. 6.

Che Gan shook his head:

"The moon is setting, crows are crying, the sky is full of frost, Jiang Feng is fishing and the fire is facing melancholy.

At Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rang for the passenger ship at midnight. "

After reciting a poem, Che Gan shook off his non-existent long sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the moon.

"Boss, the wind is a little noisy tonight."

Zhou Rui pouted: "I just composed three hundred Tang poems for you, and you're showing off?"

"Short of talent, weak in spirit and hard work"

Zhou Rui interrupted: "What's the last sentence of "Haicou Chunxiang"?

"How close are we to the end of the world?"

"That's the next line."

"Uh, let me tell you. Chengque Fu Sanqin...I know, they are 'both eunuchs'!"

Zhou Rui said to Marcus on the side: "You see, although the memory instilled by the learning machine is not easy to forget, it is still affected by the way of thinking, the way of sorting out the memory and even the talent."

"The poet might have been able to write the same content, but if it were given to Che Gan, he would only be able to memorize it, and he would do so along the way."

Che Gan smiled awkwardly and returned to his normal way of speaking: "It's pretty good to be able to memorize it. I haven't touched it since high school."

Marcus nodded and said: "This is normal. Memory is just memory. Retrieval, application, and understanding all play a big role."

"But 'way of thinking' is also a kind of 'knowledge' that can be trained, but it is more abstract. If this part of the content can also be given using the method of 'memory infusion', the effect of the learning machine can be enhanced again."

The three of them just chatted while getting on the factory car and heading towards the canteen, where late-night snacks were provided.

In the past seven or eight hours, Che Gan had only received two memory indoctrinations. The first time was the rat building blocks. Later, at Che Gan's strong request, Zhou Rui temporarily produced a safe content, which was a relatively safe one. A single "Three Hundred Tang Poems".

Most of the rest of the time was spent testing Che Gan's condition from a medical and psychiatric perspective.

In any case, this is the first time that a learning machine has been used on humans. It is a qualitative breakthrough, even if the content is only "Three Hundred Tang Poems".

This is a small step for Che Gan, but a giant step for Zhou Rui.

On the way, feeling the hot evening breeze, Zhou Rui sounded a little excited as he explained the prospects of his plan to the two of them:

"In my vision, this technology will be used in the field of education, and it will be a universal education. In the future, elementary school students will have completed junior high school content, and junior high school will have completed high school + university content. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have more knowledge than current graduate students. Knowledge accumulation.”

"As for how to apply it in the future and choose their own path, they have enough time to explore it from their teenage years, instead of finding out that they are good or not good at something in middle age."

"Professional knowledge is no longer a limitation, interest, creativity, persistence are. Of course, there is also 'talent', but even so, the time cost required to stimulate talent will be greatly reduced."

"Do you think, by then, everyone will be a genius?"

But Che Gan poured cold water on it: "It also depends on the 'mind', right? Even if everyone has plenty of knowledge in their mind, those with a bad personality will not use it well, and some even have a bad personality and use it in the wrong place."

Zhou Rui pouted: "Whether you have a naughty character or a bad character, this is a situation that humans cannot avoid and it exists in any era."

Marcus added: "Boss, if it is applied to 'universal education', I am afraid that the first ones to adapt are 'young people' and even 'children', but most of the people who maintain the operation of society are adults, and 'young people' knowledge Changes caused by accumulation will lead to differences on both sides."

Okay, another basin of cold water.

Zhou Rui sighed: "That's right. This is also the reason why I haven't dared to use it after I made the learning machine. It is not only a technical problem, but also a bigger social problem behind it."

A bit similar to "life extension technology".

Marcus said: "I suggest that you change your thinking and apply it to a specific scope first, preferably an area that has less impact on social rules."

"for example?"

"Scientific researchers. They rely on knowledge and intelligence for a living. Using the 'learning machine' will enhance their abilities, but it will not change the rules of society. If the scope is narrowed down, I think the scientific research within Fului Group will It’s very suitable for workers.”

It is easy to manage, easy to restrain, has little social pressure, and sounds easier to accept.

Moreover, the first bite of delicious crab is best eaten at home.

"In addition, my 'Compound No. 2' project is about to enter the clinical trial stage and is recruiting volunteers. There is no need for the company's people to take risks with the first batch, but I think it is very suitable for the second batch."

Zhou Rui pondered for a while and thought about this possibility.

Scientific researchers in the group. In other words, all employees have "accelerated thinking" + "hyperamnesia" + "hundred times efficient learning"

Damn it! Wouldn't it be too awesome? !

How does this let others live?

Che Gan: "Compound No. 2? Is it also related to the brain? If the boss asks, I can also be a volunteer."

Zhou Rui: "What are you knocking? It's a tube of medicine, not equipment."

Che Gan chuckled: "Also, I just had an idea, Boss, memory can be not only knowledge, but also experience. There are too many wonderful things in this world. If there are more and more memory packages in the future, they will eventually form a memory bank."

"There is knowledge, skills, the beauty of nature, imagination of the future and records of the past."

"Anything worth being recorded by humans can be called memory."

"I think by then, it will be the most precious wealth of human civilization..."