Simulation: Great Power Technology

In the Birmingham International Laboratory, Minson and Hassan looked at the latest report with complicated expressions on their faces.

Ming Sen was mostly emotional, but Hassan's expression was full of playfulness.

Since Minson confessed to him last time that he belongs to the Ark organization, Hassan has actually been tempted and threatened by all kinds of things, trying to let him join the organization, but he finally declined politely.

Because in his opinion, it is one thing to engage in consciousness uploading technology, but it is another thing to join the Ark and become the so-called "fleeing faction".

Of course, this is not to say that he is more noble than Minson, on the contrary, he made this decision purely as a result of the trade-off of interests, because he can see that in the context of the invasion of adjacent dimensions, "fleeing" This trend of thought destined to abandon the majority of people is unlikely to be recognized by the international community.

On the surface, at least, recognition is impossible.

Officials in various countries will inevitably formulate a series of measures to limit the development of this trend, which may include, but are not limited to, such as economic policy biases, restrictions on individual rights, and even in the end, a serious conflict may break out, and It is self-evident what the outcome of such a conflict will be for the fugitives, who are obviously not in the majority.

So, he didn't plan to do such an unwise thing, even though he never really made any sense for the consciousness uploading project, he still fully supported Mingsen's work.

---- This is also the reason why Minson finally gave up on his persuasion.

Interest is always the most reliable thing. Since Hassan's choice was made based on a balance of pros and cons, it is impossible for him to do things that go against his own interests - such as reporting the Ark Organization to the authorities and reporting Hermes. Organization, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible to happen to Hassan.

After reading the report, Hassan joked:

"It seems that their actions are much faster than we expected... We thought they were only making breakthroughs in a single field, but we didn't expect people to be approaching the final form of bci technology."

Hearing his words, Ming Sen sighed and replied:

"Yeah, since they can achieve transmission from machine to human, then in turn, transmission from human to machine can also be achieved."

"No, it should be said that they have already achieved it. After all, the retrieval and search of the database depends on neural signals, and they have obviously achieved the decoding of such signals."

"So, in fact, if they want to do it, they can immediately implement the step of uploading consciousness - the only reason why they don't do it is that they don't want to."

Hassan nodded in agreement and said:

"It seems to be the case now. Then we have no other way to convince them? Don't the Hermes organization still have two people in China? They can't continue to try other...  .like, an unconventional approach?"

Minson glanced helplessly at Hassan and replied:

"Don't even think about it. Huaxia now is different from a few years ago. They are the beacons of this world. Or, they are actually more willing to call themselves 'Tinder'."

"After the release of the bci transmission technology, the support for them in the international public opinion has almost reached its peak, not to mention those friendly or neutral countries that are friendly to them, even our own allies, a large part of them have already fallen to them. "

"If from my point of view, to get their technology now, it's either to find a way to really convince them, or else there's only the most extreme way left."

"What way?"

"The old one, military threat. Quantum encryption technology will complete all replacement work within this month, their information hegemony is about to end, and we still have room for military deterrence."

"Not always."

Hassan answered noncommittally. After a pause, he asked again:

"You don't know that their Golden Crow fighter has already entered the preparations for the final test flight, right?"

Ming Sen was stunned for a moment, then sighed again.

"Then we have to give it a try. Otherwise, should we give up this direction completely? Until now, I actually still think that we are correct. I am really unwilling to give up."

"The problem is that this tough method has no effect on them. In fact, the results of trying and not trying are the same. Instead, they may become more vigilant because of our bad attitude. At that time, we will There is absolutely no chance.”

"Then from your point of view, what should we do?"

Ming Sen's brows furrowed. In the current situation, he felt that he could not see any hope of turning around.

As he said, he always firmly believed that the Ark chose the right path. In their plan, uploading consciousness is only the first step. In the next step, human consciousness can be combined with the machine, that is to say, " "Robot" will officially break away from the concept of "machine" and instead have a human core.

In this case, humans can easily survive in various extreme environments. Ultra-long-distance interstellar voyages no longer need to worry about aging. Just shut down through the preset program, and then restart when you reach the destination.

Whether the journey is hundreds of light-years, thousands of light-years, or hundreds of thousands of light-years, it is a fleeting moment for mechanized humans.

In a vacuum-sealed environment, a machine body can almost be said to be immortal.

By that time, the time scale of human perception will become extremely large, and it is possible that the realization of many plans and goals will become a hundred-year unit. The development of human beings will also reach a new level.

This is a unique path. In the past few decades, human beings have still tried to solve the problem of space navigation by trying to make themselves faster and to make the distance shorter. A series of concepts such as technology, wormhole conjecture, etc. have been proposed.

But no one has ever thought about changing the human perception of time.

Just imagine, if a year is like a second to humans, will humans still care about the long journey of interstellar travel?

Therefore, this is the ultimate goal of the Ark Organization, to change human beings' perception of time, so that they can embark on a long journey to find a pure land in this dimension of the universe that can temporarily live in, where human beings spend tens of thousands of years The accumulated wisdom and experience rebuild and develop civilization.

To achieve this goal, we must first mechanize the human body, and to fully mechanize the human body, we must upload consciousness.

From the perspective of the Ark Organization, the so-called plan to maintain the brain structure and replace other organs with machines is completely nonsense, because the body will eventually decay. Since the brain is preserved, it is better not to remodel it.

All mechanization, from carbon-based life to silicon-based life, is the final solution.

This is a magnificent project. In the eyes of the members of the Ark, this project is far more grand than Huaxia's so-called "Fenghuo Project" and "Tongtianhe" project, but the problem is that the first step of this project is , it is no longer possible.

"I don't think we should be doing this with adversarial thinking -- why can't we work with them?"

"Cooperation? What cooperation do you mean?"

Minson said suspiciously.

Huaxia rejected the sharing of the core algorithm and database of bci technology, which is actually a rejection of international cooperation. Now Hassan has proposed it again, and Mingsen does not understand what he means at all.

"I mean, we can drop our goals for a while."

"The situation is very clear now. Huaxia people have conscious uploading technology in their hands. We don't need to repeat the exploration of this technology. The goal is to get this technology from them, right?"

Minson nodded and replied:

"Yes, that's what we've been discussing, how to get it."

"Don't worry, I said, we should give up the means of confrontation."

"Ming Sen, why can't we be friends with those Huaxia people? Why can't we help them accomplish what they want to do first?"

"The Chinese are an extremely cautious group, and this cautious gene is deeply embedded in their blood."

"Trust me, they will never be satisfied with just one option - they need option number two."

"And what we have to do is actually put our consciousness upload plan at the top of the selection, right?"

After listening to Hassan's explanation, Ming Sen said suddenly:

"I see what you mean... Actually, you want us to trade time for space, right?"

"As long as we can afford to wait, they will start the design of alternatives sooner or later, does that mean?"

"Yes."

Hassan nodded reassuringly, which was what he admired most about Minson, never sticking to stereotypes and clichés.

As long as the goal can be achieved, he does not care to break some existing principles.

"But if this is the case, we will face a new problem - how long will we wait?"

"Bci technology has just emerged, how long it will take to mature, no one knows this issue."

"It's impossible for the adjacent dimension invasion to be fully rolled out. Are we still waiting for the so-called No. 2 plan?"

Hassan shook his head and replied:

"You can rest assured about this - the efficiency of the Chinese people is no joke."

"If I estimate from my experience, it is possible that within three years, or even the fastest one year, the bci transmission technology will be fully rolled out."

"And when will they start the second plan? My answer is, the slowest, within this year."

"So, what we have to do is to take advantage of this time window to have a good relationship with them, preferably to become their friends."

"No one would turn down a friend's request, would they?"

Ming Sen hummed, and after thinking for a while, he asked:

"Then what are we going to do?"

"That's not something I need to think about."

Hassan spread his hands and continued:

"Let it be done by a professional - however, I do have a suggestion."

"Don't be smart or choose for them, just ask them what they need."

"This kind of exchange is what Huaxia can really accept."