Gundam, but from the Ground Alliance to the Human Alliance to the out-of-control servitor

In the next escalating war with the Principality of Zeon, it is crucial to integrate the manpower and material resources on the entire earth to serve military operations, especially considering that the Federation's preparations for this war are very inadequate, and in This is even more true on the surface of the earth.

Such an organization capable of coordinating across multiple departments, involving both the existing federal arms production force and relying on the federal potential of social manpower and civilian industry that can be transformed into military strength, should be the responsibility of the federal central government. —

This is what the civil servants think.

However, this naive desire to expect the federal army to hand over the power it will acquire is undoubtedly unrealistic.

Although just a few weeks ago, the defeat of the Federation Space Force fleet in orbit and the inexorable collision of Iphis Island with the Earth once brought the public's trust in the Federation Forces to a freezing point;

But then, due to the Federation Prime Minister's inconsistency on the signing of the peace treaty with Zeon, and the Space Army's war that was a mess, Ray Bill still had the nerve to speak nonsense in front of the public——

The federal army successfully reversed the situation and established itself as the final victor who fought repeatedly and was tenacious. However, the federal prime minister, because of the contrast in the publicity image before and after the landing of Iphes Island, became a man who was eager to sell out the interests of the people. Capitulationists.

'If the Federation Army was really so brave and tenacious, the Federation Space Force should have taken action when Daken died suddenly 10 years ago, the Zabi family changed its name from a republic to a principality, and Side 3 was in chaos! '

Gamitov thought this way, if it must be said, the Principality of Zeon's arrogance today is mostly due to the federation's decades of tiger breeding.

The top brass of the federal army bluntly expressed their distrust of the federal government, and that the federal army was the only flag to resist the tyranny of the Zabi family. Therefore, they just used the federal government as a cash machine——

'We plan our own armament production, organize our own material allocation, and mobilize our own manpower...'

It is enough for the federal government to obediently provide the money and authorize the federal army through corresponding executive orders. This is the signal sent by the federal army.

If this continues, the federal army has tasted the sweetness, and the out-of-control federal army will only allow the war to continue endlessly!

Gamitov, who was born in the federal army but had long lost confidence in the federal army, believed so firmly.

Oh, by the way, there is also that Gopp, who smiles on the surface and tries to smooth things over, as if neither side is offended - who doesn’t know that he is the logistics manager of the federal army, who can have a hand in supply deployment and equipment development? ?

'Forget it, come to think of it, I have one last problem to solve when I come to Gabro today.' Gamitov, who was worried about the future of the federation, calmed down his emotions and said, "Maybe we can at least accomplish one thing?"

...

"Hello, Brigadier General Gamitov, I hope you can get the answers you want during your inspection of this institute."

The agent politely took off his black leather gloves, controlled the force, and gently shook Gamitov's hand.

【Unexpected contact...】

[I didn’t expect to meet a person who will be very influential in the future at this point in time, Gamitov Heyman]

One of the triggers of the largest civil war in the Federation in the future.

'interesting. 'This was Gamitov's idea.

"Oh, this is the Marco Polo equipped with the Ogas system. Does it compare with the combat effectiveness of ordinary federal battleships?"

Gamitov clasped his hands behind his back and listened to the explanation of a Federal Space Force officer; although he was from the Army, the Marco Polo on the screen was significantly higher in key indicators such as comprehensive hit rate, command response speed, evasion rate, etc. He can still understand charts.

"That's right! I'm ashamed to say that I was able to survive the Battle of Hart mostly because of the Marco Polo's fighting spirit."

The officers who reported to the headquarters on behalf of the space fleet undoubtedly firmly believed in the undoubted efficiency advantage of the unmanned battleship equipped with the Ogas system.

"But, I heard that the Space Force's fleet reconstruction plan did not adopt Marco Polo's design to a large extent?"

Gamitov asked curiously.

"Yes... the ship design bureau at the Gabro headquarters is mainly because the large number of automatic control circuits involved in the Marco Polo-class modification will extend the construction time, and the increased weight requires the redesign of the super-heavy launch vehicle used to launch the warship into the sky. Consideration…”

The faces of the Space Force officers were full of regret;

"...However, Gabro's headquarters has approved that the warships still under construction or repair on Luna 2 can be transformed into automatic control models at their own discretion; this can be regarded as an emergency response to the shortage of officers and soldiers on Luna 2. .”

the officer added.

'Being able to gain the trust and respect of front-line officers and soldiers means that at least the performance of the Ogas system is good,' thought Gamitov, who was better at dealing with people than with technical equipment;

'Are the rest just cost control and non-military considerations brought about by the large-scale application of unmanned warships? '

"Oh...that's right," Gamitov thought and turned to the agent:

"So, Ms. Agent, do you think that if the Federation Space Force builds a complete unmanned fleet with you as the core, what are the chances of winning the war with Zeon?"

Gamitov's eyes flashed with a cunning light.

"If you only pursue a vague and uncertain answer, such as that the Federation will definitely win, this is what I, as the automatic control unit of a mere battleship, can provide you,"

The agent folds his hands on his lower abdomen, lowers his head slightly, maintains no more respect than is required for treating superiors, and speaks clearly and accurately;

"As a battleship, if you ask, 'What are the odds of winning a battle between me and any enemy battleship?' I can answer; but if you ask about the odds of winning a battle between the Federation and Zeon, I cannot answer. of."

"Oh, so what do you need to answer this question?"

Chapter 4: Gabro’s experiences (4)

Gamitov pointedly pointed to the current war situation; although his style was obviously different from that of Fanel, the two men were undoubtedly similar in that they were good at creating super-class problems.

Moreover, Gamitov's words did touch the agent to some extent - she, who had lost her need for entertainment, longed for work, more work - to make her more dependent;

But now, it is not enough to simply control a battleship or handle administrative chores on Luna 2.

"There is no known model that can be used to better measure the strength gap between two countries, let alone judge the outcome of a war. Brigadier General Gamitov..."

As if in deep thought, the agent lowered his head slightly.

"What if I provide you with enough information? For example, open the federal security conference's intelligence library to you——"

Gamitov kept his smile unchanged, making it difficult to tell whether he was joking.

However, in terms of the calming kung fu of being naughty but not smiling, or in other words, "the mountain collapses but the appearance remains unchanged", Gamitov obviously met his opponent today;

If it were Cynthia or Marco Polo, it would not be difficult to make some small expressions to deliberately express certain emotions by relying on the projection, but the face of the agent's mechanical body is basically fixed, even if she wants to show some Subtle expressions can't be done either.

"The same information can be given to a general who has been promoted step by step from the ranks of the frontline troops, and to a staff officer who has been staying in the headquarters at the rear, and the same information can be drawn to different or even completely opposite judgments, Brigadier General Gamitov. "

Gamitov nodded slightly, seeming to agree with the agent's words; compared with those officers who had been staying at the Gabro headquarters since joining the federal army, Gamitov could be considered to have grassroots experience.

"I need to learn, I need to try, I need to be deeply exposed to all aspects of a country and observe how the country operates before I can answer your questions."

[Just like Cynthia did on Luna 2]

Since connecting to the monitoring network, we have been monitoring the occurrence of abnormal situations all the time, and also paying attention to how the 'ordinary' is maintained in the base - the work of each position, the process of each work, Each set of steps in the process.

He is imitating, He is learning, and He is optimizing.

However, Luna 2 is still too small.

The agent looked at the seemingly kind-hearted old man with a goatee in front of him, "He wants something, and I have what I need. So, can we have a chance to reach an exchange?" '

"What you said should be listened to by the guys at the General Staff Headquarters. Haha, how can anyone be born with the ability to walk? They all learned it through the practice of crawling and falling down repeatedly."

Gamitov laughed heartily, but avoided the second half of the agent's words without leaving a trace.

"Those who read a few textbooks and like to write and draw on maps, but have never actually led a soldier for a day; such people are now filling the general staff of our federal army."

Later, under the guidance of the accompanying officer, the agent was able to access her own computer body, demonstrating her processing capabilities in various practical tasks, as well as some functions that have been put into practical use by the Space Force.

However, Brigadier General Gamitov later showed no additional interest.

About the time the inspection was coming to an end, Fanel once again found an excuse to dismiss the agent, leaving only him and Brigadier General Gamitov in the reception room.

"So, Mr. Security Council member, how do you feel?"

Director Fanel crossed his legs and sat on the sofa in a somewhat careless manner.

"I would rather you call me Brigadier."

"Hey, if you are really just a brigadier general, I won't accept you here."

Fanel immediately lowered his legs and leaned forward to approach Gamitov, "I have also heard about the quarrel between you and the government delegation at the General Logistics Department today, so now, who are you?" What's the meaning."

Fanel leaned back on the sofa again, "Although our institute is directly affiliated with the Technology Development Bureau of Gabro Headquarters, we have always been willing to spend too much money if there is an outside intention to cooperate."

"You're quite honest," Gamitov slowly picked up the glass on the coffee table, held it up to his nose and sniffed;

"Your black tea has a unique flavor."

Director Fanel rolled his eyes, "This cup is what we usually use to pour Coke. It is probably because the cola smell cannot be washed away after being used for a long time. We were not prepared for your sudden visit, and we did not find a dedicated receptionist." Cups."

"Haha," Gamitov did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he raised the glass further to his eyes and observed the tea stem in the cup, "I have never used a glass to hold black tea."

Observing Fanel with his peripheral vision, Gamitov felt that he had returned to what he was good at.

"So you are interested in agents, or the Ogas system?"

Director Fanel still couldn't sit still. To a certain extent, Gamitov was a bad guest with bad intentions towards the federal army and an enemy who tried to use political power to interfere with the independence of the federal army. '.

Therefore, a person like this, who doesn’t care about the new battleships built by the Space Army and doesn’t care about the mobile suit development plan proposed by Ray Bill, just goes to a small research institute like his that has not yet produced any big results——

Fanel had a headache when he thought about the temptations and inquiries from his superiors that he would have to deal with in the future.

"I'm just curious. The flagship of the Federal Space Force and the robot maid in your office actually use the same system."

Gamitov controlled the flow of the conversation, and this sense of control made him feel comfortable.

"If you are interested in the Ogas system, you can check the evaluation report we just submitted," Director Faniel frowned, feeling impatient with this old man who was looking for trouble;

"With your influence, it shouldn't be difficult to get one."

"A report is a report, but I would rather hear the views of the Federation's leading military artificial intelligence developer directly face to face."

Gamitov sat on the sofa, recalling the conversation he had just had with the agent. For a person like him who has a habit of watching people's actions, it was simply torture——

It would be fine if it were a pure machine. For example, a toy like Harrow with a simple conversation function would not be confused with a human being. But for Gamitov, an agent is exactly in the position of being human-like but inhuman. The realm was enough to make him feel the fear of being out of control.

'That's just because I'm not familiar with this technology,' Gamitov comforted himself in his heart;

'A leader does not necessarily know every technical detail. Knowing and employing people are the truly important skills. '

Gamitov, who considers himself a good manipulator, is seeking advice from what he sees as experts.

Chapter 5: Gabro’s experiences (End)

In the Gabro underground base, where there is no sunlight all year round, only LED fluorescent lamps provide pale white light, which makes people wonder whether the humans who have lived here for a long time have some kind of mental distortion.

In an inconspicuous little reception room of Director Fanel, Gamitov was thinking about new possibilities for the future of mankind.

Seemingly stung by Gamitov's words as 'the Federation's leading military artificial intelligence developer', Faniel seemed a little manic at this time;

He wished he could invite some half-immortals to possess Dr. Parson so that he could explain the magical features of the Ogas system - but this was obviously just his delusion:

Nowadays, those big shots who know nothing about technology seem to think that since an unknown civilian like Parson can develop an Ogas system with such performance;

Then the Automation Control Research Institute directly under the Federal Army Headquarters led by him, Fanel, should be able to do better - but how is that possible?

"The Ogas system? You just talked to the agent, and you must have a first impression of her now. However, I must tell you that this system now has extremely high security risks."

However, Fanel must not show shyness in front of outsiders.

"His developer, Parson, has never participated in a military cooperation project before, and has never received training in artificial intelligence ethics-"

Fanel became unusually serious when talking about his job; as he spoke, he stood up and walked to the bookcase in the corner of the reception room to rummage around.

"——The development process of the Ogas system is extremely non-standard. Moreover, Parson himself happened to have disappeared during the battle, and his original development environment was also lost. It can be said to be very uncertain."

Fanel dug out a bound volume of meeting minutes with hundreds of pages, took it back to the coffee table, and showed it to Gamitov:

"This is our original feasibility analysis of artificial intelligence projects that may carry out tasks that harm humans, as well as a discussion of the moral and ethical issues implicit therein."

Gamitov took the bound book and flipped through a few pages, nodding from time to time - he was not interested in these technical details, but he knew how to win the favor of these technical experts as a manager.

"However, the current performance of the Ogas system is indeed very valuable," this is the only point that Fanel cannot and does not want to deny;

"We are also setting new performance standards and performance references through testing and observation of agents. In the near future, we will reproduce the Ogas system on our independently developed military artificial intelligence system that is more transparent and reliable. level.”

'This is a lie——'

Gamitov pretended to continue flipping through the documents in his hand while looking at Fanel with his peripheral vision;

'He was slightly unconfident when it came to reproducing the level of the Ogas system,' Gamitov thought, 'but it is true that the performance of the Ogas system is very valuable. '

Gamitov thought he had mastered the truth. The top technical elites kept in the federal army headquarters were really outclassed by ordinary civilians this time. Based on Gamitov's understanding of the federal military system, this was not a big deal. What a bizarre thing.

Now, this jealous villain is trying to suppress Dr. Parson's legacy at the headquarters in the name of 'potential risks', and then publish it under his own name after doing his own research.

"So, agent, has she shown any threats worthy of concern, such as maliciously tampering with human instructions and trying to harm humans?"

As far as Gamitov knew, the Space Army had nothing but praise for the Ogas system, and there was no mention of any reports of loss of control;

Especially in the reports submitted by the surviving officers and soldiers of the Battle of Hart afterwards, most of these people were not told that the Marco Polo was controlled by AI at that time, but there was still such widespread praise that it was considered to be a fact.

'No. '

This is the answer that Director Fanel knows very well, but it is also one of the many points about the agent that makes him uneasy - because sometimes he even deliberately publishes things that are ambiguous to the machine and whose existence is maliciously interpreted. Possible instructions to observe the agent's reaction.