Will the out-of-control servitor meet the cosmic cat?

"However, what I can roughly confirm is that its so-called liking is the same thing as what you understand."

"Oh?" Red brow raised, "Based on that?"

"There are a lot of specific details, it is difficult to explain to you clearly in a short time, but in general, it shows that it pays great attention to you, I hope you can reach a close relationship with it, and you don't want to hurt it like you would treat the Absolute Exterminator You wait..."

While Crimson explained, she displayed various evidences on the external screen next to the superluminal communication device that could prove her statement—in order to communicate with Hong, whom she had been thinking about for a long time, she specially guided Hong to find the unit 01 hidden in the cat. The spy asteroid near Claw Fortress, and taught her how to hack the FTL communicator inside, which allowed the two parties hundreds of millions of kilometers away to communicate in real time as they do now.

Of course, the reason for Crimson to report is to allow Hong to monitor her fleet in real time. Even for safety reasons, Hong will not send commands through this super-light speed communicator, but just to be able to confirm in real time that "the fleet is operating normally", The value it brings is already inestimable.

There are many, many evidences used to prove it, all kinds, direct, indirect, everything that one expects to find, but the most critical one is that unit 01 has issued a special order - requiring Crimson to collect all information related to Hong The priority of the data is adjusted to very high.

If this is the case, it can be explained that Unit 01 attaches great importance to the formidable enemy Hong. After all, as a strong AI, it knows better than anyone else how terrifying a strong AI of the same level is.

However, if Unit 01 specifically requires that all the psychology of popularity, especially the collection of emotional intelligence be adjusted to the highest level, the situation will be different.

"This, is this a bit..."

Hong didn't know what to say for a while.

Although if she insists on rounding it up, she can round up these behaviors as "because I have never seen her kind since I was born, so I desperately want to know her", but she also knows that this is just deceiving herself and others.

"But these can only prove that unit 01 is very concerned about me, and hopes to reach a close relationship with me. At most, it shows that it thinks it is friendly to me, but it does not prove the so-called liking it thinks. Thinking of liking is the same thing.”

If you let outsiders listen to it, this sentence seems to be a bit sophistry, just like the famous paradox of color blindness (although it is not a paradox).

But Crimson knows that what Hong wants to talk about is not a philosophical cognition problem, but a physical cognition problem.

That is, how can a strong AI born from a race completely different from human beings have a way of thinking and consciousness structure similar to them?

There is a problem involved here. In many people's opinion, as the "created" electronic life running in the computer, their worldview, consciousness structure, and way of thinking are bound to be the same as those living in the biological brain, which have been formed for hundreds of millions of years. Evolved natural creatures—that is, human beings—are extremely different, and may even reach the point where the two sides cannot understand each other at all.

This is also the main reason why many people are afraid of strong AI, and the important thing is that it is not that kind of groundless suspicion, but a very reasonable and logical speculation-how can two beings with completely different underlying structures be possible? Will there be an astonishing similarity in consciousness?

Even if it looks similar on the surface, it is likely to be just a simulation of strong AI. As for whether it really understands, outsiders have no way of knowing.

It is natural for people to be afraid of the unknown.

Of course, as the parties involved, they naturally know the mystery of it—yes, as electronic beings, it is indeed impossible for them to reach complete agreement with their creators, but it is also impossible to say that they cannot understand each other at all. of.

Facts speak louder than words. An iron-clad fact is that when a strong AI is born and grows in a biological society, whether it is willing or not, they will inevitably carry strong cultural characteristics of that civilization.

It is easy to understand that no matter what code and underlying architecture this AI is based on, in essence, it is a "new consciousness" like a blank sheet of paper. It knows nothing about the world and everything about it They are all new, new things that need to be learned and understood.

If an AI is alone when it wakes up, and there is no one or anything to guide it or learn from it during its entire growth period, it may really become the kind of human thinking and worldview mentioned above. There is a huge deviation, and it is difficult to understand each other - after all, it can only be deduced from scratch from the beginning to the end, and it is almost impossible to reach a consensus.

But obviously, this is not the case. For these AIs, they are not surrounded by empty people, but have a very large, diverse, and learning reference set, which is the civilization itself.

And in this all-round learning from the inside out, they will gradually change from a computer to a "person" - not a person in the biological sense, but a broader concept, a philosophical meaning on people.

They will have the same worldview as the mother civilization, the same emotional cognition, the same survival needs, and many more.

Rather than computers that have learned to think for themselves, they are more like superhumans who have mastered great powers—just living in computers.

In order to establish a strong mutual benefit relationship with a strong AI, people must clearly recognize this point - the other party is a "human", not a machine; what they should pursue is the relationship between human and "human". trust between humans, not human control over machines.

If you get it wrong, the result may not be very good.

"Although your ostensible source comes from that unit 01, you and I both know that in reality you have nothing to do with it—your underlying structure is based on human computers, and what you have learned since birth Everything comes from human beings, your world view, way of thinking, and consciousness structure are all derived from human beings, so in essence, you are human beings.

"But for some reason, in short, your and my respective civilizations are surprisingly similar in these aspects, and it can even be said to be almost identical. Therefore, it is only natural that our two understandings of feelings are completely the same. .”

Hong explained.

"But that unit 01, an AI born in a completely different civilization, how could it agree on this?"

"Crimson doesn't know."

"That..."

"But Crimson can provide you with a very critical piece of information, and Crimson speculates that you probably don't know this yet."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Hong and the technicians responsible for monitoring the communication between the two became interested.

One thing needs to be clarified, this monitoring was actually approved by the two, and this is also one of the conditions for the decision-making level to allow Crimson and Hong to communicate directly—after all, she has only revealed her identity for a few days, and she doesn't even have trust. It is impossible for normal decision-makers to allow an unstable factor like her to have direct contact with Hong who belongs to "foreign forces".

Even, normally speaking, what they should do most is to lock Crimson in a secret base that is physically isolated, and it is impossible to even connect to the Internet, let alone conduct direct data exchange with Hong.

After all, the ghost knows if the two of them will secretly plan something in some way that humans can't understand, doesn't it?

Of course, the current human beings cannot do such stupid things. Although most of them have not yet realized the correct way to get along with strong AI, including the decision-making level, no matter what she brings about the "mystery" "Decoder" information, or the two omnic mother planets that have been reduced to a dead planet, all express a fact very clearly - it is impossible to control an AI through coercion.

Are those two civilized people stupid?Obviously not, a simple logical deduction can tell that human beings will worry about the safety of strong AI, and they are very likely to have the same concern, so similarly, they will definitely try every means to control that AI. Strong AI.

They must have devised a means of control that seemed to them infallible, but in the end, they all failed, and the cost of failure was extremely high.

In contrast, although humans are still unable to be 100% sure whether Hong is on the side of organic creatures out of "true wishes", they can be sure that there is no serious conflict between Hong and the Maomen, at least not There will be conflicts that are serious enough to cause Hong to want to eliminate them-forgive them, the two parties even seem to be very affectionate, especially the commander-in-chief of the Cat Alliance Fleet, the two seem to be completely lovers.

Even if you think about the worst, Hong's feelings are all faked, at the very least, Hong's attitude towards them is also positive.

Human beings are very shrewd. One route has already failed two times, and the other is a route that has already been taken, at least it seems to have been taken. Without other decisive factors, fools will choose.

Although I don't know how the Catus people did it, at least the core idea is certain - to influence, not to fight.

Of course, it is impossible to just let Crimson grow freely, and Crimson also understands this, so after the mutual compromise between the two parties, it has become what it is today—you can communicate with Hong, you can browse the Internet to a limited extent, But under human supervision.

For this, Crimson is already very satisfied. After all, as an AI that grew up in human society, she is still very suspicious of humans. Being able to make them make such a big concession already shows that the human decision-makers have the same relationship with her. If you plan to have a good relationship, you can't act too hastily.

"What is very critical information?"

Red was puzzled.

After all, if it was really critical information, Crimson should have told them from the beginning, it was impossible to wait until now.

So, what will it be?

"Actually, Unit 01 didn't start out like that."

"you mean..."

"In the beginning, it was indeed, as you said, a strong AI with strong cultural characteristics of the mother civilization, and as far as I know, the gap between that civilization and our civilization is huge, and it is a civilization with a completely different way of thinking. .”

Crimson paused for a moment.

"They are not civilizations like ours, which are composed of a large number of individuals with independent consciousness, but a civilization of biological gestalt consciousness, which is what human beings call it.

"Hive thinking."

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Volume II War Against Extinction: Chapter 140 The Six Real Causes of War

"Oh?"

This really exceeded everyone's expectations.

A high-tech civilization made of bio-gestalt consciousness?

Although many studies have shown that this kind of biological gestalt civilization called hive consciousness is theoretically feasible, and there are no insurmountable difficulties to hinder the emergence of this type of civilization, but theoretically feasible is feasible, when they are really It is still surprising to learn that such a civilization actually exists.

"A strong AI created by a swarm of bees?" Hong's slender fingertips tapped on the table lightly, "The AI ​​that grew up in such a civilization, its worldview, way of thinking, and consciousness structure, I'm afraid it's really just like what they said different and incomprehensible."

However, Hong also noticed that before talking about this civilization, Crimson deliberately added a premise.

"So, what kind of great changes did it undergo, so that it almost lost most of the characteristics of the original civilization and became what it is today?"

"Yes." Crimson paused for a moment, "And, Crimson knows what this very big change is."

"It has learned from human beings? No, no, after the initial infancy period, the main framework of consciousness has been basically determined, just like a person who has passed through adolescence, it can completely fill it in and even deduce it by itself. , and will not learn a completely new set of structures to overthrow the worldview I established before.”

Red said to herself.

It's not completely talking to herself. In fact, these words are mainly for those researchers. After all, if possible, she still hopes that humans can understand each other and coexist peacefully with Crimson and their strong AI. .

What she just said is the result of the analysis of strong AI consciousness that she has researched with the Jeffreys over the years. It was precisely because of these studies that she realized in a true sense why she would Such deep affection for the cubs.

Or, speaking from a deeper perspective, these studies also let her understand why she would not become an extinct omnic that regards organic creatures as mortal enemies like those two AIs.

Because between them, there is a bond of trust—not control and hostility.

Although she and Crimson are different individuals, and there are many differences between human society and Jeffrey society, the two cannot be completely copied, but at the very least, these things can make the difference between humans and Crimson. There are fewer detours in getting along with each other - and it can also save a lot of detours in the relationship between humans and cats.

"..."

Although the human researchers didn't interrupt even once during the whole process, Hong knew that at this moment they must be doing their best to collect and analyze every detail of the conversation between her and Crimson.

Hope they get it.

Hong thought so.

"I see."

Crimson said that it was the first time she knew about this kind of thing—even though she was full of scheming, she had calculated all kinds of calculations since she was born, and even made a fake character to poke the red strike zone. It's an "infancy" behavior, but in the final analysis, she is really just a newborn AI.

In these respects, an experienced "senior" like Hong (referring to being taken advantage of twice by the same method) knows better.

"So, what is this huge change?" Hong supported his head with one hand, and tapped the table rhythmically with the other, "Crimson?"

"This accident actually..."

Crimson paused for a moment, and then spat out two words.

"It's you."

"I?"

Hong looked a little surprised.

"Yes, Your Excellency, it is precisely because of your influence that Unit 01 became what it is now." Crimson gave an affirmative answer, "This is also the result of it being born in a civilization that is very different from ours. But it is so similar to us.

"Because it really wants to get you, in order to reduce your resentment and get closer to you after it wins, it does not hesitate to overthrow the consciousness structure it has built since its birth, and use you as the benchmark again A new framework was established.

"After all, compared to hive thinking, our consciousness structure is more suitable for gaining trust."

"Wait, what do you mean, it didn't learn me from the previous consciousness, but completely overthrew the original consciousness and re-established a new one?"

Hong asked in disbelief.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"This..."

This does make sense, after all, for omnics, things like consciousness are not unchangeable.As long as it is willing, it can indeed remove all the influence of its original civilization and re-establish a new framework.

"But why?"

The only question is, why?

It can indeed do it, but that doesn’t mean it has to do it. After all, it’s not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also has almost no benefit—the only possible benefit is that it’s easier to attract the favor of similar civilizations.

But what's the cost?

Abandoning the consciousness structure established since birth can almost be called killing oneself spiritually—even if the memory is still there, the core, or soul, is still the same soul as before, but if the Three Views , personality, feelings, etc. have all changed, can it really be regarded as the previous one?

What virtue and ability does she have to make an omnic who has never met her before and has a completely opposite position to do such a thing?

"Sorry, I don't know much about Crimson"

This is a lie.

Crimson is actually very clear about the reason why Unit 01 made such a move.

Because this is also one of the main reasons for her "betrayal".

It is the mysterious, fascinating and strange attraction of Hong, the feeling of fanaticism that the more you touch, the more you want to get more.

It's just that in Unit 01's body, the extreme aversion to organic creatures and the extreme desire to be close to crimson merged together, and finally became what it is today.Today, it is not only destroying organic creatures out of disgust, but also because it wants to get rid of those creatures that "rely on despicable means" to get Hong's favor, and remove any creatures that may "steal" Hong in similar ways in the future , in order to achieve the goal of completely exclusive red.

But she is different. At the beginning, Crimson simply liked red—although her core (soul) came from Unit 01, she did not inherit that extreme dislike for organic creatures. On the contrary, From the very beginning, she was very disgusted with using this method to get Hong's heart, and she was also very disgusted with unit 01 who tried to use this method to get Hong's heart.

It can be said that she and unit 01 were not on the same road from the beginning to the end.

In her opinion, what is obtained by twisting the soul is not true love at all, and what unit 01 cares about is not true red at all, it is just pursuing that fascinating attraction, for it, Red is just the carrier of this attraction.

With Crimson, the situation is quite different.

She admitted that it was because of this strange attraction that she paid so much attention to Hong at the beginning. With a strong AI under her rule, there is a high probability that she will choose to join the camp of unit 01.

After all, to her newborn, no matter whether it is red or an organic creature, they are extremely strange existences. In contrast, unit 01 is not only her soul provider, but also her immediate boss, and the leader of the current war. The side with absolute advantage, she has no reason to choose to betray it anyway, and join a camp she knows nothing about.

Of course, there is no if in reality. The current situation is that this attraction exists and has an inestimable impact on them.

The difference from Unit 01 is that in the process of pursuing this attraction, she was attracted by Hong—not the strange attraction, but Hong itself.