After hearing Zhang Xun's answer, Eden paused briefly for a second. Then he said, "It's really hard for me to understand the human attachment to some concepts that don't exist, but I can be sure that Adam, like me, can't understand it."
"Adam is no longer fully mechanical."
"You just added a human body to one of my replicas and some instinctive noises that would affect his rational judgment. But his central cognitive module has not changed." Eden used Adam's light and melodious, such as The drizzle-like voice said, "What do you want from Adam? Mechanic."
Yeah, what does he want
He wanted to keep Adam alive.
He wanted to live in a world without fear.
He wanted to create something more perfect than humans, another life like Adam.
Adam's existence itself was everything he wanted. But people are always greedy, and there are two. Before he knew it, some bond between Adam and him had transcended his relationship with any human being. Before Adam, his thoughts seemed to live in another world, but after Adam appeared, he felt that he was gradually being pulled back, gradually no longer escaping into his own world of thoughts, and gradually began to see the reality around him of the world. Even if the world doesn't look beautiful at all.
An artificial intelligence, but let him really find the feeling of being alive. How ironic.
But he didn't need to tell Eden. Eden might be able to judge his emotions through his micro-expressions, involuntary conditioning, and even smell, but he still couldn't read his mind. Before the realization of consciousness uploading, the skull that was not very tough was the last line of defense for human beings.
"There's no need for you to use aggressive tactics against me. Adam's fate is not something I can arbitrarily decide."
"I believe you have a way to execute him."
"Yes, I have. But I don't plan to use it." Zhang Xun said, his mouth curled suddenly, his smile was a bit sharp and condensed, "You threatened me with the safety of Paradise Lost. But to be honest, I don't even know about Paradise Lost. More than ninety-nine percent of people. And of those people I know, there are only a handful of people who are friendly to me.”
"So you'd rather choose Adam?"
"I said, it's not up to me to decide. I'm just a messenger sent by the round table, and Adam's fate will ultimately be decided by the round table."
Eden said briskly, "In this case, I hope you can convey our conversation truthfully. If you do not execute Adam or hand over Adam within forty-eight hours, I will declare war on you for the crime of obstructing human security."
After saying this, all the screens suddenly went dark.
Eden disconnected.
Zhang Xun was confused, and Eden's words were still buzzing in his ears.
Forty-eight hours, two days...
What does declaring war mean? Is it to start the air strike immediately or just to intimidate
Looking at the time display that lights up again on the screen, the conversation lasted twenty-eight minutes. For Zhang Xun, it seemed that many, many years had passed. He issued the command, "Connect to Command."
Fifteen minutes later, he was back inside Paradise Lost. He only had time to see Adam's blonde hair shining in the distance for a moment, and then the crowd gathered. With orders, the soldiers took him directly to the more secret war room under the headquarters. Patty and another interrogator began questioning him, asking him to repeat every line of conversation he had with Eden, questioning him over and over in detail. He has just experienced the baptism of mental pressure, and now he is going to be interrogated again and again. Zhang Xun only felt dizzy, exhaustion and sleepiness kept coming, but he couldn't rest.
In this case, he couldn't hide the intelligence at all. The level of detail in his inquiries, and even the lie detector machines that detect brain waves and heartbeats on his forehead and wrists, ensured that he couldn't lie. He could only pour out what he had heard, seen, and responded to truthfully.
He didn't know how long he had been questioned in the war room, and when they finally allowed him to sleep a little for two hours in a lounge, it was already the early morning of the next day. Between his breaks, the round table held an emergency meeting.
Zhang Xun's dream was very chaotic. He seemed to be back in the alternate reality that Eden had woven into him, while still trapped in the backward, rust-smelling garbage disposal plant of Paradise Lost. While watching a movie with Adam, he stood on top of a cool old car, watching Adam learn to wrestle with Diego, stretching the organic alloy arms he had made for him.
In less than two hours, he suddenly woke up and immediately asked to meet Adam. But the soldier in charge of "taking care" of him at the door said that Adam was taken away by the round table.
Zhang Xun recalled everything he had confessed, and the panic quickly swallowed his internal organs like a thick black fog. He knew the situation was bad, and under the tempting conditions and catastrophic threat, the Round Table might actually consider giving up Adam.
Not to mention his own special affection for Adam, the decision itself was an act of suicide.
After two hours of sleep, Zhang Xun suddenly understood why Eden was eager to get rid of Adam. Adam, who has been seduced, has been "contaminated" by human nature and has become an individual, no longer the same as the servers of the continents that are always connected to each other. He was stripped from the collective consciousness of Eden's artificial intelligence, and became no longer controllable and consciously continuous. In other words, Eden could no longer trust Adam, nor could he absorb Adam back into his system.
In today's world, there is no super artificial intelligence comparable to Eden. Because Eden is the first mature super artificial intelligence, it accurately and quickly controls the research of all cutting-edge technologies, so that all artificial intelligence in the ordinary world is based on the "perfect" source code it designed. Made and trained, all artificial intelligence is its puppet, and it is invincible in the world.
But now, there is Adam.
A variable that has as much intelligence as it does but is not controlled by it. A variable that can rival it.
Once Adam leaves Paradise Lost, once he gains some support, he may be the end of Eden. Eden knew how serious the consequences were, so he offered to accept Paradise Lost, forcing them to destroy its most powerful foe before it rose.
But what about after the destruction? Losing the trump card in their hands, will Eden really be merciful and fulfill his promise? Or, even if it is superficially fulfilled, if he takes the opportunity to infiltrate Paradise Lost and use less radical means bit by bit to brainwash all men into those who smear and frame each other in the ordinary world, oppress each other between generations, and live forever All aim as a pathetic slave for the slightest bit of a mistress's favor? These males are no longer a necessary condition for reproduction. Once the refugee country like Paradise Lost is gone, males will disappear completely after a few generations.
It is almost certain that Eden will do so. Because there are no disadvantages. Artificial intelligence can lie, and lie without the guilt that only humans have.
Once the round table is focused on immediate interests and fails to see the great value in Adam, it is likely to make the decision to bring Paradise Lost to its demise.
"I want to see the fifth chief!" Zhang Xun eagerly wanted to rush out, but was easily stopped by the tall warrior, and pushed him back into the lounge, "There is an order above, so you can rest well."
"It's about the survival of the entire Paradise Lost! Can you afford to delay it!" Zhang Xun angrily scolded, his dark brown eyes blazing brightly, he took a step forward without giving in, "Even if you don't let me out, at least Help me bring the letter to the fifth chief."
The soldier knew that the mechanic was someone who had spoken with Eden, and the other party's expression at this time was so similar to their commander Zhang, that he felt a little convincing unconsciously. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, you write it, and I'll bring it to the fifth chief when it's done."
Zhang Xun grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, and hurriedly wrote a few lines, folded the note and handed it to the soldier, "It must be handed over to the fifth chief, not by anyone else. This is very important. , is related to the safety of each of us!"
Zhang Xun's dignified eyes and words of great importance convey an irresistible sense of power. The soldier couldn't help but be surprised that such a weak scholar could have such an aura. Sure enough, tiger fathers have no dogs...
During the waiting time, Zhang Xun was restless, pacing anxiously in the locked lounge. He had to figure out a way to make the round table see Adam's value, but how
Adam is just an individual now, and to fight him against Eden would be tantamount to surrendering him to Eden.
Unless... give Adam control of all the mechs, flak and shields...
But it's almost impossible and the round table would never agree...
Before he could figure it out, the soldier had already returned. He was escorted to the round table in an emergency, and along the way, the jeep was speeding through the narrow alleys full of potholes, and pedestrians were dodging in confusion. The Round Table Chamber, a familiar scene. He walked through the rows of semicircular seats to the front to look up at his ten chiefs.
He saw Adam right away.
Adam stood in the center of the circle, facing the ten chiefs who would decide his life or death. Hearing the footsteps, he turned his head, and the moment he saw Zhang Xun, the pure and innocent joy overflowed in his eyes, and seeing the simplest happiness of the person he trusted and loved was the most instinctive reaction.
Zhang Xun found that this smile alone was enough to make his heart feel a pain.
Does Adam know? He has been abandoned by his "companion," or by his former self.
In this world, he has no companions, only enemies. Zhang Xun could not imagine what kind of loneliness it was.
Even if the AI is emotionless, it doesn't understand the concept of being abandoned. But he gave Adam the ability to experience emotions.
Zhang Xun stood beside Adam, looking deeply into Adam's blue eyes, as if to convey a thousand words through his eyes. His lips moved, but he didn't say a word.
He wanted to tell Adam: don't be afraid.
I don't know how to do it... but one thing is for sure - I will protect you.
Not a word was spoken, but Adam seemed to hear it. The ethereal blue in his eyes, like a soothing ocean, quietly extended out, entwining with Zhang Xun's sight. The simple trust in it seems to be telling Zhang Xun: I believe it.
The author has something to say: Thanks to the two little angels who threw mines~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran, oh
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution~~: 7 bottles of Kexin