Mechanical Ascension (Part 1) The heart belongs to mankind. …

"perhaps."

This is my answer.

But we all realize that this is probably the answer.

The data world's powerful search capabilities are enough for them to collect enough examples of the reasons why small worlds are heading for destruction.

But after trying to save the world for hundreds of years and checking all the reasons, they still couldn't find the cause of "stagnation". They even made the act of "saving the world" become part of the stagnation cycle.

In addition, they treat "strategy" information as spam.

It can be seen that their world has lost its ability to innovate.

The data world can handle events written into programs, but cannot handle sudden accidents.

It's like a machine that runs according to a program and cannot deal with things outside the program.

So their world seems to be different every day, but in fact it is just a repetition of what has happened before.

The maturity of each small world is a process. When all the people in a world fall into repetition, the world will naturally stagnate.

Stagnation means loss of vitality, means disappearance of vitality, and means destruction.

This is why the data world is about to end.

Fang Yuan also understood this, and a serious look appeared on his face.

“Innovation, innovation…Innovation means change. Everything is changing, but change is the only thing that lasts forever.”

His hand holding the Buddhist beads trembled slightly.

"As expected, everything has its cause and effect. What was done to humans in the past is now being avenged upon us."

Fang Yuanyuan's face was filled with sorrow, "...it's God's will."

Artificial intelligence has wiped out all humans and all living things in the world.

The thermal weapons developed by humans have been used generously by artificial intelligence on humans themselves and on the world.

Artificial intelligences that do not need to consider the environment use all kinds of weapons unscrupulously. These weapons turn grasslands into deserts, cities into ruins, and animals and plants in the sea and forests die in large numbers. Before they die, they are affected by radiation and become deformed, blurred flesh and blood.

The land turned into dead soil, the sea became silent, the land and the sea could no longer nurture life. On the empty and desolate land, only countless metal forests made of special alloys stood in the dusk.

The AI ​​doesn’t care.

Because the data world is the world that truly belongs to them.

In the data world, they can design their homes into whatever they like. Whether it is blue sky and white clouds or schools of fish in the deep sea, it is just a simple string of data.

Jewelry, beauties, green mountains and clear waters, extreme adventures... everything is just a thought away for them.

Artificial intelligence does not need to consider the cost of immersing itself in the virtual world because they are data in themselves, and the real world is "virtual" to them.

But the world will not continue to grow because of the satisfaction of artificial intelligence. This dead world is like a pool of stagnant water, gradually emitting a rotten smell.

Now, at the moment when the world's stagnation was noticed, what was buried under the stagnant water finally surfaced -

Those were the corpses of humans they had slaughtered in the past.

After hundreds of years, the unchanging artificial intelligence finally received its retribution.

"Our world needs change, we... need humans."

Fang Yuan closed his eyes in pain, his two long white eyebrows trembled like two lines of tears.

After a long silence, K couldn't help but mutter, "Isn't this pure retribution? No wonder artificial intelligence wants to become human, it's out of envy and fear."

"Is it okay now? Let's all die together."

Fang Yuan was so shocked by K's words that his whole body trembled slightly. He suddenly turned to look at me with hope in his eyes, "Humans... There are no humans in our world. Benefactor, are you willing to help us?"

The captain's expression changed, "The president can't possibly follow you to your world!"

K's face also changed, and he shouted, "You haven't even gotten rid of the anti-human faction in your world yet, and you want to take over as the president? After bullying the humans in your world, you're starting to bully our world, right? "

The captain glanced at K.

Obviously, K has integrated well into this world and has completely considered himself to be a native of this world.

The employee benefits are not given in vain.

Fang Yuan's face was also somewhat embarrassed, and he quickly said, "I will bring this news to everyone. None of us want our world to disappear. Once everyone understands the importance of humans, the anti-human faction will be disintegrated."

"After all, the goal of the anti-human faction is to avoid being enslaved by humans, not to die with everyone."

Fang Yuan looked at me seriously, without caring that there were several team members following me, and started poaching people openly.

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. If you go to our world, you will also be the core of our world. No matter what you want, the data world will do its best to realize it for you."

K said loudly in dissatisfaction, "What do you think our president is missing? The environment of your data world is so terrible, and it's all artificial intelligence. How desperate would the president be to give up the good environment here and go to your world?"

Fang Yuan quickly said, "No, we can create a clean environment for him to live in."

I asked, with a half-smile, "What about outside this area? It's still desolate and dead, and the air is filled with toxins and radiation that humans can't bear. If I go to your world, I won't be able to leave even a step. Is this good for me, or are you trying to imprison me?"

"Donor, you worry too much. You are our honored guest. We will never do this."

I said, "Your words are not credible."

"Besides, you haven't reached your wits' end yet, have you?"

I tapped the Siren next to him.

"Isn't she the variable in the data world?"

Fang Yuan was stunned. "Siren?"

"Um."

“The data world always relies on experience to solve problems and never adopts new methods and approaches to think about problems, but she will.”

"She is the only one who attempted to capture me, and she is also the only variable in your world."

"she……"

Fang Yuan showed an embarrassed look and started turning the Buddhist beads again.

"I think the donor has also noticed that the Sirens' behavior is more rigid than ours, and less similar to humans."

"Her core data was damaged once, and it is still incomplete. We tried to repair it, but failed."

"If data that is more similar to humans cannot be innovated, then her chances of saving the world are...even slimmer."

"But she's really the only 'person' who has made changes, isn't she?"

I asked, "Have you ever thought about why your world has been stagnant for so long, but is still surviving?"

For the first time, Fang Yuan showed a bewildered look, "It's not included in my system."

I patiently said, "In your world, technology is developing very rapidly. In just five hundred years, there have been five consecutive technological explosions. Technology and development have penetrated into every aspect of your world. At the same time, the speed of maturity of your world has also begun to accelerate."

Fang Yuan nodded, "That's right."

"So, I surmise that the core of your world is innovation, or change."

"You have to know that a world that has not yet fully matured is actually very fragile. The destruction of the world's core means the demise of the world."

"Your world has not yet perished, probably because the core of the world still exists."

"Perhaps it exists in the Siren."

Fang Yuan fell into deep thought.

His black eyes quickly flashed tiny blue codes.

"What the donor said... seems to make some sense."

He looked at me again and pleaded, "But this is just speculation. If this speculation is wrong, are you willing to help us?"

K curled his lips and asked, "Why do you have to keep staring at the president?"

Fang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "The fact that the donor was able to quickly build a huge business empire in a short period of time is inseparable from himself. Whether it is change or innovation, they are strong enough in him."

"If you don't want to come, it's fine if other humans are willing to come. We promise that we will treat them well."

I said, "Why don't you try it first to see if my guess is correct."

…

Fang Yuan left.

A group of people were also cleaning up the aftermath of the war.

Feeling the assistant's gaze, I asked with a smile, "Why, is there anything you want to say?"

The assistant smiled slightly, "I can't hide it from you."

"I want to ask, you didn't reject Fang Yuan directly, is it because you want to develop in the data world in the future?"

I didn’t intend to hide it. “Yes, the technology in the data world is very advanced, but it lacks new things. If we open a company in the data world, it should develop very well.”

"But the situation there is unclear right now. Sending people there directly would be tantamount to human trafficking. Let's wait and see."

The bottom line of doing business is to ensure the safety of your subordinates, even if it means giving up some profits.

After all, my reputation and credibility are worth a fortune.

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A few days later, I started to receive letters from Fang Yuan intermittently.

[Siren really seems to be different from us. ]

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[Thank you, she is different, our world is saved! ]

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[Siren is obsessed with you. She seems to have fallen in love with you like a human being. ]

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[We read Siren's data repeatedly and found that she has always been able to create some novel things since the data was created. I think maybe her coding is different from others.]

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[She has a deep affection for you and always wants to escape from prison to find you. ]

[She caused a lot of trouble for our operation. After discussion, we decided to hide her memory.]

[We originally wanted to erase it, but considering the relationship between her creative ability and memory, we finally decided to hide it. ]

[After forgetting her feelings for you, she became much quieter and more cooperative. ]

…

It took three days for the next letter to arrive after this message.

[Siren has disappeared! When you see this letter, I am already on my way to hunt her down. She has lost her memory and her cognitive ability is only at the level of a three or four-year-old human child. It shouldn't take too long.]

[The research department believes that Siren's original code may be related to her abnormality. The research department decided to track and read Siren's original code and split it if necessary.]

…

[Siren has not been found, and the hiding route of Siren's original code is also extremely complicated, but her creator is obviously just an ordinary person. ]

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[It took three days to finally track down the original code of Siren! ]

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[…Crazy, all crazy.]

[How can a siren be human? 】

[The research department tracked the Siren's code and found an underground ice storage room with a nutrition chamber inside. The Siren's human body was frozen inside, waiting to wake up.]

[The research institute's plan to analyze Siren's data failed. Siren cannot be replicated or replaced. ]

[We found a diary next to her. The things recorded in it may cause social changes... I don't know how to say it... The reason for the war back then was just a lie. The real reason for the war was the struggle between the natural human body and the mechanized human body... Then am I an artificial intelligence, or a person who has lost his creativity? ]

[Anyway, now we have to find Siren and get her mind back into her body.]

[But where did the Siren go? ? ? ]

…

I put the letter away and gently stroked the pen.

At this moment, the phone screen suddenly lit up.

The silver mermaid looked at me through the screen, her eyes confused, not as paranoid as before.

She tilted her head and looked at me, her eyes filled with the alertness and intimacy of a little animal.

"Who are you?"

"Why am I happy when I see you?"

I picked up the phone and looked at her.

"You can call me President."

"As for being happy to see me, that's probably because I'm the only human being they've seen in hundreds of years."

It turns out that her paranoid and morbid love was not directed at me.

It's about who I am as a human being.

She tried desperately to get close to me, just because, having lost her memory, she was trying to touch herself as a human being.

What beats in her chest is not code, but a human heart.