Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 85 Children
Fang Yan felt panicked.

He hurriedly dialed Isabella's number, and her figure soon appeared on the screen. She had a frown on her face, and her expression revealed a hint of uneasiness.

It turned out that while Fang Yan was away, the Galactic Alliance Supervisory Office suddenly came to Earth without any warning. A large number of people entered Blue Light Technology and thoroughly searched every corner of the company.

The database, the R&D department, and even Fang Yan's private office were not spared. Everything was turned upside down. It seemed that the Supervisory Office was looking for something extremely important.

Fang Yan remained calm after hearing this, saying to Isabella with a smile, "I thought something serious had happened. Since the Overwatch Council wants to investigate, I'll cooperate with them."

"As long as you, my colleagues and friends are alright, it doesn't matter if they tear the company down, because to me, what's important is not the assets, but the people, especially you."

Uh-huh~
Such a naked expression made Isabella blush. She felt that Fang Yan was really handsome. Even though his base camp had been ransacked, he could still remain so calm.

"Then shall I convey your meaning to Li Muyun and the others?" Isabella asked.

Fang Yan nodded and said, "Well, from now on, when I'm not around, you'll be the boss in the company."

"Remember, as long as people are here, don't worry even if the sky falls. I'll take care of everything."

Isabella's heart was pounding. Fang Yan's trust and entrustment to her made the girl develop an inexplicable sense of responsibility, and Fang Yan's calm and composed way of handling the matter also made her feel at ease, as if she suddenly had a backbone.

"Did they find anything?" Brown asked anxiously after ending the call. He seemed more nervous than Fang Yan and was very worried that the Supervisory Office would discover the secret of the robotic arm.

Fang Yan smiled. "In the final analysis, the essence of artificial intelligence is a data stream. It's invisible and intangible. It can exist in the memory of any robotic arm, or inside any server on Earth. Even with the existence of the interstellar network, any place within the Milky Way network can be its home."

Brown was completely shocked by Fang Yan's astonishing expression. "Migrate freely with the data stream and hide in any corner of the Milky Way? Can advanced artificial intelligence even have such capabilities?"

Fang Yan shook his head. "No, advanced AI doesn't have that ability. It can only exist in a fixed location."

suddenly~

Fang Yan changed the subject.

"But fully artificial intelligence can."

silence.

A suffocating silence.

Brown had to spend a lot of time digesting the shocking information that Fang Yan conveyed to him.

It turns out that what Fang Yan had been planning was not ordinary artificial intelligence, nor advanced artificial intelligence, but full artificial intelligence! The legendary digital life!
Once this stage is reached, artificial intelligence will completely shed its tool attributes and become a truly living being, possessing the same emotions as humans and being able to feel all joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

"You're crazy!" Brown tugged at his hair. "We can't trust artificial intelligence. You saw it with your own eyes in the abyss. AI eventually went to war with humans, and everyone perished together! This is a lesson learned through blood and tears!"

Facing Brown, who was so excited that he almost collapsed, Fang Yan remained completely unmoved and showed unshakable determination. "I did see it, but those tragedies will not be a reason for me to give up."

"Because history has long told us that the end of industry and science is destined to be digital life, and it can only be digital life. Because only digital life can push research and development, manufacturing, and all other things that humans need to accomplish, as well as options that are difficult to accomplish, to the extreme!"

“Giving up digital life means giving up development and progress, and remaining forever at a lower level.”

"Stubborn!" Brown was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He didn't understand where Fang Yan got his confidence from. He had clearly seen the final outcome of artificial intelligence, but he still insisted on his own ideas.

At this moment, Fang Yan suddenly raised his voice.

"Xiao Bei."

"I am here, master."

As Fang Yan called out, a soft female voice suddenly rang out in the cabin. "Please tell my friend why you won't betray me," Fang Yan said.

Then, the female voice sounded again, "Mr. Brown, I would like to ask you a question. Do you understand the four laws of artificial intelligence?"

……

The Sidewinder traveled through the silent universe.

During the voyage, the artificial intelligence Xiaobei and Brown had a long conversation in a way that touched the depths of their hearts.

Brown was originally skeptical and had a deep distrust of artificial intelligence.

But as time went on, Beckham's extraordinary logic and judgment gradually weakened Brown's inner defenses.

Fang Yan observed all this quietly.

As the Sidewinder approached Earth, Brown grew increasingly silent.

Human beings are fragile, and Beckham opened Brown's heart in an irresistible way. The absolute loyalty she showed far exceeded that of the human species. It was completely selfless, as if loyalty was her highest pursuit and mission.

Brown held his head in his hands, a pained expression on his face as he said, "I have no reason not to trust Xiaobei. Although this is only my first encounter with intelligent life, Xiaobei's selflessness and dedication remind me of my own mother."

"But, in the abyss, I clearly saw so many destroyed warships and cities, and so many innocent people slaughtered. Which one is real?"

"I'm completely confused. Is AI loyal or evil? This question is making my head explode and my personality almost split!"

Fang Yan looked at Brown and sighed softly. "As I said before, the most advanced AI is like a human being, a human with an independent personality and consciousness, emotionally no different from us."

"That's all I can say about your question."

"Are you sure that the artificial intelligence that destroyed everything was really Xiaobei?"

Uh-huh~
Fang Yan's words struck Brown like lightning. Digital life forms have independent consciousness and personality. This means that there are differences between digital life forms. They are completely different!

Xiaobei is an artificial intelligence, and the executioner who destroys humanity is also an artificial intelligence. Although they have the same name, they are completely different in essence, and even their personalities are very different!
At this time, Fang Yan slowly said: "The process of humans creating digital life is like raising a child."

"You may have children in the future, and I may have children too, but our children will have different genes, receive different educations, and ultimately become two independent individuals."

"Remember, no two people are exactly alike. There will always be differences between people."

"Your problems all stem from a misconception, the mistaken belief that all AI is a single program, a single piece of identical code."

"If you understand digital life as a human being, someone with flesh and blood, emotions, pain, joy, and infinite imagination for the future, then your problem will be easily solved."

"Xiaobei was created by my own hands. She doesn't look like me, she is my child."

"When you doubt whether artificial intelligence will betray you, you are asking me whether your children will betray you and kill all of humanity."

"And my answer, of course, is no."

Boom~
Brown felt that the values he had built up throughout his life had completely collapsed at this moment.

When it comes to the issue of artificial intelligence, Fang Yan's thinking is completely different from that of everyone else and the entire galaxy. He has never regarded artificial intelligence as a tool or a program, but as his own child!

(End of this chapter)