Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

On June 18, Chen Yiran left the Hawaiian Islands again after a year and arrived at Cape Canaveral in the United States.

Today marks the first official recovery of the Falcon Heavy rocket. The process was rather uninteresting. With the help of AI, SpaceX's technological development has taken off, and it has even begun to conceive of Starship, following Chen Yiran's suggestion.

Musk seems to be losing his passion for rockets. The rapid pace of technological breakthroughs, coupled with Chen Yiran's focus on speed and increasing disregard for cost, is shrinking Musk's room for maneuver.

After the two Level 1 rockets successfully landed and were recovered, Musk came over and whispered, "Boss, I'm getting increasingly bored lately. Is there nothing else in the company that needs me?"

Chen Yiran glanced at him and said, "What's wrong with you? Aren't you going to Mars?"

"Hehe, this Oasis is quite interesting. I think it would be good for me to do development work in the Oasis. The Oasis also needs Martian scenes."

If Musk hadn't achieved commercial success, he would have been just an ordinary, even somewhat unsuccessful, guy who liked playing video games but wasn't good at them and needed a professional gamer to boost his skills.

It's not surprising that he's obsessed with the Oasis, and his motives aren't pure either; he probably wants to be in charge of the Oasis's development and then give himself some backdoors or something.

"Alright, if that starship can be launched within two years, then you can go to the Oasis. You should have read the book 'Ready Player One,' right? That's our target. Our technology is far superior to the VR technology in the book; we use direct brain-computer interfaces, and the experience completely crushes the novel."

"Okay, as long as we continue to disregard costs like this, there will be absolutely no problem within two years."

Chen Yiran ignored him, because Lucian had already walked over.

"Mr. Chen Yiran, congratulations! Aurora's technology has reached a new level. Can we now discuss the cooperation you mentioned earlier?"

Lucian didn't adopt a haughty attitude, and Chen Yiran was very accommodating, saying politely, "We at Aurora are only renting this place for launches; it's still essentially US government territory. You can make the arrangements."

A dozen minutes later, Chen Yiran and several high-ranking U.S. government officials began discussing cooperation details in a small conference room.

Chen Yiran didn't lay any groundwork; instead, he directly revealed his trump card.

"Mr. President, our time is very precious, so I don't want to beat around the bush. As our chip and wet brain production capacity begins to explode, starting from the end of the year, I can guarantee that everyone in America will have the opportunity to use wet brains."

Of course, this requires consultation with the government. My idea is that we will directly provide basic newborns to ordinary people. After being born, they will not have a physical body, but only a brain, which will be stored in the wet brain bank of the data center.

Of course, their consciousness remains active, and they can reside in virtual spaces. I believe everyone is already familiar with Oasis, where one can enjoy life regardless of whether they have a physical body. They can reunite with family, enjoy delicious food, and even spend a wonderful evening with loved ones.

Of course, even this basic model will still require payment in the second year, since we still need to maintain it and provide electricity.

However, compared to those newborns who have their own bodies, our fees are much cheaper for those who only upload their consciousness; it only costs one-fifth of what normal newborns pay.

To ensure the US can smoothly join this program, I suggest the US government issue some perpetual bonds, which Aurora Corporation will purchase to provide sufficient interest to the US to cover various expenses.

Lucian glanced at the science advisor beside him, then tentatively asked, "So, it's true that the aurora can now copy human consciousness into a metal box, plug it into the internet, and then allow him to enjoy himself online?"

My scientific advisor said it would take you at least two or three years before you had access to that kind of outrageous technology. Isn't this just a concrete manifestation of the brain in a vat?

"It does look very much like a brain in a vat, but to help everyone distinguish it, there has always been a prompt in the upper right corner of Oasis, which I believe you are aware of."

Technically, I didn't expect our progress to be so fast. It seems that the main reason is that those older scientists are so capable after being reborn.

Of course, I also have some good news to share with you today, thanks to this technology.

Today's launch used a Falcon Heavy to send nine of our latest satellites into orbit. These satellites are for the Copy Program, although that program is more expensive and has a higher demand.

However, in order to support the government's work, Aurora will make a donation of a certain number of slots each year.

The Aurora Borealis will be provided annually as a special benefit to the President, Secretary of State, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, governors of all states, and all members of Congress.

You will receive a special wet brain-computer interface (BCI), part of the more powerful Lily series. Simply wear the BCI for ten minutes each night for a scan, and the data will be synchronized to a satellite in the sky.

We will record your brainwave patterns, superficial memories, and so on. If an official encounters misfortune, such as being assassinated, we can use the data backed up the previous day to restore consciousness.

Although you will lose consciousness from the last day after recovery, strictly speaking, it is still a continuation of your spirit and soul. Of course, if you are not afraid of death or cannot accept this technology, you can choose not to use it.

Lucian was stunned for a full minute before asking, "When you scan the brain, you see all sorts of memories, right?"

"The system automatically stores memories, but a specific decoder is needed to read them. This technology is actually quite complicated. Don't worry, we are generally not interested in other people's memories."

Generally not, meaning that if you really want to, you can. Lucian thought this technology was really a bit like science fiction.

"So, suppose I hadn't died, and you used this thing to create another version of me, then there would be two of me in the world?"

"Don't worry, our system operates strictly according to brainwaves. It must be verified once every night, and the system will only run automatically if there is no verification."

Lucian hesitated. It looked wonderful, but he wasn't really interested.

He's seen so many new technologies this year that he's overwhelmed. Now, he just hopes to get through the last year and a half of his term peacefully.

Let's hope it doesn't turn into some kind of mechanical crisis; just keep it peaceful and uneventful.

Chen Yiran saw his hesitation and continued to entice him: "I know you're hesitant, but imagine this: after signing the contract with Aurora, you will become the first president to protect all American citizens and prevent them from facing death again."

Even if he only exists in the virtual world, it's not true death. He can still reunite with his family in the Oasis, can't he?

Furthermore, Aurora will use interest to sign long-term, low-priced electricity contracts, and we will also use interest to purchase land and build data centers. We will even need our own power grid, and we will use interest to pay for that as well.

If all goes well, I might even use New York as the settlement point for North American interest.

The U.S. government can use interest to pay for public works and services, allowing citizens to earn interest through work and encouraging them to work hard to earn the interest needed for their livelihood the following year.

There's no need to worry about the economy either. Given the enormous amount of money wasted on healthcare in the US each year, and now with a better virtual world, I believe many people will no longer choose to undergo completely unnecessary over-medicalization.

Lucian thought for a moment and asked, "This quota you mentioned, is it for the president for life, or does it disappear after I leave office?"

"Of course it's for life."

Lucian swallowed hard and asked, "So, assuming I sign a contract with you now, and tonight I wear the brain-computer interface you've prepared for me, then I won't have to worry about accidents anymore, right?"

"That's right, even now, if a desperate Jewish group tries to kidnap me and steal my technology, and a stray bullet accidentally kills you, we can still reactivate your consciousness based on the brain mapping you uploaded."

Lucian sensed a hidden meaning in Chen Yiran's words and turned to look at Finance Minister Jacob Lew.

Jacob Lew is Jewish and the first Orthodox Jewish finance minister. Although he has not always been entirely aligned with Israel on some issues—for example, he has consistently opposed Israeli military action against Iran—he remains Jewish and frequently speaks in support of Israel.

Chen Yiran followed Lucian's gaze to Jacob Lu behind him and said with a hint of sarcasm, "You Jews don't think I would leave my island without any preparation, do you?"

"I'm standing right here. Go ahead and kill me if you dare. I didn't originally have any animosity towards Israel, but some of you have a lot of ideas. You know I hold grudges. Today, when I go back, I will fully support the Middle Eastern countries and drive Israel into the sea! You're all dead!"

Lucian and the other officials were somewhat alarmed. Chen Yiran clearly had his own intelligence network and believed that Jacob Lu, being Jewish, seemed to be planning some kind of armed raid today.

Although this story is outrageous, Jacob Lew has indeed been working tirelessly for Israel these past few days, so it's possible that this rumor isn't entirely unfounded.

Moreover, although the president's security is tight, it is all aimed at the president himself. For the president's safety, it may even prevent Chen Yiran's own security team from fully deploying. Israel might actually take action at this time.

Jacob Lew's expression changed, and he said, "Mr. Chen, I have no ill intentions. There will definitely be no attack targeting you today. Even if there is, it will certainly not be related to Israel. It may be a small group of radicals. If you have any information, please let me know, and I will do my best to coordinate to ensure your safety."

Jacob Lou panicked. He didn't think Chen Yiran would talk nonsense in this situation; he must have received some information.

Seeing this, Lucian quickly waved for several Secret Service agents to come and act as human shields, then said to Chen Yiran, "Mr. Chen, rest assured, the US government will guarantee the safety of legitimate businessmen."

Chen Yiran waved his hand, and Nuno slowly walked over and stood behind Chen Yiran.

"Mr. President, I still think my people are more reliable. Today, let me demonstrate Aurora's security capabilities, and you can also check out the goods while you're at it."