Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Thinking of this, Lü Yongchang clicked his tongue softly, then suddenly turned his head to look at Mo Zeyang beside him.

"500,000 qubits is still a bit too few."

Have you come up with any ideas for a third-generation quantum computer?

Mo Zeyang: "???"

Although he had a lot of complaints in his mind, he still nodded silently.

"The lab is already conducting related research."

"If there aren't any major problems, we might be able to see it next year."

Lu Yongchang nodded in satisfaction and turned his gaze back to the large screen in front of him.

After a moment of silence, he sighed softly.

"What a pity."

Mo Zeyang's eyes flickered, and he asked curiously, "What's a pity?"

Lü Yongchang took a deep breath, then sighed forcefully: "Communication problem."

"You mean... long-distance communication technology?" After all, he was involved in quantum computing technology, and Mo Zeyang understood the key point of Lü Yongchang's words the moment he heard them.

Are you planning to use quantum technology to achieve long-distance communication?

"This thing is not easy to handle!"

Mo Zeyang's tone was full of sighs.

Lü Yongchang nodded silently.

After a period of study, he also fully realized why quantum communication technology is the ceiling of a first-level civilization.

Humans have conducted extensive research on quantum communication technology.

They even commercialized it.

However, these quantum communication technologies do not communicate through quantum entanglement at a distance, but rather through quantum entanglement distribution and teleportation, utilizing the quantum uncertainty principle and the wave function collapse principle.

The result is, naturally, faster and more secure information transmission.

In other words, current quantum communication technology is not a quantum communication technology within a system.

Thinking of this, Lü Yongchang sighed again.

"We have to do it, even if it's difficult!"

"To enter interstellar civilization, without long-range communication, it's like being blind."

Mo Zeyang nodded in deep understanding: "Just like the Moon Palace Project."

"If I remember correctly, the Moon Palace project is only about 1% complete right now, isn't it?"

Lü Yongchang nodded with a bitter expression.

no way.

Currently, all materials for the Lunar Palace project are transported by the mass-produced Xuan Nu I and Xuan Nu II.

Even compared to before, transportation efficiency has been greatly improved.

However, given the current transportation efficiency, it is still beyond our capabilities to fully utilize the moon as a backup energy source for humanity.

Besides transportation efficiency issues, the biggest problem is construction efficiency.

The lunar environment dictates that large numbers of people cannot be sent for infrastructure construction.

One issue is the supply of materials; the large amount of oxygen and food consumed by the workers is a major problem.

On the other hand, workers without professional training cannot adapt to one-sixth of the Earth's gravity.

Therefore, the current progress of the Lunar Palace project relies entirely on dozens of astronauts and some automated programs.

"Speaking of which," Mo Zeyang said, his eyes full of doubt, "why not build a quantum computer on the moon and let artificial intelligence take over?"

In response to Mo Zeyang's question, Lü Yongchang rolled his eyes in annoyance and pointed to a black data transmission cable that ran across the main control room.

"Did you see that?"

"Although Zero can send itself to any quantum computer via network or electromagnetic waves, given the current efficiency and stability of information transmission between the Earth and the Moon, not to mention the time it would take, what if Zero's core data were lost..."

Mo Zeyang raised his hand to interrupt Lü Yongchang: "Stop!"

"I know all the reasons you gave!"

"What I mean is, why not just create artificial intelligence?"

Lu Yongchang sighed and shook his head: "I thought of this method a long time ago."

"While it's not a good way to put it, 99% of the success of zero can be attributed to chance."

"To be honest, I still don't understand all that messy code in the Zero Core database."

Lü Yongchang sighed again and recounted his recent experience.

When Zero first appeared, in order to investigate how the code in the system worked, he re-ran the code on the first-generation quantum computer.

Unfortunately, it failed.

There was no second zero.

At first, he thought it was because of the presence of zeros in quantum computers.

For this reason, he specifically sought out a newly manufactured quantum computer.

On that quantum computer, Lü Yongchang used the code from when Zero was first created.

It still had no effect whatsoever.

After all that trouble, he not only failed to understand the principles, but also deeply realized the gap between himself and true artificial intelligence technology.

Of course, Lü Yongchang concealed the existence of the system and special code during his narration.

Mo Zeyang nodded thoughtfully.

After a moment of silence, he said softly, "What if... we could create artificial intelligence from scratch?"

"What I mean is, we don't need a second artificial intelligence like Zero; in fact, it can exist without consciousness."

"All we need is a weak AI that can execute Project Lunar!"

Lü Yongchang's expression froze.

The next moment, he slapped his thigh hard.

Holy crap!

A classic, deeply moving curse echoed repeatedly in the control room.

"You're a real talent, kid!"

"How could I not have thought of that!"

Lu Yongchang's face flushed red as he muttered to himself, "Yeah! We don't need a second super AI!"

Mo Zeyang's eyes flickered slightly: "Isn't Zero super artificial intelligence?"

In his excitement, Lü Yongchang inadvertently let slip, "No."

"The core code limits its ability to express emotions; it can only approach so-called super artificial intelligence infinitely."

Mo Zeyang: "...Didn't you just say you didn't understand Zero's core code?"

Lu Yongchang's voice suddenly stopped: "..."

The atmosphere in the control room suddenly became tense.

"Ahem!" Lü Yongchang chuckled awkwardly, "I know a little bit, thanks to Zero's help, I've managed to understand a little bit."

Mo Zeyang: "..."

A little? A hundred million!

"These are not the main points!"

Seeing the strong suspicion in Mo Zeyang's eyes, Lü Yongchang simply waved his hand and changed the subject.

"Zero, you heard the whole conversation just now, didn't you?"

"Can you create weak artificial intelligence?"

next second.

Lü Yongchang: "???"

Mo Zeyang: "??!"

"What the hell?!" Even Lü Yongchang was taken aback by Zero's efficiency. "Zero, are you serious?"

Did you understand our conversation just now?

"What I need is a weak artificial intelligence capable of independently completing the Lunar Project!"