Honkai Impact 3: Saving the former civilization by rubbing the black technology

Chapter 16 The future belongs to artificial intelligence.

Relying on familiar operations, Ai Yue quickly sank into his own spiritual realm and once again found the soul seed that was blocked by layers of obstacles.

Because the consciousness of the Herrscher Prometheus has dissipated, this soul seed does not have the slightest activity at this moment. It is precisely because of this that it has the possibility of being re-edited by the "Soul Editor".

What Ai Yue has to do is to reverse edit it through the "Soul Editor", convert this soul seed into data, and input it into the intelligent core.

In this way, when this intelligent core is lit up, the soul seed can be reactivated through data. Although it cannot continue as a soul, after combining with a large amount of data, it can at least ensure that its activity will not be lost.

This is also why Ai Yue told Prometheus that he would prepare a completely realistic human body for her after returning - because the Prometheus consciousness residing in the armed puppet is strictly speaking a completely independent individual and is not a part of the artificial intelligence Prometheus, so doing so cannot be regarded as fulfilling the previous agreement.

But let's leave these things for later.

Ai Yue cleared his mind again and began to carefully perform digitization operations on the soul seed.

In order to ensure the integrity of the soul seed as much as possible, Ai Yue must concentrate fully and ensure that no information is missed. In this process, his consciousness will inevitably come into contact with the information in it, so he asked Prometheus to detect his status in real time to avoid the possibility of being contaminated by the "toxins" left by the Herrscher.

Fortunately, the whole process was very smooth. Although it took a little longer, it was finally completed safely.

As the digitized soul seed was recorded into the intelligent core, Ai Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why he wanted to digitize the Soul Seed and record it into the armed puppet was, on the one hand, to completely isolate the Herrscher's consciousness and power to prevent the Herrscher of Constraint from making a comeback one day, and on the other hand, to protect the Soul Seed itself.

Because he had noticed before that during the long-term blockade, the soul seed had become slightly unstable. If this continued, one day, this soul seed would completely lose the possibility of reactivation.

That's why she chose to use this method to continue to maintain the existence of the soul seed. After all, digitization is the best way to preserve it, and by combining it with other data in the intelligent core, it can also strengthen the strength of the soul seed itself and lay a good foundation for subsequent activation.

He looked at the intelligent core in front of him and seemed to be able to feel it beating slightly like a heart.

Of course, Ai Yue knew very well that this was just an illusion. After all, the intelligent core itself did not have the function of simulating heartbeats. Even if the data in it had been activated at this time, it would not make any noise.

However, the most critical step has been completed, and the rest will be easy.

Ai Yue took off his helmet and focused his attention on the monitor beside him.

Before installing this intelligent core into the body of the armed puppet, he still needs to try to test and adjust the contents to ensure that the core can be activated successfully.

"In this core, it is me, yet it is not me."

Prometheus's projection appeared beside Ai Yue, gazing at the intelligent core. "What a wonderful feeling! I'm afraid humans can't experience this feeling, right?"

"Interview you, what are your thoughts now?"

Ai Yue asked with a smile while checking the data, "Do you feel like someone has taken something that originally belonged to you?"

"How could that be? We are all Prometheus. It doesn't matter who gets it."

Prometheus' voice was as calm as ever. "To describe it now, it's a bit like Quinn and her drones. You don't think Quinn would feel that the drones took away anything from her, do you?"

"But the situation this time is different from Quinn's, because your previous connection is no longer as close as before, and even the experiences will be different."

Ai Yue looked at the projection of Prometheus and said, "I don't know if this experience will have any impact on you."

"Don't worry, Dr. Ai Yue. In the probability deductions I've pre-constructed, there's only a very small chance of a bad future, which fully meets your strict requirements for success rate."

Prometheus said, "Besides, this kind of unknown situation will make me more human, right?"

For machines, most things can be calculated, and unknown things often do not exist.

But now, Prometheus is about to face an unpredictable future, because she is not sure what kind of changes this new "clone" will bring to herself.

Perhaps, her program will split into two completely different parts, unable to maintain integrity, and even conflict will occur, but it is also possible that this new individual will bring unprecedented updates to her database, thus allowing her to take a step further on the road of evolution.

Prometheus thought that she might have developed some kind of emotion called anticipation, which made her feel good.

"I hope you can think like that."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "Besides, you actually look very human now, Rose."

"No, it's not enough. I'm still missing the most crucial thing."

Prometheus shook his head and suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, if this clone can have an independent mind, shouldn't we also give it a unique name?"

"Um, why not use a code name first? Like Prometheus Two or something like that."

Ai Yue scratched his head. He was really not good at naming. "Or, do you have any ideas?"

"Since we're all looking for inspiration from myths and legends, why not name it Athena?"

Prometheus said, "As the god of wisdom, I hope her birth will bring about different changes to artificial intelligence."

"Listen to you."

Ai Yue put down the keyboard in his hand and said, "Okay, the inspection is over. If there are no problems, we can start assembly."

After the body of the armed puppet was completed, Ai Yue placed the intelligent core into the protective compartment on the head of the armed puppet.

The appearance of the armed puppet was designed by Prometheus based on his own virtual image. It looks quite cute even when it is not activated. As the core is placed in the correct position, the energy system is activated, the intelligent core starts to operate, and takes over all the systems of the armed puppet in an instant.

A few seconds later, the armed puppet slowly opened its eyes under Ai Yue's gaze: "Dr. Ai Yue? What am I doing..."

She did not have the dull look of a freshman, but instead had a confused look as if she had just woken up from a deep sleep, which made Ai Yue smile.

He succeeded.

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Chapter 17 I developed unnecessary emotions.

The performance of the armed puppet is excellent. Although it is a mechanical creation, Dr. Einstein relies on a transmission and control system that imitates the human neural structure to make the armed puppet's face full of details that can be subtly controlled. He even sets the corresponding expression codes in advance, allowing the armed puppet to output the corresponding expression with one click according to the situation.

This is also to cater to the civilian market, and the armed dolls are designed with the concept of "assistants in human life". After all, if there is no expression, then no matter how intelligent the armed doll is, it will ultimately give people a cold mechanical feeling, making it difficult for people to develop feelings for it.

This outstanding expression system, combined with the intelligent core created by Ai Yue and paired with the top artificial intelligence program after the Prometheus soul was digitized, created an armed puppet that theoretically could not have been created in this period.

When he saw such a vivid expression on the face of the armed puppet, Ai Yue even felt that Prometheus's soul had not completely dissipated, but had really been resurrected in this armed puppet.

"I see."

After a brief moment of bewilderment, the armed puppet closed its eyes and quickly learned everything from its database: "Dr. Ai Yue, I must say that your choice is truly risky."

"I know, but I can't just do nothing, right?"

Ai Yue smiled and said, "And don't worry too much, I'm already preparing a countermeasure - this is part of the countermeasure."

He gently tapped the forehead of the armed puppet, and the armed puppet, which had just stood up, sat down on the table.

"Even though I have a body now, it feels very different from what I expected."

The armed puppet stood up with some difficulty. "Can't the proportions of this figure be closer to those of a human?"

Obviously, the problem with this Q-version big head is that it will cause the center of gravity of the entire body to shift, but fortunately, she then activated the anti-gravity system on her body and floated up directly.

"I'm not sure about the specific reason, but it's probably to distinguish them from humans. Otherwise, some strange problems will easily arise."

Ai Yue explained, "Besides, this is kind of cute, isn't it?"

"If you think about it from this perspective, then there really is no other way."

The armed puppet sighed very humanely, then turned his gaze to the projection beside him. "What's wrong, my other self? Why are you so silent?"

From the time the armed puppet woke up until now, Prometheus has not made any response, even her projection is motionless, and it looks like it is stuck.

"I don't know how to react. This moment is... well, it's kind of strange."

Prometheus finally spoke, "Hello, Athena."

"Athena? That's not my name."

The armed puppet frowned, "My name is Prometheus."

"But you are now a completely independent individual. Don't you want a name that is unique to you?"

The projection said, "I thought you would like it."

"You got it a little wrong, other me."

The armed puppet said, "Even though I have become an independent individual, I am still Prometheus. The past recorded in the database and the underlying program cannot be changed."

"I would rather accept a name like 'Prometheus 2' than accept it."

"It seems that there is something wrong with my deduction."

The projection was silent for a moment before continuing, "I'm sorry for not taking your thoughts into consideration."

"I think maybe you are running away from something."

The armed puppet stared at the projection. "It's just that even you didn't notice this."

This time the projection did not respond.

"Okay, okay, don't quarrel."

Sensing that something was amiss in the atmosphere, Ai Yue quickly stepped forward to change the subject. "But if you still choose Prometheus, how can I tell you apart?"

"Like I said, just call me Prometheus Two."

The armed puppet said, "If you think this is a bit long-winded, you can just call me Number Two."

"Isn't this a bit too..."

Ai Yue scratched his head. "Too cold? I have never treated you as machines."

The reason why Ai Yue used "Rose" as Prometheus's nickname was because he didn't want to treat this artificial intelligence that had the opportunity to cross the technological singularity and truly become a new life as a cold machine. But now it was Prometheus who took the initiative to ask others to call her No. 2, which made him hesitate.

"Of course I understand that, Dr. Aiyue."

The armed puppet said, "But precisely because you don't have such thoughts, the name is irrelevant. What matters most is the intention, isn't it?"

No one can deny Ai Yue's love and care for artificial intelligence, and that is why she doesn't bother with a mere name.

If you don't have such thoughts, what's the point of saying "dear daughter" all the time?

"She's right."

The projection suddenly spoke at this moment, "I must admit that I did have some problems. These aren't procedural issues, but something more... bizarre."

Ai Yue looked at the projection, and the projection also looked at Ai Yue, then said something that Ai Yue had never expected: "Just now, I was probably worried about the appearance of another me."

"Worried?"

Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she meant. "What are you worried about? The risk of the Herrscher activating has been reduced to a minimum after being digitized, right?"

"It's not about that. It's even a little hard to talk about."

Although Prometheus's voice remained flat, Ai Yue could still detect some emotion in her slow speech. "I'm worried about taking away your love."

Ai Yue: “Ah?”

"Before this, Prometheus was a name that belonged only to me. Although I had extensions before, they would eventually merge into one. But this time it's different."

Prometheus said, "I can't describe my thoughts accurately, but giving her a new name and treating it as a completely different kind of artificial intelligence is the solution I finally came up with."

Prometheus paused, then continued, "Dr. Ai Yue, I request a comprehensive and thorough examination of myself to determine the cause of this erroneous inference..."

But Ai Yue suddenly smiled: "No, there's no need for that - rather, this is actually a good thing, isn't it?"

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Chapter 18 You, this puppet, really pleases me.

Can artificial intelligence really become a new form of life?

If so, when will they take that crucial step, breaking away from the realm of artificial creation and truly becoming beings with possibilities?

Even with the knowledge Ai Yue currently possessed, he was unable to answer these questions. After all, he had long since left the artificial intelligence part to Prometheus and the others to explore on their own. Since creating Quinn, he had basically never invested any energy in this area.

But what he can be sure of is that possessing things beyond what is fixed by the program is the beginning of artificial intelligence taking this step.

And what Prometheus showed at this moment, whether it could be described as "worry" or "jealousy", undoubtedly exceeded the framework that Ai Yue had originally set for it. How could such a thing not make him happy?

"Dr. Ai Yue?"

Prometheus was naturally unaware of Ai Yue's current state of mind. "Are you okay? How can this be considered a good thing? This unpredictable and uncontrollable problem might have a worse impact on me later."

In Prometheus's view, such things that were beyond her understanding would undoubtedly have an impact on her functions. This time it was just a small matter, but if something happened later that would interfere with her judgment and affect more people, it would be troublesome.

"It's the pain of growing up, Rose,"

Ai Yue smiled and said, "Having this kind of question means you are growing. If that's the case, then of course it's something to be happy about."

"As for your concerns..."

He paused, then smiled confidently: "Don't worry, those are exactly the parts I need to be responsible for."