Azur Lane: I Traveled Through Graduation Port

“Canceling the weekly scheduled maintenance of the third-generation robots is indeed beneficial to the development of Utopia in both the short and long term.”

“Although this will inevitably accelerate the wear and tear of the third-generation robots, if monitoring efforts are strengthened, robots with a tendency to damage can be replaced in advance, minimizing the risks.”

"Regarding the recycling of robots that are too damaged, we should have set up a recycling department in advance to deal with those third-generation robots that are already severely damaged."

"Yes, the establishment of a recycling department is necessary, and in order to avoid robots from resisting, the recycling department must be armed. Hmm... it would be best if robots were to perform the recycling work."

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The topic in the conference hall quickly evolved from whether or not to agree with the topic at the beginning to a discussion of the relevant steps after implementation.

The theme of this meeting, the abolition of regular maintenance of third-generation robots, has become a foregone conclusion.

Lin Lan rested his chin on the table with both hands, his face gloomy, as if he was an outsider, listening to the heated discussions and proposals in the conference hall without saying a word.

At this moment, he felt an inexplicable and nameless fire in his heart, which made him feel extremely disgusted and angry.

Is it because he recalls the endless overtime work he did on Blue Star?

Or is it because I associated the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot, a product of Rubik's Cube Technology, with the KanColles?

Or maybe he always felt like he had seen this scene somewhere before?

"Ariel, all third-generation robots in Utopia should have activated their emotion simulation systems and are legal citizens of Utopia, right?"

Lin Lan suddenly turned his head and asked the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot girl standing behind him.

And Qiye had already noticed Lin Lan's gloomy expression and cast a worried look at him, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Ah, yes, teacher, I...all the third-generation robots have activated the emotion simulation system, and all the third-generation robots are citizens of Utopia."

The white-haired robot girl seemed to have been frightened by the development of the meeting. Her face looked very ugly. It was not until Lin Lan asked her a question that she hurriedly began to explain.

"Oh, that's really interesting."

Lin Lan sneered, glanced coldly at the group members who were discussing enthusiastically, and continued to choose to remain silent.

But there was a hint of solemnity on Enterprise's face.

She understood her commander's character. The more silent Lin Lan was, the more anger he was accumulating.

In that case, she only needs to stand in front of the commander and clear all obstacles for him.

Even if it means killing people on the spot, I will not hesitate.

Soon the meeting came to an end, and the intervals between proposals gradually lengthened.

He Ce stood in the middle of the podium, responding to many proposers with a smile on his face.

The expression on his face was one of smugness that was difficult to conceal.

In his opinion, it was a sure thing that the topic he proposed at the 26th meeting would be passed.

only need to

If no one in the discussion group makes a proposal for more than three minutes, a round of voting by all members will be held, and the topic he proposed will be determined as the rule of the utopia.

At that time, the waste recycling department he is in charge of, which has no profit at all, will be transformed into a robot recycling department.

In this way, he can make huge profits.

Although he himself didn't understand why he had such thoughts, it was like his instinct, teaching him to do this subconsciously.

It was as if he had done this kind of thing skillfully countless times.

"There are still ten seconds left. If no one makes any further proposals, we will start voting..."

"Sorry, I have something else to say."

He Ce saw that no one was speaking on the speaker anymore, so he looked at his watch and made an announcement.

But before he could finish his words, a strange male voice came from the round table in front of him, interrupting him abruptly.

"You are...ah, Dr. Lin Lan. It's my honor to have your valuable advice."

As the light shone on the speaker, He Ce immediately recognized who the man was and spoke enthusiastically.

That’s right, the person who raised the suggestion at the last moment was the cold-faced Lin Lan.

The other members of the discussion group also seemed to know Lin Lan. They all looked at him with curiosity, waiting for his next words.

Being watched by so many people in the conference hall, Lin Lan slowly stood up from his chair, took the speaker in his hand, coughed dryly and said slowly:

"I have listened carefully to all the proposals you have just made, but before the vote, I have two questions that I hope you can answer for me."

Lin Lan's tone was emotionless. After a pause, he continued:

"The first question is, do you believe in the third generation of robot citizens?

"Heart?"

Upon hearing this word, not only He Ce on the podium was stunned, but other members of the discussion group also looked confused.

Why did Dr. Lin Lan suddenly mention this question?

"Yes, heart. Or we can call it soul, emotion, thought, or life."

"In short, do you think that the third generation of robots, like us humans, have a heart that represents all of the above?"

The question raised by Lin Lan made all the discussion group members look at each other, as if they had heard something extremely ridiculous.

He Ce on the stage smiled softly and blurted out instinctively:

"Dr. Lin Lan, even though the third generation robots are made using Rubik's Cube energy, we all know very well that they are just robots after all, and they don't have hearts like us humans."

In addition to He Ce, other discussion group members also spoke up:

"That's right, Dr. Lin Lan. This question is obvious. Robots are just robots after all. How can they be considered to have hearts?"

"After all, machines act according to the logic of artificial intelligence programs. How can this be considered a heart?"

"Speaking of which, granting them citizenship... this was the topic of a meeting, I can't seem to remember clearly, does anyone of you remember?"

After hearing what these discussion group members said, Ariel behind Lin Lan turned even paler, and even lowered her head, gently grasping the hem of her white dress with her hands.

And Enterprise keenly captured Ariel's changes in expression and small movements.

She stared at Ariel with the corner of her eyes, ready to summon the ship suit at any time in case the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot Girl suddenly attacked and hurt Lin Lan.

"Boom!"

Just as people in the conference hall were discussing the matter, a dull crash suddenly occurred, interrupting everyone's words.

The whole audience fell silent for a moment.

Lin Lan clenched his right hand into a fist and hammered it on the wooden table. The wooden round tabletop was even dented, forming a fist mark.

When the discussion group members sitting next to Lin Lan saw this scene, they couldn't help but gasp.

You know, the material of this heavy wooden table is extremely hard, and its strength is even not inferior to that of metal, so it is extremely difficult to process.

But even a wooden table made of this material was actually hit with a fist mark by a human with bare hands.

How strong is this force?

"Everyone, it looks like you all have the answer to my first question, so it's my turn to ask the second question."

Lin Lan glanced at the discussion group members in the conference hall, his expression did not change at all, and he spoke in a deep voice, word by word:

"My second question is very simple. Please tell me what the heart is."

Chapter 425: Heart of the Omnic (Part 2800) words

"What is... a heart?"

Lin Lan had already explained what he meant by the heart, and the second question he raised at this time stunned all the discussion group members in the conference hall.

"Hahaha, Dr. Lin Lan, didn't you just tell us that the heart is the thoughts, feelings, and spirit..."

He Ce on the podium was just about to answer with a smile, but he suddenly realized something and the words in his mouth got stuck here.

The other members of the discussion group instinctively wanted to answer, but they also realized what this answer meant.

All the participants in the conference hall looked at each other and realized an extremely critical issue.

If they wanted to answer the question that the heart is thought, emotion, soul and life, then they would definitely not be able to avoid the first question raised by Lin Lan.

Third generation robots, do you have a heart?

For a moment, the conference hall fell into a strange silence again, and no one could answer Lin Lan.

Seeing this scene, Qiye, who was sitting upright in the chair, raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

The commander is really cunning.

This topic actually has no solution.

To answer the question of what the mind is, we cannot avoid citing the definition of "mind" that humans have.

And if it is applied to the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot, all of them are applicable.

The essence of the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot is actually very similar to that of the Ship Girls. They are all made using the Mind Cube.

This results in the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot being more like a living being than an intelligent AI, and having richer emotions.

He Ce, who was standing on the stage, looked at Lin Lan. After a while, he finally thought of how to refute Lin Lan's question:

"Dr. Lin Lan, although they can communicate with us and respond to our commands, all of this is based on an emotional simulation system and learning program."

"They are constrained by these program codes. How can they be as free as the hearts that only intelligent life forms like humans possess?"

He Ce's answer made everyone in the conference hall once again focus their attention on Lin Lan, waiting for Lin Lan to give an answer.

Ariel couldn't help but raise her head and looked at Lin Lan's back with expectant eyes, as if a person in deep despair saw a ray of light that brought hope.

He Ce is right.

Although the third-generation robots that can cry and laugh, feel sad and happy like them are almost the same as humans.

But all of this is set up innately from the programs and codes written.

The mindset of doing things with optimal efficiency and the obedience of not violating program codes are the principles that are engraved into the code when the robot is created.

How could such a rigid robot go against the program code that has been set to constrain its actions and be as free as the human mind?

Facing He Ce's questioning, Lin Lan sneered softly and pointed at the Oran man closest to him and said:

"You ask a good question, so can you just shoot him right now?"

"what?"

Lin Lan's words not only stunned He Ce, but also

The members were stunned and didn't react.

"I say, can you shoot him right now and kill him?"

Lin Lan stared at He Ce with cold eyes and repeated it again.

"This is illegal. How could I kill someone..."

When He Ce answered with cold sweat on his forehead, everyone in the conference hall suddenly realized what was going on and showed expressions of surprise on their faces.

Lin Lan glanced at everyone with satisfaction and sneered:

"It seems that everyone has understood that even we humans who are said to have a free heart are not completely free."

“Since we ourselves cannot achieve complete freedom, we are constrained by laws and morals, and those who violate them will be punished and condemned.”

"Then what qualifications do we have to instruct robots that strictly follow program codes?"

"Besides, these program codes were also set by us."

As he finished speaking, Lin Lan suddenly moved aside, allowing Ariel, who was standing behind him, to stand in the bright light where he was.

Ariel, who was suddenly being stared at by everyone, had a look of confusion on her face. She had never expected that Lin Lan would suddenly let her be stared at by everyone.

"As for the rigid efficiency-first mindset of robots, here happens to be one of my third-generation robot assistants. We can let her confirm whether our stereotype is correct."

After Lin Lan finished speaking beside the white-haired robot girl, he looked into the bewildered blue mechanical eyes of Ariel. A gentle smile appeared on his originally cold face, and he asked loudly:

"Ariel, please answer me. If one day you receive an urgent combat mission from me and you want to complete it, you have the following two options."

"The first option is to kill a large number of innocent humans, but you can greatly improve the efficiency of completing the task, and even complete the task I assigned to you ahead of schedule."

"The second option is not to kill anyone, but you will be seriously injured and there is a high probability that this emergency combat mission will fail."