Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Captain Xing's front foot just left his door, and the ark handed over the chip to Em.

Although the chip was largely burned, fortunately, Ai still recovered the complete data with limited data fragments.

“This virus is strange... (๑ ° ⌓ ° ๑)”

Stopped the job at hand and the ark glanced at Em sitting next to him.

“Strange? ”

“Well, it's very similar to the Alpha virus in core code and can have an irreversibly lethal impact on conventional AI programs based on the development of machine learning technology. Needless to say, the vast majority of the security systems of this era have a poor defense against it. It's hard to imagine a virus like this being written by humans themselves._(: 3")_”

Is it from the void?

Frowning slightly, the ark thought for a moment and said.

“Is there a way to develop safety patches? By the way, this virus shouldn't work for you. ”

“Of course it's useless for Em. After all, Em is not the kind of low-level artificial intelligence based on the development of mechanical learning technology… but it's basically impossible to expect to solve the virus completely with patches. (° - °") ”

Ark: “Why? ”

“Because this virus against AI is itself an evolving pseudo-intermediate artificial intelligence, it does not have a fixed pattern of behavior per se, but only a fixed target. For example, the Alpha virus, as Eddie said earlier, can completely distort the behavioral logic of AI from the good side to the evil side. (° - °") ”

“So... by the way, if the virus is pseudo-intermediate AI, what level do you reckon it is? ”

Em: “Almost advanced. (ω)"

So, is it intermediate?

Nor does it know whether this hierarchy is the standard of the Coffee Empire or the standard of observer civilization.

However, considering that it was originally just a smart navigation system on board, it seemed to be good to be able to evolve to this point.

“By the way, what are the criteria for advanced artificial intelligence? ”

“Actually, there's no specific criterion, but Em thinks... maybe it's emotion? (´ ◔ ‸ ◔ '') ”

“Emotion? ”

Hearing both words, the ark slightly stunned and gave an unexpected look on its face.

“Well, low-level artificial intelligence is usually not capable of thinking, just imitating human behavior. The standard for intermediate artificial intelligence is to be able to create, and by advanced artificial intelligence, you have complete emotions based on this. … Is there anything else wrong with the master? (• ̀ ∀ • ́) ”

“There's nothing wrong with that, it's just an accident," think about it, the Ark continues, "I always thought that emotion was a burden of reason, and I didn't think that somewhere in the world, this is how to define advanced artificial intelligence... Speaking of emotions, this abstract thing, how exactly do you define whether you own it or not? Even the most common biomimetics can simulate human feelings through machine learning algorithms. ”

“Em thinks that the so-called feelings here should refer to the kind of real feelings. (´ ◔ ‸ ◔ '') ”

Ark: “What the hell is true love? ”

“Although Ai also doesn't understand, how to say… if it is a low-level AI, it does not have its own mind, and all of its actions are about the execution of the order, even if it does not understand what the order itself means, let alone the subjective will to perform tasks other than the order. ”

“As for intermediate AI, it probably gives AI the ability to think rationally while executing orders. Compared to lower level artificial intelligence, it can engage in creative work such as self-codification, artistic creation, and scientific research…”

“One of the biggest limitations, whether low or intermediate, is that the starting point for everything is not the subjective will, but the 'command’ of other objects. Or in other words, all of its behavioral motives are motivated by other objects. ”

The Ark said thoughtfully: "… that is, advanced artificial intelligence is the kind of mind that owns itself, and the motivation for behavior is driven by subjective consciousness. ”

Em: “You could say that. (• ̀ ∀ • ́) ”

Sounds awesome.

It is largely because of this creature that humankind is able to encounter a prosperous civilization.

If this advanced artificial intelligence really exists in some corner of the universe.

Perhaps there is a real possibility that a very different civilization will emerge from the human race on Earth.

“In fact, advanced artificial intelligence is not much of a mystery; it may not even be the domain of information technology, but of sociology. Of course, after all, Em hasn't seen it. Memories of the old universe are too vague to be clear... Anyway, Em will continue to work in this direction to better protect her master. (๑ • ㅂ •)✧"

With this motive, you can't fly up...

But not necessarily.

Does this motivation for so-called “protection”, if it is motivated by one's own will and not by procedural constraints, also seem to exist in a sense as a subjective motive?

For example, because of something like emotion, you simply want to protect someone...

“… annoying, why should I want something so troublesome,” Ark pinched his eyebrows with some headache, continuing, "In short, the virus that led to the implantation of the prosthetic chip overload… is a variant of the Alpha virus? ”

Em: “Yes! (• ̀ ∀ • ́) ”

Ark: “No patches to immunize this thing? ”

Em: “That's right! (• ̀ ∀ • ́) ”

Ark: “…”

It's a little difficult...

The virus has little understanding of low-level artificial intelligence that cannot evolve itself, and there are no firewalls or patches that can defend it perfectly.

Either upgrade all the artificial intelligence on Earth to intermediate artificial intelligence, or uproot the Spirit of the Universe Foundation...

Neither, however, seems to be something that can be easily solved.

“There's no way to find the patch, but it takes the medium to hack into a chip like this, and we can start from this place. Just find out who made the virus, and it's all right!✧ (๑ • ㅂ •)

“That's the only way. ”

At this point, the wristband worn by the ark on his left wrist shook slightly.

Em: “My lord, another guest is here! (• ̀ ∀ • ́) ”

The mind moved slightly, thinking of the previous agreement, the ark immediately opened its mouth.

“Is it Dean Zhang Feiyue? ”

One of the most influential second-generation controllable fusion experts of our time, the top bull in plasma physics, and the winner of the Ark Science Award.

With regard to this meeting, the Ark can say that it has been waiting for a long time.

Em: “Based on facial recognition contrast, no doubt! (๑ • ㅂ • ∙)✧”

The ark stood up from the couch.

“Get him in here! ”