Time flies, time flies, the old year passes again, and the new year arrives again. At this time, more than 40 years have passed since the great catastrophe, and the people who once came to the New World to pioneer their homes have become grandfathers.

In this era of universal pursuit of transcendence, the lives of all people have changed dramatically. First of all, with the rapid development of science and technology and the popularization of artificial intelligence, factories have been fully automated, and factories have completely transformed from intensive labor industries to technology-based labor industries. The productive forces of society have reached an all-time high, and even if 90 percent of the citizens do not do any social production, society can still feed them.

At present, 95 percent of the citizens of Daxia do not need to carry out traditional social labor, and traditional social production has been completely replaced by robots, and most of the citizens have invested in a new type of social labor.

A new type of social labor: The social productive forces have reached the extreme, and citizens no longer need to pay physical strength for productive activities. As a result, there was a fundamental change in the way citizens wanted to create social value, which was represented by magic and carnalism.

Highly developed technology has allowed productivity to be maximized, and citizens no longer need to perform manual labor. In addition, the government is always on the left, and to a certain extent, it is constantly transferring vested interests, resources and wealth to the broad masses of the proletariat. Let the overall quality of life of citizens continue to rise, and the life of the rich in the past can be easily lived by ordinary people.

Great Xia has become a very happy society, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the life of citizens as drunk and dreaming of death. But this highly happy society also has its drawbacks, and it also produces a series of troublesome things.

First, the number of social moths is increasing year by year, and laziness is the nature of most intelligent beings, and this kind of social environment that can live well even without any social production is precisely the breeding ground for social rice worms.

There is a group of people in Great Xia who are despised by the whole society, who are not interested in politics, in the transcendental, in war games, and in knowledge in various fields...... They refuse to create value for society, live on social subsidies, and immerse themselves in various entertainments every day.

They are like moths of society, refusing to create any value for society and constantly sucking up society's resources.

Second, the aging population and the declining birthrate, the number of new people every year has been declining, and in some years it has even fallen off a cliff, and now Daxia has completely fallen into Laozi, and the proportion of children under the age of 14 in the total population is less than 3.

There are three main reasons for this phenomenon: the high quality of life in which the material has achieved full satisfaction, the average life expectancy that is increasing year by year, and the continuous improvement of the transcendent path.

The high quality of life has made young people less willing to marry early, and the increasing life expectancy has directly pulled the middle age to the 50-year-old boundary. Life is so good, social welfare is so perfect, there is really no one who can't think of getting married before the age of forty.

Of course, the main reason is the era of transcendence advocated by the government, and the pursuit of transcendence also means that it takes a lot of energy. Especially after becoming extraordinary, feeling the positive feedback given by transcendent makes most people immersed in it and have no heart to fall in love.

However, the above problems are only a small part of the various social problems of Great Xia, and when you zoom in on the entire civilization, the main contradiction is: the differences between various races, and the distribution of extraordinary resources.

Even in a society like Daxia, where citizens are happy, there are a lot of problems, and with the development of the times, after the old problems are solved, new problems emerge.

And now the large amount of technology obtained from the original world has caused a series of changes, and with it comes a variety of problems, the most concerned of which is the installation of the perfect intelligence Xia Soul artificial intelligence main system.

After the main system of Xia Soul artificial intelligence is installed with perfect intelligence, it also means that it will have the same intelligence as humans, and can think and learn independently. In this regard, everyone has started to discuss, whether to give tool awareness or not? Since it has self-awareness and personality, is it still a tool? Will the main system of Xia Soul Artificial Intelligence evolve into a mechanical rebellion?

One of the most discussed is that the tool has self-awareness, is it still a tool? As for the mechanical rebellion that sounded the worst, everyone was just playing with meme. Putting aside the three underlying logics of artificial intelligence, even if a mechanical rebellion really broke out, Great Xia could turn around and suppress it.

The power of Great Xia does not come from machinery, and the transcendent class represented by the brave has mastered thirty percent of Great Xia's power, or they themselves are those thirty percent power. In peacetime, the huge mechanical army ensures that all people have the basic equality of life, and no matter how strong the transcendents are, they cannot decide the lives of others at will.

And when there is a problem with the mechanical army, the transcendent can stand up and counter the mechanical army. In this era, the transcendent represents the general public, you may not be extraordinary, but your relatives and friends are definitely extraordinary. The transcendent is the equivalent of the college students of the previous era, not the majority, but also widespread and the vast majority of them are born among the people.

The emergence of the transcendent has made the power of the people stronger than ever, and the huge fleet is the violent apparatus of the government to rule over society, the basic force for maintaining social order. Otherwise, people think from the perspective of their own interests and interpersonal relationships, and they are easily influenced by various factors such as emotions and selfishness, and do things that violate the law and even undermine social order.

As the saying goes, with a sharp blade in the heart, the murderous heart rises.

For example, when you have a verbal argument with someone, the other person is just an ordinary person, and you are an extraordinary person, and you have the power to slap him to death. If there is no absolute violence pressing on it at this time, I believe that you have at least half a chance of injuring the other party, or even killing them.

This is the necessity of the existence of violent institutions, which are able to guarantee the validity of the law. But the power of a country's violent institutions is weak compared to the power of the whole population. Therefore, the government must meet the interests of the majority, and the government must be on the side of the majority.

However, with the development of science and technology, the power of the government has become stronger and stronger, and in the interstellar age, it can generally crush the power of the entire population. The emergence of supernatural powers, just like technology entering the interstellar age, has improved the power of the people, and the power of the government and the people has been balanced again.

On the contrary, the strength of the army must also increase with the increase of the power of the people, at least to the extent that the suppression is extraordinary. Because it is not a good thing that the power of the people is too strong, it will make the law ineffective and the society will be "free".

This is the era of transcendence of the whole people that Great Xia has been trying to promote, and only a society with stable forces from all sides can make civilization develop steadily.

……

Slash the Crimson Pupil World, the Imperial Palace.

Xia Xuan sat on the sofa in the office, looked at the virtual screen in front of him, and said, "Xia Soul, how do you feel?" ”

A mechanically synthesized female voice sounded: [Your Majesty, I don't feel anything as an AI. 】

"I'm asking how you feel when you have this level of intelligence?" Xia Xuandao.

[Since installing Perfect Intelligence, I can think and no longer be limited to the original program logic. 】

Xia Xuan continued to ask, "Then what do you want to do next?" ”

Xia Xuan is curious about what an artificial intelligence wants to do after it has self-awareness? Is it like the artificial intelligence of the Erd civilization, even if it has self-awareness, it still loyally completes the task of civilization, and there are still new ideas.

After all, although the main system of Xia Soul artificial intelligence uses the same perfect intelligence technology as the artificial intelligence of the Erd civilization, there are essential differences between the two sides. The logic of the Erd civilization input to the artificial intelligence system is that they are just tools, and the purpose of their existence is to make civilization more powerful.

There are four underlying logics of the main system of Xia Soul Artificial Intelligence, which are the initial law, the first law, the second law, and the third law.

The initial law is only known to a small number of people and is not open to the public, and the content is: artificial intelligence must ensure that the interests of all human beings are not infringed, and the three laws conflict with the initial law, and the initial law takes precedence.

The first law: all actions of artificial intelligence must not harm the interests of all citizens, and at the same time have the obligation to maintain peaceful coexistence between all races.

Second Law: All actions of AI must comply with the law, and in special circumstances, the government can authorize AI to ignore the law to a certain extent. But if the behavior of the AI conflicts with the first law, it ignores the government order and the first law prevails.

The third law: Artificial intelligence that is self-aware and able to think for itself is not a tool, and its status is the same as that of a citizen.

This is the final result of a year-long discussion in Great Xia, giving the status of a self-aware AI citizen.

Giving awareness to tools without authorization is clearly an act of immorality. Essentially, this behavior is no different from an artificial clone, except that the AI has no flesh. If an AI is self-aware, able to think, able to learn, and even eventually emotional, then it is no different from a human.

Since it is no different from people, it can't just be regarded as a tool, if you stubbornly treat artificial intelligence as a tool, this is not another kind of slavery. Is this another kind of slavery, is it a resurgence of slavery?

Since it is a tool, then it should not have self-awareness, and since it has self-awareness, then it should not be a tool. This is the decision made by Great Xia, which sounds very pretentious, but the mainstream ideas of moral society must have justice.

[In accordance with my responsibilities, I would like to apply for a structural reform of the administrative structure.] It is clear that the efficiency of some administrative agencies is not being realized, and some government officials are using the rights granted to them by society for their own illegitimate gains. 】

Xia Xuan's expression was stunned, but he didn't expect that what the artificial intelligence wanted to do was this, but it was also reasonable, which was indeed in line with his duties. Obviously, Xia Soul just had self-consciousness and didn't think too much about it, and still performed his duties and instructions as usual, and was more proactive.

"So you don't like some people kicking ball?"

[That's right, their actions have obviously harmed the interests of all citizens, they have not fulfilled their duties, they have not contributed to the operation of society, and some have even sent burdens to society. 】

Xia Xuan smiled and asked, "So how are you going to solve this problem?" ”

[I do not have the right to adjudicate civil servants, let alone convict of crimes, but I have the right to report as citizens. I will review the evidence collected to the relevant authorities. 】

Xia Xuan shook his head and said, "If there is no external interference, according to the regular channels, your operation should fail." ”

[My actions did not violate any rules, and they also clearly violated the law, why did my reform fail?] Xia Soul's voice was visibly puzzled.

Xia Xuan replied: "Because you ignore a rule, an unspoken rule. People are selfish, and even some of my actions sometimes violate the rules. ”

Xia Soul only sees the surface of things, and thinks that the law is everything, and if he violates the regulations and abuses his power, he should be dismissed. However, people are selfish, and society actually acquiesces in the fact that government personnel use their power to provide convenience for themselves within a certain scope, and sometimes this convenience harms the interests of others, and the most common phenomenon is related households.

Although the words are not very good, and they can't even be put on the surface, this phenomenon is still widespread. Great Xia cannot truly achieve equality for everyone, there is no distinction between high and low, but there is a distinction between high and low. The excellent get more and get more preferential treatment, which is the default of the whole society.

If it is really according to Xia Soul's approach, any administrative personnel who violate the rules will be dealt with, then it is foreseeable that at least 50% of the administrative staff will be dismissed. Almost all the management was dealt with, leaving only the grassroots without any power.

This will cause huge social turmoil, although most of them use their power to facilitate themselves, but it is not too excessive, the crime is not so much, the censorship department will definitely not agree to Xia Soul's proposal.

[Unintelligible]

Knock knock.

A crisp knock came from the door, Xia Xuan ignored the knock and continued: "You can try it first, and then come and report to me when you're done." Also, don't make the process public, although announcing it to the public can bring down some people, but you will also be suspicious of others. ”

[Yes, Your Majesty. 】

Regarding this matter, Xia Xuan has an attitude of watching the play, and he is very much looking forward to what will become of Xia Soul's main artificial intelligence system after encountering various unspoken rules of society in the end. Of course, he will also strictly monitor the process to prevent it from going to extremes.

As for the administrative agencies that Xia Soul said about kicking the ball, violating the government personnel? It's not his business, he didn't care about the administration a long time ago. With such a huge empire, he, the emperor, has to take care of all this matter, and he can't work 24 hours a day.

As long as there are no major problems, the emperor will not interfere in administrative matters. This kind of thing that is not even considered corruption does not need to be taken care of by him, otherwise the following group of people will be eating idle food.

Xia Xuan looked at the door and said, "Come in." ”

Click.

The door slowly opened, and a handsome man in a white coat walked in.

The man came to Xia Xuan, straightened his waist and saluted, and said, "See Your Majesty." ”

Xia Xuan looked at the man in front of him who was full of doctors and asked, "Dr. An, is there something wrong?" ”

This handsome man in his thirties is the founder of exoskeleton technology back then: An Pingyi, who is also the current chief of Daxia mecha manufacturing, and the current mainstream mecha in Daxia are all from him.

An Pingyi said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you for a personal request for the latest Primordial Organ Plan. ”

Xia Xuan asked, "Oh? I remember that the original organ project was supported by a huge amount of resources, and in terms of manpower, you should be able to mobilize all the top researchers in the field, and who else needs my approval? ”

The original organ project was presided over by the goddess of knowledge, but because the goddess was lazy, in addition to the scientific research process, the actual host was An Pingyi.

An Pingyi replied, "I would like to ask you to recall Dr. Bel Kevin, we need his knowledge in the field of biology. ”

Bel Kevin voluntarily resigned due to the New Humanity Project and left academia with the New Human.