Chapter 9: News
The bartender was full of blood for a while, and he couldn't say anything, he just sat in his seat and squinted at Mo Jingting from time to time, and his stubborn little hands would keep making some very exaggerated but mood-like movements.
Mo Jingting pursed her mouth and no longer relented, lying quietly on the chair, supporting her right cheek with both hands, and would return a look of disdain when she saw the bartender's squinting gaze.
For a moment, it seemed to fall into a scene that was both awkward and silent.
......
Until...
It wasn't until a news break about the word "brain-machine" came that the atmosphere was softened, and the inconclusive debate was over.
This "brain machine" seems to be very magical, except for Mo Jingting, who seems very bland, the rest of the people, including An Zixian, were also instantly attracted by this news.
So, Mo Jingting also raised her eyes and looked at the big screen directly opposite An Zixian on the right.
The picture shows that the interviewee is Jiang Wei, a spokesman from Changheng Technology and Biological Company.
Reporter: "Hello! Mr. Jiang, thank you for your time. This time, there were too many questions I wanted to ask you, and finally I wanted to ask you in combination with the rumors on the Internet? ”
Speaking of this, the female reporter who was out of the collection laughed very happily, and seemed to be impatient.
Looking at Jiang Wei again, he smiled plainly and politely.
Jiang Wei: "Well, it's okay! You ask. ”
Reporter: "Last time you mentioned the term 'dataism', so many netizens said that we or animals are code, just like genes can be written. With that in mind, can you tell us a little bit about what you mean by 'dataism'? ”
Jiang Wei pushed his glasses with his hand, still smiling.
Jiang Wei: "This 'dataism' is actually not complicated, so I will be concise and concise. It can be said that any phenomenon or entity can be said to contribute to data processing, and this is not nonsense, since the advent of "The Origin of Species" for a hundred years, life science has long considered living organisms to be biochemical algorithms. Today's information scientists are able to write more and more complex electronic algorithms, and in the future, the gap between animals and machines will be bridged, and these mathematical laws and biochemical algorithms will also be connected. ”
After listening, the female reporter looked a little confused, obviously she didn't understand well, and asked the next question with a professional smile.
Reporter: "Okay. There are rumors on the Internet that your company is already developing biotechnology related to this area and has made a major breakthrough. Is there anything you have to say about this? ”
Jiang Wei paused.
Jiang Wei: "The rumors are not necessarily false, to be honest, they do." And for the 'brain-machine machine' released on Wednesday, it is also a transitional product, and I think we will meet you soon. Then – let's wait and see. ”
The female reporter shook Jiang Wei's hand warmly.
Reporter: "Thank you! Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for accepting this interview. ”
At this point, the picture is cut into the host's studio.
The moderator seemed to have some meaning, and he said: "Today's science makes mankind both scared and excited, so I quote what Yuval Harari asks in his book, and I also ask the scientists in the industry: Is biology really just algorithms, and life really just data processing?" Which is more valuable, intelligence or consciousness? What will happen to society, politics, and everyday life when unconscious but highly intelligent algorithms know more about ourselves than we do? ”
At this point, the news break is over.
Mo Jingting noticed that An Zixian on the side fell into deep thought after reading the news, and asked, "Why, are you also worried about this technology?" Then he said, "If you really want to know something, why don't you go to the press conference on Wednesday and let's go to the scene together, and ask those people by the way." ”
An Zixian smiled back to his senses and didn't respond, then Xiao Li took over and said, "How can this be if you want to go?" Who doesn't know the name of Changheng Biotechnology Company in China, the world's leading provider of information and biotechnology solutions! The scale and grade of the previous press conferences can only be watched fresh on the TV. ”
Mo Jingting raised her eyes and smiled and said, "Yes, then there is no other way?" ”
"I'm afraid it's useless." The bartender said, "It's Monday now, and the day after tomorrow is their company's product launch, is there any ticket left?" ”
“??? ...... Monday? Mo Jingting quickly lit up her phone and looked at it, and exclaimed in her heart, "It's Monday!" Did I sleep all day and night? It seems that this matter of taking medicine still can't be messed around. ”
At this time, Xiao Zhang, who ordered the meal, came back, followed by four or five cooks who served dishes and carried dishes, and the aroma of the food interrupted Mo Jingting's thoughts at once, and her stomach instantly rang out angrily, smiled awkwardly and stared at the dishes and swallowed saliva.
Soon, the meal was served, and the people in the back kitchen also sat down in turn to eat and chat with each other.
It's just that An Zixian has been silent since watching the news, but Mo Jingting is a little proud. At this time, she remembered what Mo Yiming had said on the phone before he left.
Only then did I understand that this Mo Yiming had long known that An Zixian would be worried about this "brain-machine instrument". But after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong, and without thinking about it, he was ready to turn around and ask Mo Yiming on the phone.
This meal, Mo Jingting ate quite well.
It's just that after watching the news, those people have been talking about something related to the so-called "dataism", but they feel ridiculous when they hear it.
"I think this 'dataism' has a grand generalization. Whether it's history or power, or the various activities between you and me, and human beings. ”
"For scholars or intellectuals, it may provide the holy grail of science that has been demanded for a century."
"I think this 'dataism' will subvert the sociological concept of human beings, and all along, data is only a manifestation of intellectual activity, if it is transformed into information, knowledge, and finally into intelligence, to achieve something that human beings cannot handle, then it will be a terrible thing."
The more these people talked, the more excited they became, the more pompous they became, from astronomy to geography, they seemed to be omnipotent. It seems that it is not the cage set by the environment or the pressure imposed by others that imprisons the mind, but precisely oneself.
When everything was not quiet, Mo Jingting suddenly found that the habit was so terrible, because she always fell into a kind of lonely panic inexplicably. She tried to pull the tail of a certain broad, but unfortunately, it couldn't take her to see a green world like the spring girl's dress.
Mo Jingting glanced at An Zixian again, still silent, burying her head in only one dish.