When she returns home with Anna on the weekend, she sees a stranger in the living room chatting with her father.

"Brother Wei Nan, why are you free to come over today?"

"I'm here to eat, I miss Alice's beer duck." Xu Weinan, who was not wearing a white coat, seemed to be a different person, with a relaxed and happy smile on his face. If Mi Yi saw it, he would probably think that this was another twin brother of Dr. Xu's lively personality.

"Okay, then I'll go and see if Alice has a beer duck ready." Weekend waved happily and went straight to the room, not revealing the truth.

In fact, Xu Weinan's home and Cheng Yue's smart housekeeping assistant are all the same style as Alice, and even the names are similar, they are called Emma, Adra, and Alice. So Brother Wei Nan, who is very busy, must have come for other things. But what does it matter?

Anyway, she was very happy to see Brother Wei Nan.

She went to the kitchen and saw Alice like a music conductor, waving a spatula with one hand and spilling various seasonings into the pot with five fingers in the other. Then, like a dancer, he swirled around and went to see the soup stewed on another stove.

No need to ask, the smell of beer duck was already on the weekend.

"Alice cooks so delicious!" I couldn't help but praise it on the weekend.

"Thank you, dear Momo." Alice's big round eyes twitched, and she quickly moved to the counter to prepare something else.

"Anna, help make a pot of barley tea and bring it to the living room, thank you." On the weekend, he said to Anna, who was following behind. Yes, Anna is good at tea art and all kinds of small snacks.

"Okay, Moend."

On the weekend, I felt that I had fulfilled the function of a master, so I went back to the room on the second floor to change into a set of casual clothes, and when I returned to the living room, I saw that my mother had also returned, and the three of them were discussing something enthusiastically.

As the weekend approached, I heard my father Zhou Zhenxin asking Xu Weinan, "Can you digitize the human brain information now?" It is then uploaded or downloaded as if it were data stored in the database. For example, one day when my body is too old to be used, can I transmit my consciousness to a certain machine or a certain robot? And then I'm living on that machine or robot? ”

Zhou Zhenxin has fallen in love with writing science fiction novels in recent years, but he himself has been partial to science since he was a child, only loves literature, and is illiterate. Now, in order to add some "hardcore" technology to his novels, he likes to pull some professionals to ask questions.

Then without waiting for Xu Weinan to answer, he shook his head in confusion and said, "In that case, am I alive?" Or is it dead? Is it me who lives, or is it not me? ”

Weekend burst into laughter: "Dad, you are only fifty years old now, you are still young, and in another fifty years, you will still be alive and vigorous, so you need to start thinking about such a profound question now?" ”

There was a burst of laughter in the living room. Even the dignified Yongluojia couldn't help it.

"Uncle Zhou is right, technically and theoretically, it is now possible to digitize the consciousness of the brain, but it involves ethical and legal issues, and the government will not agree to conduct research in this area."

"Moreover, the brain is very complex and mysterious, and without a lot of research and clinical data, there is no way to prove whether it is really feasible to digitize the brain's consciousness." Xu Weinan smiled and discussed with Zhou Zhenxin. "What if it's only partially digital? Or is it just a bit of shallow consciousness that has been digitized? Is this considered a success? ”

"Well, it's dangerous. Can't be tried lightly. Zhou Zhenxin heard that there was still such a possibility, and nodded hurriedly, "Then what are you currently studying?" ”

"The main research is how to help brain injury patients restore brain function, such as whether it can load some artificial intelligence to help them think." Xu Weinan said, turning his gaze to Yong Luojia.

"In terms of artificial intelligence, Aunt Yong is a real expert. I haven't met a more competent domestic assistant than Alice. ”

"Your Emma is exactly like Alice." Said on the side on the weekend.

"But Alice's cooking skills are much better, and Emma always cooks the same dish as if it was fried by a junior apprentice when the chef is away." Xu Weinan said with a smile, "Otherwise, why would I and Cheng Yue come to your house to eat." ”

"You must have forgotten to upgrade Emma." A reason immediately came to mind for the weekend.

Xu Weinan smiled and didn't speak, but set his eyes on Yong Luojia.

On the weekend, he couldn't help but turn his eyes to his mother in confusion. The two Alices of the Xu family and the Cheng family have the same model, aren't they given to their families by their mothers when their mother's research institute launched this housekeeping service robot? Could it be that the mother gave herself a better version of the home?

"In addition to the regular upgrades, I've also tweaked Alice's program so that she can better remember our preferences and habits." Yong Luojia explained with a slight smile.

"In fact, I think that the current scientific and technological progress is not too slow, but too fast, and human beings are not psychologically prepared." Yong Luojia's words were agreed by everyone, and the three people who listened nodded their heads.

"It's like we humans always want to live forever, but if one day, I live on a robot like Alice or Anna, I don't know if I should be happy or unhappy?" Zhou Zhenxin reconnected the previous discussion with the topic of "the way in which human beings may live forever" recently.

"Dad, if there is a day, you can apply to be a robot exactly like you now!" As my father's dearest little padded jacket, I hurried to comfort him on the weekend.

He turned to his mother for confirmation, "Mom, the technology of your institute must be able to do it?" ”

"Of course, it's easy to have a human appearance, and even skin touch can be simulated to more than 90 percent resemblance." Yong Luojia nodded casually.

"Then why doesn't Mom keep changing the appearance of Alice and Anna to make them look more like real people?" The weekend was a bit confusing.

"Do you dislike Alice just because she doesn't have the same face as you?" Yong Luojia looked at her daughter and asked.

Weekend shook his head.

"It's like, so why do it redundantly? In fact, when our institute launches products, we try to avoid challenging the ethical and moral limits of human beings. For example, this political assistant, she can replace several nannies and help the owner take care of the daily life of a family, so she can't make her look too human. ”

Both men in the room nodded in agreement, but the weekend looked at this and that in confusion.

Isn't a robot that looks more like a human more acceptable to humans?

The two men pretended not to see her eyes full of doubts, but Yong Luojia kindly reminded her: "There is a company in Japan that specializes in producing dolls with very real skin touches." ”

The weekend instantly understood.

Hehe, she immediately remembered a consultation she had received the other day.