On the Internet, Han Le found that artificial intelligence in this era has made great progress - much more than he imagined. Although there is no real so-called intelligence, many algorithms have been able to simulate the behavior patterns of some lower animals - many online stores can easily see it, and in recent years, the popularity of some electronic pets has attracted a lot of public opinion.

The so-called electronic pet is similar to Han Le's impression of having a "program pet" on the Internet, and then clicking on "feeding" and "playing games together" every day...... The electronic pet of this era is an industrial product, which looks similar to a kitten and a puppy, with built-in electric power, and can completely simulate the behavior of animals in terms of behavior patterns, which can even deceive the animals themselves.

The biggest difference with real animals is that their movements are a little clumsy, and they don't need to eat or drink, and those with poor quality and lower grades may not be able to soak in water......

But as a pet, these functions are not important, they will sell cute, they can understand people's thoughts to the greatest extent, and the most important thing is to sell cute in a timely and desperate way, on one of the most popular product videos on the Internet, Han Le saw that "a cat" can even stick out its tongue, roll its eyes, and make a tired scream, and even the latest pet cat can catch mice (even in this highly developed era, mice, the natural enemies of human beings since ancient times, are still tenacious and not extinct), Compared with AI, which can simulate the behavior patterns of animals, the rapid progress of manufacturing makes Han Le feel incredible.

Judging from some public opinion on the Internet, many people are worried that sooner or later, they will be able to make industrial products that can simulate human children - that is the plot of the movie "AI". Unlike the movie, this concern in reality is not entirely an ethical and moral consideration - because of the huge social background of hibernation, many young people are no longer willing to have children because they are worried about carrying a moral burden, if there are more robot children to compete...... After all, real children who only and pee, cry and shout all day long, and toss people so much that they can't sleep are completely no match for these programs.

When talking to Qiao Yiyu about the specific details of AI, Qiao Yiyu began to sell off the key and was reluctant to talk any more. But Han Le couldn't hold back this time, and continued to ask, Qiao Yiyu said a little vaguely: "In my time, in the mature stage of AI technology, there was a period of confrontation with humans, and even almost caused a war. But in the end, humanity took the lead, and in the history that followed, AI technology became one of the projects that was blocked by technology...... But I'm not sure if these things will happen again. ”

Han Le was surprised at first, and then surprised: "No matter how strong the AI is, it's just a program...... Even if it is equipped with a body, it cannot get rid of the industrial base created by humans, how can such a thing confront humans......"

Qiao Yiyu shrugged: "I'm also curious, the term AI is mysterious even in my time, and such a dramatic disappearance in history can be as incredible as the reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs...... In my time, humans were not afraid of black holes, asteroid storms, and even the red giant state of the sun...... But only for AI, this is a completely forbidden technology, and it is the kind that everyone has to declare not to participate in when they become adults. ”

Han Le was obviously more curious: "As far as I know, it is difficult to ban a technology in the true sense, right?" As long as anyone wants to do ......"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Qiao Yiyu shook his head, "In my time, people's thoughts and memories can be scanned, read and even played, and this kind of scanning is even ...... How to say, it's not as important as you see now, people who have a good relationship share a part of their memories with each other, and even watch a movie and do a memory screening before participating in work...... It's a common thing. So it's technically easy to completely ban something on a conscious level. ”

Han Le looked at Qiao Yiyu in front of him, and he didn't dare to imagine the content of her words...... Screening memory, abstinence techniques, and, as mentioned earlier, family planning...... These elements are almost all "horror" technologies that will only be mentioned in dystopian science fiction movies, but in Qiao Yiyu's view, these are just ordinary and part of life.

"Don't judge the future by the eyes of the present." Han Le could only secretly say to himself in his heart that it was undoubtedly ridiculous to refute it with contemporary morality.

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Han Le couldn't remember how he fell asleep in the end, he was woken up by the simulated sunlight in the room, but he looked in the room and didn't find Qiao Yiyu's person.

Maybe it was because the chat last night was a little intense, and today the valve in his head worked again, Han Le felt that his whole head was empty-a familiar sense of depression, but I don't know why, Han Le doesn't dislike this feeling now, of course, he doesn't like it, he just adapts.

When he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, the unfamiliar stirring sensation of the electric toothbrush in his mouth reminded him that what he was living now was the "future" life. After washing, Han Le turned on the computer and stared at the unfamiliar boot interface in a daze - the interface looked like a movie, but in the end, Han Le realized that it was a food advertisement.

This realization made Han Le twitch the corners of his mouth, but he didn't smile.

The door of the room slammed, and as soon as Han Le turned his head, Qiao Yiyu came in, still holding a plastic bag: "I brought you breakfast, you just got up?" ”

Han Le picked it up and looked at it, and found that it was a pancake, with a slice of bacon added to it, and he was a little surprised: "You made it?" ”

"Yes." This was also a surprise for Qiao Yiyu, "The canteen kitchen here is semi-communal, and many people like to cook by themselves. ”

"Maybe they're too boring." It's not surprising to think of the people who have seen the bar before, and to think about who you are now.

"I passed by the hibernation area today," Qiao Yiyu said casually, "Are we going to wake up Su Pei." ”

In the subconscious mood of men, Han Le was a little unhappy, but it was just a moment, what he saw and heard on the Internet last night, he already knew that in such an era, letting a person hibernate alone is not much different from exile, although he doesn't like Su Pei very much, but after all, he is the only one, from a contemporary in 2013: "Okay." ”

When he went out with a pancake in his mouth, Han Le found that the hibernation area seemed to be different from what he had imagined before—when he first woke up and came to wake up Qiao Yiyu, the hibernation area was just like its name, cold and almost terrifying, giving people a feeling of being cold and lifeless, and the people in the cabinet who could wake up at any time added a more unpredictable sense of mystery to this atmosphere.

But today seems to be a little different, as soon as he walked into the hibernation area, Qiao Yiyu, who was walking in front, met someone who spoke: "This young lady, are you going to wake up your friends?" ”

Qiao Yiyu nodded: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Allow me to be presumptuous," said the man, bowing, "are you going to stay here for a long time or for a vacation?" ”

"Long stay, vacation?" Qiao Yiyu didn't react, but she had already guessed as she spoke, "Do you mean hibernation time?" ”

"That's right," the man immediately took out his mobile phone and showed it in front of Qiao Yiyu, "You can call me Allen, in this era, I can provide you with the most professional travel services." ”

Han Le understood the word hibernation tourism, because he saw many similar words on the Internet yesterday and wanted to interject, but because he couldn't speak English, he could only reluctantly say: "What...... Be...... Hibernation tourism? ”

Allen turned his head, and his face couldn't hide his surprise: "You are Chinese?" ”

Qiao Yiyu smiled: "What, is it rare?" ”

"Then you must have been hibernating for a long ......time," Alan said in English, and then surprisingly fluent Chinese, "except for the past Chinese, there are very few people in Canada who don't speak English...... Now hibernation in China is illegal, did you know? ”

"We know this," Qiao Yiyu nodded, "Let's talk about your hibernation tour." ”

Alan turned to the side, shook his head and said, "Let's wake up your friends first, if you are together, then his opinion is also important." ”

Qiao Yiyu also has Su Pei's right to wake up, and when she was operating according to the program, Han Le chatted with Alan in the back: "I thought that everyone hibernate in this era. ”

"There's always someone to work, and five years ago, when I was still in college, a professor came up with a theory that according to today's productivity, for every 100 hibernators, a minimum of two workers are needed to sustain it."

"One can feed 50 ......," Han Le smiled, "Isn't that also good?" ”

"But no one wants to do this, does they?" Alan smiled wryly, "Besides, that's just a theory. ”

This is indeed a problem, Han Le remembers that before hibernation, when he was in a small restaurant in France, he heard the proprietress talk about "hibernation tax" and other issues, saying that living people need to pay taxes to hibernating immediate family members.

"The hibernation tax doesn't work for a long time," Alan seemed to remember something, "unless it's hibernation for medical purposes, no one wants to pay it, not even my own parents!" I changed it when I was in college, and since then, all non-medical hibernations have to be paid for out of pocket. ”

Han Le could clearly hear the gritted teeth in Allen's tone when he said the words "Mom and Dad", and he could also think of the reason...... These associations made Han Le feel a kind of faint fear.