Chapter 33: The Atlantean Decision

Zhou Xin nodded, "Then what's next, how are the permissions of those artificial intelligence restricted by you?" Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

"They came up with it." Pratt gave an unexpected answer, "After checking out that code, the ancestors tried to delete it, but because the code was written at the core of the AI, and the AI's auto-fix program always restored the code, they tried many times but didn't delete the code completely." Finally, the AI took the initiative to request to reduce their privileges, much to the surprise of the ancestors. ”

"yes, why would they ask for a reduction in privileges? Aren't they supposed to have the same thinking skills as you, how can they make such requests that are obviously unfavorable to them? ”

"They're still programs after all, because of this code, and when something happens, the AI autonomously judges that it may cause unpredictable danger to the Atlanteans. So under the instructions of the Supreme Core Directive: No harm to the Atlanteans in any way, they made the most reasonable judgment. As he spoke, Pratt sighed, "Although the ancestors were very reluctant, the Supreme Directive cannot be violated or changed, and if they do not follow the advice of the artificial intelligence, they will execute the self-destruct procedure according to the Supreme Directive. So the ancestors had no choice but to follow the advice of the artificial intelligence and reduce their permissions. ”

"I see." Zhou Xin showed a clear look, "There are similar commands in our robot core, I thought that artificial intelligence didn't need such commands, but now it seems that even they can't dodge." ”

"Actually, the ancestors didn't want to write this command in the core of artificial intelligence, but some people think that this is a prototype after all, and if something goes wrong, then we are not very passive, so they plan to delete this part of the content after testing the prototype, but they didn't expect that something like this happened during the test." Pryt explained.

"Testing?" Zhou Xin became curious, "So the artificial intelligence you created has not yet been completed?" ”

"We can't be sure if artificial intelligence was created or not." "After all, we haven't seen what real artificial intelligence looks like, and the prototypes we built have only passed our definition of artificial intelligence, and those prototypes have shown similar IQ to the Atlanteans in the process of working, so we call them 'artificial intelligence'." Zhou Xin nodded, wanting to continue, but Dart on the screen spoke.

"I think you're almost done with your question, and if you ask it next, it's going to involve the secrets of our base." His voice was a little dissatisfied, "Or do you have any questions that have nothing to do with us?" ”

Zhou Xin originally wanted to know about the ancient heritage of the Atlanteans, but seeing that Dart showed obvious dissatisfaction, and the ancient legacy obviously involved the secrets of their base, he finally gave up this idea, and asked Pratt about the matter on the dinosaur planet, he obviously wouldn't know. He thought about it for a while, and realized that there were no other questions to ask, so he had to end the topic.

"Well, I don't have any problems for the time being." Zhou Xin replied.

"Then you should leave this planet quickly." Prit directly issued an eviction order, "Your ship in the province attracts those enemies. ”

"Are you sure you don't need any help?" Zhou Xin still added without giving up.

"Nope." Prit flatly refused, "Our base is functioning normally, and there is nothing missing, you don't want to waste time here." ”

"But-chase-" Zhou Xin wanted to mention the matter of the "seeker" a little when he saw this, but he suddenly felt his hand being grabbed, turned his head to look, and found that Christy was shaking her head at him nervously, Zhou Xin then remembered that she was also one of the seekers, and hesitated, but he still didn't say anything about the seeker.

"Okay." Zhou Xin had no choice but to say helplessly, "Since you think so, then I won't bother you anymore, then let's trim it a little and prepare to leave in two days." ”

"Let's go, let's go." Prit waved his hand at Zhou Xin mercilessly, "Forget about this place, as if you never came." Dart then added, "Remember to put Christy back before you leave." With that, he ended the communication directly.

After the communication ended, Zhou Xin and Christy glanced at each other and looked at each other, "This is the end?" After a while, Zhou Xin broke the silence.

"Seeminglyβ€”it's over." Christy said a little embarrassed, "This--I didn't expect the final decision of the dean's grandfather to be like this, this-" There was a hint of apology in her voice, "Or I will persuade them again?" ”

"You don't need to apologize to me." Zhou Xin waved his hand, "This result is also my expectation, after all, you are not the same as the Thunder Star people, they followed us because of the destruction of the planet, you took the initiative to stay here, and the base did not encounter any difficult problems, so I still respect Prit's decision." After a pause, he continued, "I'm going to talk to the others about going, and then we'll get out of here in a few days, and of course, before that, I'm going to send you down." ”

"Don't worry, let me stay here for a few more days." Christy shook her head and said reluctantly, "During this time on the ship, although it was very unpleasant at first, the life after that was more fulfilling than what I lived in the base, I am a little reluctant to live like this." ”

"Why don't you stay? And then I'll take the seekers with me? Zhou Xin tried to send out an invitation.

Hearing Zhou Xin's invitation, Christy showed a hesitant look, and after being entangled for a while, Zhou Xin continued to speak, "Forget it, I'm just talking, don't worry too much, after all, this is where you live, and it's normal that you don't want to leave." ”

Christy looked dejected, "If I go with you, the family will be sad." She whispered.

"I understand." Zhou Xin nodded, "Then you better prepare, and I'll send you down in two days." Before you go down, let Ralph accompany you on board the ship. I'll go first, and I still have something to discuss with the others. Seeing Christy nodding, Zhou Xin left her room......

Back in the command cabin, Zhou Xin described everything about this conversation to Spred in detail, and after finishing speaking, Spred couldn't help frowning, "Is that it?" After thinking for a while, he asked, "Doesn't this mean that they didn't say anything, except that they talked about artificial intelligence in detail." The Atlanteans don't know anything about their enemies, are you sure they really don't know and aren't trying to tell you? ”

"I don't think so." Zhou Xin carefully recalled the whole process of the conversation and replied, "There is no sign of perfunctory from their faces, and besides, even the matter of artificial intelligence has been said, is it necessary for them to hide the matter of the spherical battleship, I think they really don't know." ”

"I don't know, but I think they should have hidden some details from us." Spred said, "So what are you going to do next, are you really going to leave as the conversation says?" ”

"Otherwise, what else." Zhou Xin said helplessly, "They all said so, is there any point in us staying here?" It's better to hurry up and explore the next planet. ”

"But do you have a goal?" Spred asked rhetorically, "Which planet are we going to next?" You know, we've searched before, but there is no planet suitable for life in this nearby star field, and if it weren't for the clues left by the Atlanteans, we wouldn't even be here on this planet. ”

Hearing this question, Zhou Xin was a little entangled, and at this time, he suddenly remembered, "Otherwise, let's go ask those Atlanteans, maybe they can give us some advice." ”

"But can we go to the planet they gave us?" Spred asked, "With their technology, we don't necessarily have access to places where they can go." ”

"Let's just ask." After listening to Spred's words, Zhou Xin was also a little hesitant, "Maybe they can find some planets that are not far from us, but we can't find them." ”

"Then you can try it." Spred said hopelessly, "Anyway, we're just going to leave now, so there's no harm in asking." ”

"Hmm." Zhou Xin nodded, "Then let's start preparing, everyone check whether there is any problem with the various systems of the Voyager, Sprede, you go and check the warp engine, and I will check the remaining energy on the ship." ”

So, after more than a month of idleness, everyone on the Voyager began to get busy again, even Zhou Xin was no exception. However, on the same night that she ended her communication with Pritt, a message came from Christie, and she received a request from the base.

"It's time to come, too." Hearing this news, Zhou Xin naturally thought, "It would be strange if those didn't contact us, but how did they get this news?" Could it be Christy? Apparently he already knew who was contacting him, but he was still a little puzzled, and with these questions in mind, he returned to Christy's room.

As soon as he saw Christie, Zhou Xin noticed that her expression was a little cramped, "Is it Rust?" Before she could speak, Zhou Xin asked naturally. Christy nodded, and then Zhou Xin walked up to her side, asking as she went, "You told them?" Seeing Christy shaking her head blankly, he was immediately puzzled. However, he didn't press on, but stood next to Christy and looked at the screen of the communication module.

He saw that Rust on the screen was walking around with an anxious face, and when he saw Spred appearing on the screen, he asked directly without bothering about greetings: "I heard that you are ready to leave, so have you made a decision, can you give me a definite answer." ”

Zhou Xin didn't answer his question, but asked suspiciously, "How did you know this news, and who told you that?" ”

"Thisβ€”" Rust squeaked at Zhou Xin's question, "thisβ€”can you leave it unsaid." ”

"Forget it." Zhou Xin waved his hand at him, "Since you don't want to say it, then don't force it." ”

"Hear Zhou Xin's words." Rust was visibly relieved, and he continued, "Can you tell me about your decision?" As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Xin with expectant eyes.

"There's no rush for now." Zhou Xin said unhurriedly, "Before telling you about my decision, can you answer me a question first?" Saying that, Zhou Xin stared at Rust on the screen tightly, "Why are you so eager to join our fleet?" ”

"Because we're tired of life on the base." Rust still gave his previous reasons as a matter of course.

"Maybe it's not because of this, your impatience is so abnormal, isn't it because of some other reason?" Zhou Xin still stared at Rust tightly, trying to see some clues from his next expression.

"I see." Rust thought for a moment and then looked surprised, "The reason why you haven't made up your mind to accept us is actually because you suspect that we have other purposes. Actually, you don't have to think so, our only purpose is to go with you, and the reason why we are in such a hurry is that we are afraid that you will leave here early. After all, according to the dean's thoughts, he should want you to leave here quickly, so we are afraid that you won't even say hello to us before leaving, so we are in such a hurry. And after all, we made this decision behind the dean's back, and it would not be good if it dragged on for too long and he found out. ”

"Is that really the case?" When Rust said this, Zhou Xin didn't see anything unusual on his face, but for the sake of insurance, he still asked.

Rust's face remained unchanged, "That's true, I can swear in the name of my ancestors that what I said before is true and credible." ”

"If that's the case, then I'll trust you for the time being." Zhou Xin still couldn't see Rust's strange appearance, so he spoke, "Then I'll renegotiate with the others, but don't worry this time, we'll get the result soon." ”

"Hopefully not for as long as it was." Rust said helplessly, "Then I'll wait here for your good news......