Nick Fury stared at the Cosmic Cube in the center of the metal instrument, and in his heart he had always regarded this tiny Earth Cube as one of the core cornerstones of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Red Skull, the leader of the Hydra during World War II, got it from a church in Norway, and legend has it that the Cosmic Cube is the most precious gem in Odin's treasury and possesses incredible and wonderful powers.

If it weren't for Captain America leading the Roaring Commandos to destroy Hydra's lair in one fell swoop, creating a chance for victory in the war, perhaps the giant wheel of history would have roared into another trajectory.

Later, Captain America Steve Rogers flew a plane into a glacier, and the Cosmic Cube was salvaged from the deep sea by Howard Stark and placed in the custody of the Science Strategy Corps, the predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D., until Nick Fury took over as director, determined to restart the research program of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube.

"See what activated the Cosmic Rubik's Cube?"

The Black Director was skeptical of Dr. Servig's explanation, and S.H.I.E.L.D. had never seen such a strange phenomenon in the possession of the cube for many years. According to the calculation model on the computer, the Cosmic Rubik's Cube releases interference and radiation, and the value continues to rise, and will soon break through the highest peak.

In Dr. Servig's mind, this is not a good sign, and the headache is that they can't find any effective way to turn it off for the time being, so they can only watch and wait.

"No one has been in or out, and the doctor is innocent."

Hawkeye Barton, who was looking down from a high vantage point, slid down the rope, guarding the center and keeping an eye on everyone.

Nick Fury, who has always been suspicious, could not just trust the Cosmic Cube in the hands of others, and he vaguely felt in his heart that there was a turbulent undercurrent hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D., which was the old enemy of the last century, the ghost of the haunting Third Reich.

Since the defeat in World War II, Hydra has fallen apart, and some people have moved to the red empire, where they began to hide for a long time until the collapse of the former Soviet Union. At that time, S.H.I.E.L.D., which was still a scientific and strategic legion, absorbed and digested the cutting-edge technology and heritage strength of the Third Reich, but at the same time exposed huge flaws.

Even since taking office, the black bureau chief has been committed to the division of power hierarchies and strict secrecy measures, and it seems that he has never been able to get rid of the ubiquitous Na (Na) remnant.

"If there's a problem, it's not on our side, sir." Barton said earnestly. "Dr. Servig said that the Cosmic Cube is the gateway to the other end, what if this door is a two-way street?"

The words of his right-hand man caught Fury's attention, and he was only bent on using the Cosmic Rubik's Cube to draw infinite energy to create cutting-edge technology, just like the Red Skull Schmidt had done before, but he ignored the risks.

The black chief stroked the blindfold, he would never forget the tragic lesson of that secret invasion, which not only damaged S.H.I.E.L.D., but also lost a reliable comrade-in-arms, a brave heroine.

"Dr. Servig, do everything you can to close the Cosmic Rubik's Cube!" Fury commanded loudly, turning to Hawkeye Barton, "Speed up the evacuation, it's still like this after forty minutes, ruin it!" ”

The black director looked at the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, without the slightest hesitation in his eyes, he couldn't let the Cosmic Cube attract unknown strong enemies. Long before he was not the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury knew that in this vast universe, there was more than one brilliant civilization on Earth, and humans were not a unique race of life.

But before Nick Fury could react, the energy released by the Cosmic Cube broke through the peak, and a burst of dazzling blue light erupted, and the entire underground base began to shake.

The spatial passage like a whirlpool expanded and opened, and strong fluctuations swept through, like water waves spreading, and a figure kneeling on one knee loomed.

…………

Stark Mansion.

Tony, who was immersed in improving "Ultron" on the workbench, exhaled a long breath and stretched out with his hands raised, his body as if his body was rusty after sitting for a long time.

After adding and refining with Reed day and night, Tony finally designed an almost perfect artificial intelligence program framework based on the intelligent butler Jarvis and the Red Queen provided by Sean as a reference.

In Tony's vision, Ultron should have unparalleled computing power, connect to the planet's online world, and be able to scrape information from the Internet at all times to absorb more knowledge – in short, it should have the same ability to learn as humans to understand and use it.

This is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough for artificial intelligence, usually AI will only judge with mechanical thinking, and cannot have the same real perception as humans, so there will be the "Turing test".

Long before the last century, the concept of "machine thinking" was first proposed by Aaron Turing, the founder of artificial intelligence, when he published a landmark paper in 1950, "Can Computers Think?" The famous Turing experiment was proposed.

One person asks a question to the computer and another uninformed person tries to distinguish whether it is a human or a computer from the answer. If the computer is not recognized, it means that the Turing experiment has passed.

This process may seem simple, but no matter how powerful a computer program is, it will always lack human comprehension, and will gradually reveal its flaws in constant questioning, especially for questions that are creative and require real understanding.

For example, "The cat sits on the blanket because it's warm – what is warm?" In this sentence, the average AI will fall into a logical trap because it can't accurately recognize pronouns, and can't associate cats, blankets, and warmth.

What Stark has to do is to create an artificial intelligence that truly has the ability to think, which can not only answer such basic questions, but also form independent thinking.

Rubbing his astringent eyes, Tony leaned back in his chair and looked at the dense virtual projection with an appreciative look for art, which can be called a huge data stream of massive information, gradually outlining a blurred face.

It was the most perfect creation that existed in Stark's mind.

Ultron.

He and Reed wanted an artificial intelligence that would break through the complex operations of 0 and 1, and after breaking the mechanical mind, it would really think like a human.

Therefore, these two world-class top geniuses, in addition to building a computational framework, also have to weave a meticulous and complex "logic network", so that through uninterrupted data calculations, Ultron gradually evolves self-awareness.

"You will be a shield to protect the world."

Tony muttered softly, his gaze softening, as if looking at his own child.

If I had to put it more accurately, it would be the newborn he co-created with Dr. Richards.

Although Ultron is only a simple prototype, like a toddler, Tony firmly believes that it only takes a short period of time for it to grow into an adult and carry out its mission.

"Good night."

With a wave of his hand, Tony's countless virtual projections dissipated, the lights in the lab went out, and only a computer in the center was still crunching the data.

In the dark environment, the computer's red light flashed like a blinking eye.