At this moment, Xiao Yun was indeed afraid. After the researcher said the technological level of the robot at this moment, Xiao Yun instantly speculated on these two possibilities. The first one may be scary enough, think about how terrifying it would be for a genius who can create ideas to follow a group of replicating robots that can reach an infinite number of them anytime, anywhere, and what new technology can be used to improve their strength at any time?

But Xiao Yun didn't think that the first one might be anything terrible, or in other words, compared to the second one, the first might not be so scary.

The researcher obviously thought of this as well, but he just kept shaking his head and sighing: "Xiao Yun, the matter is not as serious as you imagined, the truth of the matter must be the first possibility, the second possibility you speculated...... Don't talk about it. ”

Xiao Yun also sighed: "Yes...... If the first possibility is the case, we humans still have a little hope of winning, though that hope is slim. But if it's the second possibility...... I think there is no hope for our human civilization at all. We will inevitably die out in this universe like the Martian civilization once was. ”

If it is because that genius is constantly upgrading robots, so that these robots can be upgraded from being able to crawl only on land to being able to travel interstellarly, then as long as this genius is killed, these robots will lose the ability to continue to improve their strength. In this way, human civilization has the hope of defeating them, or in other words, although it cannot completely eliminate these replica robots, these replicant robots cannot completely eliminate humans, and the two will always be stalemate and survive together. And human civilization is constantly evolving. As long as there is enough time, after the technology of human civilization has developed to a certain point, human civilization will eventually have the ability to completely destroy these robots.

Taking a step back, even if human civilization does not have the ability to assassinate that genius, a person's lifespan is always limited, waiting for 500 years, 600 years, or 1,000 years. There was a time when that genius would die of old age. As long as he is dead, there is still hope for human civilization.

But...... What if the increase in the strength of these robots was not the result of that genius's interference? In this way, even if that genius dies, these robots can continue to grow stronger, and even faster than human civilization, in that case...... There is no hope for human civilization completely. It was only a matter of time before it was completely destroyed.

This is the second possibility in Xiao Yun's speculation.

"The second possibility is that these robots have the ability to evolve themselves." Xiao Yun said quietly, "They don't need anyone's interference to continuously upgrade their own technology, just like ...... True intelligent life like that. ”

General Emak said, "Xiao Yun. Do you mean that it is possible for these robots to develop their own set of scientific systems just like our human civilization, and then rely on this scientific system to continuously evolve and improve their capabilities? ”

"I don't know." Xiao Yun shook his head, "What I mean by evolution does not mean the progress of science, but only the growth of strength. ”

"However, there is no scientific progress. Where does the growth of strength come from? ”

Xiao Yun thought for a while, and finally sighed. "I don't know. ”

"The growth of strength inevitably comes from the progress of science, although I am not a scientist, but I still understand this simple truth." General Emak flicked his fingers and said, "So...... You tell me, how does a robot develop science? Could it be that they will also summarize and come up with innovative thinking? Coming up with a new type of theory and constantly researching it? If they can do that, tell me, what is the difference between them and a truly intelligent civilization? They...... Or is it still a robot? ”

"There's no way they're going to do that." Xiao Yun shook his head categorically, "Robots are always robots, and this is impossible to change. Other words. Robots can't have the abilities you say. The robot will only make actions according to the internal programme, and all its actions are preset, and nothing new can be done - even some robots that have the ability to learn from themselves are essentially just another form of presupposition. ”

Self-learning robots are nothing new, they have been in human civilization for hundreds of years, but they are still robots, and they are far from truly self-aware artificial intelligence. The so-called self-learning is nothing more than classifying the data that has been obtained through some algorithms, and then improving one's work efficiency. In other words, they don't have the ability to create new data on their own, but only the ability to collect existing information and process it.

And this happens to be the biggest difference between robots and humans. As long as this is not solved, robots will never become real beings.

"Then I'll sort out your thoughts." General Emak said, "Robots will only make movements according to the internal programmes, they will never become a real intelligent civilization, they will never be able to conduct scientific research independently, and if they cannot conduct scientific research independently, they will not be able to improve their own strength, and they will not be able to improve their own strength, and this will conflict with the reality we are facing today - because in reality, its strength has indeed improved." In that case, is your second hypothesis falsible? Further, isn't it illustrated...... Only the remaining speculation is correct, that is, that the so-called genius has been in the army of robots, and has been upgrading the technology of robots? ”

"Your logical chain is flawed. It's true that you can't improve your power if you can't improve your technology in a normal sense, but you know what I'm most worried about? Xiao Yun said quietly, "What I'm most worried about is...... That genius found another way to increase his strength without relying on scientific progress. ”

At this moment, even the researcher from Fang Cai couldn't believe it: "Xiao Yun, what did you say?" A way to improve your strength without relying on scientific progress? Are you kidding? Or do you mean that these robots are like those cultivators in the novel, who can cultivate themselves and then improve their strength? If this is not the case, then you tell me, is there any way to achieve the improvement of strength without relying on scientific progress? ”

"That's where it comes in." Xiao Yun said, "Frankly, I don't know what this method is, after all, whether you or me, we are not geniuses. Whereas...... Can you guarantee that a genius who can create ideas, who can overcome technical and logical puzzles that have plagued us for centuries, and who can create robots that can replicate itself infinitely, can you guarantee that he will not be able to find this method? ”

The researcher just kept shaking his head: "This can't be, this can't be." I really can't imagine what the way to improve my strength without relying on scientific progress is. Just like these robots, their material technology has progressed from crawling on the ground to being strong enough for interstellar navigation, from being able to fight enemies at close range with their limbs to destroying Tarzan-class warships in space, and then you now say that their technology has not progressed? What else is the reason for such a drastic change in their strength? ”

Xiao Yun did not respond to the scientist's words, but turned around, looked at the robot in front of him that had been disassembled into parts, looked at the place where the core chip was originally placed, and sighed and said: "I dare to guarantee that if that genius finds a way to "improve strength without relying on scientific progress", then this method must be reflected in those program code segments. It's a pity, it's a pity, this core chip was destroyed. ”

General Emak said at this time: "According to Occam's razor, the more premises a hypothesis requires, the more likely it is that the hypothesis will be false." Obviously, the genius has been following the hypothesis of the robot syndicate that requires fewer premises than the hypothesis that these robots have the ability to evolve themselves, then, I think, the correct answer should be the first hypothesis. As long as we find a way to kill that genius, or wait for him to die of old age, our human civilization can slowly gain the initiative in the war and win the final victory. ”

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "General, I have no way to refute your assertion, and I don't have any evidence or ideas to confirm the hypothesis that robots can evolve themselves, it's just ...... I always had the feeling that something that genius had made wasn't just that...... I've always thought that the assumption that these robots have the ability to evolve on their own is more in line with my image of that genius. ”

"Because he's a genius." Xiao Yun sighed and said, "If you don't come up with something shocking enough to shock people...... How can you be called a genius? ”

General Emak patted Xiao Yun on the shoulder, and then said, "Actually, you are also a genius. What you can only think of in a day, you may not be unexpected. So...... Use your wits to come up with a way for these robots to evolve themselves without self-awareness and without a scientific system. (To be continued.) )