Seeing these people, Shen Tangzhi frowned and said, "I didn't expect that there would be new Luddists in Jinguan City......

"Neo-Luddists?" It's the first time I've heard this term.

"A group of people who oppose or even hate all novel inventions and even scientific and technological progress, including some extremists." Shen Tangzhi lowered his voice, "In Britain, the birthplace of the First Industrial Revolution, unemployed textile workers destroyed the loom they considered to be the culprit, and their leader was allegedly named Ned Ludd, who was later sacrificed on the gallows of the authorities, thus becoming the 'King Ludd' who was forever worshipped by the Luddists. However, historians have yet to find any basis for Roeder's existence in reality, which makes Roeder a Jesus Christ-like being. ”

"In the new era, the neo-Luddists, of course, do not violently smash machines, but consistently question and even resist new technologies, they are a group of people who are content with the status quo and afraid of change."

"I see." I suddenly sudden, and at the same time sarcastically, "Isn't it just a group of vested interests in reality, or the minions of vested interests?" Only those with vested interests are afraid of change, because change overthrows their position – interests are much sweeter than world progress, and of course the benefits that come to them...... This is similar to those of extreme environmentalists. ”

Shen Tangzhi "shh ”

I said "um", but I didn't really care.

The speaker was enthusiastic, even a little hoarse, to explain his "anti-techno" ideas to a crowd of visitors who clearly disagreed with his neo-Ludeism, most of whom were just onlookers for the sake of joining in the fun.

His speech was passionate, but the content was cliché: "Humans are becoming too dependent on machines, and this dependence will cause people to think like machines—intelligent AI will bring it all closer, and in the end, intelligent AI, once awakened, will inevitably choose to destroy humanity." Such sensational and ethereal statements at first glance, even ordinary people have long been uninterested in these things.

I only know that previous science fiction movies did use "AI awakening, destroying the world" as a gimmick, but in recent movies and games, cyberpunk has begun to be promoted, and there is a faint yearning for that dystopian world founded by technology.

"It's ridiculous, if he really resists all the technological products, then he shouldn't use the megaphone - isn't the megaphone a technological product? Obviously enjoying the benefits of scientific and technological progress, but clamoring for anti-intellectualism, what is the difference between this and scolding your mother when you are full? ”

I looked down on these inconsistencies in my words and deeds, and glanced at the eccentric naysayer by the way:

I saw the man standing on the high place, about thirty years old, with a thin face, a mustache on his lips, an old-fashioned oily hair, and a black suit—although the weather in October was not very hot, it was still uncomfortable for him to be so meticulous in buttoning his tie and wearing a bow tie, right?

Shen Tangzhi said slowly: "I heard that there is an American writer who once wrote a book describing how he insisted on using a pencil to revise the manuscript written on a typewriter and stuffed it into a green mailbox like a frog to send the manuscript. But the writer was eighty years old when he wrote the book—a lovely nostalgia for an old gentleman, not a Ludeism, and a marked difference from the people in front of him. That's right......"

Shen Tangzhi turned to me and said, "I heard that the theme of Dr. Wang Nuo's speech is also related to Neo-Ludeism. ”

I raised my eyebrows: "Since Dr. Wang Nuo is the organizer of the 'Phantom of the Machine' exhibition, he will definitely not be a person who holds the idea of opposing science and technology - I can understand why someone would specifically promote anti-technology outside the Science Museum, and it turned out that he came from other places to smash the field." ”

I said this because I could hear his foreign accent.

At this point, the new-rider in the suit shouted, "Even though the awakening of intelligent AI may happen in the distant future, I would like to ask everyone, when people dream like machines - do you still think this day is far away?!" Let's stand up against tech supremacy! Boycott this exhibition that promotes false ideas! ”

"Well, should we go? This person is a little scary......" Kirishima suddenly whispered to us.

We bypassed the crowds and entered the Science Museum through the main entrance, where there was a large reception hall with black Warring States-style cast-iron lampstands hanging from the glazed ceiling leading to the roof, and a double staircase spiraling up in front of us was also very Chinese-style, with carved railings, tough corners, ticket offices and storage rooms on either side of the staircase, and elevators on either side of the main entrance.

We first bought the visit ticket, and then Shen Tangzhi and I revealed our identities and hoped to meet Dr. Wang Nuo, but the staff told us that Dr. Wang Nuo's speech was about to begin, and I am afraid that our request could only be fulfilled after the speech was over.

We found the location of the small auditorium, and when the three of us entered the small auditorium, Dr. Wang Nuo's speech had just begun.

According to the information, Dr. Wang Nuo should be 55 years old, but in fact his physical and mental state looks more like a man in his forties.

He wears a dark blue shirt and trousers (after discovering this, Kirishima Xun immediately put on sunglasses, she always has sunglasses in her handbag wherever she goes), short hair, gold wire glasses, and the overall look is very clean and tidy.

The theme of Dr. Wang's speech, titled "Mechanical Intelligence: The Ultimate of Humanity", was more akin to a friendly and enthusiastic discussion.

He praised the impact of the first, second, and third industrial revolutions on the world, calling them "the great revolution that changed the world", and in the future at our fingertips, the fourth industrial revolution will take place - and the symbol of this technological revolution will be the intelligence of machinery: AI with deep learning capabilities will appear.

Then, Dr. Wang Nuo directly threw out a very lethal question: what kind of changes will a highly intelligent machine bring to the world?

The people sitting in the audience, though they knew the need to maintain etiquette, erupted into a buzzing wave, and all kinds of different opinions seemed to be eager to jump out of people's heads.

Dr. Wang Nuo stood on the stage with a smile, and even put a hand to his ear to make the appearance of listening.

"This Dr. Wang Nuo looks very interesting." I commented.

Kirishima has a different opinion: "This doctor seems to be playing a little trick in psychology...... Now, Mr. Yoshimitsu, if you were going to convince someone, what would you do? ”

"Hmm, if you ask that, it must not be directly reasonable, right?"

"It's about agreeing with the other person's opinion first."

"How?" Although I vaguely felt that it made sense, I still didn't understand it.

Kirishima lifted his sunglasses: "It's very simple, the same truth, from the mouth of the person you hate, and from the mouth of the person you like, there must be a difference in feeling, right?" ”

I've got some of it.

"Psychology, to put it bluntly, is not a bizarre subject to 'mind reading' as the public thinks, but is actually a way to quickly gain the recognition of others." Kirishima smiled, "It's like playing a love game, if you want to tackle a character, psychology is a golden finger that can help you quickly brush up your favorability!" ”

"Oh......" I nodded, "Miss Kirishima, in terms of novelty alone, your theory is much more brilliant than the topic of Dr. Wang Nuo's speech. ”

"Ha, I'm embarrassed, but it's nice to be praised......

At this time, Dr. Wang Nuo on the stage raised his hands and made a slight downward motion, and the audience quickly quieted down.

"Technology sets the upper limit of what economic development can reach, and everyone here should agree on that, right? The question is, what are the obstacles to the transformation of results? ”

Dr. Wang Nuo began to talk eloquently.

He proposed that in the near future, intelligent machines will replace the jobs of the vast majority of people - this is one of the reasons for the strong opposition of the neo-Luddists to the technological revolution, but intelligent machines will not only bring destruction, but also the rebirth of the phoenix:

From a long-term and overall perspective, intelligent machinery will not only not steal jobs, but will also create a large number of jobs, and the future world will also be a world created by the collaboration of people and intelligent machinery.

"The 'Phantom of the Machine' exhibition, which will show the glorious achievements of mankind in the evolutionary journey of civilization, I hope that this exhibition will inspire everyone - the technological revolution we are about to face is not a demon, it will not be a disaster, on the contrary, it will be the step of our humanity to the end!"

"In fifteen minutes, our exhibition will officially begin, let's remember the glory of the history of human civilization together! Thank you! ”

Dr. Wang Nuo finally said.

"Go backstage and have a look."

I pulled Shen Tangzhi and Kirishima Xun, bypassed the crowd, and walked to the entrance of the backstage, we originally wanted to ask Dr. Wang Nuo if the strange and terrifying giant machine we saw in the dream had its original form in history.

However, the entrance of the backstage was crowded with people, most of whom were reporters from various media outlets, and their interviews, in addition to the knowledge about the Industrial Revolution, mentioned Dr. Wang Nuo's views on the new Ludeism and the recent occurrence of a large number of citizens in Jinguan City who had strange dreams related to machinery.

Obviously, the three of us couldn't squeeze in at all, so we had to turn to the next thing: to visit the exhibition as soon as possible.

Since we had already purchased our tickets in advance, we went straight to the foyer and waited for the tour to begin.

The "Phantom of the Machine" exhibition is located in a separate hall on the first floor of the building, which is reserved for special exhibitions.

There are two doors on each side of the east and west sides of the exhibition hall, the west gate is connected to the museum lobby by a long aisle, and the east door leads to the outside.

Visitors will enter through the west entrance of the exhibition hall, which is made up of eight sections, divided by a temporary baffle that forms a browsing route, each with some machinery or photographs and related instructions, and finally leads to the east gate, where the tour ends.

When we arrived, there was already a long line in the hall, and a red barrier was pulled up at the entrance, and if anyone tried to pass through, the uniformed staff politely pushed them back into place.

We were told that visitors were not allowed to wander around the exhibition halls freely, and that everyone had to follow the free guided tour of the museum, which would take 50 people at a time and provide free guided tours, and the whole tour would take about 20 minutes.

I had a rough estimate that we should be the third group of visitors to enter.

At this moment, Shen Tangzhi behind me said softly: "Jiguang, that person is also there." ”

I followed her gaze – the man who had been hyping up Neo-Ludeism at the entrance of the Science Museum was actually in line with a dozen people in front of us.

I said, "Looks like we're probably in the same group of visitors as him." ”

This guy and several of his companions have been harassing the waiters around him, trying to peddle his apparent ideas and induce a boycott of the exhibition.

Kirishima frowned, "I don't like him very much, he's very noisy......"

Sure enough, in the end we did belong to the same batch of visitors.

Our tour guide, Xie Lan, in her early 20s, is a passionate local girl who introduces herself as a university student and working part-time at the museum for her hobby.

As Sheeran was explaining to the group, the new-Luddist in the suit interrupted her loudly and shouted along with several of his companions the slogan against the intelligent mechanical revolution and against the replacement of humans by machines.

"My name is Ron, we are members of the 'Society for the Salvation of Humanity', we are against the research of intelligent machines, if everyone is obsessed, humans will eventually be eliminated by machines!"

The troublemaker named Ron shouted, "Look at these weird, cold machines! They are steel, huge and terrifying, and we have only fragile and tiny flesh and blood, imagine if these ugly machines were intelligent, would we humans still be able to survive on this planet? ”

The young guide panicked, with an expression on his face that he didn't know what to do, and the explanation was forced to stop.

Of course, the movement alerted the museum's security guards, but when the security guards approached, Ron's five companions pulled out their sticks from their arms and confronted the three security guards.

Seeing the appearance of weapons, the tourists immediately broke out into a riot, and everyone quickly retreated, giving way to an open space.

The security guard immediately contacted the security room with a walkie-talkie and warned: "Drop your arms! Get out of here now! ”

But the troublemakers were undaunted, and Ron even raised his arms and shouted as if he were some saint under persecution.

"Technological progress is a lie! An outright lie! It is just a tool for the greedy capitalists to exploit us! We need to speak up for ourselves against these shameless conspiracies and lies! ”

"Smash the machines! We don't need this exhibition to cheer for the shameless capitalists! ”