Five minutes later, Astro Boy and the Mechanic were sitting together in a cold drink shop eating ice cream, and the girl had been watching the boy about ten years old very carefully. Theoretically, a robot like this doesn't need to eat ice cream at all, but when he scoops out a large spoonful of vanilla-flavored ice cream and stuffs it into his mouth, the look of satisfaction on his face can't be hidden...... Authentic.

As a robot developer, Gage knows what a terrifying AI trick this represents.

"Hey, Astro Boy. Let me ask you a question. ”

"Hmm...... Just ask! ”

The boy replied loudly.

“…… You're a robot. But why would you like ice cream? ”

The boy tilted his head slightly, then thought for a moment.

"Because the ice cream is delicious."

“…… But you can't taste the ice cream. ”

The boy stopped his spoon and thought hard.

"Because...... Daddy likes me to be like me. And then I thought, if I can simulate humans better, then Dad will be much happier, and if Dad is happy, I will be happy. So, I've become as fond of ice cream as Fei Xiong. ”

Dr. Tenma, the most well-known international expert in artificial intelligence, has a very famous anecdote. After the death of his grandson Feixiong in a car accident, he deliberately made a robot that was exactly like Feixiong, implanting the most anthropomorphic artificial intelligence ever created in its electronic brain, as well as Dr. Pema's most brilliant chaotic algorithm to simulate human nature...... And this robot is Astro Boy.

Later, Dr. Tenma leaves, claiming that Astro Boy is nothing more than a failed work. Robots can never reach the human soul, and Astro Boy is taken over by Dr. Chasui.

The girl pondered what the child in front of her had said. The robot can also feel happy, which is something she can do too. Appreciative nerve centers in limbic nerves of the human brain. It can be easily simulated through circuits and programs, so that robots can also feel "happy", although their happiness may not necessarily be the same as ours......

But on the other hand, the human mind is also formed on the basis of matter. The brain is also composed of cells, the gray matter of the brain, those sulcus gyrus and dense nerve cells, these interconnected nerve centers form the basis of the existence of our mind, and if it can be made into a perfect replica of the inorganic structure, theoretically it can also be used as a carrier of the mind......

And this brings us to a very interesting philosophical question.

Do we really have a "soul"?

Is there a difference between us and robots?

What exactly is a "soul"?

In the joint study of science and technology, Gage did not spend too much energy on those occult studies. Instead, they devote their energy to the mechanical structure and energy transformation that they are best at, and one of the characteristics of scientists is that they are completely outwardly exploring, they pursue the deep mysteries of the starry sky, but they always ignore their own inner strength.

“…… So, what's the danger you just talked about? ”

After swallowing a whole bucket of ice cream, Astro Boy threw the plastic spoon back into the paper bucket with satisfaction, and looked at Gage with his chin in his hands.

The "......" mechanical warlock has never been good at intrigue tricks. She hesitated slightly, then poured out her words, "I got the news that someone wants to do it to you." And several other quite powerful bots are disadvantageous. ”

"Not good for me?" Astro Boy didn't move his eyebrows, as if he was still a little interested, and motioned for Gage to continue. "You say...... What are the other robots? ”

"The British North-2. Brando of Turkey, Iragu martyr of Greece, Mont Blanch of the dead......"

I'm only halfway there. Astro Boy's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and his eyebrows were tangled, as if he remembered something bad. His eyes began to glance out of the window, as if he had fallen into some kind of distant memory.

When the mechanic had finished naming the seven robots, the boy leaned back heavily and placed himself on the back of his chair.

“…… It's finally here......"

“…… What is the time to come, finally here? ”

Astro Boy unconsciously scratched his cheek with his fingernails, seemingly slightly agitated, "Little sister, I'm glad you told me about this, but...... I'm not sure it's appropriate to involve you. Because as you said, I am in danger, and I am going to take Dr. Chashui and Xiaolan to a safe place, and the people who know about this are ...... There will be dangers. ”

"Hey, don't underestimate me! I may not be able to beat anyone against you! The girl rolled up her sleeves and showed the boy her prosthetic leg made of high-performance alloy.

"Uh...... Although you are a reformer, my strength should still be much stronger than you......"

"Don't push me, don't think I can't find out without you! It's not the same thing to hack a few large organizations and get a few satellites to stare at you every day. ”

Looking at the girl in front of him with an expression of disregard for national law and family rules, Astro Boy had no choice but to raise his hand and surrender.

"Okay...... Actually, I noticed your wording, the power you are talking about, wanting to destroy the best robots in our seven worlds...... But to be honest, I don't think that in terms of pure combat effectiveness, the seven of us are really the seven most powerful robots on the planet...... Although Epslang is probably really the first strong...... Then I started to think about why I chose the seven of us, and the event that connected the seven of us robots was ...... We were all involved in the war of the Kingdom of Persia a few years ago...... It was also the case that Epslang had escaped military service and was not fully involved. ”

The Mechanic Warlock was stunned for two seconds as she began to search her brain for information about the Persian War, a look of surprise as she scanned through the news and reports.

"You mean...... The remnant of the Kingdom of Persia, Darius XIV, who had been destroyed by the Republic of Thrace, was the most likely source of this power? But he has been locked up in prison for several years, how can he still have the strength to manipulate the outside world? ”

Astro Boy's eyes drifted for a moment, then regrouped.

"Dr. Gao Zhi."

The Mechanic Warlock was busy searching for keywords again.

"That legendary Dr. Takashi who designed combat robots for the Kingdom of Persia. The only thing that can defeat robots is stronger robots, and although the Bora investigation team did not find the so-called 'Dr. Gao Zhi' in Persia back then, various facts have proved that Persia does have a very high-level robot manufacturing expert...... If anyone can design a robot that can surpass us, it must be Gao Zhi. ”

Gao Zhi ...... Darius XIV ...... "The mechanic sorcerer wrote down these two names in his memo.

"Little sister, I seriously advise you not to be involved." Astro Boy showed a serious expression for the first time, "In the face of danger, I can at least protect myself." But when you're in danger...... Modifying a person's prosthetic leg alone can't defeat that force. Although Mont Blanc-Lang was the only old robot among the seven of us, he was also capable of single-handedly defeating a formed robot corps...... If even Meng Bailang died, then in the world, except for the remaining six of us, there would be basically no one else who could defeat that mysterious killer. ”

What's more, Astro Boy still has an unspoken layer of hidden worries. If the killer is from the former kingdom of Persia, then in addition to the six robots involved in the defeat of the mech, it is likely that another group of people will also be threatened......

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It was already evening when Dr. Chamizu walked out of the venue.

The International Conference on Robotics held in Tokyo today, which brought together many international scientific experts, and one of them made a speech that caught his attention. That is now the Governor of Science in the Persian Republic...... Dr. Abra.

The man's face looked a little sinister, with a big nose, high cheekbones, and a slightly receding hairline, which gave people a preconceived bad impression of him. But he calmly explained that most of his limbs were mechanical...... In the previous Persian Wars, Abra had lost most of his body and limbs in Thracian air raids and had to replace them with prosthetic limbs.

And when his speech began, Dr. Chashui couldn't help but admire. In terms of technical skill alone, Dr. Abra was not a post-war opportunist, as his peers had privately speculated, but he did have real talent and knowledge, and the level of robot manufacturing was probably above that of most of the attendees here.

To this day, Dr. Chamizu still has Dr. Abra's talk at international conferences in his head. Because the Kingdom of Persia is located in Central Asia and is a desert country, the scientists of the Kingdom of Persia have been committed to improving the geographical environment on a large scale and turning the desert into an oasis of technology, and they have very amazing achievements in artificial meteorology. If you can understand this technique thoroughly, it will also be a great improvement for Japan's environmental science.

It wasn't until he nearly bumped into two women that Dr. Chashui came to his senses.

In front of him stood two extremely beautiful women, among the two women, the short-haired one was wearing a long black coat, and inside was a very capable women's suit, and high-heeled leather boots were very eye-catching. The other is much softer, wearing a white slim-fitting uniform and a pair of soft-soled leather shoes on his feet.

"Is it Dr. Chasui, the governor of the Ministry of Science?" The short-haired lady asked in a slightly indifferent voice.

"Uh, I am." Dr. Chashui was a little confused.

"We are Interpol investigators. I would like to ask you some professional information about recent events. The long-haired woman said in a soft voice.

Dr. Chashui was stunned for a moment, and then felt that these two women with a rather strange temperament could be trusted.

"Let's find a place to have dinner first. We can speak slowly. He happily said that after all, his professional abilities were recognized, and even Dr. Ochanomizu would be happy. (To be continued......)