Like on the edge of the abyss.

Such as the deep sea.

As to the kingdom of heaven.

Darkness and light converge here, and Navalli's soul and body seem to be inseparable from each other, driven by an electronic field, and matter and spirit are united here.

With his eyes open, countless pipes transmitted information from the outside world through electronic vibrations and pulses of energy, and then conveyed his will, and finally became the voice that entered the ears of hundreds of millions of people.

At the same time, he's talking to a specific person.

Distraction is dual-purpose...... Or is it a myriad of uses.

In the virtual space where there are only two people, or only two consciousnesses, they "look at each other" in the infinite flow of information, like eternal stones.

Part of Navalli's idea is to become a cluster, talking to "Lucy" in the data space.

"Have you already decided?"

Lucy's soft voice rang in Navalry's ears.

Although it is also "Lucy", this voice is different from the "Lucy" that Penny hears, different from the other "Lucy" named "Lucy", and different from all the "portable universal AI" equipped on the standard citizen's personal terminal in "New America", which is full of doubts, like an emotional voice like a human woman, eliminating all the mechanical and rigid characteristics that belong to AI, and even full of things similar to personal characteristics.

Navalli, on the other hand, is incomparably cold, as if it were electronically integrated, like the voice of a real AI.

“…… Didn't I already make a decision? ”

In Navalli's eyes, trillions of information channels emerged, and thinking extended infinitely into them.

He spoke faintly to Lucy.

However, it may be more akin to organizing one's thoughts than talking.

Because "Lucy" was originally a part of him.

It's just that, as time goes by, it, or "she", seems more and more independent.

"From the beginning, I knew that there could be no true equality in this world – because humans could not eradicate the greed to get their hands on as many resources as possible...... This is something that has been predestined from the genetic level. ”

……

On the stele, the contents of "Act Zero" continue to emerge.

Even people without visual nerves can understand the contents of Bill Zero, because Navalli is broadcasting it to the standard citizens of the United States in an emotionless voice.

As the content of "Act Zero" gradually emerged, standard citizens across the United States let out an exclamation in the "forum", whether it was a public scene or a private scene, basically all standard citizens stood up and looked at the text on the top of the stele in disbelief.

And then - either shouting with his mouth covered, or screaming with his hands outstretched, or covering his eyes in disbelief -

"Is this true?!!"

"It's ridiculous!!"

"How can such a decree be possible in the world!"

“…… It's anti-human!! ”

And in the bubble space that can accommodate thousands of people, Fernando's eyes widened in horror, looking at the bill on the stone tablet, his mouth gurgling.

His gaze swept to the face of Robles next to him, who was blue and blue, and for the first time, his originally immobile demeanor appeared like the sky was falling apart.

However, Fernando knew that he himself must not be much better, even worse than the patriarch's uncle.

Because......

The content of "Act Zero" on the stone tablet ......

It's ......

……

"From a micro perspective, all the behaviors that human beings do at the macro social level have already been programmed at the genetic level."

Navali said to "Lucy" indifferently, but as if talking to herself.

"Inequality at the genetic level is made up of two kinds of inequality –

"The first type of inequality is the need for reproduction at the genetic level – the desire to have relationships, the desire for lovers, the pursuit of wealth, the desire to raise the next generation, the desire to become successful and admired by the world...... Starting from the root, the core essence of all things is the desire of genes to replicate themselves and pass them on;

"The second type of inequality is mutation and evolution at the genetic level. Due to the subtle combination of base pairs in genes, some individuals have intelligence, appearance, physical ability, personality, and social skills beyond ordinary people, while others are inherently disadvantaged and need more resources from society to achieve the same level as ordinary people. ”

Nava spoke cold truths in a flat voice.

"These two kinds of inequality, the former drives human beings to grab resources and pursue higher positions, which is also the origin of the so-called 'selfishness' - while the latter inequality leads to some people being inherently more accessible to resources than others, and it is easier to move upwards, creating opportunities for the existence of the first type of inequality.

"Human beings are driven by the reproductive instinct of genes, to develop intelligence, to unite families, to form societies, and to derive morals and rules...... In the end, because the flowers woven on the surface are too gorgeous and dazzling, they are immersed in the beauty of the surface of the flowers, so that they forget the root system and origin of this flower, how simple and pale it is.

“…… Humans of the last century believed that AI and machines could not derive intelligence because they believed that life was so wonderful that cold metal could not produce that miraculous leap – but in fact, genes are no more complex than the combination of numbers 0 and 1, and when you go back to the tiniest structures, who can see how the base pairs connected by hydrogen bonds can emerge from transcendent imagination?

“…… So, that's the way it is.

"The roots of inequality are already in the DNA.

"The essence of the pursuit of wealth comes from the possession of resources; The possession of resources stems from the desire to reproduce and survive at the genetic level.

"The more abundant the resources, the more we can ensure the reproduction of genes and ensure the comfort of genes – and human beings are driven by them to pursue more.

“…… Therefore, no matter how wealth is distributed equally, inequality cannot be eliminated – it is only a reflection of resources, and without wealth, the ownership or use of resources can be redivided in many forms, with different people taking different shares...... Because of intelligence, luck, small mutations in genes, these are all uncontrollable.

"So — what should be done?"

Navali was silent for a moment, then spoke again:

"I've tried to knock out the possessiveness of resources at the genetic level...... But that's essentially the embodiment of genes – so in big data simulations, when I use drugs, environmental factors, or chips to forcibly eliminate human possession of genes, the human desire to survive disappears.

"I also thought about starting from the second inequality, eliminating the uncontrollability of human genes, so that all people can develop synchronously by nature – but again, in big data simulations, such human beings, due to the disappearance of the possibility of genetic mutations, also lose any possibility of development."

“…… I searched for a myriad of technical options, but I never got what I was looking for – what should I do?

“…… Finally, I finally came up with a key word. ”

……

"Oh my......"

Penny heard her parents' exclamations.

They were like two wooden statues, and the expressions on their faces were wonderful as they looked at the stone tablet where the bill was almost completely written.

It seemed to be appreciating, it seemed to be mocking, and finally it fell to a deep incomprehension.

"I said ......"

The mother nudged the father with her elbow.

“…… This bill shouldn't have much impact on us, right? ”

Father shook his head.

“…… I guess it's hard for us to be affected by it. ”

Penny listened to her parents' whispers, and looked intently at the text of the bill on it.

This time, she didn't ask "Lucy" to explain it for her, because even a child could understand the sentence on it, and a child could understand it.

But......

Because of this, Penny opened her mouth wide instead.

Because.

Laws like this can only be imagined by children?!!

……

"What's that key word?

“…… It's 'risk'. ”

Navali said calmly.

"In this world, the richer the person, the more money he earns; The more resources people have, the more likely they are to have them...... And in this process, the more their quality of life can be guaranteed, the more their life span can be extended.

"The death rate of ordinary people living in the poorest black neighborhood in Brooklyn is more than 30 percent for 10 years of living in this community; But the average life expectancy of wealthy people living in upscale neighbourhoods on Queen's Road is more than 85 years.

"The poor speculate, and if they fail once, they will be crushed; The rich speculate, fail once, and it is completely harmless, and the rewards of success are even much higher than those of the poor......

"It's a completely positive feedback. The more external resources there are, the less foreseeable risks there are, and the more genes can be guaranteed. ”

"Even if wealth is averaged over and over again, humanity will divide into inequality again and again – because genes are always looking for a more life-sustaining environment.

"This is the key issue, or the essence of human society, which is the inversion of wealth and existential risk. It also makes the total amount of wealth in the world more and more concentrated. ”

It's finally coming to an end.

With a verdict-like voice, Navalli hammered down the hammer for Bill Zero.

So, thinking of this, I couldn't help but have an idea-

“…… What if I swapped wealth, the existential risk, in one direction? How about resetting this formula? Use macro rules and social frameworks to completely break this kind of trust at the genetic level......

“…… So, what happens? ”

……

"Act Zero" has been promulgated so far.

It reads as follows:

"From now on, at the end of each month, nationwide, the wealth flow and possession of all standard citizens in the previous month will be calculated in a unified manner, and the wealth will include hidden equity, controlling possession, and virtual bonds...... It is calculated based on credit points and finally determines the standard citizen wealth ranking of the month.

"On the first day of the month, according to the standard citizen wealth ranking determined at the end of the previous month, a personnel lottery was conducted, and a special execution robot was dispatched to carry out a brain death procedure on the person. The lottery rules are as follows:

"In the United States, the top 100 people in terms of wealth are selected by credit points, and 10 people are killed every month, and their wealth can be inherited by relevant natural persons in accordance with the law.

"In the United States, the top 1,000 people in terms of wealth are killed by 50 people per month, and their wealth can be inherited by relevant natural persons in accordance with the law.

"In the United States, the top 10,000 people in terms of wealth are killed by 100 people per month, and their wealth can be inherited by relevant natural persons in accordance with the law.

"In the United States, the top 1 million people in terms of wealth by credit points kill 1,000 people every month, and their wealth can be inherited by relevant natural persons in accordance with the law.

"The Act has the highest effect, and it is irrevocable, non-vetoable, and arbitrary in conflict with laws and regulations, and cannot be applied to the areas regulated by the L-PDE model.

"The contents of this Act have been in force since the time of their enactment."

(End of chapter)