Chapter 1058： Make fire

From Pittman’s attitude, Bertila realized that the “synthetic brain” technology he created seemed to be more important than he had imagined. The “outer-territorial wanderer” who always thought one step more than others seemed to start from here. Some broader development prospects are seen in the technology, or... some future applications have been arranged for it.

"Can I ask?" She thought for a while, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What do you plan to use these'brains' for? It should not only be to expand the scale of psionic singers and make more Mind assist device, right?"

Pittman glanced at Bertila silently. After thinking a little bit, he smiled and asked, "Have you ever been to those rumbling factories?"

"Factory?" Bertila was taken aback, and then nodded, "Of course-although I can't move now, there are many factories in the entire Solin area. I have seen those factories that produce clothing and metal containers. , And factories that treat sewage and recycle sludge...the machines are impressive."

"Yes, they are impressive, but maybe they can be more impressive," Pittman raised his eyebrows. "Those machines are powerful and efficient, but they can do what they can do compared to smart craftsmen. Things are still too little and too rough. As a Gondor, you should know how the magic workshop worked more than 700 years ago..."

"You are going to let the machines...learn to think?" Bertila finally understood what Pitman meant, his eyes widened, "Using those synthetic brains?"

"Not only that, we may even be able to make the factory learn to think," Pittman nodded, "Imagine this scenario-our factory is a huge steel behemoth, and this steel behemoth has a brain. The thinking device in the center of the factory is immersed in the loyal wet-work host. Its nerve fibers spread along the pipes in the workshop. Each machine is its end. All gears and levers are now dexterous, just like a craftsman’s. Fingers generally do delicate things, while workers and technicians are only responsible for issuing instructions and designing more advanced work processes..."

Bertila did not speak for a few seconds. She thought that if she still had a heart, it would probably stop beating for a while. She admitted that she was attracted by the scene described by Pittman, but she did not Feeling an inexplicable... vigilance. At last she shook her head and stared into the eyes of the chief druid of the empire: "Why didn't I know that you still have such a skill in wording and making sentences?"

"Because your majesty said these words, I will be responsible for repeating them," Pittman admitted indifferently. "He conceived an amazing method of production... But then again, he also emphasized this. The disturbing part behind this technology, such as whether these brains will lose control, whether they will generate their own "ideas", such as the role of humans in factories... You are also a technician, and you have experienced the Gondor era, you should Can understand what your Majesty is worried about."

"Indeed, I can understand-and fortunately he is already worried about this, but his worries relieved me," Bertila said, exhaling like a human, "what should I say Well... the future you just described made me feel a little nervous... When I imagined those factories and machines actually starting to think, the tension was even worse."

Then she paused, as if thinking, and then continued: "But fortunately, we don't have to be so nervous. At this stage, the synthetic brain I created does not have the physiological structure to produce the self. Consciousness' condition, it is an auxiliary computing organ, which can quickly complete the summarization of huge data and undertake some work of transmitting consciousness signals, but in essence, its neural nodes cannot independently think about complex issues, so unless We reset all the structures of the synthetic brain, otherwise we don't have to worry about these brains being stimulated suddenly to produce self-consciousness and get out of control.

"On the other hand, it is precisely because these brains can only perform computational tasks and execute simple commands. If they are really used to control the machine, they can only do pre-set things and perform repetitions with low complexity. Operation, so we don’t have to worry about the collective unemployment of the humans in the factory...but the job reduction is certain."

"Your Majesty is actually not only worried about human unemployment. In fact, this is not even an important issue." Pittman shook his head. "In fact, the biggest problem in factories everywhere is the shortage of workers, even if more than half of the machines will be owned in the future. The ability to run automatically, the job gap is still scary...but this is not what we are going to discuss today.

"In short, since the situation is as you said, I am personally relieved."

Bertila looked at Pittman up and down, she was thinking, and said thoughtfully: "Since we talked about the topic of ‘Let the Machine Think’, I still have some my own opinions..."

"You said," Pittman nodded immediately, "You are very professional in this respect."

"It has nothing to do with professionalism, I just thought of something from the Gondor era," Bertila said, and the winding vines and branches behind her rubbed against the floor, making a rustling sound. "You should know that as early as Gondor. At that time, humans had created'machines' that could think-back then we called them'iron man', and modern golem and puppet technology can be counted as the remnants of this'smart' technology. Of course, iron man's The mental core and the arcane core of the puppet are fundamentally different from the'synthetic brain', but they also have similarities, such as... both have the possibility of losing control.

"In the Gondor era, in order to prevent the iron people from losing control, we used a special method."

"Special method?" Pittman suddenly showed a curious look, "What method?"

"I only know a rough idea-after all, my brothers and I were just little nobles on the border, and what I want to say is the cutting-edge technology of mankind at that time," Bertila said slowly while recalling "In those days, the Gondor Iron Man was incorporated into a system called the'Iron Man Network'. This system is like the iron man’s public'brain'. They must act under the control of this network. The upper node... guess what?"

"Upper node?" Pittman frowned, but then he thought of someone, a rebel as old as Carmel, "Wait, I guessed it..."

"As you might guess," Bertila nodded, "It was the Norton family, the royal family of Gondor at the time.

"Every member of the Norton family will undergo neurological transformation before death, so that their brain can be incorporated into the iron man network like those iron men. Even after their death, their consciousness will be preserved, and in some form The iron man network continues to operate. Generations of the Norton royal family have used this method to maintain absolute control over the highly intelligent mechanical soldiers of the "Iron Man"...Although Gondor is gone now, it will not be until the day the ancient empire falls. , Those Ironman Corps have never lost control."

Pittman opened his mouth and murmured for a while: "How does this preserving of consciousness make me think of the immortals..."

"Yes, although they are different things, they have similarities," Bertila said. "Many miraculous things we do today were actually done by the Gondor Empire thousands of years ago."

Pittman's expression was a bit complicated for a while: "No wonder Carmel and Veronica, and even His Majesty himself often said that our current technological development in many fields is not ‘creation’, but just restoration and reconstruction..."

"So I rarely think that a certain specific technology today can be called a'miracle.'" Berti twitched his mouth, showing a slightly stiff smile. "For me, the greatest miracle of the Cecil Empire today. It is not these technologies themselves, but you have found a way to promote these technologies to all mankind, as well as the ideas and spirit that you have shown in the process...This is the part that was lacking in the Gondor Empire in the past. "

"This should be the biggest compliment you can say, it's not easy," Pittman sighed with a smile, "All in all, the information you revealed is very important, although we can't make another iron man now. The network came out, but we have the narrator neural network, and now we have the technology to connect those synthetic brains to the network...what you said is a very important reference for us."

"But please don't forget, neural networks are also risky," Bertila solemnly reminded, "If I have learned anything during the years of falling into the dark sect, then the most important one is: any technology There are risks. There is no perfect and always effective security solution in the world. With the development of technology, risks are also developing and brewing at the same time. The old ironman network did not have any problems, but in my opinion, it is nothing more than It’s because the Gondor Empire collapsed earlier. In the final analysis, technology has risks that are normal, but the biggest risk is a peace of mind. If one day you really think that there is a technology that has no hidden dangers and no accidents at all. , That's the real disaster."

While she was talking, those lacking emotional and spiritual eyes looked at Pittman's eyes unblinkingly, as if she was reminding the other party with her now-lost human body, strengthening her persuasive power : "Please tell me these words to Brother Gao Wen-although he may not need my reminders, I still hope that these reminders will always be there."

Pittman probably didn't expect the former dark patriarch to suddenly express such emotions. He was a little surprised, but in the end he nodded solemnly: "I will - and I will also take what you said today. Record it and tell those researchers who have just entered the field of knowledge."

"That's good," Bertila finally retracted her gaze on Pittman. She turned her head and glanced at the training pouches lined up on the wall, her tone suddenly filled with a little smile, "Okay. Let’s relax, it’s actually too early to talk about these things too much. After all, what you just described is something that has not been realized at all. Before considering whether synthetic brain technology is risky, we Let's discuss how these brains should be connected to ordinary machines... As far as I am concerned, the existing immersion capsules and artificial nerve cords are not that easy to use."

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"It's normal for technology to have risks, but the biggest risk is to sit back and relax..." Gao Wen muttered to himself softly, and couldn't help shaking his head. "It seems that Bertila is very concerned about the large-scale use of'synthetic brain'. The attitude of the matter is very cautious-even though these "brains" were originally designed by her herself."

Veronica, holding a platinum scepter, stood in Gawain’s study and smiled when she heard the words: “The original synthetic brain was made by the giant Thorin tree, which is essentially an extension of Bertila’s thinking. She doesn’t need to worry. But if you want to mass-produce this technology, the synthetic brain cultivated in the biochemical plant will not be controlled by the giant tree of Thorin-it is normal for Bertila to be worried."

"...The Death of All Things has paid a heavy price because of the loss of technology and the mentality of "sit back and relax". Bertila himself is part of this price, and this has changed her mentality," Gao Wen said, "she is The most outstanding druid, but now she is very cautious about anything she creates. This kind of cautiousness has even reached the level of lack of self-confidence... Although she has been very careful to control this mentality, it can still be learned from her. The wording in some experimental reports can be seen in sentences."

"From another point of view, her caution is a good thing," Veronica said softly. "Let the factory learn to think and use artificial brains to control machines... It may even be possible to use them to control weapons in the future. This really requires caution. Things to treat."

"The wetware server gave me inspiration-since those brains can directly control Dragoon aircraft, they can obviously also be used to control other things," Gawain touched his chin, and the desk in front of him was placed on the desk. Good documents and information. On some pages are frontline combat reports on wetware servers and psionic choirs. On the other pages, sketches outline the concept of "synthetic brain" controlling machines and commanding factories. "In fact, I was a little surprised, because as early as the Gondor period, there existed "iron man" thinking "machines", and some magic workshops also had "monsters" that assisted in production. I thought that Bell who had experienced the Gondor civilization Lifting will be more enlightened in this respect at least..."

"Even the Gondor people back then did not use real artificial brains to control those machines-this is a plan that no one has ever thought of," Veronica said, "compared to the core of mind or the demon. , Biomass brains will obviously have more variables, and considering the three views of ordinary people, those biomass brains will naturally be disturbing. This is normal.

"Yeah, this is normal," Gawain laughed and looked at Veronica. "So what about you? What do you think of it?"

"... When humans first took fire from thunder and lightning, it was also disturbing."

Gawain gave Veronica a deep look.

After a long time, he smiled: "I understand."

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