Darkness is Coming

   Hearing Liu Zhongqian mention artificial intelligence, Yang Xiaoqian instantly figured out many things about Zero One Base, such as the name of Zero One Base.

  "01" is not a serial number, but zero and one, binary language, the first machine-oriented language.

Yang Xiaoqian turned around abruptly, looked at the densely packed supercomputers on the road, and said solemnly: "Perhaps the original goal of Zero One Base was to establish an unbreakable surveillance system to combat and prevent domestic terrorist incidents and espionage activities, but we are chasing this goal. In the process, in order to obtain the means to accomplish the goal, Zero One Base needs to build a powerful tool first, but this tool has greater value than Zero One Base itself, and then replaces the original goal and becomes Zero One Base new goals."

  Liu Zhongqian confirmed without hesitation: "Yes."

   Yu Qian looked at Liu Zhongqian and Yang Xiaoqian, and finally chose to whisper to Yang Xiaoqian, "Explain?"

To admit in front of a child that he didn't understand the long gossip just now, Yu Qian needed to muster up a lot of courage to fill up his face to make it thicker, but it was not thick enough to make it thicker. The extent to which Yu Qian was not ashamed to ask Liu Zhongqian.

Yang Xiaoqian thought for a moment and explained in simplified language: "The U.S. federal government used the influence of the 9/11 incident to secretly carry out large-scale surveillance activities, and erected a weather vane. The Chinese government followed suit. When the zero-one base was first established, Everyone's goal is to establish a huge monitoring system like the United States, but in Huaxia, the workload of this project is even more amazing, and it is not enough to rely on some non-top software, constantly updated algorithms and limited manpower. Therefore, in order to complete this job, the head of Zero One Base proposed to create a tool to make this job more convenient, what kind of tool can quickly classify these complicated and complicated data, and extract effective Information, like breaking an ocean into trickles and directing the needed flow to the right place? Certainly science fiction writers and computer scientists in their tireless pursuit of artificial intelligence. And in the process of building this tool , the authorities found that the tool itself is more valuable, so Liu Yuanzhou was transferred to the zero-one base, using his unique and excellent ability to break through the technical bottleneck."

   "Artificial Intelligence?" Yu Qian has read a lot recently, but most of them are related to historical intrigues and have never involved cutting-edge technology. He can't understand those things.

   Yang Xiaoqian opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start. Yang Xiaoqian didn't know much more about high-end technology than Yu Qian, but he only had a superficial understanding of some familiar terms and concepts.

   Fortunately, Liu Zhongqian rescued the scene in time.

"Artificial intelligence is the research and development of new science and technology for simulating, extending and expanding human intelligence. As for what it is useful for, let me give a simple and simple example, we all know that the computing speed of computers is faster than that of humans, and it is more than a little bit faster. , the ability to process data is vastly different between the two. But so far most of the work in the field is still done by humans, why?”

"Because the machine's cognition is input by humans, such as the calculation we just said, yes, the computer can calculate faster and more accurately than the human brain, but the computer's learning always depends on experience, it can only do what it will do things, but cannot do what it has not done, in other words, it cannot create.”

"Limited by this, the computer can only accept the logic of the machine, and cannot understand more complex thinking logic, such as emotions. Then, this tool that cannot create new tools by itself, nor can it fully utilize its own value, so Artificial intelligence technology emerged as the times require. The best computer scientists have spent their entire lives trying to make computers simulate human thinking processes and intelligent behaviors, such as learning, reasoning, thinking, and planning. As long as this can be achieved, computers can be applied to a wider range of In the field, we can easily complete huge projects that are unimaginable for human beings.”

"But it's easier said than done to make it happen. It takes not only computer science, but psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and other natural and social disciplines to make machines understand how to think and understand human emotion and logic, so until now , AI researchers around the world are still on a difficult and dangerous road.”

   Yang Xiaoqian stared at Liu Zhongqian's eyes and asked the question in a declarative tone: "But you have already succeeded, haven't you?"

"There is still a long way to go before real success. Now we can only say that under the leadership of Liu Ju and Mr. Qiu, we have found the right path and have made significant progress." Liu Zhongqian pointed to his feet, and then Walking around in a circle, he said, "The 'system' in the base is a prototype of AI. Now, the 'system' has been able to perform tasks that are impossible for humans. It can monitor all cameras and mobile phones in Beijing in real time. Computers and other electronic communication equipment, and processing all the information at the same time, we can't read the content in a lifetime, the 'system' only needs a microsecond to browse all. What happens in various places, parallel time lines, between them The connections may seem trivial to our eyes, requiring a lot of thinking and reasoning, but in the 'eyes' of the 'system' they are as obvious as lines drawn on a white paper, because..."

   "Because the 'eye' of the 'system' is the perspective of God, it is everywhere." Yang Xiaoqian blurted out, the perspective of God, this is Liu Yuanzhou's ability.

Liu Zhongqian nodded and said: "Yes, at present, the 'system' cannot be regarded as a true artificial intelligence. It can only understand our thinking logic in a limited way, and it needs to be constantly updated, so it can only complete limited work, and we need to solve the problem urgently. There are many more, but I believe we are not far from success."

  Yu Qian was still confused. Because he didn’t understand it, he didn’t care about the prospects and potential of artificial intelligence. He only cared about whether the “system” monitoring everyone would cause privacy violations.

   "Trouble turning back to the current practical question first, the 'system' will monitor all mobile phones in addition to monitoring all cameras?" Yu Qian asked.

   "Yes, all calls and text messages will be recorded by the 'system'. Even if the phone is turned off, the 'system' can monitor nearby audio."

   "With such blatant surveillance, no one will find out about 20 million people in Beijing?"

"Under normal circumstances, very few people can find that the state-monopolized communication operators will solve the problem of abnormal traffic. Even if a certain mobile phone does not process a little traffic in time, it will not attract much attention. The power consumption of monitoring is very small, and nowadays large Some people start to use smartphones, which consumes power quickly and has little impact. Even if a professional finds out the clue, as long as he has any intention to disclose, we will arrange an interview with the commissioner immediately. Of course, it must be admitted that high-end smartphones and tablets are not yet available. It is completely popular, which has brought great inconvenience to the 'system' to obtain comprehensive information. We have started a new program to strongly support domestic mobile phone manufacturers and computer manufacturers to use the confidential information and variant research data we have in our hands. In exchange of interests, we strive to break the technological blockade imposed by the United States and other countries on China, and perhaps one day, we can persuade the government to invest in the construction of factories, mass-produce smartphones and tablets, and distribute them for free or at low prices to all citizens.”