Deep Space Fleet

Chapter 774: Thucydides’ Trap (two chapters in one)

Of course this is important, extremely important. On the one hand, it means that the hemispheric civilization has completed the final puzzle. As long as there is enough time to accumulate, it will be a sure thing to become a fifth-level civilization... On the other hand, it means that human beings also have a full set of technology, because the hemispheric civilization Most of the experiments in , are provided by Unreal Labs. Humans have mastered the means of modifying the mind!

When Zhang Yuan was writing the whole report, he felt that his whole body would tremble from time to time.

He didn't know whether he was excited or scared, or both... This kind of emotion is very complicated, yes, even if it is copying the path of hemisphere civilization, so what?

If human beings can find a good way by themselves, that would be great, of course.

What if you can't find it? According to Zhang Yuan's idea, copying, but also copying a fifth-level civilization!

"...According to this kind of progress, after the memory templates of the hemisphere civilization are completely reformed, it will produce an exponential level of knowledge inheritance iterations! Soon, all their new population will be able to have one or two thousand years of work experience. How big is this? I believe everyone should be clear about what an advantage means. "

Even if the race value of the hemisphere civilization is not high, the amount of working memory of one or two thousand years is really too large. Instilling these memories into the minds of the next generation can completely bridge the intelligence gap.

The improvement brought by the new memory template is all-round.

When Zhang Yuan submitted this report to the scientific council, everyone felt a deep shock and urgency.

It is really not easy for the civilization of the hemisphere to take this step... What about human beings? What should be done?

Zhang Yuan continued to report on the stage: "...the larger the amount of memory instilled, the higher the probability of birthing an idiot will be. However, after the hemisphere civilization has the new technology we provide, it can partially offset the probability of birthing an idiot. And , Hemisphere civilization will not slow down its progress because of the birth of an idiot, this is something we cannot do..."

"And with the passage of time, they can update the memory template again, so that the quality of all the new generations can take another leap forward. For example, on the basis of the two thousand years of memory, add another two thousand or four thousand memory templates! If it is not enough , just another two thousand years, the memory template of six thousand years of work experience..."

"As long as there is enough time, this kind of progress is endless, there is no need to worry about sinking..."

"This is also one of the reasons why we believe that the fifth-level civilization is powerful, constantly evolving upwards. The fifth-level civilization will move forward at a higher speed, and this speed will not slow down, but will become faster and faster! "

Everyone sitting in the seats was silent, thinking.

My allies have suddenly completed the jigsaw puzzle of level five civilization and have unlimited potential for advancement. This day has come so quickly!

And the new human civilization has not yet chosen its own path... The new human civilization still does not know how to take this step, even if it already has this technical condition.

When this fact was in front of them, all members of the scientific council thought silently.

This is a kind of persecution, a kind of pressure.

People have hesitated for too long in choosing a direction, and now the civilization of the hemisphere has emerged, forcing people to choose.

"Wait a minute..." Li Zhendong opened his mouth and asked, "Is what you said true? Will it really be like what you said in your tone? This problem is a bit serious."

Zhang Yuandao: "How could it be possible to be joking? It's just that they have only completed the update of one memory template now, and there are at least another 365 memory templates to be completed in the future... They may even create more memory templates to get rid of the thinking mode Diversity issues."

A deputy captain suddenly asked: "Professor Zhang, how long will it take for the civilization of the hemisphere to surpass us?"

Everyone raised their heads one after another. This is a very real problem.

Zhang Yuan sighed: "A simple estimate, if we do our best to help them iterate memory templates, it will take about 100-130 years to complete the iteration of all templates. From the original template that is a bit out of date, to a new template, when they There will be an earth-shaking qualitative change.”

"After five or six hundred years, not more than one thousand years, as this technology becomes more and more mature, a large number of geniuses with genetic memory knowledge will be born, and these geniuses will shorten most of the technologies between us except the virtual world. The gap. After that, the technological strength of the two sides may reverse, of course, this is just a simple estimate, and it is hard to say how it will be..."

"So, a thousand years!"

Zhang Yuan stretched out a finger, "The slowest is the slowest. After a thousand years, the opponent will surpass us. The fastest is only five hundred years."

"This is just the first qualitative change."

"As for the second qualitative change... After the other party has completed this plan and surpassed us, they will not stop because of this, and will still iterate their own knowledge until a technological singularity, that is, they can be completely silicon-based transformation, Complete the combination of man and machine and realize the acceleration of thinking.”

"At that time, we will gradually have a light-speed thinking like a strong artificial intelligence, and then there will be a technological explosion again, leaving us far behind. This is the second qualitative change. Only when the thinking acceleration is completed can we become a real human being. The fifth-level civilization, a state that is difficult for us to understand."

The conference room fell into silence again. From an emotional point of view, the new human civilization wants to be the leader of the alliance all the time, and does not want a reversal of power.

But rationally speaking, is it because the other party may surpass human beings, is it deliberately blocked by the other party?

This kind of thinking is too narrow.

If the opponent's technology can indeed be extended for a long time... But what's the point? Just to stop the opponent's progress?

Another scientist asked: "What is their goal? How did the genetic philosophy modify it? With the current genetic philosophy mechanism, can the speed of light thinking be realized?"

The main reason for modifying the genetic philosophy and way of thinking is to adapt to the speed of light thinking.

Zhang Yuandao: "They have created a whole set of idealized sage standards, so the whole set of models will be revised in that direction. After they have the speed of light thinking, the code of conduct will be like a memory template, full of what they think is absolute justice... At that time they will be less emotional and more rational."

"But everyone can rest assured that repaying kindness with hatred is definitely an act that they despise. So the hemisphere civilization is stronger, and theoretically it will not cause us any harm."

"This set of thinking can be accelerated, and there is no problem in realizing the speed of light thinking."

The whole people's saintly thinking sounds a bit secondary, but it is indeed a good way. The premise is to define clearly what is the so-called saint, what is the so-called good, what is the so-called bad, and what is absolute justice.

Madam Captain asked: "Is it a saint model? Can we learn from this path?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment. Putting this issue in a human group will only lead to endless quarrels, because everyone has different opinions. But the hemispheric civilization has reached a consensus in the past history.

"It's possible... But no matter what worldview, only a few people can agree with it. We can seriously prepare this alternative plan."

Zhang Yuan cleared his throat and said: "In short, I am seriously opposed to using technical means to prevent the other party from updating the memory template. That's right, the other party really needs our help now... We can't become a fifth-level civilization, and we can't find the way ahead. It’s our own incompetence, so there’s no need to hold others back.”

"The so-called Thucydides trap, I am seriously opposed to stepping into it..."

Everyone was silent, and Zhang Yuan saw that several ministers all lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Thucydides Trap" is a term used in Earth civilization, which refers to a newly rising power that will inevitably challenge the existing power, and the existing power will inevitably respond to this threat, so that war becomes inevitable.

Wars are not limited to the military, but also include technology, trade, finance, etc. In the early 21st century, the technology trade war between China and the United States was a typical representative of the Thucydides trap.

Now the new human civilization is also facing a similar dilemma.

Zhang Yuan continued: "Anyway, according to my point of view, in the next thousand years, if we still can't make this step under the stimulation of hemispheric civilization, there is probably no hope. Honestly hold our thighs, or plagiarize The opponent's model is king...the so-called threesome must have our teacher. If we can't do it, we can only learn from others."

What Zhang Yuan said was very blunt, but it was also true. There are civilizations in the world that are more powerful than humans, so what's the point of holding your own allies?

The model of hemispheric civilization, human beings do have the technological strength to copy it, but the whole society is completely unable to do it at present, let alone allow a huge number of idiots to be born, then there is no way.

If you can't do it, you can only blame yourself!

Li Zhendong nodded, supporting Zhang Yuan's point of view: "Indeed, as Professor Zhang said, if the hemispheric civilization succeeds, we humans will also have a full set of corresponding technologies, and may even have it earlier than them. Ready, what we are facing is just how to modify thinking, what is the grand goal of civilization, this philosophical problem."

"So I also oppose using technical means to block the opponent's progress."

Ichiro Yamamoto stood up, and said slowly: "Or, if it is really impossible, we can split a sub-civilization to complete this matter."

This thought shocked everyone again. There are many people who oppose it, and it is a wonderful idea to split a sub-civilization... For now, it is even more difficult to do.

This meeting did not discuss anything effective, but just let everyone know that this fact is being produced.

Unreal Labs will still help hemispheric civilizations update their memory templates, so they won't get stuck in the opponent's technology.

And in just half a day, the news that the hemispheric civilization completed the last piece of the puzzle has slowly spread within the new human civilization.

The relevant reports are all very cautious, and not much is revealed.

But the fewer the words, the bigger the matter, so there is no need to talk about the tension and shock of the people.

"Extraordinary, scientists agree that the hemispheric civilization has turned the potential of the fifth-level civilization into reality!"

"As long as they are given enough time, they will be able to cross this threshold!"

"What did you say?!"

"real or fake!"

In fact, everyone has a sense of superiority, and it is even a source of happiness, but the level of superiority is different for everyone. Human beings will have a sense of superiority when facing weaker races, and they will also have a sense of superiority when facing hemispheric civilizations that always hug their own thighs, but they will not show it in ordinary life.

But now that he heard that the civilization of the hemisphere has begun to undergo a qualitative change, the folks naturally have some different voices, such as stopping cooperation, preventing the other party from making progress, and so on.

This type of voice has received more criticism from the society.

"Some people always have a dark mind that they don't see others well, haha. Losers always have such thoughts."

"Oh, the Thucydides trap has begun to work, a typical symbol of the civilization of the perishing!"

"Let me ask you weakly, what is Thucydides' trap?"

"Civilizations that have lost self-confidence and self-esteem will eventually become perishers... Shouldn't we speed up our progress to avoid this situation of power reversal?" Although these voices are a little radical, they still have That makes sense...

There are also some gags, who took the opportunity to joke: "It's time to implement more radical policies... In the next thousand years, hurry up and combine man and machine. Human potential is limited, and I don't want to be a man!"

These silly netizens still don't understand the burden that the entire civilization is facing, and they don't know the hardships and hardships that people in the hemisphere have paid for it.

The troubles people face don't necessarily change with the passage of time...

This kind of change needs an opportunity, or most people are swaying, and can only rely on the determination of a small number of people

...

Just like that, amidst the noise, the alliance's next destination is about to arrive. The fleet has been sailing at high speed in the void for more than forty years, it is time to stop for a major maintenance.

On the way to the edge of the Milky Way, humans have investigated 3 yellow dwarfs along the way, and found nothing new and interesting.

In fact, when planning the star road map, the Alliance Fleet's plan was basically a yellow dwarf. Because the yellow dwarf is the most suitable star for the development of life, the probability of encountering novel events is higher. Anyway, the whole star needs to be stopped for maintenance and rectification. It is better to find some intelligent species to communicate.

However, the route planned by this star road map is completely unknown, and the probability of missing is very high. Now this is the fourth yellow dwarf star.

A new journey is before people's eyes...

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