Hardcore crisis

Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1992, the United States has no rivals on this planet. Excluding its nuclear arsenal, in terms of conventional military power, the combined military power of nine of the top ten countries may not be able to win. it. This was America in the 1990s, unbeatable. Although the 9/11 incident was a blow that woke the United States out of its big dream, when faced with the group of countries and organizations in the Middle East, the United States still did not regard it as a major enemy, but only as a clown.

Starting in 2005, the United States suddenly realized that China might be a major enemy in the future, and began to gradually increase its military power and influence in the Asia-Pacific. Until now, Americans have realized that unless a war defeats China, Otherwise, it would be impossible to prevent the rise of this powerful country in the East, but that is the future, and they can maintain their proud face for at least twenty or thirty years.

No matter how much they attach importance to China, they do not believe that China's overall military technology can surpass that of the United States, especially in the research and development of military robots. Americans have this confidence.

But when looking at the extremely smooth and terrifyingly fast robot hound in the photos and videos, all the senior officials looked at each other and couldn't believe their eyes.

"The photos and videos are all original data and have not been modified in any way, so please rest assured... We have to admit that this 'Panshi' company of unknown origin is at least twenty to three decades ahead of us in certain aspects of military technology. ten years."

"Are you kidding? Are you sure it's twenty to thirty years?"

It’s no wonder that some people don’t believe it. The United States is not the best in the world in any aspect, but to say that a certain technology of another country is ahead of the United States for more than 20 to 30 years is really unbelievable.

"This has been confirmed by military weapons experts such as the Defense Research Projects Agency. This fact is really sad."

"So, everyone here, we need to recognize the fact that there is an unknown organization's military technology that has surpassed ours in some aspects."

"What about Japan?"

"We take it very seriously. The Japanese do not yet have such technical strength."

"Russian?"

"This is even more impossible. We have been developing robot dogs for the National Defense Planning Agency for 20 years and have invested more than 1.5 billion US dollars. The Russians do not have such spare money and technical strength now. They could not afford bread in the past. Not to mention... Everyone, please look at this kind of exoskeleton combat suit. They can even allow people to carry 200 kilograms of objects on their backs and run non-stop on rugged mountain roads for 12 hours, even if they are full of... Batteries, we can’t reach this level either.”

"It can't be the fault of the Chinese, right?"

"Believe me, although the Chinese are very rich, and this money is just a drop in the bucket for them, their technological gap is still more than five years behind ours. What we can't do, they absolutely can't do. arrive."

"That's strange. Could it be done by Indians?"

Speaking of Indians, everyone laughed. The Indians have been working on a domestically produced LCA fighter jet since the 1980s, but they still haven't finished it and there are many problems. The engine comes from the United States, and its appearance refers to France and avionics. The "domestic" fighter jets assembled from Israel and the radar from the UK have long become an international joke. In comparison, China, which only had J-7 and J-8 seventeen years ago, and only twelve years later, has its fourth-generation fighter J-20 demonstrator in the skies, is the United States’ most serious concern. Rather than assuming that If the Indians did it, it is better to assume that the Chinese did it.

"If that's the case, maybe we just need to be a little more vigilant, but..."

"Look at this photo... Yes, you read it right. This is the logo of the Hard Core Technology company. We photographed Balefis entering and exiting the newly built headquarters of the Hard Core Technology company in Jakarta many times, and The factory...there is evidence that Balefis has fairly close ties to 'hardcore tech' companies."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the senior officials changed.

If everyone was just shocked and in disbelief before, then after hearing the words of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, everyone could not keep their faces calm, and the shock in their hearts was truly reflected on their faces.

"How is this possible?"

The Vice President shook his head.

"Maybe it's true." The director of Homeland Security calmed down.

"Only this company may have technical strength that we cannot master."

This newly born technology company has attracted the attention of the intelligence agencies of various countries since its birth. Its artificial intelligence technology is particularly amazing. Analysis obtained from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believes that "hard core technology" companies The research on artificial intelligence is slightly better than that of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and they are extremely advanced in probabilistic algorithms and global search.

The press conference after Christmas shocked the whole world, and its achievements in holographic projection technology were astonishing. There was no news before, but a company that inexplicably showed technological strength that surpassed the United States, naturally caused CIA overseas. Attention of intelligence agencies.

What gave the CIA a headache was that no matter how they spied on "hard-core technology" intelligence, they were unable to obtain key and useful clues. The details they obtained were not only useless, but made people even more confused. .

However, in this way, American senior officials are even more afraid of "hard-core technology" companies. However, this company is not an independent company. It has friendly contacts and transactions with many local companies and even chaebols in the United States. In addition, The reputation of the most famous company in the world can no longer be treated simply as an ordinary enterprise.

While this senior official meeting was going on, no one noticed that a floating object ten times smaller than a mosquito was sitting on Mr. President's hair, encrypting and transmitting all the details of the entire meeting room, including the conversation. go out.

Then, in the office building a few kilometers away, the electronic eyes of No. 1 and No. 2 displayed all the images of the White House Situation Research Office in real time.

“Maybe it’s time we expand our ‘alternative’ program.”

No. 1 and No. 2 no longer had a voice conversation. Electromagnetic signals were rapidly transmitted between the two, and the speed of conversation was as fast as milliseconds.

"But the leader does not allow it. There are still less than ten feasible artificial intelligences. Aaron De Sciglio is a company leader who is not good at words and has a withdrawn personality. But even so, you still aroused the suspicion of his children. If we replace all senior White House officials, we will simply not be able to deal with various meetings and specific matters, and the insufficiency of the emotional comprehensive system will cause us to arouse suspicion prematurely."

At this point, No. 1's appearance wavered again, returning to its original human appearance, and spoke in a voice: "The leader has said that the key to the robot's comprehensive emotional system may be 'simulation', 'simulation' of human speech and Behavior and experiencing human emotions are the key points for the birth of real robot life."

"But does this also need to be the case between us? We have more advanced communication methods and thinking modes, and we do not need to simulate humans."

"Of course not, but comparative experiments have found that communication will enrich the emotional system, and simulation in a human way will evolve faster. The key point is that we are developed by humans, an alternative life born based on humans' understanding of carbon-based life. , the leader has said, we cannot deny the huge contribution of human beings in this."

"In addition, on the 2nd, in three days, the leader will arrive at the launch site in person. You need to pay attention to this aspect."

"I understand, but why does the leader need to be at the launch site himself?"

"The pursuit failed. We lost track of the target. The leader suspected that the target might come to disrupt the launch operation, so we need to pay special attention."

"The chance of failure is less than 0.00003%."

"Maybe it's because of the rebellion of the human named Yas that helped the target."

"The possibility is very high and we must not relax because of it."

"I understand. I will strengthen the alert and defense forces and will never allow this mission to fail."

After speaking, the office fell into silence.

As the door closed, No. 2 turned its gaze to the window. It was thoughtful, and for the first time it felt a complex but unexplainable emotion. (To be continued ~^~)