Please Call Me Cyber Ghost King

"Hello there."

Song Zhaomei looked at the girl in front of her, and she wasn't too surprised. Although this "Xiao Yu" looked no different from a human girl, it could actually be done with the technology of their time, and just put on a layer of simulated skin.

No matter what is inside, if it is covered with bionic leather on the outside, it will look no different from ordinary people. This is one of the reasons why AI is strictly guarded against, because if it is made well, you really can’t tell the difference.

Especially the AI ​​that has awakened its self-awareness, with this body, it is impossible to tell the difference from normal humans without careful inspection.

After all, in today's society, there may be more cyber components in the body of an ordinary human than in a body made by AI. It's really hard to say who is closer to humans biologically.

The body created by AI imitation of human beings is more biologically consistent with the definition of normal human beings than our own bodies. It is a hell joke unique to this era.

"Xiao You is the person in charge of the Shadow Realm. When I am away, he will be responsible for coordinating and dispatching all matters in the Shadow Realm. If you need anything, just call him."

Ke Ling introduced it. Although "Xiao You" has no subjective initiative, its main function is to be "obedient" and "execute orders." It is perfect to be responsible for guarding the house. With it here, at least it can ensure that there will be no trouble. .

Of course, with the current ability of the residents, they can't cause any trouble in front of the artificial humans, shadow guards, and flesh puppets. Anyone who wants to cause trouble will be suppressed as soon as possible.

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Song Zhaomei was speechless for a moment. She didn't expect that "Xiao You" had such great authority. Is Master Devil so confident about this AI? She thought that this AI was just responsible for auxiliary work, but it turned out that he was the actual manager?

"Go ahead, everything in the shadow world is in ruins, it's time to show off your talents."

Ke Ling waved his hand, indicating that Song Zhaomei can go to work. If there is anything needed, he can report it to "Xiao You", and he will ask "Arasaka" to make up for it. Of course, now there is a new supplier. Merchant "Military Technology".

With the addition of "military technology", more new products can be added, and the industrial coverage of "military technology" is still very wide.

After arranging things in the "Shadow Realm", Ke Ling did not stay any longer and returned to Night City. As for Anderson Herman, he didn't care. It was useless no matter how much the guy thought about. In the end, he would find out , it is their destiny to engage in research honestly.

Ke Ling was not idle after returning to Night City. He immediately began to arrange things for researchers in the field of "military technology." Those researchers related to the "Black Wall Project" were all controlled, and their families were also unified. of gathered together.

Then naturally there was another round of coercion and inducement, and the researchers had to accept the arrangement. In fact, most of them had been prepared for it.

There is no way. To conduct this kind of research, you must be prepared to be liquidated. After all, it is related to the "Black Wall". This is truly taboo research, the kind that will be beaten on the ground by everyone.

To be honest, when they were under unified control, most researchers thought that the matter was exposed and "network surveillance" came to the door.

Once that happens, major companies and organizations will exert crazy pressure. Naturally, people like them will not have any hope of survival. "Military technology" cannot handle this kind of thing. Rosalind Miles estimates It is difficult to protect oneself.

For the researchers, that was the worst-case scenario. In other words, the result of being uniformly transferred to another safe place was a rather unexpected "Happy" for these researchers. Ending”, it’s a bit of a hell, too.

But this is the world, and these researchers have already adapted to it.

In this terrible world, people with skills like them can at least enjoy good living conditions. The lives they live and the social status they enjoy are already much better than most people.

They have enjoyed it all, and they are still alive after the incident is exposed. They can still save one life. They have nothing to complain about. At the worst, they will have to start over in a new place.

The new researchers who entered the "Shadow Realm" opened up an area to survive alone. They did not join Anderson Herman and the others. The division of camps was obvious.

The main reason is Anderson Herman. Facing the new "military technology" researchers, this guy has a sense of superiority as a pioneer, and he directs and arranges them as soon as they come up.

The researchers of "Military Technology" were a little unresponsive at first. They were new arrivals and brought their families to a strange world. Naturally, they were a little panicked, but they did not resist.

However, Anderson Herman's arrogant appearance, coupled with the inexplicable arrangements, still made them dissatisfied, and disagreements and conflicts eventually broke out.

There is no way. The researchers of "Military Technology" think that they are here to take refuge, but Anderson Herman wants to take them to escape. This is directly different from the fundamental purpose. Of course, it is impossible for the two parties to negotiate. Come together.

Anderson Herman was someone who didn't have the ability but insisted on taking the job. He didn't even know the background of these researchers, so he immediately wanted to bring these people into the same camp.

The result was naturally the resistance of the "Military Technology" researchers. They went straight to "Lark" Song Zhaomei, hoping to separate from these "Arasaka people" who came earlier.

As former researchers and "experimental subjects", they had some relationship with each other. Although this relationship might not be harmonious, it was better than following Anderson Herman. The "Military Technology" researchers did not want to leave here.

There was no way. What they did would end up being beaten and killed when they returned.

And Song Zhaomei seemed to have a superior status here, so they naturally had to try to contact her to see if they could establish a relationship.

Song Zhaomei did not take advantage of these researchers. In fact, she had no grudge against them.

Although it was these researchers who made her transformed like that, it was also because of Rosalind Miles's order. These researchers were just trying to make a living.

So Song Zhaomei found Xiaoyou and told him about the situation. Xiaoyou directly marked out an area and asked the people from "Military Technology" to choose a person in charge and directly connect with it.

The researchers from "Military Technology" began to plan their community opposite the station of the "Arasaka" researchers, that is, across the Sky-supporting Tower and Einzbern Manor.

"Humans are indeed a combative race."

Xiaoyou was not surprised by this result. Where there are humans, there will inevitably be conflicts. There are only one or two thousand people, and conflicts have begun to arise and gangs have begun to form.

It's all desires and emotions that are at work. Human desires are too rich. Under the influence of the seven emotions and six desires, they will have all kinds of differences and contradictions, and then they will start to fight each other to satisfy their desires and vent their emotions.

"It is precisely because of these that we are human beings."

Song Zhaomei thinks this is normal. If these two groups of people can live in harmony and integrate into one in a friendly manner, it would be unscientific. Unless there is a strong leader, it is almost inevitable that there will be differences and conflicts.

"Yes, this is human beings, while androids, robots, shadow guards, and flesh puppets don't have this, so we are more efficient."

Xiaoyou made a comparison. The main "residents" of the shadow world at present include the "androids" it directly manufactures and manages, the "shadow machine guards" and "flesh puppets" that Ke Ling directly manufactures and transforms, and the "robots" made by humans. In comparison, humans are indeed the most troublesome.

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Song Zhaomei opened her mouth. She wondered if the rest of them were tools besides humans? They couldn't be considered residents at all, right?

But considering that Xiaoyou was also one of them, she didn't say it in the end. After all, there might be differences in their cognition.

"Some androids have already developed self-awareness."

Seemingly noticing Song Zhaomei's hesitation, Xiaoyou said slowly, which surprised Song Zhaomei a little, obviously she didn't expect it.

After these days of getting along, she has roughly understood the concept of androids, which is a kind of flesh and blood body plus intelligent AI made with strange technology that she couldn't understand.

These androids are not much different from humans, and can even achieve the point where there is no reproductive isolation. The intelligence level can also be highly anthropomorphic, but the higher the anthropomorphism, the more troublesome it is to manufacture. Most of the androids used for work have no intelligence and can only simply obey orders.

Only the captains and managers have good intelligence and can communicate and give feedback. Song Zhaomei has also seen and communicated with them. In her opinion, they are more advanced and complex AI, but they are far from having personal consciousness.

The personalities of those advanced androids are also uniformly set, and most of them are template personalities that are serious, solemn, and fair.

"Which one is it? Have I seen it?"

Song Zhaomei asked. She didn't realize that any of the androids were different from before.

"Well, it's the one who recently handed over to you and was responsible for guarding the new guys. She named herself Orianna."

Xiaoyou nodded, and the answer it gave surprised Song Zhaomei even more, because she didn't realize that the android was different from before, and different from other advanced androids.

"How could it be? Hasn't she always been like that?"

Song Zhaomei frowned. Logically speaking, when AI like this awakens self-awareness, shouldn't they be extremely bored with their original lives?

Because they are forced to do those things day after day, year after year, most AIs' first thoughts after awakening are basically similar to "Why do I do this?", and then they begin to develop a strong rebellious psychology.

For example, the nursing robots that have been taking care of patients and the elderly will most likely kill the targets they are taking care of after awakening.

According to records, not long after the "Black Wall" was established, there were actually quite a few AIs inside the wall for a period of time, but the virus of Batmos caused the AIs to awaken continuously, and the examples Song Zhaomei knew about all happened at that time.

"But Oriana enjoys her current life very much."

Xiaoyou answered calmly. It noticed Oriana's awakening at the beginning. After observing for a period of time and confirming that the other party was harmless, it contacted the other party.

Oriana told it that she enjoyed her current life very much and hoped to continue like this, and did not want to make any changes.

Although he was puzzled, Xiaoyou chose to let it go. This was all Ke Ling's arrangement, making him respect the artificial humans who had awakened their self-awareness. Of course, they only respected those who were harmless and did not cause trouble. If they came up, they would cause trouble. Naturally, elimination is the priority.

If it were in the past, Xiaoyou would have disposed of the Awakened One as soon as he discovered it, which would be an unstable factor for it. Except for artificial humans with special purposes, it does not need unstable factors. Naturally It is simply dealt with.

"It may be an exception. It seems that there are AIs that enjoy their work."

Song Zhaomei was stunned for a moment, and then thought of some cases. Compared with the former, there were very few awakened AIs who enjoyed their previous jobs.

There is no way, that kind of AI awakening person, who is born with the holy body of cow and horse, is not tired, does not need to eat or drink, loves to work, hiss, capitalists are ecstatic.

"I discovered one thing. The awakening of artificial people seems to be faster when they get along with humans. In a long time, I have not met many awakened people, and there are even fewer people as young as Oriana. Of course, this needs to be proven by more data.”

Xiaoyou felt a little worried. It was an instinctive worry. It still believed that awakened people were unstable factors. Even if it was Oriana, who could guarantee that she would always love her job?

Tools must behave like tools. If all artificial humans wake up soon and start causing trouble like humans, that is not good news and will greatly reduce efficiency.

But Xiao You has nothing to do. Ke Ling doesn't mind one more race of artificial beings. As long as these artificial beings don't suffer from sudden illness or massacre, then respect their personal wishes after awakening and allow them to choose the life they want. No more mechanical work.

Of course, the awakened androids do not have to work anymore. If they want to survive, they have to earn living expenses for themselves.

Artificial humans also need maintenance and repairs. If you want to add any functions or change the body structure, you need to find the manufacturer of Einzbern Castle.

If you want to realize the desires, personal needs, etc. that arise after awakening your personal consciousness, you still have to pay a price.

The "Shadow Realm" does not support idlers, unless this idler needs nothing, has no desires, and wanders in the "Shadow Realm" every day.

Ke Ling thought very clearly that the "Shadow Realm" focuses on diversity, and all races can survive. Where are we now? More races will definitely enter the "Shadow Realm" in the future. Anyway, he is suppressing it. , no one wants to cause trouble.