The End of Technology

When Ning Zi asked this question, the office fell into an embarrassing silence.

In fact, the answer is undoubtedly yes, but Tim Cook obviously does not want Ningji to go his own way. Although the conflict between the two parties seems to be irreconcilable at present, one still hopes that someone can take a step back before something irreversible happens.

It's just that Tim Cook hasn't thought about how to word it yet.

After all, Apple is also in the whirlpool this time.

So Ning Zi, who had obviously thought deeply about it, spoke again: "Actually, I know that there is an insurmountable generation gap between us, so it is difficult for us to empathize with each other. Our family used to be very poor. Well, we can even use poverty to describe it. Descriptive. So for a long time, I didn’t know how to look at problems from a macro perspective, and I liked to take the path of grudges and grudges.

But when I reached my current position, I learned a lot, and gradually, with the persuasion of many people, I tried to look at the problem from a high point. But my past experiences have narrowed my vision, so my understanding of the world is still confusing. So even now I still like to use the simplest and most direct way to solve problems.

For example, I always believe that for the vast majority of ordinary people, if they want to live a better life, all personal efforts are actually futile. They actually rely on two things, one is technological progress, and the other is social production relations. progress. The former increases productivity, which is enough to ensure that the basic life of most people will get better and better; the latter can make the method of exploitation more hidden and make people feel more spiritually happy.

Moreover, these two points are complementary to each other. Only the progress of productivity can promote the progress of social production relations. Google engineers can enjoy fragrant coffee during afternoon tea and squander their million-dollar annual salary thanks to the emergence of the Internet. Similarly, the emergence of the Internet has subversively changed the effect of media communication, allowing ordinary people to receive information in a broader way, thus changing the logic of life.

Now is the era of artificial intelligence. It just so happens that the key to the core technology is in my hands, or in this base. This is my confidence. The N1 robot and the upcoming anti-gravity spaceship represent a complete change in the operating logic of the future world. At least for now, this logic has the final say. This is my confidence.

It just so happens that I am only 23 years old this year according to the official calculation. I am still very young, very young, so please give me a very neutral sentence: If you don’t accept it, come and fight! I like the excitement, and most of all I like to see rivers of blood. Okay, now that this issue is over, you can talk about your purpose. "

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Tim Cook stretches a little.

When he saw Ning Zi say the words "come to fight if you don't accept it" in a calm tone, he knew that he had no role in persuading him today.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ning Zi has a criminal record, many of them.

This young man really didn't care about the river of blood.

The tragedy caused by the Turbulence Algorithm back then is still vivid in our minds, and the chain reaction caused by the backhand killing of the entire virtual currency market caused chaos that many people did not see, and it has not fully recovered even now.

He would never forget the scene he saw that day at Auberge du Bonle's manor.

The experience of having countless lightning bolts falling from the sky right next to you and the rolling thunder sounding like exploding in your ears is enough to make you fearful of this world.

Although Ning Zi did not admit that he did it.

But there are some things that don't need to be acknowledged. Everyone knows that he did it. This young man is crazy.

After thinking carefully for a long time, Tim Cook decided not to consider these issues.

Ning Zi said that she just needed him to say something, so he only needed to say something. In fact, this is a good thing for Apple. Being able to hear this decision from Ning Jue in advance is worth hundreds of billions to Apple.

But he still had to say what needed to be said.

Whether the other party listens or not is not his concern.

After hesitating for a long time, the big boss who had been at the helm of the largest company in the universe for several years said thoughtfully: "Ning, there is no need to be so fierce. Of course I believe you and your base have this ability, but this world is no longer a hundred years old. The world before. In the face of technology, it has never been as fragile as it is today. As you said, we can solve everything in a peaceful way. In fact..."

Ning Zi looked at Tim Cook and smiled...

"Haha, Tim, you don't understand what technology is at all. I even suspect that you can't distinguish between science and technology. Come on, let me explain it to you..."

After saying that, Ning Zi stood up and walked to the window on the second floor. Tim Cook was stunned for a moment, and then quickly followed Ning Zi and stood next to him.

Ning Zi, who was standing in front of the window, pointed out the window and asked, "What did you see?"

Tim Cook looked in the direction of Ning Zi's finger. Well, it was actually a large lawn opposite the small building.

The main parts of the research base on the ground are the Space Academy and ten large test buildings. There are not many buildings on the surface deep in the base, they are all small buildings scattered in the shade of trees. The main tests are done underground.

For many high-precision instruments, they are also more suitable for working underground. Because very small vibrations may cause errors.

Therefore, the green coverage rate on the ground is very high. In other words, there are many similar lawns in this area.

Tim Cook had seen more than a dozen similar lawns before coming here. At least in his opinion, the lawn outside the window was no different from what he saw when he came.

"A piece of lawn... maybe it can be converted into a football field?" Tim Cook, who really couldn't see anything special, answered uncertainly.

Ning Zi glanced at Tim Cook with a smile, nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, it can indeed be converted into a football field, but it is also possible that it can be a take-off platform."

After finishing speaking, Ning Zi said casually: "Open the No. 3 launch base."

As Ning Zi's words fell, Tim Cook saw a scene that he would probably never forget in his life. The middle part of the green lawn suddenly began to rise, and then split from the middle, towards the east and west sides. The direction began to move until a craft that looked like a ship was revealed hidden beneath the lawn.

It was called an aircraft because it was obviously suspended in the air, and there were many people working underneath it. From his angle at this time, he could even see the engineers in the base looking up into space.

Before Tim Cook came to his senses, Ning Zi spoke again: "Please evacuate the staff, Longxing No. 1 is ready to start. Lift ten meters into the air. Take the left air channel to my office in Building 1." This way."

Following Ning Zi's casual order, Tim Cook saw the engineering staff below began to move in an orderly manner. Everyone retreated beyond the red line below. Then Tim Cook saw the ship begin to slow down. It slowly rose until it was at eye level with him, then continued to rise a little higher, and then slowly turned the bow position towards the small building where he and Ning Zi were.

A huge sense of oppression came instantly.

You don't think much about it when you look at it from a distance, but when the aircraft heads towards the small building, you can feel how huge it is.

Tim Cook unconsciously lowered his breath until the ship blocked the sun and stopped in the air less than one meter away from the small building.

At this time, he could no longer see the entire aircraft, and could only look up at its huge belly glowing with silver...

"This is the first-generation prototype of the Longxing series of anti-gravity spaceships. Well, it's basically what we built for fun. It has no function, except that it can fly and transport things. But the materials of this thing are difficult to control, because Another characteristic of negative mass matter is that it can filter and absorb electromagnetic waves. Really, if it is mixed in the clouds and the transponder is turned off, we can't find it ourselves. So it can't even be put into the civilian field.

In order to make it safer and at least be recognized by the air command system if there is a problem with the transponder, we have to change the material of the aircraft body. However, this unexpected discovery gives our aerospace aircraft carrier an extra layer of protection. Speaking of aerospace aircraft carriers, Mr. Xu, who visited the N1 robot with you today, should have almost built it in the base.

The reason why he came to watch the performance of our N1 robot is that when the aerospace aircraft carrier takes to the sky, it needs the cooperation of the robot. After all, normal people cannot operate normally without protection at an altitude of 20,000 to 30,000 meters, but robots can just do that. Our people only need to remotely manage these robots in the aircraft carrier's tower, and they can command the aircraft in the hangar to take off and land.

Well, there are some little stories here. Originally, we designed a throughput device under the aerospace aircraft carrier to drop the aircraft directly and then start it in the air. However, this placed too high demands on the pilots, so the first aerospace aircraft carrier In the end, I chose to cooperate with the robot's rising and landing method on the deck, which was simpler.

However, we still haven’t given up on the dumpling-style startup method, but it is only for specially designed drones. It will probably be used in the next generation of aerospace aircraft carriers. We are also considering how to integrate negative mass materials into the N1 robot. In this case, we are equivalent to giving the N1 robot more ways to play.

Therefore, what you see now is serious technology. As for this Dragon Series prototype, we plan to recycle waste and make some modifications to its main part so that it can simply adapt to the outer sky, and then be responsible for cleaning up the space junk surrounding the earth. Of course, this will be a paid service in the future. At that time, all countries and institutions with sky navigation should pay. Isn’t that excessive?

We have calculated that only about a hundred of these Dragon Series spacecraft, which are extremely simple to manufacture, can clean up the sky garbage surrounding the earth within two years. At the same time, the Dragon Series spacecraft can also undertake space tourism business, allowing people to take a close look at the International Space Station, satellites, and even touch the James Webb Telescope.

In addition, we are also developing the Fengming series of civilian anti-gravity aircraft. This is an anti-gravity aircraft with a higher safety factor. After all, it is more convenient to take off and land. It will not even be affected by extreme weather and the wake of large aircraft. Its stability and some special physical characteristics allow them to shuttle unscathed. In the storm.

We can even install lasers on the fuselage to artificially attract lightning, creating a visual feast for passengers on the ship of lightning in the clouds. See, this is the power of technology. But in fact, what you see and hear now is not the point. Even the level of threat to you is not high. The really scary thing is what you can’t see! "

After hearing Ning Zi's last words, Tim Cook, who was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, subconsciously asked: "What can't you see?"

Ning Zi picked up the kitten, which was lying on the ground as if it were invisible, and was so bored that it yawned. Then she held the kitten up and waved it in front of the baffled Tim Cook, and then replied with a smile: "It's artificial Intelligence! You still don’t know what kind of existence artificial intelligence is, or even what is happening now. Even if it is a top-secret network.

You may not believe it, but in my opinion C5ISR is a joke. Is HAIPE device communication really that efficient and secure? Even if the three systems are completely isolated from each other in terms of hardware, can their communications be completely confidential? You may not believe it, but as long as there is a step of network key exchange, all encryption is a joke in the face of artificial intelligence. So you know what their biggest mistake was? "

Tim Cook took a deep breath, looked out the window at the toy that made him speechless, and asked cooperatively: "What is it?"

Ning Zi looked at Cook, hugged the kitten, and said seriously: "I shouldn't have been allowed to return to China alive when the Mathematicians Conference was in Rio that year. It's too late now, even if I die, it will be useless. No matter you Believe it or not, everything has been arranged. The world will operate according to the designed program and will not accept any form of opposition. Giving up the petty profits in front of you and looking at the resources outside the earth is the only way out. , any decision that goes against this process will be - pressed to death."

Silence, still silence.

Ning Zi didn't say anything more, just waved his hand. After a while, the huge hull outside the window started to move again. It retreated slowly at first, then rose higher, then turned around again, and returned to the previous base. , and then began to land.

After being suspended stably underground, the lawn moved again, lifted up, and then closed.

When everything returned to calm, Tim Cook saw that the staff at the base began to trim the joints of the lawn. Soon, everything returned to its original appearance, as if nothing had happened just now.

"If necessary, you can ask Director Zhuo for some videos of daily experiments in the base when you go back. As I just said, there are actually no secrets here. You can't access the real secrets. And stop being clever. , Youwei Group only has the simplest technical cooperation with us, and they can’t access things you can’t see.”