Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 891 Digital Nerves and The Matrix

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Different groups have different reactions to the gradual improvement of Internet development in the United States.

The largest group is the gold diggers, who only care about how to make wealth from it; and those politically sensitive people who are only a few, but like sparkling diamonds scattered on a huge treasure mountain, are fighting with the state machine. , and perhaps monopoly enterprises, are engaged in various forms of games.And the focus of maintenance is freedom.

This thing can't be eaten or drunk, it's a bit illusory - all living beings don't necessarily care.

On the other hand, for it, eating and drinking too much, running belly and loose stools; short of catties, and sallow and emaciated - no one can accurately grasp where the real "degree" is.

Such assiduously politically sensitive people are not full of food and have nothing to do, or worry about nothing.

You must know that while the Internet brings countless new elements, it is also forming an invisible shackle.

To give a simple and vivid example, in the era of big data more than ten years after the original time and space, if people accidentally lose their smart phones, the most convenient Internet terminal, they will definitely feel a kind of loss of property that is not heartache. at a loss.

Some things are just lacking in level and vision, and ignorance and fearlessness.

Tang Huan would not naively think that there is no "prism door" now, and he is not within the scope of peeping.

Peer-to-peer networks such as P2P are designed to consolidate the free pattern on the Internet and block the trend of centralization—new applications launched on the P2P architecture, expanding like a virus infection, illustrate how it is popular.

It can be said that at least in the future, when the richest man sends instructions to his subordinates all over the world, the communication security will be further guaranteed.

Of course.These layouts in order to protect everything he owns now are all carried out quietly-following the trend, that is Tang's richest man has always been good at it.

As for the upsurge of P2P on the Internet, Tang Huan spoke frankly when answering reporters' questions.

For example, regarding Bitcoin, he said: "This kind of electronic currency has developed rapidly along with P2P. The biggest use now should be to provide an interesting and safe enough network payment method; no matter how big it is, I haven't seen it yet."

The opinion of Mr. Richest Man.Similar to the analysis of observers.This made the reporters who wanted to take the opportunity to hype unavoidably disappointed.

Fortunately, Tang Huan's public appearance this time is still promising.

Just like the "Road to the Future" released at the end of the year and the beginning of the year last time, just entered 1996, the richest man published another book, and he published two books in one breath--"Digital Neural Network" and "Hackers". empire".

Among them, the former is a serious academic work, while the latter is a popular science fiction novel.

The main content of "Digital Neural Network" is, when the Internet is everywhere, how individuals, companies, and even society can construct a digital neural network that operates as precisely and efficiently as the human nervous system.

In "Digital Neural Network", Tang Huan officially talked about his high-tech-driven social experiment in Hanouk City, Funan District.

In the history of the United States, there have always been many billionaires who invested in a certain place to realize their utopian dreams.

Therefore, this move is not shocking, people are interested in something else.

For a long time, Mr. Richest has been interacting with the American political arena as a Silicon Valley business leader, so that his inclinations, support, etc. all start from the IT industry, and it is believed by outside analysts that there is no fixed position in politics. system.

Now, the just-published "Digital Neural Network" is quickly regarded as an official manifestation of Tang Huanzheng's political ambitions.

Don't forget, this year, that is, 1996, is the year of the U.S. general election every four years-the topics related to politics have become popular again.

Regarding the interpretation of "Digital Neural Network", there are political and commercial perspectives. It can be said that there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's hearts.

If you want to cite one of the most representative examples, it should be Ross Perot who appeared as a dark horse in the 1992 US election.

This Texas billionaire, who had successfully made money from the IT industry, did a lot to steal the votes of George W. Bush, who was seeking re-election as president.

His various proposals, including direct democracy through "electronic town halls" across the United States, were so impressive that they were described by the media as "East Texas populism." and high-tech wizardry".

Now, Ross Perot once again participated in the US election.

Unlike the last time he fought alone, Ross Perot, who had learned from experience and lessons, began to realize the irreplaceable role of organizations in the political arena, so last year, that is, in 1995, he established the Reform Party of the United States of America.

In other words, in the 1992 U.S. presidential election, Ross Perot, who won a record 18.9% of the vote as an independent candidate, will compete this year as the Reform Party's presidential candidate.

Correspondingly, this old man's political program has further matured.

When the book "Digital Neural Network" entered Ross Perot's field of vision, he immediately slapped his thigh with a feeling—it was written so well!Why did I start the Reform Party and run for the US presidential election?It is because Americans are disappointed with the current corrupt political game, unable to deal with major issues that concern the vital interests of the people at the bottom, and I give those voters who are dissatisfied with the Democratic Party and the Republican Party a kind of third candidate choice opportunities.

It can be said that if Tang's richest man did not meet the requirements, Ross Perot would have wanted to recruit people to join him and compete for the throne of the President and Vice President of the United States.

You must know that the current general trend is that although the economic situation in the United States is very good, and the income of many people has increased significantly, the negative impact of political disputes cannot be ignored.

The Republican Party and the Democratic Party are fighting like chickens and dogs, and Bill Clinton and his wife belong to the focal point, and handles like the Whitewater case are being pinched, so that Hillary Colin The dignified First Lady of the United States will go to the Senate Investigation Committee on January 1 to testify in front of a federal grand jury, and thus become the only U.S. First Lady who has been subpoenaed so far. lady.

According to the current situation of political struggles like sparks hitting the earth, as in the original time and space, the Congress controlled by the Republican Party is stuck in failing to pass the budget bill, forcing the federal government of the Democratic Party to shut down. There is no suspense.

This kind of political dispute, which has been reduced to "fighting for the sake of fighting", wastes a lot of resources and delays the resolution of many major issues. Of course, some groups of taxpayers are very dissatisfied.

Ross Perot was optimistic about such an opportunity, and once again rolled up his sleeves to go into battle in person, and Tang's richest man's "Digital Neural Network" just at this time gave him theoretical inspiration.

In order to further seek inspiration, Ross Perot, a billionaire, has arranged a trip to visit the remote Funan District Hanouk for himself.

Compared with its influence on politics, it seems a bit different, but the sensation caused by "Digital Neural Network" in the commercial field is far-reaching.

Compared with established multinational companies such as General Electric, IBM, Motorola, etc., Tang Huan founded Zheru and Fangyuan, which are still young in qualifications, but they are not immature in terms of organization and management. The degree of order and efficiency makes them People are amazing - now that "Digital Neural Network" is published, the outside world seems to have found a successful answer from it.

Gossip has already spread from Silicon Valley. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who is facing Tang Huan tit-for-tat, held "Digital Neural Network" and studied it carefully. In the internal high-level meeting, he gave each A copy was distributed personally.

At that time, he reprimanded very annoyedly: "Oracle has business in more than 100 regions around the world, but how many employees are there in total? I don't know! Because the batch of data is all scattered in 70 databases-Oracle must make adjustments, Let the company operate as concisely and efficiently as a neural network."

In this regard, Oracle naturally strongly denied it, angrily denouncing that it was too boring, and even simply pushed it on commercial competitors, believing that the statement was an act of smearing with ulterior motives.

Sybase, who was extremely jealous when meeting Oracle's enemies in the field of multi-platform databases, was not afraid of hatred at all, and said sarcastically—too hypocritical!How can you be worthy of the trust of users if you can't even do the most basic honesty?We frankly admit that we are reading Tang's "Digital Neural Network" so that we can find a successful experience that suits us.

Compared with the majestic influence of the academic work "Digital Neural Network" in the fields of politics and business, the science fiction novel "The Matrix" also caused a huge sensation.

First of all, the background setting of "The Matrix" is very interesting. It is based on the American philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist Hilary Putnam, in "Reason, Truth, and History" - "Reason, Truth, and "Brain_in_a_vat" -- the thought experiment of "brain in a vat" proposed in the book "History".

Compared with the common-sense concept of "brain in a cranium", the basis of "brain in a vat" is that everything a person experiences will eventually be transformed into neural signals in the brain.

Suppose a mad scientist, machine or any other consciousness takes a brain out of a human body and puts it in a vat of nutrient solution to maintain its physiological activity.

Next, the supercomputer transmits the same nerve electrical signals as the original "brain in a vat" to this "brain in a vat" through the nerve endings, and gives the same signal as the "brain in a vat" to the "brain in a vat". The "Mesencephalon" usually gives exactly the same signal feedback.

In this way, the world experienced by the "brain in a vat" is a kind of virtual reality created by computers.

So, in this case, can the "brain in a vat" realize that he is actually living in virtual reality?

Let’s make a simple argument from the perspective of “what is real”—because the “brain in a vat” and the “brain in a cranium” receive exactly the same signals, and this is the only way it communicates with the environment, so from the brain From the perspective of human beings, it is completely unable to determine whether it is a "brain in a skull" or a "brain in a vat".

If it is the former, then its idea is correct and it is indeed walking on the street or rowing; if it is the latter, its idea is wrong. It is not walking or rowing, but only receives the same electrical signal. That’s all.

Therefore, a brain cannot know that it is a "brain in a vat" and a "brain in a skull".

Then, the paradox follows—everything in this world may be false and illusory; but what is real?What is the ego?

If you only limit your thinking to the scope of the brain, it is estimated that this problem will always be an endless loop.

From a biological perspective, an individual's recognition or judgment of objective existence depends on the external stimuli it receives.

When the "brain in a vat" generates a series of "testing" responses to test its own cognition, and at the same time, the "experimental system" can also give corresponding stimuli in time as a response, the question of "what is real" The entanglement does not depend on the "brain in a vat"'s cognition of the "world", but on the "experimental observer"'s own cognition of the "world".

"The Matrix" is set in the era of the rolling Internet tide, treating "cyberspace" as the "vat" of the "brain in a vat", and a computer engineer who appears to be working nine to five, privately But the protagonist is a brilliant hacker. Through contact with a group of mysterious figures, he understands that the world he knows is actually a virtual world created by computer programs. He then finds a way to return to the real world and manages to defeat the real culprit behind the enslavement of human consciousness. .

Unlike "Digital Neural Network", which is highly praised by elite groups, "The Matrix" rose to No.1 on the "New York Times" bestseller list after its publication. This is Tang Huan's third book to win this award. Best-selling popular book.

While feeling the heat of the Internet, people enjoy talking about the brain openings in it, and like deciphering political aspirations from "Digital Neural Network", they analyze the richest man in "The Matrix". Out of the religious belief tendencies.

It is not difficult to imagine that the popular "The Matrix" has great value in further operations in the eyes of Hollywood, and rumors of making a movie are rampant.

When attending the new book event, Tang Huan was chased by reporters and asked, "Tang, when will "The Matrix" be made into a movie? Will you hand it over to your own film company for operation, or will you cooperate with other film companies? ?”

(End of this chapter)