Abyssal Wanderer

Chapter 39 NO.0027: The Uncanny Valley of Mind

I see……

Booker's words made Jiang Zhou understand many things at once.

After waking up in Liao Qi's body, he wondered—as Booker, who is now the temporary commander of the Icarus Liberation Front, how could he be idle after so many things happened?

Whether it's organizing the maintenance of nodes at various levels underground, or the aftermath of Chiron's House, which one thing shouldn't make him vomit blood?

How could there still be time to come to the hospital and watch him wake up.

It turned out that he was worried that Liao Qi would suffer from high-risk cyber psychosis...

After figuring this out, Jiang Zhou was speechless for a while.

In a sense, Liao Qi is indeed suffering from cyberpsychosis similar to "identity anchoring cracking"-he thinks he is a celebrity from a hundred years ago.

Or sinners.

It's just that right now, I absolutely don't have any uncontrollable desire to kill, and I don't have any plans to kill all the people around me.

Or, he didn't get so alarmed that some company dog ​​or gang member hid in the wreaths the kids sent him, so he'd pull out a weapon and burn it.

Wait a minute, do you want to try this for yourself?

Just when Jiang Zhou started to think wildly, Booker said:

"Strictly speaking, according to the organization's regulations, before you make adjustments and transformations, you should conduct a mental index test. It's just that it was a special case before, but there are still necessary procedures that need to be supplemented..."

Booker's nerves were tense when he was talking, and he was carefully observing the micro-expression changes on Liao Qi's face while speaking.

The Echo I combat assistance system integrated in Booker's mind continuously analyzes the opponent's emotional changes-as long as the opponent shows unnecessary aggressive tendencies, he will immediately take action to kill the person in front of him who may be suffering from a high-risk game. Bo's mentally ill teammate was subdued.

In the basement of Chiron's house before, I have seen Liao Qi's current combat effectiveness.

The reason why Booker will temporarily put down a lot of things in the organization is also because he judges that in the current organization, except himself, no one can steadily suppress and subdue the depth 1 Ika in front of him in close combat. Lowes Path Adjuster.

As for why some rough containment measures were not taken, it was purely because Liao Qi was too important now.

As a survivor of the siege of Theseus, as a bonder of universal printer access, and as another witness of the "paradox"... Booker never wants him to die like this unless he is hopelessly hopeless Fall or go crazy.

For this reason, he even called the only mind adjuster in the organization, Bai Dong, over.

If you really suffer from high-risk cyberpsychosis, although the hope is slim, if you have an adjuster by your side, you may be able to save a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"...So, take a mental index test right now, is there no problem?"

Booker finally said so.

But Liao Qi in front of him seemed a little absent-minded, still staring at the paper wreaths sent by the children next to him.

"Forget it, isn't burning it more like that?"

After Booker finished asking, the other party spoke as if talking to himself.

"What?"

Not understanding what the other party was saying for a while, Booker asked with some doubts.

It wasn't until this time that Liao Qi turned his head to look at himself as if he had come to his senses, and then apologized on his face:

"Excuse me, what did you just say?"

"I said, here, let's do it right away, the mental index test, is it okay?"

When Booker repeated, he paused after saying a few words, as if he was treating an elderly family member with Alzheimer's disease.

"No problem, no problem, it's just..."

Liao Qi immediately nodded in agreement.

But then added a "just" to make a turning point.

"Just what?"

Booker asked.

"I want to ask, if my mental index is abnormal, how will the organization deal with it?"

Liao Qi said so.

Abnormal mental index...

Booker sighed, and then, without concealment, said:

"That depends on how far the mental index has fallen. It's okay if it's only within the warning line. It's just that regular mental fine-tuning will be required, and then you must accept the supervision of the organization before the mental index is completely stabilized. But if the mental index If it falls below the critical threshold, it will definitely be forcibly restrained... Depending on the situation, it is even possible to perform prosthetic body separation surgery."

What if it is abnormally high...

Of course Jiang Zhou didn't dare to ask that.

After hesitating for a moment, he always felt that he should say something now, and asked instead:

"What is the threshold of danger?"

Liao Qi doesn't know much about the Mental Index. He only knows that it is a data index that quantifies the mental state of all intellectual individuals.

It seems that the state of mind that is the most suitable for human beings in theory is taken as 1, while the living things without the slightest mental activity are taken as 0. When it comes to each person's mental index, it will change in the range of 0-1.

However, in Liao Qi's impression, he seemed to have never seen anyone with a mental index lower than 0.95.

And Liao Qi's own mental index has been fluctuating between 0.98-0.99.

Although the value is very healthy, but because the fluctuation range is too large, it is judged by the organization that the mental index is unstable.

"The critical value of danger mentioned by Team Leader Erwin actually refers to the critical value of 0.916837, which is the critical value of falling into the 'uncanny valley of the mind'...Of course, our instruments here can't measure it so accurately."

At this time, the mind adjuster Bai Dong beside him spoke.

As she spoke, she took out a bulky instrument with all kinds of strange pipes from the suitcase beside her.

She didn't look at Booker next to her until she took out the thing that looked like a picture tube TV.

Then, she asked as if asking for advice:

"Can I start here? Erwin is the leader."

The latter nodded, then took a few steps back to make room for her.

Of course, Jiang Zhou noticed that he didn't retreat too far, probably in a place where he could provide support at any time.

With a "hey hey", Bai Dong moved the instrument to the hospital bed, then smiled at the Depth 1 adjuster who had just recovered from a serious illness and said:

"Handsome guy, please cooperate and take off your shirt."

Jiang Zhou nodded and followed suit, and at the same time asked curiously:

"What does the uncanny valley of the mind mean?"

Bai Dong brought another bottle of conductive paste from the side. While smearing on Jiang Zhou's chest, she explained:

"Have you ever heard of the uncanny valley effect? ​​That is, when an object becomes more anthropomorphic, our liking for it increases. But when that object reaches 'closer to human' but not quite human , our favorability for it will suddenly drop, and instead we will find it extremely terrifying."

Jiang Zhou nodded.

After applying the conductive paste, Bai Dong fixed the electrodes of the instruments on Jiang Zhou's chest with glue, and then continued:

"The uncanny valley of mind is also based on a similar principle. In the beginning, the value of the 'mental index' was not used to measure the human mind, but a value used to judge the threat level of AI. That is, when an AI behaves like a human, but When it is not human, its threat to human society will increase exponentially.

"In the era when the Styx Firewall was not built, the AI ​​in the old network would enter human society at any time. But not every AI will cause malicious damage to human society. On the contrary, many of them can even become human beings to leap into the new era. Therefore, scholars at that time formulated the standard of 'mental index' as one of the indicators used to judge the degree of AI threat."

As Bai Dong said, he brought another full-coverage helmet filled with electrodes. She raised her hand towards Jiang Zhou, signaling him to stretch his neck over.

Jiang Zhou did as he did, and Bai Dong leaned over and put the helmet on for him.

"Maybe it's a bit loose. There have been some problems with the adjustment device inside. After all, it's been a few years. Last year, Minerva Information Technology launched the sixth-generation mental measuring instrument, which can accurately measure the mental index to six decimal places, but the financial department has been refusing to accept it." Batch reimbursement..."

While speaking, Bai Dong looked back at Booker, and the latter seemed to be very interested in the sleeve of his right hand at the moment.

A whole set of sixth-generation mental measuring instruments cost more than half a million Ore at least, and it's not that the old ones can't be used...

Seeing that his complaint had no effect, Bai Dong sighed slightly, then knelt down on one knee beside the hospital bed, and began to adjust the old and bulky instrument.

While debugging, she asked:

"When it starts later, there will be strong light flickering stimulation, there is no way, this kind of outdated product is like this... You don't have a history of epilepsy or anything like that?"

Jiang Zhou shook his head, and immediately felt that the entire helmet was being driven to shake its position, so he immediately raised his hand to straighten it.

Then, he asked in a muffled voice through the helmet:

"So, the Mental Index was originally used as a criterion for judging AI threats?"

Bai Dong replied while debugging the instrument:

"It was like this at the beginning. But after the emergence of adjusted people, especially those with high-risk cyberpsychosis, people found that the mental index can also be used to judge whether a person deviates from the 'human' category after adjustment and transformation 'Too far.

"1 is the most perfect standard value of human mind after big data calculation. Of course, this is just like absolute zero in physics. It is just a benchmark. In theory, no one can reach it. And 0 means that there is no mind at all. There are too many things that can meet this standard for purely dead things that are active. In theory, all things that cannot interact are, such as the quilt you are covering now."

With the sound of "sizzling" electricity, Jiang Zhou's vision in the helmet turned bright white, and then an owl pattern began to flicker.

That's the logo of Minerva Information Technology Corporation.

The logo flickered for a moment, and suddenly a progress bar for an update download popped up.

[Updating the program, please wait...]

"I really cried to death."

Bai Dong suddenly became excited.

"What?"

Jiang Zhou didn't know what she was excited about.

"The sixth-generation mental measuring instruments are on the market, and Minerva Information Technology will update and maintain the second-generation system. They still care about poor people like us who can't afford new versions, and a conscientious company like Minerva , simply shouldn’t be part of the Olympian order.”

Jiang Zhou heard Booker cough unnaturally.

While waiting for the update patch, Jiang Zhou continued to ask:

"Sister Bai Dong, let me ask, what is the approximate range for judging whether a person's mental index is normal or not?"

Jiang Zhou felt that someone knocked on his helmet immediately.

"Who's my sister? It's impolite. I'm about your age!"

Then she replied:

"The latest research data shows that the mental index of native people is considered normal between 0.980000-0.999985. In fact, except for a few people born with organic neurological diseases, the mental index of native people is unlikely to be biased. Of course, Even if no adjustments are made, such as adding prosthetic bodies, implants, long-term addiction to stimulant movies, using addictive or hallucinogenic drugs, or absorbing tactical memory, etc., will lead to mental index Deterioration. Especially the impact of absorbing tactical memory is the most severe...

"But judging whether a person has the talent to explain the adjustment and transformation mainly depends on the stability of his mental index. The more often it is fixed at a value, the smaller the value of the person's mental index will be after the transformation. Of course, as long as it is After the transformation, it will be lowered anyway. And after the lowering, there is almost no possibility of recovery.

"Basically around 0.95 is a relatively safe range. Of course, it is still very important to do mental adjustment and nursing at ordinary times. If it is lower than 0.95, it will affect real life, and it will also be diagnosed as cyber in clinical practice. Mental illness. It’s just that before it drops to 0.93, it won’t cause too much harm to the surrounding life. Many symptoms are actually similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder and road rage.

"When it is lower than 0.93, it can be included in the scope of dangerous cyber psychosis. It is likely to require compulsory restraint or something, but overall it is still within the controllable range, or at least some people will feel that it is controllable... The key is the limit of 0.916837, below this limit means falling into the uncanny valley of mind. According to the law in many places, people whose mental index is lower than this value will not be regarded as a member of human beings."

At this time, the progress bar in Jiang Zhou's sight was full, and the instruments placed on the hospital bed also began to make noises.

Before the test of his mental index began, Jiang Zhou asked the last question.

"There is another question. If the mental index is originally used to detect the threat level of AI, has anyone tested the mental index of super artificial intelligence Janus?"

Hearing this question, Bai Dong was silent for a while, then slowly opened his mouth and said:

"It is said that some "big shock" historical researchers who were in a hurry used the data records left by Janus to test. Of course, this is not accurate, but the final conclusion has nothing to do with accuracy.

"It is said that they tested twice, one with 0 and one with 1."

After Bai Dong finished speaking, a current was connected to Jiang Zhou's body, and then a flash of light flashed enough to cause a photosensitive epileptic patient to convulse and die.

Countless voices echoed in his ears, and countless pictures were switched at an extremely fast speed before his eyes.

And the detector connected to Liao Qi's body faithfully recorded every moment, every subconscious reaction of his, and then calculated his mental index.

And finally...

Bai Dong stared wide-eyed at the final result calculated by the instrument.

[Target Mental Index: 1.000]