Great Power Technology

After exiting the ending replay, Ye Zhou fell into a long silence in the void.

This replay is different from any previous one. What it shows itself is not a bright future, but the crisis hidden in this technology.

Thinking about it, all the technologies Ye Zhou acquired before were basically technologies with far greater positive effects than negative effects, such as aviation engines, batteries, and lasers.

These technologies do not even need to be restricted in their use. As long as they can be created and applied, they will definitely be beneficial to the development of human society.

However, AES technology is a completely different field.

Not to mention Ye Zhou’s previous worries that AES would be used in the pan-entertainment field and become a new generation of titytainment. Even in functions such as rehabilitation of the disabled and body strengthening, which seem to have a great impact on the development of productivity, they are also hidden. facing a huge crisis.

Ye Zhou clicked on the ending replay and watched the replay almost frame by frame. While watching, he thought about the future of this technology in his mind.

He wanted to first identify several "crossing points," or forks in the road, in the development of this technology.

The first thing to determine was the contradiction between "modified people" and normal people shown in Huifang. In fact, he had already discussed this contradiction with Chen Hao. After the full rollout of AES technology, the enhancement of the human body became If there is a choice that can be exchanged for resources, then this choice will inevitably lead to division.

Some people want to use AES to gain more advantages, and some people will try to protect the basic fairness of society. Under such division, social unrest is almost inevitable.

In addition to this crisis, the risks of unitytainment are equally terrible.

Ye Zhou once read a science fiction novel called "The Festival of Incompatible Coexistence". It tells the story of how after the rapid development of BCI and AES technologies, most people became addicted to virtual reality and eventually abandoned the material world, leading to the demise of mankind. story.

Ye Zhou is essentially an industrialist. He has always been extremely vigilant about the prospects described in this novel. Therefore, after he obtained a certain degree of decision-making power, he showed unreservedly on various occasions. He hates the concept of the so-called "metaverse". Because of this disgust, China has not really set off a wave of the metaverse so far.

This is completely different from the international market that is turbulent around the concept of the metaverse. It was once one of the right things Ye Zhou thought he did.

But now, with the birth of AES technology, he is likely to become the founder of this future.

It's a tough choice.

However, he faced more than just this choice.

Ye Zhou clicked on the plot simulation interface. As expected, the title of the next plot simulation was "Invisible Teacher". Even without reading the title, Ye Zhou could guess that this technology should be related to the direct transmission of neural network information. , because this is the next stage of development of the AES system.

Once this technology is realized, the boundaries of AES technology will be further broadened. After it is developed to its extreme, it will be extremely easy for humans to obtain things that originally need to be obtained through the physical world.

Joy, stimulation, touching, satisfaction, and joy. All kinds of emotions can be realized through a simple electrical signal. AES technology will become the largest hallucinogen in the new era.

There must be a strong enough system to limit the spread of the negative effects of this technology, and if it is put into a "free" system

Ye Zhou couldn't help but shudder.

He suddenly felt that at certain times, he was more terrifying than he thought.

Thinking of this, he almost couldn't wait to exit the simulator, then lay on his back on the bed, staring blankly at the tent above his head.

This was the first time that he experienced the duality of technology, and it was also the first time that he regretted his choice.

Shouldn't he have come up with this technology so quickly?

Can our country afford the impact of this kind of technology at this moment?

Perhaps, he should call Chen Hao immediately, explain the interests to him, and get back the AES technical documents that had been handed over to him.

But doing so is extremely unfair to the 17 million blind people and 20 million deaf-mute people in the country.

Because this will directly kill their expectations that were so close.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou sighed, got up from the bed and walked out of the tent.

At this time, everything around the camp was silent. Except for a few guards standing guard, Ye Zhou was the only one walking under the night sky.

He slowly walked out of the camp and walked to the hillside where he had taken pictures with Ye Lan. He looked up at the moon that was gradually setting above his head and fell into deep thought.

He didn't know how long it had been before he suddenly heard the sound of someone walking behind him. Judging from the regular pace, he knew it was Wu Ping without even thinking.

"Ye Gong, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Ye Zhou shook his head, waved for him to sit down, and then asked:

"Brother Wu, let me ask you a question."

"You ask."

Wu Ping sat down next to Ye Zhou, looked at him calmly and replied.

"That is, if there is something that can allow you to get everything you want, including glory, pleasure, satisfaction and other emotions, you can get it. Do you think you can resist its temptation? ?"

After hearing Ye Zhou's question, Wu Ping asked with some confusion:

"Isn't this just drugs?"

"Well, it's not a drug. In the long run, this stuff costs almost nothing - and is basically harmless to the body."

Wu Ping thought for a moment, shook his head and replied:

"No. I don't live just for myself."

Ye Zhou nodded slightly, and then continued:

"You are talking about the sense of honor. But what if that thing can also satisfy the sense of honor? What if in its world, you can feel everything you can feel in reality?"

Wu Ping frowned and replied:

"Ye Gong, this thing you are talking about is the Yuan Universe, right? However, the Yuan Universe is not real after all."

"It is indeed not true, but how do you distinguish between reality and illusion? How do you resist the temptation of 'illusion' that is even more real than reality?"

Wu Ping shook his head and replied:

"I have no idea."

Ye Zhou sighed deeply.

"So, even you don't know."

However, before he finished speaking, Wu Ping interrupted him directly.

"But I know something else."

"whats the matter?"

Wu Ping did not answer directly, but asked:

"Ye Gong, do you know how many soldiers we sacrificed in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation? It's just the number of soldiers."

"The statistics are probably around 4 million, and the actual number is far higher than this level."

"Yes, this answer is basically accurate. Then let me continue to ask you, do you know how many public officials have died or been injured in the line of duty since the founding of our country?"

Ye Zhou shook his head and replied:

"I really haven't understood this."

"About 360,000 people, among whom the police force has sacrificed the most. Now let me ask the third question, do you know how many college students are involved in the construction of the western region and the afforestation of deserts?"

Ye Zhou continued to shake his head.

"It's about 500,000. Among them, even if you exclude those who go purely for qualifications and experience, there are at least 100,000 people who have ideals, and this is only a very small section."

"In a larger field, the number of ordinary people who choose to serve the people and the nation will be even greater."

After a pause, Wu Ping continued:

"You just told me that there is something that can simulate everything I want and satisfy all my desires. This thing is far away from me and it is not easy for me to judge."

"But those people I just mentioned, they really faced choices."

"If you choose to surrender, you won't have to die. If you choose to retreat, you won't have to get hurt. If you choose stability, you won't have to suffer. Although it's not as good as the situation you mentioned, the contrast is strong enough, right?"

"--And this comparison is more intuitive."

"Now you ask me, how can I resist that temptation? I really don't know - mainly I don't know how to explain it."

"But I also have a question for you."

"Those people I mentioned above, why did they make such a choice?"

"What made them resist the instinctive choice that was right in front of them at the time?"

Looking at the silent Ye Zhou, Wu Ping said solemnly:

"Ye Gong, it's faith."