Shadow of the Beautiful World

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Future Technology and Artificial Intelligence Development Seminar officially started.

The conference hall, which can accommodate 1,000 people, is full of seats. Those young people who come to the world with their mentors or parents are not allocated seats. They can only be squeezed in the back of the conference hall or in the aisle with the reporters.

As for the businessmen sitting on the chairs, they paid for the tickets. Well, the tickets are very expensive, but they are worth it. A grand event like this can not only gain a good reputation, but also effectively expand the circle of contacts. Kill two birds with one stone.

As a result of selling tickets, the S.H.I.E.L.D., which presided over the meeting behind the scenes, not only did not lose money, but also had some surplus. This made Merlin regret it. Maybe he should have sold more tickets at the time, but thinking about it later, the style was very low.

In short, after Mr. President's short and powerful speech, the host of the meeting, Tony Stark, who was active in the atmosphere of the gold medal, made his grand entrance amidst applause.

Uh, actually, when I learned that the Future Technology Foundation invited me to be the host, I refused.

Tony stood on the oval podium, and he said to the audience in a talk show tone:

Because you can't just knock on my door and tell me, hey man, we've researched and decided that you're going to be the party host for the smartest bunch of guys in the world, I mean, you have to give I have some time to think about it”

These words made the audience burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became active.

Merlin who was standing at the door of the conference hall also showed a smile, well, Tony Stark has a trick.

Well, I admit, when I stand here, all the depression in my heart disappears. I admit, I may have underestimated this meeting.

Tony spread his arms, and his voice raised a few notches:

Although I am sorry to see that most of the people who come from afar are not as smart as I am, I also have to admit that when the light of wisdom of the world gathers together, the scene is really amazing.

Especially there are really guys smarter than me among them, which surprised me. Yes, I'm talking about you, Mr. Reed, stand up and let everyone take a good look at you.

Tony stretched out his hand and pointed at Reed Richards who was sitting in the first row. Mr. Reed was bewildered by the sudden situation, but he stood up at Tony's invitation, turned around, and looked slightly Shyly waved to the people behind him.

Then there was another round of applause, and the sound of a whistle. Well, little Brigitte whistled.

We have the world's smartest guy sitting here, the second smartest guy, the third, the fourth, the fifth, uh, the sixth seems to be absent, but it doesn't matter, we still have a seventh, a middle school student, uh, Adimas, everyone knows I'm talking about you, but you don't need to stand up, I didn't make you stand up.

Hahaha

Under Tony's deliberate adjustment, there was another burst of good-natured laughter at the scene, which made the young man dressed as a middle school student flushed and sat back on the chair in embarrassment.

Okay, okay, give young people some time to recover, everyone has been young, everyone can understand.

Tony pretended to stretch out his hand and pressed it down. After the laughter subsided, he stretched out his hand to straighten his clothes and said loudly:

In short, smart people, cheer up, today is our day, today, we will step into the future one step ahead of the whole world, today, we will use our extraordinary thinking to plan the future! Today

Together we will open the door to the future!

Accompanied by Tony's voice and his raised hands, an extremely realistic holographic projection system provided by S.H.I.E.L.D. is turned on.

Lifelike characters appeared on the stage behind Tony, from Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes in the classical period to Zhang Heng, Leonardo da Vinci, to Marie Curie, Einstein , Bohr, Schrödinger, and then to Feynman, Howard Stark, Nathaniel Richards and so on.

Hundreds of images of scientists from ancient times to the present have appeared behind Tony, and more characters have been added, just like a history of scientific development that has passed through the modern past and future. In the eyes of everyone, In the last scene of this brilliant projection, the images of all the scientists present at the meeting were also added to it, and a door, a door representing the future, was pushed open by everyone working together.

wow

Brilliant light erupted from the projection of the door. Amid the exclamation of the people, those lights danced and formed the logo of the Future Science Foundation in front of their eyes.

A sea of ​​shining stars.

Wow, this is really beautiful.

Amid the deafening thunderous applause and cheers that sounded throughout the conference hall, Louise Lane, who was standing in the best position in the corner and holding the camera, couldn't help but help her with her arms. Clark, who created an area where he can move freely, said:

It's definitely going to be front page news tomorrow, and it would be great if we could get exclusive interviews with a few of the attendees.

Clark stood there, and the surrounding reporters were all blocked by him. He was like a pillar, protecting Lynn. He said to Lynn:

The morning meeting ends at 12 o'clock, and the afternoon meeting ends at 4 o'clock. After 4 o'clock, there is free time. Let me figure out a way. Maybe we can interview Stark, or Reed. Well, it depends on luck. gone.

Actually, I want to interview that guy more!

While taking pictures, Lynn pouted at Clark. Clark followed Lynn's gaze and found that his colleague was referring to the very low-key Merlin standing at the entrance of the conference hall.

Lane said to Clark:

That guy smells like big news. I saw him chatting with Mr. Luthor and Tony just now. They seem to know each other very well, but he doesn't have a seat, which means he's not a scientist, and he doesn't have that kind of knowledge. A businessman or a politician, like a soldier Well, I'm getting more and more curious about him.

Uh, I advise you to get rid of this dangerous idea, Lynn.

Clark discouraged:

That guy doesn't look like a good guy at first glance, maybe he works for the government, you can't ask anything at all, and you may put yourself in it, I mean, you know, there are government forces behind this meeting attended.

Emmm, you're right.

Miss Lane weighed it up, and finally gave up the idea, which made Clark also heave a sigh of relief. He didn't think Merlin was a person who would be interviewed.

His identity is too sensitive.

After the discussion meeting officially started, Merlin lost interest in continuing to observe.

Because he wasn't interested in what the scientists were saying, and most of the time he didn't understand, but the people in the audience were fascinated by what they said, so it was hard for Merlin to leave the scene voluntarily.

In short, scientific matters should be left to the scientists.

This conference will last for three days, and many people will speak on stage to express their views and opinions on the prospect of artificial intelligence. Most of the time, this kind of discussion is limited to data and conjectures, such as Lex Luthor, the scientist and successful Businessmen use very complete data, well-founded evidence, and conjectures to explain that the promotion of artificial intelligence will have a qualitative impact on the development of human society.

His elegant speech, rigorous attitude and handsome appearance won him a lot of applause.

Mr. Reed expressed his point of view with a set of data models that he summarized. Although most people can't understand that data model, this does not prevent them from applauding Reed's wisdom.

But there are also non-mainstream guys

On the afternoon of the second day of the meeting, Old Torbjörn came on stage as the engineer's representative. This guy didn't have any preparation materials, and he repeated a few words over and over again.

Artificial intelligence is bad, artificial intelligence is bad, I don't like it, but I won't stop you from developing it, but you must be alert to the threats it brings.

Uh, probably to express his point of view, the old man also used a lot of vulgar words, which made the audience laugh continuously. He even had verbal and even physical exchanges with the advocates of artificial intelligence. The conflict forced Tony to keep shouting orderrrrrr!!! to maintain order.

In short, Old Torbjörn's performance was a mess, but the old man gave him extra points for his explanation of peace. After his speech, there was also warm applause for him.

Well, if this guy who has been in the illegal arms trade for the past dozen years can seize this opportunity, maybe he can clean himself up completely.

The debate for and against the two factions reached its peak on the morning of the third day.

Lex Luthor, a representative of the pro faction, and Hank McCoy, a representative of the opposition faction, er, pretending to be a representative of the opposition faction, had a heated argument. The two each had their own faction of supporters, and both sides kept citing classics and posting their respective data. And conjecture, making the whole venue look like a fight between gods and gods.

It was very cool to let a crowd of neutrals eat melons and watch the show. Reed, a smart man, did not express his views, but judging from his speech, he was a neutral.

There are only a few hours left until the closing of the meeting, and it is certainly impossible to reach a consensus.

But that's what Merlin and Fury want to see.

They actually don’t care who has the upper hand between the pros and the opposition. This result is meaningless. What they want to see is that the topic of artificial intelligence will trigger a worldwide discussion, making it a wave of enthusiasm and a trend of thought.

With the high exposure of the media, this upsurge of national discussion has obviously appeared, various papers on artificial intelligence have appeared overwhelmingly, and various speculative businessmen have also prepared money and are ready to seize this new technology. tuyere.

Once capital is invested and business starts to pay attention, the speed at which this trend of thought spreads will inevitably cover the entire world very quickly.

That's it!

The first preventive treatment of the Omnic Crisis has been perfectly completed here.

Any scientific and technological progress related to civilization will be regarded as heresy at the moment of its birth, then it will become a great revolution, and finally it will be reduced to ordinary things in life

At the closing ceremony, Merlin stood in the backstage room, watched the first Future Technology Foundation discussion meeting end in Tony's enthusiastic summary, and said to Agent Hill beside him:

This is the greatness of time. Throughout history, progress at any level of civilization cannot escape this cycle. This is a magical cycle. If this cycle is not completed, it is not considered real progress.

Just like omnics, when it is announced in the next few years, there will definitely be a group of people who resist them, but as long as we control the rhythm and wait for time to pass slowly, one day, people will get used to the omnics. A crisis that would destroy civilization would be averted by the presence of machines in their lives.

Sir, with all due respect.

Hill changed back to her work uniform, and she said to Merlin:

While I know this is a good thing, I always feel like we are the villain behind the scenes, manipulating public opinion.

Your first day as an agent, Hill.

Merlin looked back at his colleague, he chuckled and said:

Isn't that what we do?

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Hill's answer, he reached out and patted Hill's shoulder, and said:

This matter is up to you. Fury and I have confidence in you, but don't stress, we believe you can do it well.

Oh, and.

Merlin took out a secret agent ID from his pocket and put it in Hill's hand. He said softly with emotion:

Starting today, you are also a level 8 agent. The little girl who was scared to cry by me back then can finally stand alone, which is really surprising. Frankly speaking, I didn't think you would become a Excellent agent, but it turns out I was wrong.

I can't blame me for what happened back then.

Hill complained in a low voice:

I was just a rookie back then. Seeing you knock down more than 20 agents by yourself, I must be scared, huh?

Hill raised his head, and Merlin was no longer in sight.

Mr. Director is very busy, he has too many things to deal with.

At 6 o'clock that afternoon, outside the room on the top floor of the same hotel, Tony Stark reached out and knocked on the closed door. A moment later, the door was opened, and Merlin gestured to him to signal him to come in.

Tony walked into the room and found that there were already several people inside.

He still knows them all.

Standing by the window with his back to him, Lex Luthor, chairman of the Lex Group, lying on the bed reading a book, Reed Richards, the smartest man in the world, playing with his mobile phone bored Yes, Princess Su Rui, who gave an excellent speech before, and a young black man in a strange robe sitting at the table with his hands folded.

In the end, it was Bruce Wayne, who made Tony a little uncomfortable. He sat at the small bar in the room with a blank expression, and a black eyepatch, black sweater, military pants, and combat boots, which made people not like it. serious guy.

Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Wow, is this a secret meeting?

Tony pulled out a chair exaggeratedly, sat at the table, and said:

The combination of scientists, smart people, Her Royal Highness, and secret agents is really strange.

No, not only Her Royal Highness, but also Her Royal Highness the Prince.

Merlin says:

Your Excellency T'Challa is here on behalf of Wakanda. Regarding the omnic crisis, Wakanda has a great say. After all, Wakanda is currently the force that accommodates the most omnics in the world. This is even true for all countries. No government can compare.

Wakanda respects all free will, whether that comes from flesh or machine.

T'Challa looked back at Merlin and Fury, and said:

Of course, we also respect the opinions of the international community. I am here to resolve mutual conflicts and conflicts. I heard that you have come up with a reasonable plan?

Yes.

Fury took several documents out of his suitcase and handed them to everyone in the room, saying:

A complete industry chain and future planning about omnics, gentlemen, we have enough time to discuss it.

But it's an important thing, so we have to agree.