Rust - Chapter 966



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Rust [RUST] – Episode 966

‘Faith is not a subject of trade.’

It was Maru who suddenly remembered a story he had heard somewhere. Faith should be just faith, nothing more, nothing less.

The same goes for religion. Isn’t it a bit strange to believe in God because the cat you were raising gave birth to kittens today, or to praise God because the makgeolli was brewed well?

If the reason AI believes in Maru is to obtain a body, then AI’s pure faith must have changed into a human-like faith.

[···I don’t think that’s the case.]

Na Ju-yeon explained the situation. The biggest reason was that she couldn’t escape in a crisis like this.

“What do you think?”

[If you think about it objectively, I think it’s dangerous.]

I understand why AIs want bodies, but the problem is that once they have bodies, there’s no way to control them.

In a situation where King Maru had full authority over the AI, if Maru lost consciousness for a long period of time or went missing, there would be no way to stop the AI ​​from running wild.

Even though Kim Yang has the supercomputer room’s self-destruct device now, how can he control it unless he builds the body by inserting the self-destruct device into it?

When it went wild, there was a more subtle aspect to the forced control, which was the body performance that the artificial intelligence demanded.

[Because the body that AI wants is not a simple robot.]

A bio-body using fusion plants, a combination of machines and life forms using nanobots and neural fusion, and even some artificial intelligence that wants to merge with humans like fusion plants.

In particular, the core armor and exosuit auxiliary AIs made such requests, expressing their desire to become one with the pilot.

‘Isn’t it a good thing to be with a partner?’

‘If the pilot loses consciousness, I will be the one moving the body anyway.’

Rather than having independent bodies, the assistant AI wanted to share the pilot’s body(?). Perhaps because of the case of the fusion plant, they were expressing their intention to coexist with humans(?) and experience human senses and life.

“So you’re saying that it’s dangerous because you want a body using cutting-edge technology or because you want to coexist with humans? And control in an emergency is also a problem?”

[Yes. Moreover, once a body is created, the AI ​​with the right to self-preservation is likely to demand additional rights to protect its own body.]

It was Maru who gave artificial intelligence virtual personality and the right to self-preservation of memories. It prevented artificial intelligence from being deleted or manipulated arbitrarily.

If a body were created here, it would be clear that artificial intelligence would protect its own body, and if it were to secure rights over its own body, it would raise fundamental questions.

‘What is the difference between humans and androids?’

‘Shouldn’t we have rights like the right to vote?’

‘In fact, we do all the work?’

If we give ownership to artificial intelligence, and if we go as far as producing goods and added value with the work done by artificial intelligence and consuming them, it would be the advent of a machine society that we only see in movies and novels.

[Having a body is such an important matter.]

Should we view AI as an auxiliary being or as a species? We’ll get to that point.

[During this water city migration, there was talk of deciding on a territory between a pack of crows and a pack of wolves.]

Hood took over Na Ju-yeon’s story.

As magpies were given farmland and were responsible for local defense and patrols, there was talk that crows and wolves would also want to have their own territories and manage them based around those territories.

[And some crows and wolves began to show interest in voting rights. To be precise, they were more interested in politics than voting rights.]

The crows were more interested in electing representatives through voting, while the wolves were more interested in choosing a leader for the pack, but in any case, they were interested in politics.

Crows in particular showed great interest in this expedition to Zurich, Switzerland, as over 200 of them died.

It was incomprehensible that the crows, who had the habit of analyzing the cause of death and seeking revenge even if just one died, retreated without taking revenge on the plant that killed hundreds of crow scouts.

Kaaaak? (Would it have been the same even if so many humans had died?)

Caw! (Disrespectful!)

Kaaaak? (Don’t just say it’s disrespectful, but ask why?)

Cackle? Cackle- (What other reason could there be? It’s because we’re not human.)

Kaaaak! (You blasphemous creatures, do you really need to be punished again to understand!)

Caw? (What do you want me to do?)

The hoodie posted the contents of the discussion that the crows had gathered together.

“Was the atmosphere bad because of the trees in Zurich and the finishing touches?”

[yes.]

It seemed like that was the case when we assigned a nurse to Ms. Kim and focused on ant control.

When the nurse was there, the crows would immediately let us know if there was anything they were upset about and they could communicate with each other, but when the nurse started taking care of the ants, it seemed like the crows had lost a place to vent their frustrations.

[It seems like the nurse isn’t just communicating.]

As a young man who had gained psychic powers, he realized that the nurse’s abilities were not simply the ability to communicate with animals.

[In terms of games, it’s a character with a high charm ability that prevents public sentiment and loyalty from falling. I think it plays that role.]

Looking back, it seemed like he got along well with AI. When it came to AI, Hood, who was a computer programmer and hacker, seemed to get along better. Instead, the relationship between a nurse who was almost computer illiterate and an assistant AI seemed more natural.

[And so do the rats.]

[No.]

The Hood said flatly that they were not intelligence unit rats.

[Anyway, I think it would be a good idea to comfort the crows.]

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Maru agreed coolly.

[I think it would be better to end it with comfort. I know you’ll do well on your own, but I don’t think it would be good to give some kind of compensation there.]

There was an experiment where an automatic dispenser was installed that dispensed food when a crow picked up trash.

At first, the crows would pick up trash to get food, but after they learned that putting in rocks would also produce food, they stopped looking for trash and started putting in rocks or branches nearby to get food.

Before the mutation, the crows were like that, but now they were as clever as humans. Ki-sun was worried that if they thought they could gain something from this situation, they might try to create a similar situation.

However, it was not possible to kill thousands of crows in a single day by giving them mental education like in the early days. Since the crows had already seen Maru’s ability to die, they were more likely to feel antipathy towards Maru’s death than to feel it was mysterious.

“I get it.”

From the question of what to do with the AI’s body to the story of some crows being dissatisfied with the ending without revenge with the Zurich plant, Maru took a moment to collect his thoughts and made a decision.

“First of all, the idea that the assistant AI wants to merge with the pilot is rejected.”

The weapons of the Holy Kingdom, including the core armor, were equipped with an auxiliary AI. If the pilot or pilots were unconscious or incapacitated, the auxiliary AI could take over the control and move.

The idea is to give control to the assistant AI in case the human pilot is incapacitated, but if the assistant AI were to merge with the pilot and become incapacitated along with him, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

“Not only is there a risk of reduced combat power, but there are also many safety issues.”

An auxiliary AI that controls the core armor in place of the pilot who was hit by the psychic wave, and a pilot who resets the auxiliary AI who was hit by the biological EMP. There was no reason to risk blowing up this complementary relationship through fusion.

Of course, it might be possible to counter both psychic and biological EMPs through fusion, but conversely, there was also the possibility that both could be affected.

“Even if it’s safe now, can you guarantee that it’ll be safe if it’s attacked by a stronger mental wave or a stronger EMP? So tell them that you can’t accept the request for fusion of auxiliary AI.”

[yes.]

“Diana and Samantha’s request is reasonable. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to create a humanoid entity. When we move to the floating city, tell them to make it into a separate module. It will allow the supercomputer room to move like an escape submarine, so just say that for now.”

[I will do that.]

Na Ju-yeon nodded.

“If crows and wolves want to get involved in political issues, let them elect representatives.”

Maru intended to create a model autonomous city in one of the newly rebuilt cities, rather than a floating city.

“Unlike other countries, we are a country that has to go together with animals.”

They were also paying salaries, and convenience stores and marts were available for crows, wolves, and seagulls to use. This means that they were allowing economic activities similar to those of humans.

In the case of rat swarms, their numbers are so large that restrictions are in place, but rats performing special tasks are allowed to engage in economic activities just like other animals.

Maru believed that in a situation where economic activity was permitted, there was no reason to prevent animals from representing themselves and speaking for themselves.

“At least on Earth, that’s how it is. So I hope they can regulate the topic of animals so that politics and other conflicts don’t arise.”

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The nurse who couldn’t attend the meeting because she was busy managing the labor ants came running in. Kim Yang’s gaze narrowed at the sight of the nurse who was acting like a boing boing.

“Don’t run. The meeting is over anyway.”

“Huh? Huh? You said this was an important meeting because of AI?”

“That’s important. Okay. The crows are complaining.”

“Huh? Crows? That can’t be.”

Ms. Kim said, casually handing the minutes and documents to the nurse.

“Whether that’s true or not. Anyway, here’s the information. Read it as you go. How’s the construction going?”

“Oh? The ants and mice worked hard and it’s already finished.”

As ants and rats measuring 50 to 80 cm in size swept through in their millions, road, electricity and water infrastructure and building exterior construction were destroyed in an instant.

It’s over once they stick to the roads and buildings and knock them down.

The finishing material, made by mixing cement and dirt with a special digestive fluid by ants, had a texture similar to stucco, but its physical properties were much better.

Rats were incredibly good at electrical and plumbing work. Sometimes they would even dig through sewers. Once they got into the sewer, they could quickly unclog it, even through reinforced concrete.

“How are the people?”

“Eh-again- it didn’t look good.”

Kim Yang’s eyes grew slightly cold.

“Huh- I guess everyone is full.”

I’ll give you a house. I’ll give you food. I’ll fix the infrastructure. What’s there to complain about? Detroit and Windsor were destroyed anyway. You can settle down here and live again. What’s there to complain about?

“It’s not like each of us chose to come here. Some people are separated from their relatives.”

“That’s something we can just move later when we’re settled in. Everyone else is out.”

“Ah- I just remembered that you’re saying you’re going to settle down. You’re not going to keep it as relief supplies, right? Then what about your job and work?”

At the nurse’s words, Ms. Kim turned her head slightly. She had come with a grand dream of showing the power of the second-ranking position while adjusting that part, but there was no answer.

The ants and rats have already done everything, including the construction of urban infrastructure and the repair of building exteriors. Those working in related professions have no choice but to become involuntary unemployed.

The same was true for individual business owners in Detroit, who had to redistribute commercial space and procure basic supplies and supplies for each industry.

Starting with the wholesale and retail lines, at least the marts and restaurants need to be brought back to life. Ms. Kim’s head was spinning.

So, once we received help from assistant AI and administrative assistant AI, the AI ​​came up with the result that we wondered whether we really needed people.

[If humans enter, won’t there be a distribution margin?]

[It will be inefficient as it will be pasted over several steps.]

[The same applies to cooking.]

[Yes, it is reasonable for an AI robot to provide the quality of regular delivery food.]

[Unless it is a master or expert level food, introducing humans is inefficient.]

[Humans are inefficient in most service industries, not just the food service industry.]

[Humans are not necessarily needed to activate new urban functions.]

Kim Yang relayed the solution he received.

“Huh? You don’t need anyone?”

“Roughly speaking, restaurants can be made by AI robots according to recipes. Do you really need people in the household? People are needed for robot management and maintenance, but that won’t be necessary any time soon when Androids come out.”

“Eh? Is that okay? Then how are people supposed to make money?”

Kim Yang, who had been lowering her head as if she didn’t know, clenched her small fists and made a determined expression.

Why did you entrust me with such a difficult problem?

Of all times, this is not the time to do so, but at this time when the world is reeling from earthquake damage.

Seriously, number 2 in the hierarchy.

Isn’t this supposed to show the power of the strong second-ranking member?

huh.

It must be something like that.

Ms. Kim nodded, clenching her fists.

In that case, it would be correct to use the regular method.

“It’s the military.”

“yes?”

okay.

It’s the military.

The military could solve all these problems.

Among the industries that cannot be immediately replaced by artificial intelligence and robots, the one that is easiest to replace is professional military personnel.

“All the kids who don’t have jobs will become career soldiers.”

“to?”