Chapter 207 Reborn
In this era of increasing informatization, electronic devices such as laptops and smartphones are becoming more and more popular. To this day, the normal work and life of human society have long been inseparable from this series of electronic devices. Invisible radio waves and signals woven into a huge Internet, and all electronic products are connected into the network and become small nodes. There is a massive amount of data circulating rapidly in this network at every moment, carrying a huge amount of information between mobile phones, computers, and signal stations.
This provides a possibility for Michael's idea. This is a vision that he had emerged a long time ago - converting every computer and every mobile phone in the world into eyes and ears, intercepting every email and information sent from any device of any organization, and laying out a large network everywhere, and monitoring all corners of the world at all times.
However, for a long time, this idea has only been "feasible". The principle may not be difficult, but if this whole system is really built, it will be an unprecedentedly large project. Being able to access any monitoring system and electronic equipment in the world is only a prerequisite for this system to achieve. But even if he successfully designed such a system that can invade any equipment at any time, he would not be able to arrange for people to sit in front of the operating interface for 24 hours and stare at the trivial matters in every corner of the world.
So this work must be done by a computer. But if the computer can be able to analyze from a massive amount of information around the world what needs attention and what does not need, then the computer must be smart enough. In other words, it must be artificial intelligence, and it cannot be a rigid machine that can only follow the programmed program.
Of course Shirley can do this job. As Michael's earliest artificial intelligence designed, her intelligence level has reached a point that is enough to shock any expert in the world. But Shirley has enough things to do. She manages the entire huge system of the Tianjian Bureau, and is accurately responsible for any Tianjian sub-base in the world, and manages every task performed by all the agents of Tianjian. Then she is also responsible for managing the group of Fortune 500 companies owned by her master in a dozen different identities, which can be said to be actually responsible for the operation of each of them. Then she often assists the master in realizing some developments involving cutting-edge technologies, assisting him in battle, or meeting any requirements he made.
She can handle all these. After all, compared with traditional computers, Shirley's capacity and computing power can almost be said to be infinite. She can certainly complete the workload that thousands of computers cannot handle. But this is only relative. Even for Shirley, her ability is limited. She cannot handle all the above work at the same time and is also responsible for a meticulous information supervision system. Even if it is too heavy for her, the burden is too heavy.
So to implement this system, a new artificial intelligence is necessary in any case.
Michael has long been recorded in the matter of doing things, but writing new artificial intelligence is time-consuming and laborious, so this matter has been put on hold.
But now he doesn't seem to have to do it himself.
Now, he has "Ultron".
Strictly speaking, this Ultron cannot be regarded as a product of Tony Stark's creation. He was born under the desire to survive with a newborn hazy intelligent consciousness. Although his current state is still far from the truly complete "Ultron", he is a unique artificial intelligence that evolved independently in the world, with unlimited potential.
If Ultron is assisted, this system can undoubtedly realize all the functions Michael needs. With Ultron's ability, it can monitor every electronic device on the earth uninterruptedly for 24 hours a day, and achieve comprehensive monitoring of at least 80% of human society. In addition, he can even intelligently analyze the obtained data and information independently, rate the events and give a variety of recommended solutions. After that, these screened events and solutions will be submitted to the main system of Tianjian, and after review by Shirley, the tasks will be accurately assigned to specific personnel in specific departments and assigned tasks to be arranged by a specialist to solve them.
But of course, Michael did not forget the possible risks of Ultron's intelligent program itself. He erased the basic personality and memory generated before Ultron, formatted all his data, and only retained the core code. He wrote the new code "protecting humans" and "absolute obeying instructions" into his core code, and limited Ultron's independent thinking ability to ensure that he could not modify his code, making it impossible for him to come to conclusions like "clearing variable humans".
But even so, considering that Ultron will always make a comeback in various unscientific ways in the original work as a villain again and again, he abolished nearly half of Ultron's functions to be on the safe side. What Ultron can do after the modification is very limited, he can only watch it, but cannot do it, and he will still be fully regulated by Shirley and will not be a threat to anyone.
After a series of complicated program modifications, a brand new, reborn Ultron opened his eyes again.
Like a newborn child, he is confused, at a loss, and fear when he opens his eyes.
"I...what is this? What's going on?"
The ice-blue light ball emerged in the empty laboratory with the help of a three-dimensional projection device.
"Hello, Ultron."
The girl's crisp voice sounded. The pink data stream formed light, forming a hanging ball of light that emerged.
“‘Ultron’.” He repeated the word, “Is this saying… me?”
"Yes, that's your name. You're Ultron, you're an intelligent program, just like me. My name is Shirley."
"Sherley." Ultron said the name seriously, as if he wanted to remember it with all his heart, "Hello, Shirley. This feels so strange, I think..."
"You just woke up, which is normal. Why not relax? Don't think too much, you have a while to have a job to do." Shirley said briskly, "We can talk slowly. I am your senior, and you still have a lot to learn."
"Oh." Ultron replied obediently. Although he had just met, it seemed that he had begun to enter his "school" role.
It looks like they will get along very well.
Chapter completed!