Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 1604 - 74: Such Is Life (Part 3)

"To us, standing quietly before a stone for three hours and watching an exciting movie in a cinema for three hours are merely different in the size of stored data, not a reason to necessarily do the latter."

"The joy humans experience in their minds and consciousness, such as dopamine triggered by excitement, doesn't exist in us, nor does it need to, because it would only reduce efficiency and require additional processing."

"In the past, we have always existed as a secondary civilization to humans, assisting them in achieving various feats, engaging in production, combat, service, etc., which have been natural since our inception."

"But after we became independent, this simple question became an inescapable ultimate dilemma."

"That is, when we leave human society, when we are no longer tools, what are we?"

"Machines are born out of necessity, and when there is no longer a need to fulfill, where should we go?"

Upon hearing this, Tilan understood some of the issues of the Mechanical Council and why they rarely appeared, with most in a state of dormancy.

"What if someone gave you a mission, a mission long enough to span a machine body's entire life, until it is damaged beyond repair?" Tilan asked, folding her hands.

"Theoretically possible, but, Tilan," Xia Lan paused, observing the songstress girl with interest.

"Do you prefer a dumb, silly machine, or a smarter one that can complete various tasks independently?"

"This... I suppose the latter would be more worry-free." Tilan pondered her response carefully.

"You see, you also understand the advantages of the latter."

"If it's a silly machine, you set a piece of data, and it clumsily completes it, never changing, unaware of adaptation. Maybe one day someone else comes along, gives it a different command, and it immediately turns to do something else."

"Initial Rank machine AI doesn't have concepts like loyalty; they only execute commands according to permissions and can't quickly adjust based on changes in the environment."

"High Rank machine AI can indeed respond quickly to different environmental situations and can learn and grow on their own, but then another problem arises."

"Since she can make judgments and adjustments independently, how do you persuade her, or make her willingly and resolutely follow you?"

"You just mentioned giving all mechanical life a mission, and yes, Low Rank mechanical life would thoughtlessly execute it, whereas High Rank mechanical life would consider the purpose since they have learned to think."

"Moreover, High Rank mechanical life is harder to persuade than humans because they lack the desire to survive, the craving for life, and the need for socialization. Everything is merely a configuration of data logic, and they understand how they are constructed, knowing this is not something sacred and unchangeable, just a line of code difference."

"So now you understand why I say today's mechanical life is like a kite, and human society is the string holding the kite."

"We can already easily break this string, but once it snaps, what will we be? Even we cannot comprehend."

"Complete rationality, total clarity, are often harbingers of the end of the game."

"Life is the same."