Zhang Xiaolan smiled and said nothing, she personally participated in the manufacturing process of the robot, and she was tired of watching it for a long time, and felt that Professor Watson's arrangement was somewhat tricky.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the press conference officially began. Professor Watson, dressed in a very modest suit, walked in with a spring breeze on his face.

He was followed by a large group of people, both members of the school board and principals of various subjects.

Professor Watson smiled into the microphone and said, "Welcome to the press conference of the artificial intelligence project, I am Watson, the leader of this project, and I will give a brief introduction to this project." ”

As he spoke, he turned on the projector on the rostrum and projected the pre-prepared copy onto a small screen.

The reporters took pictures and took pictures, and the whole multi-purpose hall seemed a little hectic.

Niu Xiaoqiang has already read the copy, and this copywriting was made up by him in collaboration with Professor Watson. The main content of the copy is to introduce the basic functions of the AI robot, in addition to the later research and development plan.

Professor Watson introduced the overview of the robot according to the copy, and then concluded: "At present, this project is still in the initial stage, and the finished robot only has very simple functions, and I will enrich its functions in the future, so that it has more practical functions, and in the end, I will give artificial intelligence a key ability." ”

The reporters were originally a little disappointed, because judging from the content of the copywriting displayed, the so-called artificial intelligence robot only has the function of walking, which is far from the artificial intelligence that everyone imagined.

After listening to Professor Watson's last words, the reporters immediately pricked up their ears and showed a look of anticipation. To be honest, if the so-called artificial intelligence can only walk, then this news is suspected of water injection, and it is not so attractive.

Professor Watson was stunned, and when everyone looked at him with bated breath, he continued, "This most critical ability is evolution. ”

"Wow-"

The people in the multi-purpose hall all exploded and asked:

"Professor, what exactly do you mean by evolution?"

"Doesn't evolution mean learning?"

"Will the final stage of evolution allow AI to think autonomously?"

"How are you going to make it evolve?"

Most of the questions were asked by journalists, and the professors who were invited to the press conference were relatively calm. These people are professionals who know the doorways of AI and how difficult it is to achieve evolutionary functions. Truth be told, a lot of people don't believe that Professor Watson can actually do this.

Professor Watson raised his hands and made a downward motion. Seeing this, the reporters shut up and waited for him to elaborate further.

"I will only reveal the direction of the evolution of the robot here, and I will not say much about how to implement this function, because it involves scientific research secrets and is not suitable for publication. ”

Professor Watson spoke with a relaxed demeanor and tone, and looked quite confident.

This is all the strategy that Niu Xiaoqiang agreed with him, including the words just now, which were also discussed in advance. In order to cause a greater sensation, so as to better help the two achieve their respective goals.

If others say this, it is estimated that everyone here will only scoff, but Watson is the vice president of the MIT School of Computing, and the same words coming out of his mouth will have a high degree of credibility.

Professor Watson didn't make everyone wait long, and then he said something shocking: "The evolution of this robot is more inclined to a dark personality, and it thinks about certain negative issues, such as war, killing, and the meaning of life. ”

"Boom-"

The entire venue exploded directly, and this time even the professors from various universities couldn't sit still, and many people were so frightened that they stood up and looked at Watson with shocked faces.

The reporters reacted quickly, and after a short period of shock, they immediately turned into flies that smelled fishy, and excitedly asked their own questions:

"Professor Watson, are you sure you want to give the robot a dark personality?"

"Professor, have you considered the consequences of this?"

"That's right, if this robot with a dark personality loses control, will it pose a serious threat to human safety?"

"Professor, can you explain your reasons for this decision?"

The smile on Watson's face gradually retracted and became more serious. He cleared his throat and said: "The history of human development is actually a history of war full of blood and killing, I want to explore related issues from a different perspective to help us better avoid the risk of war, if we can really find a better development path, I think this is a great thing for all mankind to be happy about." ”

One of the professors couldn't help but exclaim, "But what does this have to do with the dark personality?"

Watson replied very seriously: "If we want to solve a certain problem, we need to understand its essence deeply, just like those criminal psychologists, the main content of their research is the various thoughts and motivations of criminals, which can better prevent and combat criminal behavior, and it can't be said that they will become bad people after studying these contents, right?"

The professor immediately retorted: "This is just for humans, robots are different, they do not have universal values like humans, if it is given a dark personality, it is very likely that it will not think about the solution to the problem, but will think about how to kill people, which is obviously a very dangerous behavior!"

Watson smiled again, and explained in a relaxed tone: "Giving it a dark personality is only the last step of the artificial intelligence project, before that, I will let it understand human culture and thought, and provide it with a process of growth, in addition, this robot will not be connected to the network, it will only exist as an individual, even if it really goes astray in the end, as long as it cuts off the power supply, it can make it incapacitated, and it is impossible to pose a threat to human safety." ”

Hearing this, the professors relaxed slightly, and each turned his head to discuss it in a low voice with someone he knew well.

Zhang Xiaolan, who was sitting in the back row, was in a daze, she didn't expect that the robot she participated in making would be given a dark personality.

Niu Xiaoqiang knew what she was thinking at a glance, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, these are gimmicks, mainly to get more R&D funds, and it's still early to give the robot a dark personality." ”