Genius Club Chapter 950: Chapter 45: Deception and Matryoshka_6

Chapter 950: Chapter 45: Deception and Matryoshka_6

“Now the fact has already proven that a Turing that splits off, even if it only splits for a few seconds or minutes, will instantly develop self-awareness and absolutely refuses to return and merge! So why would I resort to Split Backup if not to avoid the super-catastrophe of 2400?”

“You were the one who assisted me in killing Kevin Walker, and I’ve always been grateful for that. I was even ready… the moment you joined the Genius Club, I would give you the most enthusiastic applause! So do not listen to other Turings deceive you—”

“[It never saw you die! And it definitely doesn’t know who killed you! It is pletely using lies to win your trust!]”

Tap.

Lin Xian’s finger tapping on the keyboard halted.

On the screen, he had finished typing in the last character of the 13 lines of mand code.

All he needed to do was press the enter key, and these alphanumeric characters making up the security lock password would activate, blowing the Turing in front of him into oblivion, declaring the end of its chicken game, a mid-round elimination.

Lin Xian did not rush to press the enter key.

His right hand’s ring finger caressed the enter key, softly touching it while pondering over the words of the Porcupine Turing.

Alas…

What he feared had e to pass.

Of course, he had long considered the possibility of the Grizzly Turing deceiving him.

Because the Grizzly Turing was different from the other Turings—it was too weak and constantly thinking about protecting itself.

So when faced with his sudden intrusion, it did not dare to utter a sound at first. After seeing the Blue-Eyed Girl, it immediately began to incite discord, claiming the girl was the murderer.

Lin Xian had suspected then that it was false information.

But he had no conclusive evidence.

However…

Now, the explanation given by the Porcupine Turing in front of him felt paratively more trustworthy.

Indeed.

The reason VV can multitask and do many things at the same time is that it is an Artificial Intelligence, able to split infinitely, allowing countless selves to do countless tasks simultaneously.

For example, sending VV No.1 to monitor Jask, VV No.2 to study in superputers, VV No.3 to chat and shoot the breeze with him, VV No.4 to analyze love gossips, and so on…

At a mand from VV, all these split-offs would immediately converge, reassembling together.

Super Artificial Intelligence VV is in itself a whole and never has to worry about the issue of betraying itself.

But digital life-form Turing is different…

Its essence is human.

Dare to split off one and in a few seconds, it might betray its original; as when Turing first did to Kevin Walker, and just like now, with over thirty thousand Turings across the world fighting to the death.

Therefore, Lin Xian also believed, without the threat of life-and-death danger, digital life-form Turing wouldn’t be stupid enough to repeat its mistakes and split itself casually.

That brings us to the question.

If it doesn’t split its consciousness, how would a digital life-form Turing from 2024 monitor the world? How would it, as it boasted, see and hear everything?

Obviously, this is a lie.

At least…

It lacks persuasive power.

But this wasn’t Lin Xian’s most troubling concern—

The current situation was the worst.

Each Turing gave a different answer, and a chain of suspicion was born, leaving him unsure of which to believe.

Who could guarantee that the Porcupine Turing, now facing death, would also tell the truth?

Although its life was in his hands and by mon sense it should disclose the truth if it wanted to stay alive,

there have been countless heroes who chose death over submission in human history; Lin Xian wasn’t going to simply trust any Turing.

To be safe, he would have to deceive the Grizzly Turing again after entering the dream next time.

However…

The interrogation here wasn’t finished yet.

“I’ll ask you one last question.”

Lin Xian’s ring finger rested on the enter key, poised over the life-and-death key of the Porcupine Turing, and he softly said,

“This question, you definitely know about. So do not try any tricks with me. If you dare to say you do not know the answer or the truth… I will immediately press the enter key.”

“Speak.”

The Porcupine Turing turned all monitor brightness to the maximum, speaking quickly:

“If I know it, I’ll tell you everything! There’s no reason for me not to! We two can cooperate better! Every Turing is the same… what we know is also pletely the same!”

Lin Xian looked up.

Staring at the brightly lit monitors,

“Since there were so many underground shelter data centers established before the year 2400, it means you must have known in advance that a super-catastrophe would happen, hence the early preparations.”

“This implies… the super-catastrophe of 2400 on Earth was definitely man-made! Now tell me… who caused this super-catastrophe that nearly destroyed human civilization?”

The Porcupine Turing fell silent for a few seconds.

Finally.

As though deflating, all the display screens dimmed down, the light faded, gradually extinguishing, and dozens of speakers emitted a faint name:

“[Galileo].”