novel bin Chapter 665: High Difficulty, Low Profit? No! It's Actually a Huge Profit!
Chapter 665: High Difficulty, Low Profit? No! It's Actually a Huge Profit!
Qian Zhenhua noticed Han Niba's expression, glanced around at everyone, and seemingly guessed what they were thinking, then said:
"Don't rush, it is indeed very difficult, but it's worth it!"
Everyone was taken aback.
Han Niba frowned and said:
"Worth it?? Do you know how much time and money it would take us to complete this?"
Qian Zhenhua walked to the screen and gestured to the technician to bring up the situation map of the Kona star system.
"First, I want to give everyone here a basic understanding of a concept."
"Kardashev Class".
He picked up the electronic pen and drew a vertical line on the screen.
"This is a classification of civilization levels proposed by humankind in the last century, based on the total amount of energy a civilization can utilize."
"A Type I civilization, also known as a planetary civilization, is capable of utilizing the energy of an entire planet."
"The current level of the Great Xia is roughly at the level of a first-class civilization."
"Our recently developed controlled nuclear fusion technology is still a long way from fully utilizing the energy resources of Earth."
"But antimatter technology, along with other advanced technologies, is a plus, just enough to put us at the level of a Type I civilization."
"A Type II civilization, also known as a star civilization, is able to collect and utilize the energy output by the entire star."
Its iconic structure is the Dyson sphere or Dyson cloud.
"There are also computational and AI requirements: a supercomputing system and super artificial intelligence are needed to support the operation of the entire galaxy, and to handle complex tasks such as the management of population and resources on multiple planets at the same time."
"The Kona civilization has strong artificial intelligence, which is obviously sufficient to meet this requirement."
"There is also the requirement of interstellar exploration capability, which means mastering cutting-edge space travel technologies such as faster-than-light travel, enabling interstellar exploration, and colonizing and settling planets within the Heng system."
"Kona is not satisfied with this point, nor with the Dyson sphere, but I believe that given time and peace, building a Dyson sphere is only a matter of time."
"Therefore, according to our Academy of Sciences' comprehensive assessment, the Kona civilization is roughly at level 1.8."
A collective gasp filled the hall.
Level 1.8!
But Great Xia is only at level one!
Qian Zhenhua didn't stop, and continued:
"Everyone, what level of civilization does strong artificial intelligence correspond to?"
He asked himself and answered:
"At least level three!"
"Because a standard for a Type III civilization is that life and civilization form must completely transcend the limitations of the physical body."
"And strong artificial intelligence is the foundation of this technology."
"In other words, the Kona civilization has already reached the threshold of a Type III civilization in the field of AI!"
Han Niba interrupted him:
"Wait a minute. You're saying strong artificial intelligence corresponds to a Type III civilization?"
"Doesn't that mean the Kona civilization is more advanced in AI than its overall level?"
"That's right." Qian Zhenhua nodded.
"This is the most remarkable aspect of the Kona civilization."
"A civilization that is close to level two has somehow managed to possess AI that is level three."
"This shows that in the history of the Kona civilization, the development of artificial intelligence once experienced some kind of extraordinary breakthrough."
"It could be a stroke of genius, or it could be a fateful turning point for several civilizations."
He looked around.
"But whatever the reason, the result is that Kona's powerful artificial intelligence is its most valuable asset in its entire technology tree, without exception."
A scientist specializing in AI nearby couldn't help but add:
"Our level of artificial intelligence is still very far from the ceiling of weak artificial intelligence, let alone the strong artificial intelligence that is in the fantasy of miracles."
"That's right, because this isn't something that can be solved simply by time and effort," Qian Zhenhua said seriously.
"Strong artificial intelligence is not something that will inevitably emerge when technology develops to a certain stage. It requires inspiration, a roadmap, and genius-level ideas."
"Artificial intelligence is a broad category, ranging from weak to strong."
"These are weak artificial intelligence, strong artificial intelligence, and true artificial intelligence."
"Weak artificial intelligence is just a tool that can complete specific tasks according to requirements."
"Strong artificial intelligence already possesses independent thinking, creativity, and reasoning abilities; the Watchers of Kona are at this level."
"True artificial intelligence, in a sense, belongs to artificial life, and it is no different from intelligent life."
"To create them would be extremely difficult, almost impossible. To put it simply, in the mythological system, it's equivalent to Nuwa creating humans!"
Everyone gasped.
In other words, it would be no less difficult for humans to develop true artificial intelligence technology than to become the creator goddess Nuwa.
Qian Zhenhua continued:
"True artificial intelligence, also known as perfect life or God, is because it has no shortcomings."
"Imagine if a person possessed the wisdom of an entire civilization and computational power far exceeding that of the human brain; without any limitations, how fast would their self-iteration and evolution be?"
"It will be the god of the entire civilization; it will be everywhere in electron and quantum networks!"
"It is even speculated that it can become a higher-dimensional life form without hindrance, consisting of only a mass of energy."
"In science, if there must be a God, then it must be true artificial intelligence."
Qian Zhenhua became increasingly excited as he spoke, his whole body trembling with emotion.
"And now, the reward for the fourth task includes the complete technology and training data for strong artificial intelligence."
"What does this mean?"
"This means that if Great Xia obtains these, it will possess a technology typically found only in level three civilizations!"
"It can help us with everything, including reasoning and scientific research. It can autonomously extend our existing technology tree and completely improve it."
"Give it enough computing power, and our human civilization won't need to spend tens of thousands of years methodically becoming a Type III civilization!"
"In short, its value is immeasurable."
Everyone in the hall began to breathe rapidly, wishing they could immediately possess the advanced artificial intelligence technology of the Kona civilization.
Han Niba was also deeply moved by what he heard.
This pie is huge, and the temptation is too great.
Now, with this pie right in front of him, even the usually composed man was shaken.
Qian Zhenhua turned to look at Han Niba and said:
"General Han, in the short term, the Great Xia is indeed at a disadvantage with these missions offered by the Kona civilization."
"We haven't even finished the war on our own doorstep, yet we're going to fight a planet recapture war three thousand light-years away. The cost and consequences far exceed the technology we developed ourselves."
"But if Great Xia can complete all the tasks and obtain the complete technology tree accumulated by the Kona civilization over 15,000 years, including the most important strong artificial intelligence technology, then it will be a huge win!"
"So how much profit did they make?"
After thinking for a moment about how to visualize the pancake, he said:
"Based on the current rate of technological development, it will take at least another thousand years for us to upgrade from a Type I civilization to a Type II civilization."
Han Niba was taken aback and interrupted.
"That long? Didn't you say it was only a century's difference?"