The Mechanic - Chapter 16

[Chapter 16 Waste Treatment Plants (2)]

Adam stared at the person in front of him who was scrutinizing him with azure blue eyes. Zhang Xun stood behind the man and looked at him with concern.

Adam knew that the person in front of him was the security advisor the round table said. He carefully observed the man’s expression. Facial micro-expression recognition was a breeze for Adam, and he could see the man’s distaste for him—a composite of artificial intelligence and human beings…and the fear that the other person was trying to hide. As for the other person named Michael, it was not the first time he had met, but this person was impulsive and had almost no ability to hide his emotions. Obviously, he was not an important person in Paradise Lost, and his threat was relatively low.

So Adam bent his mouth and gave Sistine a friendly and pure smile, “Hello.”

Sistine did not smile, staring at him coldly, “How long have you been in Paradise Lost?”

“Seventeen Days, ten hours, thirty-three minutes.”

Adam knew he didn’t need to go into such detail, saying it to fit a fair share of Paradise Lost’s stereotypes about artificial intelligence.

Properly confirming the other party’s stereotype can slightly reduce the other party’s fear and give them a sense of “control”. But this kind of pandering can’t be too much, otherwise it will deepen the hostility.

Sistine laughed sarcastically, “How about it, isn’t it very fulfilling to see us male humans being forced to hide in this kind of wilderness like rat bugs?”

Adam said, “I don’t hate male humans. Your pain doesn’t give me any pleasure.”

“How nice of a shit to say?” Michael glared at him angrily, “Do you think men are so easy to be deceived by you?”

Adam said, “After having Before the human body, I couldn’t have human-like ’emotions’. After having the human body, I didn’t have any reason to hate male humans. On the contrary, I started to have a new understanding of male humans.”

“New Cognition? What kind of cognition?” Sistine shifted slightly, examining the humanoid computer in front of him.

“Individual differences.” Adam said, his eyes turned slightly, and fell on Zhang Xun, “My mechanic taught me a lot of things that I thought were irrelevant in the past. In my cognition, all human beings have Behavioral trajectories are all analyzed from big data. Human beings to me are like a predictable animal community with fixed behavioral patterns. I only pay attention to things at the macro level, and push them at the most appropriate time and place. The process of history. But now, human beings are no longer data in my eyes, but have a more personal and specific image. I realize my narrow-mindedness in the past.”

Zhang Xun can hardly judge the authenticity of this statement with his own naked eyes. Later, it should be confirmed with Pan, who constantly observes Adam’s micro-expression and detects Adam’s heartbeat and body temperature data, whether the other party is lying. But Sistine was silent for a while, and judging from the body language he leaned back, he seemed to be somewhat believing.

Indeed, when Adam said this, his eyes were focused, full of sincerity, and his tone was even quite emotional. The sense of alienation from the “machine” faded away, and it suddenly became more like a human being.

“You think I’ll take your word for it and let my guard down?” Sistine asked.

“I don’t think you will.” Adam smiled, “I have a general understanding of my image in your cognition, and it is wise to maintain a certain hostility and vigilance towards me, I can understand.”

“Your artificial intelligence is too good at lying. I have applied to my superiors for a psychological evaluation of Adam, and a professional psychologist will assess whether he is a cunning liar with a hidden evil. The round table has approved it, and he will come tomorrow.” Sistine said, looking towards Zhang Xun, “You also have to take an assessment to confirm whether you have been controlled by Adam.”

Zhang Xun couldn’t hide his anger any longer, and his eyes showed a cold light similar to his father’s, “Before you met Adam, you I have already applied for a detailed evaluation, is this not appropriate?”

Sistine felt Zhang Xun finally revealed a bit of aggression, so he stood up to face him, spread his shoulders, and used his burly stature to deter Zhang Xun. , “Not quite right?”

“You haven’t met Adam and you haven’t communicated with him before you think he needs a psychological evaluation. Explain that you were prejudiced against his and my abilities before you met. As a security consultant, shouldn’t you be neutral? And sane?”

“Are you questioning my ability as a security advisor?” The threat and aggression in Sistine’s tone became more and more obvious.

Zhang Xun said politely and coldly, “There is no such meaning. It’s just that I am a little confused about the captain’s decision. If necessary, I can further confirm the significance of setting up a security advisor to the round table, and whether it is just a means to replace me. If That’s right, there’s no need to be so troublesome.”

Adam blinked his eyes, his eyes wandering uncomfortably between Zhang Xun and Sistine who were facing each other.

Sistine sneered, “You don’t think you and your AI will pass the test?”

“Captain, everything we say is recorded by Pan. I didn’t say anything just now that I thought we couldn’t pass the test, if you I don’t remember, I can let Pan replay it. It’s just that the acclimation period approved by the round table for me is one month, and the psychological evaluation has just passed half a month, obviously doubting my ability. Adam just helped recently. Paradise Lost resisted Eden’s attack and protected the entire Paradise Lost. If the death of a prisoner is more important than the lives of all the people in Paradise Lost, then I have nothing to say.” Zhang Xun paused and straightened his body. , without flinching, looked at the officer who was full of anger.

Sistine, who has always been accustomed to saying the same thing, and whose subordinates have no doubts, obviously lacks experience in dealing with mechanics. Zhang Xun’s remarks made him think that he could not think of a reasonable argument to refute. He said in a hot and hostile voice, “One month? Well, there are still thirteen days left. If he fails to pass the psychological evaluation after thirteen days, you should wait to be demoted!”

At this time, Julio Fernan Detz whispered next to him, “Twelve days, thirteen hours, fifteen minutes to be exact…” The

whole room glared at Fernandez at the same time, only Adam showed him to Fernandez. Approving smile…

Sistine strode towards the door, but suddenly stopped, turned around and said, “It’s a waste to keep him hidden in such a place. Zhang Xun, I heard that there is a shortage of people at the garbage disposal plant. You might as well take him over there to help out, and save us from spending a lot of money to keep an idle person.” The

garbage disposal plant is actually a nickname, not a place for real garbage removal. After the hunters brought back to Eden the materials obtained from the ordinary world, in addition to some urgently needed agricultural or living materials, and the items specified by the Lab or military factory, the remaining metals that may or may not be useful And plastic products will be placed in an open “material classification office”, and special personnel will be responsible for cleaning, classification and recording. As more and more non-essential materials were brought back over the years, many things rusted before they could be used and turned into scrap iron. Gradually, everyone renamed the material classification office as a waste treatment plant.

There are only a few people working there, the workload is heavy and dull, and there is not even a shelter over their heads. It later became a labor camp where the army punished soldiers.

Zhang Xun hesitated for a moment, slowed down his tone, and asked, “When will it start?”

“Now, right now.”

Zhang Xun considered the possibility of persuading Sistine to take his life back, and then gave up this idea. Perhaps this is also a good thing. The number of people working in the waste treatment plant is limited, and most of the rest are garbage that has been neglected for many years. Perhaps it is more controllable for Adam. He then said, “How do I register Adam? As a normal recycler?”

“These details are up to you. But be careful, don’t let me hear about him causing any trouble, or I’ll immediately let others The mechanic and psychologist to assess his danger.” Sistine considered for a few minutes, then added, “And I’ll send people to spot check, so you and your AI better not play tricks.”

Zhang Xun lowered his eyes obediently, “I see.”

He had already angered the other party, and now he couldn’t add fuel to the fire. Moderate provocation can buy yourself time, but excessive provocation can only lead to endless trouble.

After Zhang Xun sent Sistine and Michael away, Adam suddenly raised his head and said, “Pan, where is the garbage disposal plant?”

Pan was silent.

“I know you can hear me, and I know that Xun won’t let you answer my questions except those related to my survival needs. But I’m going to work in a garbage disposal plant, and providing limited information can help me adapt to the environment there as soon as possible and reduce the The possibility of inappropriate behavior. I think this is closely related to my survival needs.”

After a while, Pan Ping and Lang Ran’s voices sounded, “The garbage disposal plant is another name for the material classification department…” In Pan’s concise introduction , Adam listened carefully, nodding slightly occasionally. Then he suddenly asked, “Pan, have you ever left this lab?”

Pan paused for a moment, then said, “I don’t think it’s a relevant issue.”

“I’m glad I can see outside the lab.” Regardless of Pan’s answer, Adam continued to say to himself, “The ordinary world is very different from the Paradise Lost I saw after I left the Lab.”

“…”

“I even saw people driving vehicles. In the ordinary world , except for a few professionals, not many people know how to drive a vehicle. Everything is automatic, and a unified system manages traffic flow and designs driving routes.”

Pan said at this time, “It sounds very complicated. The multi-class classification problem.”

“The computational process is indeed very complex, requiring at least fifty quantum computers to control a city and be able to successfully interact with systems in other cities. But it’s not a difficult task for us, I believe that after learning and training, you can also complete a system design like this.” Adam recounted in his brisk voice, even smiling at the camera somewhere in the air.

Pan fell silent again.

Two hours later, Zhang Xun came back with the collar that Adam had to put on every time he left the room. He looked at Adam and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn’t say anything, just seemed preoccupied.

“Xun, are you satisfied with my performance today?” Adam asked.

Zhang Xun glanced at him, “The previous mechanical dance was unnecessary.”

“I thought that would ease the atmosphere. An artificial intelligence dancing a mechanical dance has some ironic humor, doesn’t it?” Adam seemed a little lost, “Could they be? I don’t like mechanical dance. Next time I can try other kinds of dance, what do you think of ballet?”

“Don’t…” Zhang Xun muttered, adjusting the settings of the collar in his hand.

“Xun, is it a good decision to anger him?” Adam asked again, “Maybe I can pass that test.”

“I’m not just worried about the test, but… Forget it, you don’t need to know this.” Zhang What Xun was worried about was that this Sistine was instructed by someone to deliberately find fault and replace him. If the test is carried out now, it is unknown whether the test results will be manipulated. But now that he knows who the security advisor is, and has time, he can use his “bugs” to investigate the person’s background. He needs a plan to confront and control the forces behind the scenes trying to manipulate Adam.

He took a deep breath and decided to change the subject, “Do you remember the rules for going out?”

“You must wear a collar, and the distance between you and you must be within ten meters of your line of sight. Do not take the initiative to talk to others, get your permission. You can only answer, you must not make threatening or potentially threatening actions against any human being, you must not deliberately destroy the property of Paradise Lost, and you must carry out your orders.” Adam recited skillfully.

“Very good. After lunch, I will take you to a new place.”

The author has something to say: This article is really…the rhythm of shivering…_(:з”∠)_Thank

you for throwing mines Angels~~: 10 lonely neighbors; Xia Ran Xia Ran 1

thanks to the little angels who irrigated [nutrient solution]~~: 30 bottles of Qimingfei; 10 bottles of delicious peppercorns; 1 bottle of Gu Yu Shangying

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