Interlude Reality 01: Above the Moon Chapter 12: A-Level Meeting - A-11 'Offline' (Part 1)
This day will surely go down in history.
Chen Dao, a recorder with B1 level authority, felt filled with a sense of honor as he looked at the dozen or so virtual images appearing in the conference room.
Because the construction of the Dyson Sphere was disrupted some time ago, and the artificial gravity project of the space city also took up too many resources and budgets, the human development white paper formulated by AI began to lag behind. This phenomenon was paid attention to by the A-1 authority, and after careful consideration, the A-level authority representative council was finally convened today.
There are 114 A-level authorized persons connected online, and only 77 of them have their appearances . The rest are represented in the virtual hall by heavy virtual images or simply numbers on a stone slab. Behind each person is a B-level authorized recorder and an AI recorder to verify. And the content of the meeting will be handed over to the AI parliament for verification and finalization. This kind of meeting will be extremely efficient and represent the will of all mankind. Because the people who show their appearances are all well-known big names in various industries and are the crystallization of human wisdom.
These most precious minds among humankind are now gathered together under virtual images to offer suggestions for human development and future. I believe their wisdom will enable humanity to go further.
"Well, now everyone knows the problem we are facing."
A1's avatar 'Odin' nodded to the A-level authorities around the round table, and said in a loud voice:
"The Human White Paper stipulates that we must complete the construction of Saturn's rings within five years to create a good environment for human space residences. Then the residents of the space city will gradually move into the Saturn's rings. The space city will be used as the data core of AI and an industrial factory for processing, becoming the greatest protection for the Earth."
"I think we should not invest in additional artificial gravity devices and put the main calculations into the wormhole drill. Our current theory will complete the final engineering design in ten years and officially put the wormhole drill into use. It is undoubtedly shameless and inefficient to stick to the current environment and structure. AI has determined that our efficiency has dropped by 40% recently. I believe you all know what this means. I hope you can think about it rationally."
"The Human White Paper is for the dream of all mankind to reach the Milky Way together. But now we feel inertia just within the solar system and gradually stop. Last year, the expansion rate of AI data centers dropped by four percentage points compared with the past, but human-related prosthetic structures and entertainment facilities expanded three times. What does this mean? I think there is a loophole in the basic moral , and we need to correct the judgment of AI on labor and rest. I think those who get something for nothing should be punished by reducing their authority, and the enthusiasm of all mankind should be improved, and the weight of wormhole drilling and AI data centers should be increased again..."
Although he looks like the majestic and powerful Odin, in reality, this unique A-1 authority holder is a gentle and calm person. In a steady voice, he tells everyone everything that is happening in the world and the concerns that humans are gradually falling into stagnation.
The A-level meeting was held this time to discuss the issue of funding for wormhole drilling. Compared to the initial investment in the AI society era, the investment has been declining year by year since four years ago. Instead, various entertainment activities have quietly emerged. People no longer take work as a pride, but instead immerse themselves in virtual entertainment. Even if the mental color detection is judged as unclear, a considerable number of these people are immersed in various virtual gentle places.
This is a big issue that deserves attention. Although it would be better to replace all vacant positions with AI, this is fundamentally different after all. The enterprising spirit that humans need is the basic ladder to the starry universe. However, now let alone the starry universe, we have not even left the door of our house and have begun to be lazy. The space city was originally a transitional facility, but it was treated as a serious space city. The Saturn ring that continues to be built has fallen into an embarrassing state of no one living in it. It is obvious that it is an ideal ring world arranged for humans, but people are swarming to the space city.
The permanent population of the moon has dropped from 178 million at its peak to 169 million now, and the floating population has dropped from over 100 million to tens of millions. Although there was a wave of immigration to the Mars mines due to the speculation of concept stocks and the concept of three-dimensional planets some time ago, their number did not exceed 80 million due to fertility rates and other details. Compared with the more than 10 billion people living on Earth, it really pales in comparison. The main reason for human constraints is not technology, but the fact that they simply do not want to leave their own planet.
They would rather live in a bottomless basement or a compressed steel loft on Earth than have their own space on Mars or the Moon. Except for those who really can't stand it and respond to the government's call to mine on Saturn's rings and build their own homes, not many people choose to go to other planets. The tourism projects are pretty good, but the others can only be said to be unsatisfactory.
What's interesting is that although the population of the moon and Mars is not too large, the land of the space city is very valuable. Living on a purely man-made celestial body seems to bring these people great joy and pride, which is simply incomprehensible.
AI has issued population warnings many times, claiming that the human reproduction rate and number of people on various planets are far less than in the ordinary era and the era of interstellar development. In addition, the number of people engaged in scientific research is decreasing, and the number of staff in various professions is also decreasing. The so-called spirit of freedom and the desire to choose one's own future have also caused the number of people working normally to decline precipitously. Again, although everything can be replaced by AI, humans themselves must be enterprising and have the mentality to climb up. If humans don't have that mentality, AI won't have it either.
Therefore, in this wormhole drilling report, many A-level authorities are ready to show their wisdom and ideas, and even their pure fighting spirit. Not for the promotion of authority, but for the happiness of all mankind, these authorities will also use all their wisdom and ability to point out all the people or things worth caring about, so that mankind can move to a higher level.
However, just as the atmosphere was gradually becoming heated, the voice of AI suddenly rang out in the space.
'A-11 Authorized Personnel Disconnecting.'
'A-11 authority refused to participate in the vote, and claimed that this operation had a decisive flaw, and suggested that everyone conduct a self-examination. '
"…A decisive loophole?"
Looking at the empty red projection screen showing an error message, the A1 authority frowned.
