The Goddess Shines on America

Even though Alice seldom intervenes, but with months of time to create by herself, hardware experts are enough to build a high-end ternary mainframe computer.

Thanks to the towering beams, the computer boxes can be as high as three meters, and twelve huge ones are lined up together, just like the refrigerator market in Avatar. It is precisely because there are not a few offices that have vacant funds for the research institute that they can give the geeks on the third floor a chance to do their best.

They have a funny name for this new baby - Apocalypse. There is no other reason. Everyone has read Asimov's robot series, and knows that the ternary algorithm is very close to human beings. Whether the current small achievement will become a devastating weapon in the future, no one is sure.

"Of course, we can't expect to create a Terminator right away."

Looking at the flickering work lights of this ternary computer, Alice smiled and said, "The calculation speed is not bad, the key is the development of the genetic algorithm. After all, the fundamental difference between a Terminator and a non-Terminator does not lie in their computers. How strong the performance is is a matter of program mode."

Standing in this office at the moment is all the programmers of the entire research institute. All sixty-five people gathered around Harry, because it was such a big news.

"Harry, you must be a robot that traveled back from the future, right? This is a ternary system from scratch. I was exhausted from making up a snake. You actually copied the genetic algorithm!?"

"Harry, we are in the same office. Tell me honestly, why do I ask you so many times what you are studying, and you are just talking about making games!?"

"'Apocalypse' has been calculated for so long and there is still no result? Boss Neo, what subject did you give him?"

"It's the same genetic algorithm, if you use a ternary computer to run the version written in ternary code, the performance will definitely be different. Boss Neo, do you have any follow-up plans? How about we all work on this project together?"

Letting the big guys make noise, Alice just waited for the calculation of 'Apocalypse' to end.

From the perspective of single-person efficiency, no one can type the keyboard faster than Alice, and she has already started the calculation before calling all the partners in the building. The people who just arrived are still only stuck in the matter of "Harry used the ternary system to program the genetic algorithm", as for what Alice is using it for... who will know in time?

Then, with a beep, the answer came out.

Everyone flocked to the main console together. Of course, everyone had to give way to Alice.

The picture was actually selected, and Alice smiled with satisfaction.

Harry and her stood side by side in front of the monitor, and together with the people around them, different expressions were reflected on the screen.

Alice's experiment is very simple - from 7,200 pictures, filter out all Harry's selfies.

Well, yes, 72,000 photos of all sorts, sifting through all the ones that had the figure of "Harry Poness" in them.

"Well, I know this is not just the scope of the genetic algorithm." Seeing the different expressions on everyone's faces, Alice shrugged and said, "Selecting photos is related to another algorithm, but the genetic algorithm is unique in its learning. In terms of ability, I used a simple nested structure, so it is equivalent to conducting two experiments at once."

And now, obviously, it all worked out.

The genetic algorithm easily "learned" Alice's nested photo screening algorithm, and then the frame wrapped the kernel, and searched out the photos of Mr. Harry Poness from more than 70,000 photos.

As for the fact that Alice came up with a new algorithm at some point, and it was actually based on the ternary system... Well, is she Alice? Everyone was very calm on the contrary.

"It's two experiments, but it's also one experiment."

A programmer said: "The genetic algorithm is like IQ; the new algorithm that Alice just invented is to solve a certain problem, such as using pliers instead of stones to break the walnut shell; then the computer, It's the animal that wants to eat that walnut. If there is no genetic algorithm, even if this little guy can finally learn to use the pliers, it will take a long time!"

One comrade answered the point, and another person immediately followed up: "Then, our 'Apocalypse' itself is based on the ternary system principle. Compared with the ordinary binary system, it is like the brain capacity of orangutans and squirrels!"

This metaphor is not very appropriate, because the base system itself is just a principle. As a computer, its "understanding speed" is also closely related to the computing power of the hardware. Ternary system, genetic algorithm, and image screening algorithm correspond to brain capacity, IQ, and learning to use pliers, so who should the CPU computing speed in the hardware field be paired with? Putting scientific research and literary metaphors together seems a bit out of tune...

Harry looked around, then looked at himself showing affection with his girlfriend on the screen, and said, "Boss, I think I really have to ask you a question for everyone, this is a ternary system, and a genetic algorithm, what will we do in the future?" How should it develop?"

Unlike others, Alice is a person who has been baptized in the 21st century. All kinds of scientists published the threat theory of artificial intelligence with a sense of presence. She has long been tired of reading those articles. The brains of her companions at the moment are completely within her expectations.

"guys……"

Standing in front of the monitor, looking at the various selfies of Harry on the screen, she chuckled and said: "I know where you are all thinking, but like I said, we are still far from Cameron's Terminator , not to mention Asimov’s robot. If you have the time to think about those problems, let’s develop in a down-to-earth manner first, and that will only be a headache later.”

"but……"

"However, Harry is right, our current research project is indeed very important."

Alice turned around and looked at the more than 60 programmers present.

Thanks to the extremely spacious area of ​​this office, even if there are twelve three-meter-high "big refrigerators" used by Avatars, there are not too many people in two middle school classes crowded together.

"We all know what the core theme of this research institute is." She said: "The research on ternary computers, yes, after you have each developed your own brains, you have come up with technologies such as solid-state drives and universal serial buses." Conceived at the same time, that's basically what we're aiming for. And now, obviously, while we've got the Apocalypse, Harry has ported the genetic algorithm over."

"That's right, guys, Harry's achievement is very important. As far as computer hardware is concerned, the ternary system is not too difficult, just one positive and one negative and then reset to zero, designing a new circuit board is, But the algorithm is the thing that really points to the core existence - Asimov or Cameron, the robot is not terrible because of how fast its CPU can calculate, but whether it can think like a human. The soul, that is Software is the fundamental core!"

"However, there must be a process for a robot to possess human intelligence. The thinking ability of a six-year-old child is different from that of an eighteen-year-old adult. Therefore, if it is really a combination of ternary hardware and a ternary genetic algorithm, it is indeed very dangerous. One positive, one negative and then zero, whether one is one-to-one or one is unknown, this combination is indeed possible to make an ignorant-level artificial intelligence really become an existence at the same level as human beings—in theory.”

The rhythm of these words is simply to scare people to death, and all the compatriots present also have their own horrors. The guys in the software department on the fourth floor all stared at Harry, as if he was the one who opened Pandora's box; the engineers in the hardware department on the third floor looked at each other, because "Apocalypse" was built step by step by them of.

"We need to sign a non-disclosure agreement, yes everyone, sign another one, Harry's genetic algorithm must not be handed over to be leaked."

Alice said very seriously: "We engineers are very aware of the potential danger of this technology, but politicians are different. Everyone can imagine that once you hear that 'Terminator and Skynet' are not three If it can be born in fifty years, the Ministry of National Defense will definitely issue a death order for us to develop it. We are not afraid that the Terminator will appear, but we are afraid that Pandora’s Box will be controlled by people who should not be able to control it, right?”

Alice knew exactly who she was speaking to.

If the people present were just a group of innocent company employees, she was 100% ready to kill people to silence her.

But what if it's a group of hackers who are already lawless...

"Boss is right!"

Not far away, a guy in the hardware department said: "Whether it is the US government, the British government, or the government of any country or force, we must not leak information! I said guys, none of you want to Leak it?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone burst into laughter.

"Leak? Just kidding! Can the NSA pay us the salary that the boss gave us? Besides, if I really want to get some money from any bank, it's not like a joke?"

"It is estimated that whoever gave this algorithm to the Pentagon was assassinated by the FBI? Hohohoho..."

"Boss, the confidentiality agreement has been changed, and you'd better take some other confidentiality measures quickly." Harry said, "Brothers will have no problem, but the research institute downstairs is full of people. security guard……"

It's okay for the security guard to say that Alice certainly "cheated" to check their background identities and loyalty. There must be some in the whole black water, but only the people here in the research institute. No one was latently sent by the military, and safety was not a problem.

"First of all, let's improve the access control system. I will find a way to deal with the relevant measures, and everything will be done step by step."

After thinking about it for a while, she finally clapped her hands and said, "Let's go back to your own business, Harry, come with me."