Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 604 - 600: Super Intelligence ’Omega

On the 32nd day after arriving at the Dyson Sphere, Zhang Yuan and some other scientists with nothing particular to do finally got approval to visit the legendary core area A-1 district of the Dyson Sphere and witnessed the super Artificial Intelligence left by the Tabi Civilization named "Omega."

Artificial Intelligence "Omega" was as huge as a planet!

This was a silver-white planet, roughly six times the size of the Moon, shimmering on the surface, quite beautiful, and human spaceships were allowed to land in designated areas at will.

Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and stepped on it, feeling somewhat unreal. Although he had seen many strange things since arriving at the Dyson Sphere, he had still not anticipated that this planet was simply a single intelligence!

It was this incredibly vast computer that controlled every aspect of the Dyson Sphere.

The various functional robots outside had become the "body" and "arms" of this computer.

"This metallic-looking planet, I wonder how much high technology has been applied to it... It would be nice to take it home... It should be able to move, right? I see it! Those dark holes must be conventional engines..."

Hearing Li Zhendong’s lament, Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, "If you find the Tabi Civilization and beg like mad, maybe you could actually take it home as you wish. Shall I leave that task to you?"

Li Zhendong chuckled strangely: "Isn’t that your job? When it comes to begging, I’m nowhere close to your level!"

Zhang Yuan was momentarily speechless. He knocked on the silver-white flooring of the surface, which was made of a special "metal" and very beautiful. The surface temperature was quite low, around minus ten degrees Celsius.

"What do you think, is a planet-level computer more impressive, or is a pure energy entity from a Level 6 Civilization more impressive?"

"I don’t know..."

"...The computing power shouldn’t differ much, both can be substantially improved and upgraded."

"However, we can’t compare them solely based on computing power. Strong intelligence is strong intelligence, and Level 6 Civilization is Level 6 Civilization. Strong intelligence is a product of the Level 6 Civilization’s design, with its own logical thinking."

"Level 6 Civilization, on the other hand, can design its own logical thinking."

This place was quite desolate, with no other civilizations present except humans, robots, and members of the Ji Haman Civilization. Perhaps they had long since become accustomed to this place.

In fact, it was just a bare metallic planet, nothing interesting, and after one look and a sigh of appreciation, no one would come for a second visit.

It was disappointing that this Artificial Intelligence didn’t engage in any conversation with humans.

It seemed just like a massive computer, precisely issuing various commands, managing the engineering activities of the Dyson Sphere.

People tried talking to it but got no response.

If they used special equipment, they could receive these instructions.

On Zhang Yuan’s screen appeared a large fireball, which was the Tabby Star inside the Dyson Sphere; a brilliant flare was erupting on it, and the Dyson Sphere would initiate various programs to dissipate the surplus energy. These programs were all data streams automatically issued by the Artificial Intelligence "Omega." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

The hosts of the interstellar trading market, two individuals from the Ji Haman Civilization, were receiving instructions directly into their brains... Yes, it was direct data-to-data communication.

They stood there, motionless, with vacant eyes and expressionless faces.

After a long while, more insects arrived, all standing there motionless. This scene looked eerily strange.

Zhang Yuan shivered suddenly; this place seemed devoid of any normal life, with the super Artificial Intelligence, numerous robots, and some strange, idle life forms.

Zhang Yuan understood why the individuals from the Ji Haman Civilization appeared so dazed – it was because they had fully realized the mechanical transformation of their brains.

"They must have transformed themselves into strong artificial intelligence, right?" Li Zhendong licked his dry lips and whispered softly.

"Very likely!" Zhang Yuan pondered for a while, "Look, they can directly receive information brain-to-brain, without using eyes to see or ears to hear, and that’s consistent with the state of a Level 5 Civilization. If we tried to directly receive information with our consciousness, we’d collapse on the spot."

"If we don’t use eyes to see, don’t use ears to listen, avoiding these steps and directly getting information with the brain is unacceptable to humans."

Watching the slightly curious gazes of those around him, Zhang Yuan spread his hands: "I don’t know how to explain it precisely – it’s like, injecting a bit of dopamine into someone’s brain makes people desire, but this desire is gratuitous, for no reason..."

"What happens then? They would feel very bored, as baseless information leads them to be unclear about their needs and desires, losing sight of their goals and meaning."

"It would also be difficult to predict the individual’s future behavioral principles. In the long run, they might develop psychological disorders."

"Similarly, receiving a mass of information without normal sensory means could lead to cognitive confusion, as if text or images spontaneously appear in one’s mind, easily causing collapse... The philosophical mechanism behind human behavior is very intricate."

These individuals from the Level 5 Civilization were clearly in a different state from normal life.

This was a public area. These insects with thorny skins didn’t mind humans spectating beside them, and would only take notice if the humans disturbed their work or people tried to converse with them...

"Excuse me... How should I communicate with this Artificial Intelligence Omega?" Zhang Yuan mustered the courage to ask: "Does it have logical abilities?"

Although these thorny-skinned insects appeared cold and strange, they usually responded when asked directly.

After thinking for a while, the individual replied expressionlessly, "You may issue commands to it and engage in conversation. The specific program library is AM#￥% language library..."

"We do not know if it possesses the strong logical ability you’re talking about. It should be an Omega super intelligence solely designed by the Tabi Civilization to manage the Dyson Sphere, possibly reaching or surpassing the frontier of strong intelligence. Still, we shouldn’t view it through conventional human emotions."

"According to the agreement with the Tabi Civilization, any civilization can participate in the construction of the Dyson Sphere, but must comply with Omega’s arrangements. You can read Omega’s output data through the standard coding ASSDIXC and understand its instructions."

Receiving a satisfactory answer, Zhang Yuan returned a standard gesture of gratitude: "Thank you for your response."