My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!-Chapter 778 - 469 Discipline Court Branch

About the system on the "Bill Clan," it was originally intended to be just a simple autonomous driving module.

However, the execution deviated from the initial concept.

Several technical departments at Baiyeji came together.

This was a rare opportunity to test on three ships, and just implementing autonomous driving seemed to be a waste of resources since the company had more outstanding products than just autonomous driving.

Therefore, the project manager from the ERP department decided to replace the ships’ control systems altogether.

Each freighter was essentially a fully-equipped enterprise on its own, where loading and unloading cargo was akin to sales and purchasing, fundamentally no different from business operations, only with added route and equipment management.

Only minor modifications were needed for "Tianshu" to replace the existing "outdated" vessel management systems in terms of application scenarios and functional modules.

In the end, even the intelligent voice department joined in on the excitement, planning to develop a straightforward and easy-to-use voice control system.

However, once every department got involved, they suddenly realized the retrofitting costs were too high....

After all, the "Bill Clan" was just a traditional oil tanker, not a vessel designed from the ground up for automated, intelligent systems.

This meant a major overhaul of the entire control room’s console, and stripping the original hardware to retrofit new ones seemed wasteful and required both a lot of time and effort.

Thus, after a broad consultation and discussion, Tang Xiaoqi had a sudden inspiration and suggested taking an entirely different approach by using the currently popular AR display devices for virtual control!

This way, manual and automated controls became distinctly separate systems that could switch back and forth freely.

Moreover, the mode of control moved from physical to virtual, saving a significant amount of hardware costs.

Thus, an eye-catching operating system for the "Bill Clan" came into existence!

Of course, this couldn’t have happened without the technical support from the Demon Hunter Technology Department.

Measuring speed and distance isn’t advance technology, but systematic data integration isn’t something just any enterprise can accomplish.

VR displays might be common, but using multiple camera feeds for a high-fidelity, real-time reconstruction is still a cutting-edge technology not yet commercially used....

This technology, to put it mildly, could be used for ship management and control.

On a grander scale, it could effortlessly serve as a "comprehensive situation awareness helmet" for fighter jets....

Actually, compared to the autonomous driving systems of large vessels, automotive autonomous driving is technically more challenging.

A small car weighing two or three tons cannot be equipped with hardware as expensive as the millions worth of equipment on the "Bill Clan."

Considering the complexity of scenarios during operation, the bustling urban land traffic of a city is significantly more complex than the international ocean routes that rarely see a soul for days on end.

With basic hardware yet facing a more complex scenario....

Even Mr. Bao from Ai Dou New Energy felt the "autonomous driving" proposal he was handling was somewhat overly extravagant....

At this moment, Mr. Bao was standing outside the gate of the "Autonomous Driving Enclosed Testing Ground" under the Ministry of Transportation’s Highway Science Research Institute in Beijing.

Accompanying him were core members of the joint technical team from Baiyeji and Ai Dou New Energy.

This testing ground had just been established by the state this year as a dedicated site for the experimentation and verification of autonomous driving systems.

Various concept car models and systems from autonomous driving development enterprises like Baidu, Wei Ma, and Wei Xiaoli were mostly tested here for driving safety to ensure their roadworthiness.

The reason for their visit today was to accomplish a historic task....

To obtain a license for autonomous road testing and to certify the level of the autonomous driving system....

Certification level....

L4!

....

Just as the autonomous driving industry was about to face a major upheaval.

Zhongtian Law Firm....

"Haitang, are you serious?"

"Director, do I look like I’m joking?"

"Well, this AI lawyer of yours, does it really have the practicality you claim, comparable to that of an advanced lawyer?"

"I can’t speak for others, but I guarantee with my expertise! It definitely surpasses 99% of professional lawyers!"

"You guaranteeing it makes me worry even more...."

Director Zheng knew Lin Haitang’s character well; she wouldn’t make such a claim without being 100% confident.

Also, she had heard of Bajie, whose capabilities had indeed caused quite a stir domestically....

The half-gray-haired Director Zheng couldn’t help but rub his temples.

"I indeed heard that the young lady from the Gao family has been managing the company well and I heard you’ve been the legal advisor for Changqing Biological on the side....

But I didn’t expect the Gao family’s young lady to develop such a thing...."

"Cough! That might be because Chairman Gao encountered some obstacles in seeking legal support before, which led her to this unique idea...."

Lin Haitang naturally hid the role Meng Lang played in this.

Even the Director upon hearing such a thing, was first worried rather than excited, clearly understanding how sensitive and contentious this innovation could be.

This wasn’t just opposing all lawyers; in a sense, it was also challenging the existing social and legal ruling system.

The right to interpret the law....

Whoever controlled it held the means and loopholes for "legal evasion."

The right of legal interpretation was not only embedded in legal texts but also in the hands of the courts and lawyers.

Upper echelons, drafting legal texts.

Mid-level elites, manipulating court rulings.

Lower echelons, top law firms at their side.

This was the rule of survival for the powerful in this world as they adapted to the times.

AI lawyers, by standardizing and systemizing this lower link, closed off loopholes and shook the entire lower elite’s graychain of benefits.

If the foundation is unstable, the ground shakes.

It could even undermine the basis for mid-level elites’ "legal evasion."

One could imagine with their toes, how the profiting elite class would definitely marshal all societal resources to fiercely suppress and contain this novelty!

Lawyers, indeed, are one of the professions most susceptible to being replaced by AI.

But at the same time, it was one of the professions least likely to be replaced by AI.

Domestically, this was the case, and even more so across the ocean, in a place celebrated as "a nation governed by lawyers"...

"Seeking legal support was hindered... and the reason was just this?" Director Zheng was somewhat skeptical.

"Given what I know about the young lady from the Gao family, she doesn’t seem like someone who would trouble herself for this kind of reason, does she?" fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Just because she was once blocked from litigation resources by the Xu Group, would she target the entire legal profession directly?

Anyone who could read history couldn’t possibly fail to understand the importance of keeping oneself out of trouble!

In response, Lin Haitang could only remain silent.

Someone, in order to meet a girl who lived a 996 lifestyle and introduce her to his parents, planned to upend the entire industry’s overtime practices... That bizarre reason she could not speak aloud!

"Haitang, you need to think carefully. If this matter is false, let it be, but if it’s true, do you know what kind of pressure you will face?"

"So, I know I am alone and powerless, isn’t that why I came to seek help from the law firm?

Don’t you always say that the law firm is our home, and we should turn to it when we face difficulties?"

Lin Haitang blinked innocently.

Director Zheng couldn’t help but shake his head and cover his forehead with his hand.

Is this a difficulty? This is a challenge!

"Director, actually, I think that being involved in this matter could be an opportunity for our law firm.

I have a friend... he says the trend of technology is irreversible, if you don’t use it, others will inevitably force you to.

After a period of providing legal aid, I’ve also found that all industries are embracing the internet, embracing AI.

Only our legal profession, conservative and unchanging, has made little progress in this area and is instead criticized due to various restrictive rules.

Now that the era of Artificial Intelligence has arrived, you often say, those who interpret the rules cannot compete with those who make them.

Given this, why don’t we proactively embrace new technology and become those who participate in making the rules?"

After undergoing tests, I believe this AI model has no technical issues, but still requires human assistance for legal interpretation.

I admit, once this technology becomes widespread and broadly used, the number of lawyers will indeed decrease significantly...

But is the essence not concentrated?"

"Hmm..."

Director Zheng began to think seriously.

Indeed, if the overwhelming trend of history is irreversible, then adapting to the flow is the only way to ensure that one is not eliminated by history.

Once one can become a member who withstands the great wave...

Then, as the first advocate in the industry, the law firm’s prestige might reach heights that the global legal community could not attain...

In the short term, the law firm would naturally face pressure, but in the long term, might this not be an excellent opportunity to establish a new era’s stature?

Seeing the director’s hesitant expression, Lin Haitang spoke again.

"Director, you once told me that a person can escape all the demons in the world, but there is one he can never escape from – the cowardice within himself.

The doorway of a lawyer is a sacred door, a door of justice, and even more, a door of courage!

If faced with power, we lack even the courage to participate, only knowing how to evade, then why not just be a sophisticated egoist from the start?

Some things, someone must do, some principles should not be casually discarded... right?"

Looking at his proud student whose face seemed to glow with an inexplicable radiance, Director Zheng was quite moved.

"Ah!" After a long while, he sighed deeply.

"Haitang, having such thoughts makes me very proud as your mentor and guide.

As lawyers, we should have such awareness.

But as the director of Zhongtian Law Firm, I still need to consider the jobs and families of hundreds of people here..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Haitang was momentarily stunned, and a moment later, a trace of guilt appeared on her face.

"I’m sorry, Director, I was thinking from a lawyer’s perspective, but I didn’t consider your position, my thinking was inappropriate...

Let’s pretend I didn’t come today."

However, just as Lin Haitang was about to turn and leave in apology...

"Wait!"

"Hmm?" Lin Haitang turned around in confusion.

"I said I needed to consider the staff, but I didn’t say I was refusing..."

"Ah?"

Director Zheng’s face showed a hint of relieved smile.

"If you can have such courage, I’m already old; can’t I risk these old bones?

"But..."

Director Zheng waved his hand, "This matter still needs further deliberation.

We at Zhongtian Law Firm cannot rush ahead, but normal legal cooperation with other companies can’t be faulted by anyone.

They give money, we provide personnel, which is just a normal business practice."

"Director!" Lin Haitang’s face brightened.

"Of course, the premise for this matter is that this AI product is as practically powerful as you say...

Well... I think we should start with an internal mock trial within the law firm to see the actual effects.

This... oh right, what is this product called again? Surely it isn’t just called an AI lawyer, is it?"

"Cough!"

Reminded of someone’s naming skills, Lin Haitang coughed somewhat awkwardly.

"It’s called ’Chief of the Discipline Court’..."

Director Zheng: "..."

Good grief, Ali has a Dharma Institute, are we at Zhongtian going to start a branch of the Discipline Court?

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