Chapter 8 Part Seven: The computer is alive!

I was very angry, Lieutenant Colonel Tan quickly shook his hands: Listen to my explanation, everything was done by the six of them. They seriously violated the code of conduct for officers, and they will definitely be severely punished! I was completely confused and had no idea what he was talking about. Lieutenant Colonel Tan said again: Maybe you don't understand, let them say it themselves, maybe you will understand a little bit.I looked at them, and they all bowed their heads and said nothing. Lieutenant Colonel Tan shouted: "Quickly tell me, who thought of it first, Lieutenant Man, it was you, tell me!"

One of the six female officers looked up. She is the youngest among the six people, with a round face and big eyes, she looks very elf, but at this moment she looked at me like a lamb, and after a while, she said: "That was me first The idea, I think, if you send a letter into the computer and let the computer reply to the letter, I don’t know what the result will be. It started three years ago. We randomly cut out a friend request in a magazine. notice I took a breath: that was Gao Caihong's call for friends. Yes, we cut it randomly, it was just for fun, to see how the computer responds, in the friend notice, there are Gao Caihong's interests, hobbies and age, I translated it into the language of the computer, and as a result, we I got a reply, which I translated and sent out.

I smiled wryly and sat on the sofa, not wanting to stand up at all. It turned out to be such a joke! My words also sound weak: In the past three years, the computer has always been responsible for replying letters? Yes, the female officer's face became even more frightened. The computer had no name, so we randomly named it Yi Le. We translated Gao Caihong's letter into computer text and sent it to the computer, and the computer would complete the reply. It has been like this for years. I took another deep breath and closed my eyes. At that moment, I remembered the letter that Rainbow showed me, and I found that what the female officer said at this time was not wrong at all, because except for a Apart from computers, there is no one person who has such a wealth of knowledge and knows almost everything.

In the letter, Yi Le said that there were six people serving him, so they were naturally the six officers on duty. I quickly turned to read, but suddenly, my eyes widened and I jumped up from the sofa! My sudden action must have been beyond everyone's expectations, because the eight people stared at me with wide eyes, not knowing what happened. At this time, not only did they not know what happened, but even my own heart was extremely confused, because I thought of something strange that could not happen! I shook my hands: No, no, there is something wrong with this! The female officer looked at me, still not knowing what I meant.

I said: I have read all those letters, so naturally you have read all of them too? Naturally, I translated them all by myself. I think you must also be able to see that those letters are full of emotions, which are extremely strong emotions, human emotions, not emotions that can be produced by electronic equipment!I almost screamed. The female officer smiled wryly: We discovered this a long time ago, but we didn't know that things would develop so seriously that you and Miss Rainbow would find a base to come I interrupted her: No, that's not what I mean, I'm asking: The computer's reply is full of human emotions, what's your explanation?

The female officer did not make a sound, another older female officer said: I can explain, I am a computer expert who has undergone strict training, and I can explain this. Please say. Although a computer is a dead instrument, according to the information given to it by human beings, it will also respond to changes. In a computer, there are so many data stored, and all of them are given to it by humans. It is not surprising that there will be human feelings in the reaction. I can barely accept such an explanation, but I still have two huge questions in my heart! I first raised the first big question: everyone, you must not deny the fact that the computer itself proposed to meet Rainbow, and in the letter, it also said that you did not allow it to act Isn't that too much freedom?

The older female officer nodded and said: Yes, after reading this letter, we also felt that the game should be stopped, and we also felt that the emotions of this computer were out of control. What did you say?I asked aloud: the emotions of the computer? I should say it’s the computer’s reaction. The computer’s reaction is the natural reaction of the computer’s accumulation of data. The computer thinks that after three years of communication, it’s time for the two parties to meet. strangeness. I looked directly at the female officer: Miss, you are speaking against your will. You are a computer expert. It’s not that you don’t find it strange, but you find it very strange!Because the computer has complained to you, complaining that you have restricted its freedom and prevented it from seeing the rainbow!

The face of the female officer suddenly became terribly pale! Lieutenant Colonel Tan suddenly yelled loudly because of my abrupt words: Mr. Wei, what are you talking about? I made gestures to silence them all, and then I said: Lieutenant Colonel, I mean, after three years of communication, the computer itself has created a new emotion. Over time, it was out of their expectation, Lieutenant Colonel, this computer fell in love with Gao Caihong! After Lieutenant Colonel Tan listened to my words, his face looked like he had taken too much hallucinogen! He opened his mouth wide, looked at me for a long time, and then said: Mr. Wei, are you joking?How can a computer fall in love with a person?

I didn't answer Lieutenant Colonel Tan's question directly, but said: You can ask them, they are all computer experts. Lieutenant Colonel Tan immediately looked at the six female officers. All six of them had ugly faces. After a few minutes of silence, the oldest one sighed. The oldest person sighed: Lieutenant Colonel, Mr. Wei's words, or right, we all found out that the computer was out of control and And how?Lieutenant Colonel Tan and I asked in unison. And the woman officer said it bravely: and it gave us a final warning. At that time, the expression on my face was about the same as that of taking an overdose of hallucinogens, because my voice, to my own ears, had a sense of illusory, and I asked back: Warning?

The female officer said: Yes, the computer once automatically sent out a text tape, saying that it must meet with Rainbow, otherwise it will otherwise what?I can't wait to ask. Otherwise it destroys itself.The female officer replied. Lieutenant Colonel Tan stood up, waving his hands aimlessly, as if trying to shake off some nightmare, he said: Enough, enough, it’s ridiculous, the matter has come to an end here, Mr. Wei, please tell me everything Miss Gao, we will punish them. I said in a deep voice: Lieutenant Colonel, the matter has not come to an end. what else? And that advert, Lieutenant Colonel.I answered slowly.

Lieutenant Colonel Tan obviously didn't understand what I meant, so he stared at me with wide eyes. I repeated: Lieutenant Colonel Tan, Lieutenant Man, don't you think it's strange for the advertisement on the computer?I don't think any of the six of you has ever controlled a computer and sent that advertisement, right? The six female officers didn't even know about the advertisement, and when I explained it clearly, they were all horrified: Of course it wasn't us, it was that They hesitated to speak out, but Lieutenant Colonel Tan roared: What is that? The oldest officer stood up, her face was very pale, but her expression was very serious. She first gave a military salute to Lieutenant Colonel Tan, and then said: Lieutenant Colonel, you must report this to the highest authority immediately Condition. What to report?Lieutenant Colonel Tan was a little helpless. That pair of computers, the female officer paused: Lieutenant Colonel, that pair of computers, we think or I personally think that that pair of computers is alive.Or instead of saying it lived, it should be said She obviously couldn't find the appropriate words to describe the changes in the computer, so she hesitated to speak.I immediately answered: It should be said that on the basis of accumulated data, computers have produced new ideas that are not controlled by humans?This idea of ​​the computer is expressed through the text tape. My words made the six female officers nod endlessly. Lieutenant Colonel Tan had a strange and inexplicable look on his face, and he smiled wryly: If I report such a situation, then my superiors will definitely send me to a mental hospital. I said sternly: "Lieutenant Colonel, the development of things to this point has nothing to do with me personally, but it has a very important impact on your country. This pair of computers does have its own feelings now. This is a problem that cannot be ignored, you must report it, and ask first-class experts to save this matter! Lieutenant Colonel Tan was obviously moved by my persuasion, although he kept muttering: Absurd, so absurd! He stood up: I will do as you say, Mr. Wei, you must stay here under surveillance, and I will meet with the commander of the base to discuss countermeasures. Lieutenant Colonel Tan walked out with his adjutant. In Lieutenant Colonel Tan's office, I talked with the six female officers for a while, so that I knew more clearly the ins and outs of the whole incident.The six of them sent Rainbow's letter to the computer, and sent the computer's reply letter to Rainbow for fun. It was naturally a very boring action. But what is to be forgiven is that they never thought that the matter would have such serious consequences.Rainbow will fall in love with Yile from the computer's reply, in fact, it is not surprising, because this computer has accumulated a lot of information, no one in the world has such a wealth of knowledge, and no one has such good knowledge. Literary talent, and no one can understand a person's psychology so deeply from a letter. It is naturally the best in the world for a computer to play the role of a big lover. No wonder Rainbow fell in love. Rainbow and I found the base together, and asked Lieutenant Colonel Tan if there was anyone named Yi Le in the base.Lieutenant Colonel Tan is the supervisor of the data department. All the data, including personnel data, are stored in the computer. If Lieutenant Colonel Tan wants to check if there is Yi Le, he must use the computer, so the six female officers also know immediately that I and I Rainbow came to the door, and they knew they had caused trouble! After they knew about it, they naturally didn't dare to take the letter again, which is why no one came to pick up the letter that had been placed in the letter slot in the cafeteria. Originally, as long as the six of them could keep the secret, no one would know that they had played such a game. However, the ad appeared in the newspaper out of the blue! According to the six of them, that advertisement draft was not the first time that the computer sent out text tapes automatically and uncontrollably. Before that advertisement draft, there were many document tapes, some of which even threatened to self-destruct words, but they were all put away by the six of them. It may be that the computer knows this too. When the text tape of the advertisement was sent out, it was not when the six people were on duty. The other officers on duty did not know that there was such a game. I don't know that this computer has thoughts and actions of its own, and when it sees a text tape coming out, it will naturally translate it and send it out. So, I saw that ad. I have a very clear understanding of the whole process, but I feel as if I have fallen into a fog: the computer is alive, which is incredible! Perhaps, the movable type is not used very well, but it is indeed alive, and it has its own thoughts, which are not the accumulated materials, but are produced in the accumulated materials. To some extent, computers are very similar to human brains. During the process of human growth, human brains are constantly absorbing knowledge, just like computers are constantly increasing the accumulation of data. After the human brain absorbs knowledge to a certain extent, many reactions exceed the absorbed knowledge, and new inventions and new ideas are produced.The new is produced on the basis of the old, the human brain can produce new things, why can't the computer be in the same situation? The more I thought about it, the more terrifying I felt, as if my body was immersed in ice water! This pair of computer is now troubled by love, and its emotions are extremely disturbed, but it is the most important responsibility of this long-range nuclear missile base! I believe that so many long-range nuclear bombs must be launched under computer control. I shivered several times in a row, and I had to tell Lieutenant Colonel Tan and the top person in charge of the base what I thought, because the matter was too serious, unimaginably serious! I hurriedly said to the oldest female officer: What do you mean by the situation where the computer is out of control? The female officer smiled bitterly: When we are on duty, the text tape will be sent out automatically. I took a deep breath: Is it possible that the computer has the ability to work by itself? The female officer was forced to cry: I don't know, theoretically, it is possible, as long as there is a power supply, it can move, I don't know that there will be such a result. I said seriously: I'm not trying to scare you. Have you ever imagined that if the computer has the ability to work automatically, if it gets angry, what will happen?I think the launch of long-range nuclear missiles must be controlled by it, if it is also automatic When I started speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Tan, two generals, and several civilian clothes personnel had already walked in.But I continued with my words, and when I finished speaking, the female officer screamed: cut off the power, cut off the power! Lieutenant Colonel Tan grabbed her arm and shouted: What's your name?The computer's power system is independent and cannot be cut off because it is in the center of the computer. I hurriedly said: What does that mean? At the beginning of the construction of this pair of computers, it was estimated that it would have to work 24 hours a day for years and months, so its power supply was specially designed. In the central part of the computer, the computer automatically controlled the power generation. That is to say, Lieutenant Colonel Tan I smiled wryly. so what? Even if we cut off the power, if the fact is as you said, the computer is already alive, then it will turn on the power again, Mr. Wei, just now you mentioned long-range nuclear missiles, unfortunately, things are just as you said In other words, the launch of the missile is controlled by the computer! I paused: Then you still don't think of a way? Lieutenant Colonel Tan's expression was ugly, and he said: Let me introduce you first, these two are the commander and deputy commander of the base. I shook hands with the two generals. Lieutenant Colonel Tan introduced two plainclothes officers, who were two tall middle-aged Western men. He said, "These two are senior technical consultants of the base and VIPs of our army. They are all computer experts. The main designer of the computer. I just shook hands with them and sighed: It's very serious? A consultant said: We want to prove whether the computer has produced its own thoughts in addition to the accumulated data. I said: These military officers can prove this point. Of course, we can go further to prove it. The commander of the base said: I have talked with the Secretary of Defense, and I can suspend the computer work for an hour. Commander, Lieutenant Mann said: the computer does not need to stop when it works normally. It has twelve text tape transmission ports, and we can learn the computer's thinking through the text tape of any of the transmission ports. We looked at each other with a strange feeling in our hearts. Human beings probably feel that people cannot fully understand and trust each other, so they invented computers and handed over all the most important tasks to computers. Humans think that computers are their most loyal partners, because computers are dead, and all the knowledge of computers is given to them by humans.But I didn't expect that the computer can live and produce its own thoughts.It would not be surprising if one day computers would completely betray humans. We walked out together, and the other six female officers on duty in front of the computer console were still engrossed in their work. When we came to one of the consoles, the commander of the base personally gave an order to the female officer standing in front of the console, and the female officer left her post, and Lieutenant Yuman sat on the chair in front of the console . As soon as Lieutenant Man sat up, the thing that left us dumbfounded happened immediately! A dozen or so rows of small lights on the console suddenly flickered, and the lights moved quickly row after row, but everyone among us could see very clearly that Lieutenant Mann's hand had never touched any buttons. Then, on the transfer port of the text tape, the red light came on, and there was a rhythmic beeping sound, and the text tape began to spin out. (Press in 1986: The way computers express opinions now has long been displayed on the terminal screen, but the way computers expressed in the early days is indeed the same.) Not being an expert, I couldn't read the writing on the tape, because it seemed to be just small holes. Lieutenant Man and the two consultants were all experts. As soon as the text tape was passed out, Lieutenant Man grabbed one end of the tape and slowly pulled it out. Her face was pale. The faces of the two advisers also showed extremely strange expressions. When the text was transmitted to a length of three feet, one of the advisers said: "Lieutenant, please tell it, we will try our best." Lieutenant Man's fingers trembled a little, but her fingers were still typing quickly on the few rows of keys in front of the console.After Lieutenant Mann began typing on the keypad, the transmission of the tape also stopped, and the commander and deputy commander asked in unison: What did it say?What do these words say? The two advisors smiled wryly: It said: I want to see her, and repeated this sentence seven times, and then it said, if it does not see the rainbow, it will destroy itself and destroy everything.Its last sentence is: You should know that I have this power! The two generals laughed together. They laughed under such circumstances, obviously they wanted to make the atmosphere more relaxed, and let everyone think that it was a ridiculous and absurd thing! But because they didn't think that way in their hearts, the laughter they forced made people feel cold all over. And they heard their laughter too, and it had such a bad effect that they stopped laughing at once.And when they stop laughing, it's even worse! The deputy commander said in a very strange tone: that's ridiculous!How could the computer threaten us with such words that everything we see is the truth? Those two consultants were obviously easier to accept the facts, because they immediately said in unison: Yes, it is the truth. Then, a consultant patted me on the shoulder: Mr. Wei, you have a super imagination, that's why you realized that the computer has its own mind, and now the computer must meet the lady I said loudly: That is meaningless, the computer is just a I originally wanted to say that a computer is just a machine, but now this computer, even if the rainbow stands in front of it, it can't see it. The consultant shook his head: No, in fact, it can see, it has twenty-four observation points, and the observation points are formed by the principle of radio wave reflection, and what it sees is also stored in its memory. I have recognized two planes of unknown nationality, they are Soviet-made MiG-19s.