TGDS Chapter 58.2

Good Dad System (Arc 7) Chapter 58.2: After Being Abducted (29)

“Teacher Pei, are we about to start?” Xiao Wu was a graduate student admitted through an exam. His supervisor was Pei Naochun. He had only been enrolled for a year. His home was located in City B. Some time ago, he had been preparing research-related materials outside the school under the guidance of his supervisor. After returning to school these days, he almost lived in the laboratory.

His face was full of anticipation. He stood behind Pei Naochun and looked at the computer.

When Xiao Wu was young, computers were always clumsy desktop computers. No matter what you wanted to do, you would have to direct and perform a big drama of jamming. Files were stored on palm-sized square 3.5-inch floppy disks. If there were a lot of files or they were too big, they had to be divided into several pieces, with one inch equaling several pieces. But as he grew up, he also witnessed the rapid development of computer and network technology in China. In just over a decade, computers can now load online games and the medium for storing files has become a small USB flash drive. The once popular MP3 and MP4 have long been almost eliminated, and smart phones have gradually entered the stage.

In his heart, he has always had a “dream of the future.” Perhaps it was because he read too many science fiction novels. When he was a child, he was looking forward to the realization of the scenes in the novels, virtual reality technology, artificial intelligence, and intelligent machinery… Therefore, when he arrived at university, he ignored the opposition of his relatives and friends and resolutely applied for the computer major, becoming the “computer repairman” in the mouths of his friends. After graduating from university, he did not stop and continued to study further, just wanting to try to get in touch with higher and more cutting-edge theories.

It was not until after he enrolled in school that Xiao Wu discovered that although his mentor Pei Naochun had a high academic level, a keen research sense, and a high status in the industry, his heart was placed elsewhere. Although he was dedicated to his students and never did anything to exploit them, he was no longer as focused on research as before. He had to admit that although he could understand it, he was a little disappointed about it. However, during this summer vacation, he received a call from his teacher.

The teacher invited him to create a “miracle” together, and he readily agreed.

“Okay.” Pei Naochun nodded. He silently pressed the Enter key. A simple blue and white interface appeared in front of him. It was like returning to the days of the DOS operating system. The bright blue background was only highlighted by the blinking white cursor. Under Xiao Wu’s awed gaze, he silently typed into the computer: “Hello.”

“Will it answer?” Xiao Wu was a little nervous, his eyes fixed on the screen.

The short _ symbol flashed on the screen at a certain frequency. In just one sentence, a line of words appeared silently: “Hello, Mr. Pei who created me, what do you want to call me?”

“Teacher, he answered!” Xiao Wu was very excited. He chose scientific research. To some extent, he also had a science fiction dream in his heart. He has read a lot of literature over the years. Many countries are making breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. In his opinion, this thing is very far away from him. He never thought that this is a reality that may be within reach.

“Well, it answered.” Pei Naochun replied with a smile, and he said with a smile, “How about calling him an artificial little idiot?”

Xiao Wu looked at the teacher he had always admired and suddenly fell silent: “…I think it might not be so good.”

“I’m just kidding.” Pei Naochun leaned back in his chair and said casually, “Actually, 009 is not bad either.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar mechanical voice sounded in his mind: [Warning, formal warning, please do not occupy the system’s name casually, the host is infringing on the system’s reputation rights…]

“Why is it 009? Is there a 1, 2, 3 before it?”

Pei Naochun did not answer Xiao Wu’s question, but silently typed on the screen: “Your name is Yuan.”

“Yuan?” Xiao Wu seemed to be thinking about something. “New Year’s Day, the first year, it means the beginning. Does it represent a start?”

“No, it’s just that this name has a special meaning to me.” Pei Naochun didn’t explain. He typed the code on the screen neatly and explained to Xiao Wu, “Strictly speaking, it’s not an artificial intelligence yet. It can only be said that it is an embryo in the making, but it has the ability to learn and analyze autonomously. In the coming time, it will not continue to screen and absorb all kinds of knowledge, and through repeated simulations, form what you and I call intelligence. Strictly speaking, it just simulates itself as a human to operate.”

Xiao Wu watched the screen return to normal in a dreamy manner. The sudden disappearance of Yuan was like a dream. He knew clearly that the other party was just learning according to instructions. This was a miracle in the hands of human beings.

“By the way, are the parts I asked you to assemble ready?” Pei Naochun suddenly remembered something.

“Yes!” Xiao Wu reacted and quickly went to the side to get a few strange-shaped parts – these were all made according to the design drawings that Pei Naochun sent him. Putting them together, they vaguely looked like a watch. “Teacher, what are you going to do with this?” He didn’t understand. Could it be that the laboratory also had the business of making watches?

“A small thing that could make money.” Pei Naochun answered casually, “In other words, this is another idea.”

He pulled out a rough draft he had written last night from the drawer: “Xiao Wu, please review it. When the paper is published, your name will be listed as the second author.” This paper proposed a possibility, a possibility close to the intelligent era.

“Ok!” Xiao Wu looked at the paper which was almost complete, with only some languages and diagrams needing improvement, and went to the outer office with excitement. It was a great fortune for him to be able to leave his name on such a paper.