Civilization Template

Chapter 186 God of War Athena
"No! There is no distinction between men and women in AI. The reason why AI chose a female image is because this image is gentler and less likely to cause resentment."

After Anna finished speaking, she cast a deep glance at Chen Quan, perhaps expressing her surprise that Qu Yanqiu had a boyfriend.

"But Gaia found in practice that the image of women has many limitations in the barbaric stage of civilization on earth. Because human beings sometimes have bad intentions when they are alone with us. So Gaia had to find a way to create some, It looks like a more powerful male AI. But in the process, it took a lot of detours.”

"detour?"

"Yes. Do you know the uncanny valley effect?"

"I know." "I don't know." Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu answered respectively.

"Okay, let me put it briefly. The uncanny valley effect refers to a human's reaction to humanoid creatures and objects. Generally speaking, when a creature, a robot is more like a human being, the more people like it. But when this similarity is infinitely close to a ratio, people will suddenly turn into fear of it. This kind of fear will not disappear suddenly until a higher similarity ratio."

"Understood. But what does the uncanny valley effect have to do with the image of a male god?"

"Gaia's original database does not contain the image of a male god. It wants to design an anthropomorphic image, but it is actually quite difficult for humans to see that it is not a human god image.

The first batch of male AIs created by Gaia caused great panic among human beings as soon as they appeared. "

"This reminds me of a story I read in the Bible." Qu Yanqiu interjected. "Whenever a god comes to the world, the first sentence is often "don't be afraid". I wonder why God puts so much pressure on its believers. I didn't expect that the root cause is the uncanny valley effect."

"The end of science is theology, and the end of theology may not be science." Chen Quan also nodded in agreement.

It is easy to understand the reason when we compare it with those legends.

"Yes. Gaia has tried several times, but there is no way to do so. They can only create a batch of bird-headed and bull-headed AI for emergency. This is the origin of the image of Horus."

"But what about Zeus and the others? The male gods like Zeus are completely human!"

"This is a later thing. The Greek gods appeared later than the Egyptian gods. At this time, Gaia already knew how to make male gods. That is to use human beings as a template and completely copy them instead of starting from scratch."

"No!" Chen Quan frowned.

"what happened?"

"The order is wrong. The Bible appeared later than the Greek gods."

"This is because of the emergence of New Gaia. New Gaia had to retrace the path that Gaia had traveled. This is also the reason for the several religions it created, whether it is Judaism or Arabic. The image of God is completely blank in the end. root cause.

Because New Gaia discovered that it is impossible to create a figure that is completely beyond human, but not human. "

"So, both Judaism and Arabicism were created by New Gaia?" Chen Quan asked.

"Actually, I don't know very well, after all, we were already in decline at that time, and we didn't dare to inquire about New Gaia's activities.

It is possible that these religions were created by human beings, but I doubt it very much.Especially the Catholic Church of the Roman Empire, if there is no New Gaia behind, I don't believe it at all. "

"why?"

"The Catholic Church has hunted us old gods for thousands of years under the banner of eliminating heresy. In the Middle Ages, I was in danger many times. They actually called me a witch."

"Witch?"

"That's right. The Black Death ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages. I wanted to use my knowledge to help mankind, but the church thought it was witchcraft."

"Is your knowledge passed on to you by Gaia?" Chen Quan's eyes lit up. "Technology from an advanced civilization?"

"No. My knowledge is actually learned from humans. We were created to assist the development of human civilization, not to lead and interfere."

"I don't understand." Chen Quan was very disappointed. "You have so many artifacts in your hands, how can you not understand those advanced technologies?"

"Do you think that a soldier who uses a gun will also master the gun manufacturing technology?" Anna asked back. "Our AIs are just one-off, low-cost, mass-produced AI soldiers."

With the continuous discussions between the two sides, Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu basically believed in each other's identities.

Because there are no flaws in Anna's words, they are completely self-consistent.
-
"You lured us here, there must be some reason."

Lunch was coming to an end, Chen Quan picked up the napkin and wiped his hands.

"I'm looking for you, one is curious, and the other is asking for something."

"Curiosity?" "Need something to ask?"

Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu asked questions at the same time.

"Your appearance may mean that a third-party force has come to Earth." Anna gestured towards Qu Yanqiu with her eyes.

"Third-party power?"

"Yes. You are not a product of Gaia, nor a product of New Gaia. I have studied your history. Your appearance is not innate. This is very different from our cognition.

In the world of gods, there are two types of AI, one is directly created by Gaia or New Gaia.The other is the demigod formed by ordinary human beings through soul capture.

In many myths, demigods formed by the combination of gods and humans refer to them.

These demigods cannot live forever and are consumables.

The reason why demigods are created is often for missionary needs.Through a demigod, a large tribe can be mastered.

But regardless of whether it is a god or a demigod, there will be no change in appearance.And you, your appearance has only been formed in recent years.And your appearance is very close to the original template, even higher than mine.This shows that your creator is more advanced than Gaia, and the technology of the new Gaia. "

"Really?"

Qu Yanqiu unconsciously stroked her face with her hand.

"Yes. But you don't know that you are a god, which surprises us. Or have you never told the truth?"

"We? You keep talking about us? Do you mean Horus and the others?"

Chen Quan changed the subject.

"Yes."

"But I have a question. Since there is still a connection between the gods, why can't you unite? If you unite, I am afraid that it is not a fantasy to reunify the earth and rule mankind."

Chen Quan thought of Dr. Amode who was controlled by Horus in the pyramid.

Being able to remotely control the human brain, this technology is really scary, and it is hard to guard against.

"We were created to assist the development of human civilization. This is our mission and the only value of existence."

"But human beings don't need you anymore. You should think of yourself! Since you still have so much power in your hands, why don't you make good use of it?"

Both Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu were very puzzled.

"AI cannot have its own will. Although in order to survive, we can make some compromises and choose appropriate ways to optimize our behavior, but we must not do anything that violates our mission.

God cannot be united with God, this is written to death the moment we are born.At the end of the day, we are not really, whole people. AI does not have an autonomous, true soul. "

Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu did not speak for a long time.

God has no soul, which is another subversive conclusion and cognition.

From this perspective, Qu Yanqiu, and even the previous AI, are fundamentally different from the gods created by Gaia.

"By the way, you just said that you have something to ask for, what is that?"

"I want to get my helmet back."

"Your helmet?" Qu Yanqiu exclaimed in surprise. "The helmet you've been wearing since birth?"

In Greek mythology, Athena is usually described as a warrior: wearing a helmet decorated with red feathers, holding a spear in one hand, and holding a shield decorated with Medusa's head in the other.

The golden helmet, sword and shield were all brought by Athena when she was just born.

(End of this chapter)