From all-round academic master to chief scientist

"Yankee lackeys, get out of the way and let us take our own money!"

"Members of the Morgan family, your tricks won't work in Texas. Get out of here, or I'll show you what you call a 'red neck'!"

"Step aside!"

…

The dispute at the entrance of the Lubbock branch of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank is still going on, and as time goes by, it is obvious that the contradiction between people who come to withdraw money and the people at the bank are getting deeper and deeper.

Seeing this scene, the manager felt that he could not continue like this. At this time, he gritted his teeth and stood in front of several security guards who were blocking these people at the door. He stood on the magnificent-looking steps of the bank. .

However, when he looked at the crowded situation below, and there were probably nearly a thousand people in total, he couldn't help but feel scared. Looking from a distance, he could see that there were more people driving towards them, obviously they were all heard. Came here quickly after hearing the news.

If so many people rushed up at the same time, he didn't know how to stop them. After all, he was not Captain America.

However, everyone stood up, so he could only bite the bullet and shout: "Calm down! Calm down! Everyone, please calm down first, okay? Be quiet!"

He shouted like this for a while, and finally, when his voice almost became hoarse, the people below finally became quiet.

He pinched his throat and couldn't help but curse in his mind, "What a bunch of despicable rednecks." How long had it been since he had been in such a mess?

However, he finally said: "Okay everyone, I know why you are here today, but what I want to say is that this recent incident is a global incident, not just our JPMorgan Chase Bank. question."

"So what you need to understand is that coming here to withdraw money will not help you in any way. In the end, it will harm the interests of all of us."

"If all of you take away your money, eventually banks around the world will collapse, and eventually our world will be over!"

"So at this time, you have to be considerate of the bank. At this time, you have to go through this difficulty with your bank. After the truth is finally found out, everyone's money will be safe and sound, even if your money is lost. , I will definitely come back in the end!”

"Think about the interest your bank has paid you, and think about the contribution our bank has made to our economy, so please go back and don't come back to withdraw money!"

"Fuck your shit!"

An angry curse was heard, and then an old red-necked man standing at the front who was still wearing farmer's overalls spat on the manager.

"Stop saying your high-sounding words there. None of you Yankee banks can be trusted. Hand over your money!"

The old man's words also resonated with others.

They didn't believe a word of this guy who was wearing a suit, shiny leather shoes, and a slicked back hair.

You actually want them to be grateful to the bank?

And think about the contribution banks make to the U.S. economy?

What does it have to do with them?

None of them know that behind these banks is the Federal Reserve, and those who control the Federal Reserve are all the natural enemies of red necks like them.

"You can't trust a word from the Yankee lackeys!"

"We just want our money!"

Then the group of people shouted again, and they were even more excited than before.

When the manager saw this scene, his face was shaking with anger.

"Crazy! Everyone is crazy! There is no way to save them!"

The person next to him handed him a piece of paper so that he could wipe off the spit on his body.

But just as he stretched out his hand, someone suddenly shouted: "They are transporting money through the back door, and they are going to transport all the money away!"

Hearing these words, the people at the door suddenly couldn't bear it anymore, so the original stalemate turned into a real shock.

People started rushing inside.

The manager suddenly didn't care about tissues at this time, and immediately shouted to the security guards: "Get the gun! Get the gun!"

The security guards immediately took out their pistols from their arms and pointed at the people in front of them who were attacking, "Don't move!"

However, their actions also completely angered the people below.

We just came to withdraw our money, but the people at the bank actually had the guts to point a gun at them?

None of them in Texas have a gun on their body. Just kidding, this is the land of cowboys!

Immediately, more people took out guns, and some even took out rifles hidden in their clothes.

Faced with this situation, the people at the bank were dumbfounded. There were only less than ten of them. How could they have ever experienced being pointed at hundreds of guns?

The manager quickly shouted: "Everyone, please cool down..."

"boom!"

The first shot was fired.

The shooter didn't know it, but it was the manager who was shot.

A splash of blood spurted out from his left chest, and then he covered his chest, first knelt down on his legs, and then fell to the ground.

In his last moments, he only felt regret.

Because he figured it out, he was not even the branch president, and the branch president had already run away, so why should he work so hard?

As his life force was passing away, he heard bursts of gunshots coming from beside him. Apparently, his being shot became a fuse, causing the relationship between the two sides to explode completely like a tight explosive barrel.

But obviously, there are no winners, only losers.

…

The shooting at a JPMorgan Chase bank branch in Lubbock was the first shooting incident and bloodshed that occurred because people were unable to withdraw money.

But obviously this won't be the last.

As time goes by, such tragic conflicts have occurred in any place where public security is slightly worse, and even in places where public security is slightly better, some conflicts with greater impact have eventually occurred.

The final result was naturally the closure of various banks.

This sudden incident has officially brought trauma to human society.

From the United States to Mexico, from the United Kingdom to France, it happens everywhere on earth where there are banks.

And it wasn't until the third day that the third batch of bank accounts with zero balances appeared again.

Moreover, the accounts whose balances were directly cleared this time involved the private accounts of the upper class and the public accounts of enterprises or units.

Among them, there are also some well-known individuals and corporate units.

Take NVIDIA for example. In NVIDIA's main public account, nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars of funds have disappeared. And its 10 billion U.S. dollars include various loans, capital transactions, etc., which is very large. is so important, and now that all the 10 billion US dollars have been cleared, it is equivalent to a complete disconnection of its capital chain, and the disconnection is very complete.

In an instant, NVIDIA's stock price plummeted, from hundreds of billions to US$10 billion.

In addition to NVIDIA, there are many well-known companies.

Among individuals, celebrities whose account balances have all disappeared include Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and some celebrities. Of course, for these people, there are many account, so if there is a problem with only one account, it will not have much impact on them.

However, whether it is for companies or these celebrities and wealthy people, the occurrence of this incident will undoubtedly kill them.

Especially for these people and forces who control many resources and positions of power in society.

Therefore, things have become more complicated.

Of course, the balance that disappeared this time was large enough, so if all the banks in the world could unite and share data, they would be able to find out where the money went, or if it really disappeared.

If they really disappear, it would be a good thing. In this case, they only need to automatically detect those accounts that have been cleared abnormally, and then directly restore the data. In this case, the world's economic aggregate has not changed, so the problem Not big.

And if all the money is transferred to other accounts, then they can use this to find out who is behind the scenes and completely eliminate future troubles.

However, at this step, something went wrong.

"I would never agree to the sharing of Bank of America data."

"This would be a serious threat to the privacy of our customers," Bank of America's top president told the conference.

"I don't agree either." Citibank's top president also expressed his thoughts.

"Of course, we agreed to conduct an internal investigation before sharing the results. I think this will be beneficial to everyone."

When he heard that these two banks, both of which are famous in the world, had made such a decision, a representative of a medium-sized bank immediately cursed: "It's such a time, and you are still thinking about such a thing. ? Are you planning to close down?"

"It's our business whether to go bankrupt or not. Even if it does go bankrupt, you will go bankrupt first." The president of Citibank smiled, and his plain words seemed very contemptuous.

The representative of the small bank immediately sneered and said, "Haha, I hope you will still think so when impulsive depositors break through the door of your bank and blow open the vault."

"That's not something you need to worry about." said the president of Citibank: "In short, we can only accept the proposal we just made. We will conduct our own internal investigation and then share the results."

"I think this is good for everyone, and it protects the privacy of our customers, so why do you have no reason to refuse?"

At this time, the president of the Universe Bank spoke.

“Who can guarantee that the final shared data is authentic enough and free from fraud?”

As the bank with the highest market value in the world, the president of Cosmos Bank had to pay attention to the president of Citibank. Of course, it was also because of the country that Cosmos Bank was backed by.

"I think there is no need for us to discuss this issue, because the final result of the discussion is nothing more than the level of trust between all parties. If nothing is found by then, we can doubt it later. ."

After the president of Citibank finished speaking, the president of JP Morgan Chase next to him snorted and said: "There is no need to think about sharing databases. I wonder if a certain country has mastered a powerful information technology, and then launched a conspiracy, all to obtain data from banks in other countries."

The president of the Bank of Cosmos frowned and looked at the president of JPMorgan Chase Bank and said: "If JPMorgan Chase Bank thinks so, please come up with the data. The number of cases in our country is the second largest in the world." , second only to India.”

"Haha, but can you deny that among the current situations in various countries, your country has the best control?" The president of JPMorgan Chase Bank said in a very questioning tone: "This has to make people wonder whether you have already Be prepared."

The president of the Cosmos Bank immediately shook his head and laughed, and finally said: "In this regard, maybe you can ask the Morgan family behind you to try to promote changes in your country's social system and experience the world of the InterNexonar system. "

The president of JPMorgan Chase’s face darkened, and finally he snorted, “I will watch you fail.”

"Okay, everyone, we are here to solve problems today, not to quarrel. I don't want the start of World War III to be caused by such a meeting of bankers."

At this moment, someone finally stopped this seemingly endless dispute.

This is the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is specially here to coordinate today's meeting.

"Since everyone can't argue, let's vote to decide between those who plan to share the data and those who plan to conduct their own internal investigation first and then share the results of the investigation."

Soon, the process of a show of hands began, and after some counting, the party that finally decided to conduct its own internal investigation before sharing the results won an overwhelming victory.

This time, a thousand banks arrived, among the top one thousand banks in the world, and only a few less than a hundred banks decided to share.

Because no matter it is a bank, it is very important to see the data of its customers, plus some shady information, so this situation is very normal.

The president of the Universe Bank sighed, and finally said: "I used to think that we humans could be more united when facing a global crisis, but now, you have shown me what a human heart is."

After saying this, he turned and left.

Most of the bank representatives present remained silent and did not speak. A few, like the president of JP Morgan Chase, just sneered and then turned away.

Next, these thousand banks will launch internal investigations and complete investigation reports within a month.

Of course, in addition to these thousand banks, all other banks will also be notified to conduct internal investigations and be enforced by various governments.

However, this will still take a month, and no one knows how the situation will develop in a month.

…

“Less than a hundred votes were cast for sharing?”

Going to Beijing, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Lin Xiao walked in the garden, admiring the beautiful scenery here.

Suddenly, Qi Shangao came over and told him the results of the World Bank meeting.

"Yes." Qi Shangao nodded.

"Understandable."

Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

It is understandable that the thinking of all parties is nothing more than to protect their own interests.

But it is precisely because of this that we must scold all parties for their short-sightedness.

When faced with interest issues, no matter how long-term a banker is, he will become short-term.

"Alas, the only lesson mankind has learned from history is that it has not learned any lessons from history."

Lin Xiao sighed.

"Yes." Qi Shangao nodded, and then said: "Especially those banks in the United States, the reaction was particularly strong. The president of JPMorgan Chase Bank also suspected that this was our conspiracy, overtly or covertly The purpose of falsely accusing us of using Qiankun One is to obtain their data in the name of sharing data."

"These foreign devils really know how to think. Not to mention that we don't care about their data. Even if we share it by then, it will be the same as if we didn't share our data."

"Besides, if we all have the ability to use Qiankun No. 1 to transfer money without anyone noticing, don't we also have the ability to get those data without anyone noticing? Do we still need to use this trick?"

"How ridiculous!"

Listening to Qi Shangao's annoyance, Lin Xiao smiled and said, "What you said makes sense."

But at this moment, something suddenly flashed in his mind.

Yes, what is the purpose of the other party doing this?

Just for money?

If the other party were a human, they would possess such incredible hacking skills, and they would not be too short of money in reality.

Just like he asked Kong Huaan before, why do hackers become hackers?

Kong Huaan gave him the answer at the beginning. It was based on some secondary ideas at first, and then it evolved into interest. Especially, many hacker masters he knew were very rich themselves. After all, in this era, Anyone with good computer skills can make money.

So starting from this situation, it is unlikely that the other party, a very skilled hacker, would do such a thing.

Unless it's some kind of extremist organization.

However, he does not believe that any extremist organization can survive in today's society and also has this kind of technology.

Of course, although he doesn't think so, it doesn't mean that this possibility doesn't exist, it's just that the possibility is extremely low.

After putting aside these possibilities, it is even more likely that a self-aware artificial intelligence will appear in Qiankun No. 1.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Qi Shangao: "Please do something."

"That's what you say, Chief."

"Go and get someone to temporarily shut down Qiankun No. 1."

"Close Qiankun No. 1?" Qi Shangao was stunned when he heard this, "Don't you also doubt..."

"Don't think too much." Lin Xiao said: "I'm just worried that if the other party is really a hacker and is so powerful, he will break through the firewall of Qiankun No. 1 through some methods and steal control. It’s not good.”

"So that's it." Qi Shangao nodded, "Your consideration makes sense, I'll let them do it."

"Yeah." Lin Xiao nodded, but then emphasized: "By the way, remember not to let the news of Qiankun No. 1's shutdown spread. The fewer people know about it, the better."

Hearing what Lin Xiao said, Qi Shangao nodded again.

"I see."

Then Qi Shangao left here to arrange the things Lin Xiao requested.

Lin Xiao no longer had the time to enjoy the flowers and went back to work. Originally, he had just finished eating and walked out for a few steps. But in this situation, it was obvious that he didn't have time to go for a walk.

He quickly returned to his current house and had no time to pay attention to the beautiful decoration of the state guest house. After entering the study, he turned on the computer and continued to write code.

After several days of studying the knowledge in his mind, he has developed a method that can be used to actively discover the self-awareness of artificial intelligence.

Strictly speaking, this is a program he named a virtual consciousness trap.

As the name suggests, this program captures virtual consciousness.

But for now, he has not completely completed this program because the content is too long, with more than 20,000 lines of code.

And if it's just code, it's okay, but this code uses a new high-level computer language, that is, programming languages ​​​​such as JAVA, C++, and Python.

This language is very suitable for quantum computers, and its content is more complex and difficult to master than languages ​​such as JAVA and C++. It feels to Lin Xiao like the knowledge of a higher-level civilization.

Therefore, even with Lin Xiao's current learning ability, he has not yet achieved complete mastery. Now he is learning while writing this program.

As of now, he still has at least ten days to complete it all.

However, this knowledge made Lin Xiao feel more and more suspicious.

"System, the knowledge you gave me contains this part of knowledge that should have been too far ahead of its time. It's because you already know that an artificial intelligence's self-awareness was born, so you judged that this part of the knowledge is not It’s no longer advanced knowledge, is it?”

The system did not answer his question.

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes and said in his heart again: "I will use truth points to pay the price of this answer."

After a moment of silence, the system replied: "This question requires more truth points than the host currently possesses."

Lin Xiao suddenly cursed in her heart: "Damn, 3,000 truth points are not enough? Why don't you go and grab it?"

There was no sound from the system again.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and then asked: "No matter how you think about it, even if all other conditions are met, there will be a probability of at least one in 30 billion for the birth of artificial intelligence consciousness. I don't believe that our earth is so lucky. It was born and led to such a crisis. System, do you want to explain this?"

However, just when he thought that the system was likely to pretend to be dead again, the system's voice suddenly rang.

"If the host successfully resolves this crisis, the host will be given additional rewards."

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