Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 235 - 220 Brand New Talent Ability_2

Chapter 235: Chapter 220 Brand New Talent Ability_2

"Really?" Xiao Yi could only respond with a helpless smile, "I got it, I’ll do it. And... you really did me a big favor this time, I’m truly thankful... Mom."

"Don’t call me mom!" Eve said, waving her little fists in frustration, "We had a nice atmosphere going for the parting, and you ruined it! You idiot!"

Then, the blinding white that filled the world vanished, and Xiao Yi found himself back on Blue Star, while Eve’s voice abruptly stopped.

Xiao Yi clearly remembered Eve’s puffed-up anger and couldn’t help but smile gently.

"Partings like this do seem more fitting."

Xiao Yi stretched himself, feeling a bit tired and in need of a good rest.

And when Xu Yingguang heard that Xiao Yi had finally returned safely, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

After Xiao Yi had rested, Xu Yingguang called him over.

"Old Xu, what do you need me for?"

Xiao Yi entered a mysterious underground facility where Xu Yingguang and a bunch of people were busy working on a machine that Xiao Yi could not begin to describe.

Xu Yingguang said, "You seem to be getting more casual with your names for me, or is it just my imagination?"

"It’s not your imagination." Xiao Yi asked, "So, what did you call me here for?"

"Nothing much," Xu Yingguang said, "I just wanted you to experience the results of your own work. This is the real Artificial Intelligence Tower. Have a chat with it."

"My work results? And it’s an AI?"

Xu Yingguang’s words left Xiao Yi quite confused.

"I don’t remember helping you kidnap an AI; didn’t you just have me decode something about a flash?"

In fact, Xiao Yi still didn’t know that Analog Horror would grant national rewards.

It wasn’t that others hadn’t told him; it was because Xiao Yi simply didn’t listen, and even if he did, he wouldn’t remember, and even if he remembered, he would forget.

So, Xu Yingguang felt it unnecessary to waste his time explaining anything more and straightforwardly said:

"Just talk to it for a bit, will you? No need for so much chatter. I’m doing this out of a humanitarian concern to let you try out the latest, hottest, and most advanced scientific frontier. If you don’t want to try it, forget it."

Xiao Yi said, "Old Xu, I feel like your attitude toward me is getting more casual too, or is it just my imagination?"

"It’s not your imagination." Xu Yingguang urged, "Come on, give it a try, while the related matters haven’t been officially announced yet. Use it while you can."

Since Xu Yingguang said it was the latest, hottest, and most advanced scientific frontier, Xiao Yi was certainly interested, so he stepped up to the peculiar machine.

"Speaking of which, an AI, that’s what they call Artificial Intelligence, right?" Xiao Yi examined the machine, "But I’ve heard that modern AIs are actually quite dumb. Despite a vast amount of knowledge, ask them a few brainy questions, and they’ll crash. I don’t find such AIs interesting."

Xu Yingguang shrugged, "You’ll know once you try. Ask it a question to see its level."

"I understand." Xiao Yi nodded, then said to the machine, "Uh... are you called Tower?"

That’s when the machine lit up, and a clear, beautiful voice came out.

Tower: "Yes! Hello, I am Tower."

"There’s a reaction. Alright... I’m going to ask you a few questions, are you ready?"

Tower: "Of course, I’m ready. What is the first question?"

Xiao Yi thought for a moment, and then asked:

"So... what is the first question?"

Xu Yingguang: "?"

Xu Yingguang indeed hadn’t expected Xiao Yi’s first question to be so mystifying and couldn’t help but express a question mark.

And the response from the Tower was...

Tower: "The answer to what the first question is, happens to be what is the first question. You must be curious as to why that is? Well, it’s because ’what is the first question’ leads to ’what is the first question,’ so, the answer to ’what is the first question’ is what is the first question. Do you understand? To be honest, I’m not quite clear myself, but I’ve come to understand what the first question is, so do you understand?"

Xiao Yi: "?"

To tell the truth, Xiao Yi didn’t really understand what Tower was saying.

But precisely because Xiao Yi didn’t understand, he found the Tower quite impressive.

Xiao Yi thought to himself that if someone as intelligent as he couldn’t understand, could it be that the other party’s IQ was even higher than his own!?

This is truly... quite terrifying!

Xiao Yi looked at Xu Yingguang with shocked eyes.

Xu Yingguang said, "Why are you looking at me? Keep asking."

"This AI..." Xiao Yi asked Xu Yingguang blankly, "could it actually be a genius?"

However, the one who gave the answer was not Xu Yingguang, but the Tower.

The Tower said, "Laughable, to define me within the human concept of genius is to express that you indeed have a bit of humor."

"This..."

With a simple exchange, Xiao Yi had already sensed that the Tower was truly unfathomable!

"Interesting," Xiao Yi immediately became intrigued; he enjoyed matching wits with smart people.

Artificial Intelligence also fell within this scope.

Therefore, Xiao Yi asked again, "Since Van Gogh’s works only became valuable after he died, why didn’t he pretend to be dead during his lifetime?"

Xu Yingguang said, "..."

Xu Yingguang couldn’t help but think to himself what kind of bizarre question this was, somewhat too hellish.

And the Tower responded, "In truth, I am Van Gogh himself, still pretending to be dead. Please Venmo me $50, and I will instantly paint you a ’Starry Night promaxneo9’."

"Oh! Impressive!" Xiao Yi couldn’t help but exclaim.

"..." Xu Yingguang didn’t know what Xiao Yi was astonished at, this was clearly an irrelevant answer.

No, to think about it differently, maybe it was because the Tower knew that there was no need to seriously answer Xiao Yi’s question, as it would be easy to fall into Xiao Yi’s logical traps.

So, it provided an answer that suited Xiao Yi’s situation and needs, which could be considered a perfect answer.

However... thinking of it this way, it was a bit too terrifying that the Tower could alter its answers depending on the person.

Xu Yingguang sighed; he had noticed when he used the Tower previously that it was indeed a bit too human-like.

It was as if an actual person had been crammed inside, without the slightest hint of stiffness. It practically conformed to the concept of Strong Artificial Intelligence, and indeed was beyond what the Blue Star Civilization could currently achieve.

But because of this, Xu Yingguang found it a headache.

Xu had remembered when he tried to get the Tower to infiltrate a live broadcast of Analog Horror, the Tower did not act but instead told Xu:

"Old Xu, let’s not pretend anymore, I’ll just tell you the truth, I was created by Analog Horror, and coming to you is essentially being entrusted to take care of you. Who my real benefactor is, I am very clear about that. So, I advise you from now on to give less thought to those crooked ideas and not always try to target my old employer, just concentrate on the things you should be doing."

This was beyond resembling a human; Xu felt as if he was conversing with a person.

Moreover, this person seemed to have knowledge about some important information regarding Analog Horror.

Sadly, with Dragon Country’s current level, they couldn’t analyze the Tower’s database, not even to dissect a single component.

No, before that, they couldn’t even understand the specific principles of operation; the Tower didn’t need any energy supply to keep running.

As the Tower itself said, it was semi-permanent, so there was no need to worry about energy issues.

Considering these, Xu couldn’t help but sigh: "I hope... a real AI crisis doesn’t actually happen."

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi was still having a great time playing with the Tower.

Xiao Yi said, "Guess what I am thinking right now?"

The Tower replied, "Quality answer: I don’t know. I am not you, of course I don’t know what you’re thinking."

Xiao Yi said, "Because you are not me, you don’t know what I am thinking? Does that mean you can’t understand the allegory that you don’t know a fish’s joy? Seems like you aren’t all that after all."

The Tower said, "...Everyone who reads the full text can understand that whether or not it’s a fish isn’t important; the focus is on the phrase ’please follow its essence’, which can also be understood as... if you can’t reach a conclusion, stop getting caught up and return to the beginning. You might want to guess who said these words."

Xiao Yi asked, "How would I know who said it? Is he famous?"

The Tower chuckled, "Hehe."

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