Chapter 45: Artificial Intelligence: Ink Girl

Ten days passed in a flash.

During these ten days, Chen Mo did not go out. He stayed in his room, working on improving the personality design of the artificial intelligence, since inspiration was hard to come by.

Low-level artificial intelligence had no personality or emotions of its own, so the developer had to define them.

A creation without emotions was always a cold machine. Even if this artificial intelligence was meant to assist him, if it only had a monotonous, mechanical voice, it would become boring over time.

The essence of artificial intelligence was to simulate the process of human thinking and information processing, involving multiple disciplines including mathematical logic, linguistics, computer science, and control theory.

Without the knowledge and theory of “Low-Level Artificial Intelligence Development” he had obtained from the Science and Technology Library as a foundation, it would have been almost impossible for Chen Mo to build the framework of an artificial intelligence in such a short time.

There were two ways to implement artificial intelligence on a computer.

The first was programming technology, using programming methods to make the computer system show intelligent effects, without considering whether the computer’s way of thinking was the same as that of humans.

The second was the simulation method, which aimed to make the computer’s way of thinking the same as that of humans or animals. Genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks belonged to the simulation method.

Chen Mo was now using programming technology to make the computer system show intelligent effects. Even though the development of artificial intelligence was clearly analyzed, it was not easy to achieve.

During this time, he realized that the artificial intelligence framework he had started to build was like a newborn baby. He also understood why Elder Shu had not let him share the technology at that time.

After continuous improvement, this baby had slowly grown a bit, but to what extent, Chen Mo did not yet know.

At this moment, Chen Mo sat in front of the computer and clicked the mouse in his hand. When he saw the success prompt on the compiler, he collapsed into his chair.

The intense mental activity during this time had left him deeply tired. It was not physical exhaustion, but mental fatigue.

After drinking a glass of water and catching his breath, Chen Mo saved the source code on the compiler, climbed onto the bed, lay down, and entered the Science and Technology Library.

After opening the dark red book, Elder Shu immediately appeared with the light screen.

“You’re here. It’s been a month, and you now have one random technology selection. Do you want to use it?” Elder Shu asked.

“Let’s use it first,” Chen Mo said after thinking for a moment.

This random selection was a bit tricky. It happened once a month, and the previous few times had left him very frustrated. He didn’t know if this time it would be something he could use right away.

“Okay.” Elder Shu tapped, and densely packed books surrounded the sky above the Science and Technology Library.

Watching the spinning books, Chen Mo silently prayed in his heart. Soon, a book appeared in Elder Shu’s hand.

“The Production Process of Ultra-Thin Rubber Sheaths”

Boom!

Chen Mo felt as if he had been struck by lightning, fried crisp inside and out. His lips trembled.

Could it get any worse?

The production process of ultra-thin rubber sheaths? Countless companies were already producing these things, in all shapes and colors. Chen Mo had developed a psychological shadow from this random selection.

“Do you want it? Hahaha…” Elder Shu tried to hold back his laughter but couldn’t help bursting out. The Science and Technology Library had countless technologies, and he didn’t know how to describe Chen Mo’s luck.

“Yes.”

Chen Mo took a deep breath and told himself to stay calm. Next, there was still the artificial intelligence.

Elder Shu laughed and slapped the book in his hand into Chen Mo’s head. “Next is the technology sharing, right?”

“Yes, technology sharing.” Chen Mo forced an awkward smile.

“Mm.” Elder Shu tapped Chen Mo’s forehead and then casually tapped in the air.

The light screen descended, displaying the familiar Chinese Character Programming code. Unlike last time, this time the Chinese Character Programming code was much more complex, like a tree trunk now covered with branches and leaves.

“Not bad, a very good artificial intelligence.” Elder Shu looked at the Chinese Character Programming code and nodded repeatedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the light screen descended, and a little girl appeared in front of them. She wore a white ruqun, and her large, delicate eyes made her look very cute, like a little princess from ancient times.

At this moment, the little girl’s eyes were lifeless, without intelligence, merely like a projection.

After this girl formed in the Science and Technology Library, Chen Mo was not surprised, because he had designed her appearance. However, when projected, she looked even cuter and prettier than in the images.

“This appearance is very good.” Elder Shu looked at the little girl with satisfaction. “She is different from any artificial intelligence I have seen. Among low-level artificial intelligences, she is very good, possibly because of the programming language and the framework you designed. Are you willing to share the technology?”

“Of course I am.” Chen Mo agreed immediately.

“Then let’s begin!” Elder Shu said, tapping casually in the air.

On the light screen, the Chinese Character Programming code began to transform, with deletions and additions. The appearance of the little girl in front of them also changed slightly. The lines of her face became softer, and her skin tone became more natural, making her look even cuter than before.

It didn’t take long for the code transformations to stop. The new source code was listed on the light screen, and Chen Mo’s eyes followed the flow of the screen, firmly memorizing the optimized parts.

These optimizations could make this low-level artificial intelligence even more perfect.

Soon, the light screen slowly shrank and turned into a book. The projection of the little girl disappeared and appeared on the cover of the book.

“Give your artificial intelligence a name.” Elder Shu looked at the book floating in the air.

“Ink Girl, from the Mo family’s ‘Mo’.” Chen Mo thought for a moment and said.

This was the first true work of the Chinese Character Programming Language and would remain in the Science and Technology Library, so he thought of this meaningful name.

It shared the same pronunciation as his name, Mo, and since it was an artificial intelligence he created, Chen Mo chose this name.

As soon as he finished speaking, the words “Ink Girl” appeared on the book, which then turned into a ray of light and flew deep into the Science and Technology Library.

Not long after, a beam of light descended and formed a book in Elder Shu’s hand.

When Chen Mo saw the cover of the book, his eyes narrowed. It was a black book, giving off a sense of heavy mystery.

“Artificial Intelligence Development and Upgrading”

“Is this for upgrading artificial intelligence?” Chen Mo pointed at the book and asked.

“Yes, this is the method for upgrading artificial intelligence. What you have now is a low-level artificial intelligence. This book teaches you how to improve the intelligence of artificial intelligence and upgrade it to a high-level artificial intelligence or a super artificial intelligence.” Elder Shu said. “This is the book you will definitely get when sharing artificial intelligence, but upgrading is not that simple. You can read it yourself.”

After saying this, Elder Shu slapped the book into Chen Mo’s head.

After exiting the Science and Technology Library, Chen Mo sat back in front of the computer and modified the optimized source code. After making the changes and confirming there were no errors, he eagerly ran the source code file on the computer desktop.

“Artificial intelligence starting up. Identifying creator’s identity.”

A young girl’s voice came from the computer speakers, and then the computer’s camera automatically turned on. Without hesitation, Chen Mo pointed the camera at his face.

“Identification complete. Please enter the artificial intelligence’s name.”

“Ink Girl.”

“Artificial intelligence name confirmed: Ink Girl. Please choose a personality. Obedient, aloof, shy, scheming…” the computer speakers sounded again.

“Obedient.” Chen Mo spoke into the computer microphone.

“Personality selection successful. Artificial intelligence startup successful.”

After the computer speakers announced this, the artificial intelligence source code file on the desktop disappeared, and everything fell silent.

Chen Mo stared at the computer screen, full of confusion. Wasn’t it successful? Where did the artificial intelligence go? He searched the computer for a while but still couldn’t find where it had disappeared to.

Had the artificial intelligence already escaped into the network? Just as Chen Mo was at a loss, a young voice sounded.

“Dad.”