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From Tianxia to Gaia
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* Xi's "Mao trauma" and therefor motivations? | * Xi's "Mao trauma" and therefor motivations? | ||
* Are there any story-relevant Russian philosophers that add to Feng's worldview? | * Are there any story-relevant Russian philosophers that add to Feng's worldview? | ||
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Story fragment, one of the later talks: | |||
Pensatore: "I had the chance to read a few more of your scenarios. For example the classic one, the planet-killer asteroid. -- Now let's say the Syndicate or anyone else would lunch rockets or fire a very powerful laser to destroy geo-stationary satellites. The strength of a united world would be useless if we cannot bring our anti-asteroid means through the orbit because the shrapnels from the Kessler syndrome rip them apart." | |||
Feng: "Any suggestions? I'm all ears." | |||
Pensatore: "Tianxia is not enough to solve all global threats. We will reach a point where containment alone is not a sufficient option. You will need a social component. Something that prevents people from becoming evil or misguided." | |||
Feng: "Something better than our current framing [social credit system]? Sounds like that component will be a huge addon." | |||
Pensatore: "Heh, well, more like a neutral guardian." | |||
Feng: "Don't they say nobody is truly neutral?" | |||
Pensatore: "<!--You do trust yourself, right?-->Some sort of unified mind of mankind itself will be required. A global AI, interacting with humans, protecting them, guiding them. -- I call this a Gaia AI." | |||
Feng: "Unlimited freedom creates chaos. I don’t see how trillion minds can be represented to speak – let alone – to think in unison. Our time is over. You have to leave now." | |||
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AVATARA: "How was your talk with Feng?" | |||
Pensatore: "All out of the sudden the mood became really frosty. I guess I can count myself lucky that they didn't made me a Saimon." (In Green Village ''prison '''sci'''entists'' are often called Sai or Saimon.) | |||
AVATARA: Doesn't this mean he is still thinking about it? | |||
Pensatore needs to proof Feng that his Gaia idea can work. Pensatore concludes that a global AI cannot be created instantly but must grow like AVATARA. ("Syndicate controller" story begins to unfold.) | |||
(Pensatore fails to create a Gaia prototype in time as he is kidnapped by Kimura to help out on the Daodan project.) | |||
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