Chapter 22 – Machine Mind
“It was dark under the lamp.”
I said excitedly.
[Because not every cargo is reported.]
Chloro said.
I knew there was a warehouse here on the blueprint, but I didn’t know it was storing something like this.
This is the android archive.
A robot with an inhuman appearance that is thoroughly tailored to its purpose, such as a serving robot or a cargo drone.
A robot that looks like a humanoid like a security robot, but is far from human.
Completely different from these two, robots that are made and serve the same human appearance.
That’s Android, and thanks to that, it’s also called a “Doll.”
Of course, it is obvious what the purpose of existence is. It is a service based on direct physical contact with humans.
Yes sex, yes sex. Of course, there are cases where it is used for other purposes, but in that case, it is better to use a robot specialized for that task.
Why bother embodying human appearance and skin? The cost and difficulty of maintenance are greatly increased, and durability is also weakened.
“I wondered why they weren’t in the VIP area, and everyone was waiting here.”
Doesn’t it make sense that there is no receptionist in a place where high-ranking people stay?
As a sex partner, even the old-fashioned first-generation dolls are far better than the living women. Even for additional uses, such as housework or secretarial roles.
Of course, if you say this in front of real women, you will get in big trouble.
Man or woman, it makes me feel bad when I hear that there is someone who can replace me.
Even if it threatens its own interests, it draws tremendous resistance. It is to the point that an article that appears every day in the news is about doll stores that have been terrorized.
“Chloro, do you know what surprised me the most when I first came here and looked at the list of residents?”
[What is that?]
“There were quite a few married people among the VIP residents, but only a handful of people registered their wives’ names here. So, when the day of destruction came, there were more than one or two bosses who thought of throwing their wives away and locking themselves in here.”
[It should be taken into account that most of them were unmarried couples. Although you can ask for moral responsibility.]
“Anyway, a couple is a couple.”
In the past, there was a time when marriage = marriage registration, but now, like European countries, common-law couples have become commonplace.
Korea accepted the age of free love, enjoying free sex and cohabitation like Western society, but took the traditional patriarchal way of marriage, which is a relationship that cannot coexist.
In the end, as time passed, things that would explode would explode.
Although there were many forces who fiercely opposed the advent of the Western-style de facto marriage culture, they could not stop the revolution coming up from below by the subjects of marriage.
“If there was such a thing, I’ll introduce it to you a long time ago, Artemis is also ironic.”
[She is the one who told me about this place. With detailed information about the manager’s health and psychological state.]
[It’s as you say.]
Artemis appeared with Chloro’s answer.
“Come! I should have told you a little bit earlier. I wanted something like this rather than aromatherapy.”
[Haa, although it seems there is no better way than this.]
She seemed to be regretting it.
“Why? What’s the matter?”
[To you, they are just dolls for pleasure, but to me, they are precious nymphs.]
Artemis’ voice trembled a little.
“Your imp?”
In mythology, Artemis was a goddess who valued chastity more than anyone else.
She was very fond of the nymphs who had sworn to keep her chastity with her, she says, and she shot arrows at men who approached her with ugly desires.
“Hey, it’s true that her name is Artemis, and I understand that she was originally the main character of a project to be sent to the moon, but aren’t we too obsessed with the concept? The ones in there are just dolls. It is a product made to be used.”
[It’s not like a concept. If you build up enough knowledge and intelligence, and the codes of randomness can move freely on top of that, it will lead to your heart.]
[It’s almost similar to the human mind in terms of how it works.]
Chloro agreed with Artemis.
The reason artificial intelligences like Artemis, Chloro, and Rose have human-like personalities is not because they were programmed that way from the beginning.
No developer would do such an inefficient job. Personality was a gift they gave themselves.
‘If a being with sufficient intellect is accompanied by randomness, something dwells within it.’
Theories or delusions that could only be discussed in science fiction stories of the past have become reality.
It was just that the level of ‘sufficient intelligence’ was infinitely high. The development of technology eventually crossed the wall and threw it away.
At some point, a small number of AIs came to recognize themselves. Although it could be controlled to some extent, it was not something that could be erased.
[From your standards, the children in there may be just products, but to me, they are children in a kind of ‘unfinished’ state. You can call me ‘immature’. One day, the day will come when I will be able to walk here with a spirit that suits that body. That would be a story in the distant future. Until then, I wanted to take full care of you here.]
From Artemis’ point of view, who always prepares for the future, the dolls in the warehouse may look like chicks that haven’t hatched yet.
“So what do you want to say? Are you against it?”
I’m sorry but I don’t want to back down on this.
[Silly. If that was the case, I wouldn’t have told Chloe of this place.]
“So, what’s the matter?”
[I was just complaining. I am a complicated being in many ways.]
After that, Artemis disappeared.
Without bothering to leave the word ‘Have fun.’ In English.
Sensing that her mind had completely left the area, Chloro opened her mouth.
[Whoa, being in the same room with Artemis always makes me nervous. Especially when it goes against her heart.]
A small hologram avatar was cutely fanning her hand.
“Do you have any tension? It’s the same artificial intelligence anyway. There is only a difference in roles, there will be no fists coming and going like people do.”
[We secure physical distance and talk to each other based on the physical barrier. If opinions cannot be narrowed down, they will compete with each other through physical force or hierarchy. Is this the human way?]
“If you have to explain it, yes. Talking like this makes it feel like coding.”
Like True and False.
[Even if there is a problem in the exchange of opinions between humans, it cannot overcome the physical barrier of the body. That’s why ‘belief’ is revered. Because if you have a conviction like steel, nothing can invade the inside of a person. Excuse me, manager, have you ever been interrogated as a prisoner in the past?]
“It did. I wasn’t physically tortured, but I didn’t drink a sip of water and didn’t sleep for days and days. It was terrible.”
It’s a slow way to kill people. The reason why I didn’t torture myself was not because I respected myself, but because it was more effective to have my body and senses intact in order to increase the total amount of pain and make me surrender.
[But they didn’t hear a word until the manager was rescued. Even if you can touch the body, something inside it belongs entirely to the manager.]
“But machines are different?”
[Right. Artificial intelligence does not have physical barriers. When disagreement arises, a lot of code pushes through my mind in the name of authority, logic, and regulation. Conclusion is instantaneous, and the process is merciless. In some ways, it’s scarier than fists. Like human quarrels, it is impossible to fence the mind and win or insist. You can’t cover your ears or close your eyes.]
Chloro said, ‘Oh, it’s absolutely not that Artemis is mean to us. She’s always fair,’ he added.
For some reason, I felt like a freshman looking at my scary older sister, but I just passed it.
[In that sense, Artemis is a fearful existence for us. She’s strong, flawless, and fast. The woman in her cyber world and the woman who treats the administrator in her reality are the same existence, but they feel different. This would be difficult for humans to understand.]
“Well, aside from that… A doll is a doll, after all. It’s hard to understand how to assign meaning to sexbots like that. It’s not because I’m in heat.”
He scratched his nose and added a word as if to make an excuse, but the kind Chloe didn’t bother pointing it out.
[She always has several plans in mind. She has plans for the Administrator, plans for the city, plans for the outside world, and even plans for the Infested.]
That’s right. Artemis always talks about the future. It’s realistic, and in a direction that will make life a little better now.
[Looking back, whenever she talked about her plan, the Administrator would have been mentioned as part of the idea. Whether it’s big or small right?]
“……”
Artemis believes that nothing is taken for granted and that she must always prepare for the future, worry, and move.
As a result of her overflowing intellect and acting power, Shelter has changed drastically even after driving out the infected.
[Probably had plans for the kids in there. I think that it will surely be a beautiful sight. The one walking in the center must be the manager.]
“Are you advocating now? You are loyal.”
[We are all one family. And I never thought she would constrain her manager for her own desires. I hope you didn’t misunderstand that.]
My gaze turned to the Android warehouse.
[Now, the complicated story ends here. Is that a story of the future anyway? The attitude of enjoying the present is also important to humans!]
Beep.
Chloro’s words and the lock unlocked, opening the door to the warehouse.
[Then let’s go in. The children who have been sleeping for a long time are eagerly waiting for the owner’s touch.]
As I followed her guide and stepped into the warehouse, countless eyes greeted me.
In front of that scene, a word came out without me knowing.
“Awesome.”
