I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 428 Conditions (5300)

The crystal ball that just spoke is called grapefruit?
Is it the same as Jarvis from Iron Man?
It’s a completely transparent crystal ball, so I can’t see where the battery is and how it’s charged?
Oh, there seems to be a hole on it...is that the wireless charging they are talking about?

Very cool.

No. 12…

Oh, right, Android 12!
Liu Feifei didn't know how, but she got Fang Yu's bad taste. Although she was very nervous just now, she burst out laughing.

Mother Liu glared at Liu Feifei in reproach. Liu Feifei quickly put away her expression and looked at Fang Yu who was debugging Android No. 12 in front of the computer.

Even though Liu's mother and Liu Feifei were both blind to technology, at this moment, they could feel the wave of technology approaching them, and the wind that blew carried the flavor of the future.

This scene from a science fiction movie appeared in reality, and even Liu's mother began to doubt herself - could her plan really succeed?
Although she had previously come into contact with some so-called "tech upstarts" who claimed to be "Internet industrialization", "blockchain top-level design", "P2P financial innovation" and "new media operation".

As it turns out, these guys all sound very high-class, hanging out at either the Bulgari Hotel or the IFC, but in reality they are all hooligans.

Look at number 12 again.

This is real high-tech!
If No. 12, which was still in "safe mode", had not suddenly malfunctioned, it would not have been possible to tell that it was a robot.

For Liu's mother and Liu Feifei, a robot that can walk and move and looks like a real person is far more in line with their understanding of "high-tech" than a large AI model whose purpose is unknown.

Liu's mother and Liu Feifei couldn't help but become more restrained as they watched Fang Yu standing in front of the lift table and typing out lines of incomprehensible code on the monitor.

Most people's self-confidence will be temporarily weakened when they are in unfamiliar environments and fields.

Even people like Chuan Bao are no exception.

He just might not admit it verbally.

"It may take a long time, and it's not good to keep you two waiting too long. Let's chat first." Fang Yu put down the keyboard in his hand, reached out to take two bottles of water, and pulled a high stool from the workbench. He sat on it and extended his hand to Liu's mother and Liu Feifei who were sitting on two round stools.

Mother Liu quickly stood up and stretched out her hand to shake hands with Fang Yu.

Liu Feifei must be in her fifties or almost sixty, right? She seems older than Robbie Myers? Her hands look like she has been applying Wangshu Tears recently, and they don't look like the hands of a woman of this age at all.

"Mr. Xiao Fang, thank you very much for giving Cici this opportunity. I..." Mother Liu gritted her teeth and said, "I know we don't have anything to exchange, but please believe that we will satisfy you."

Hearing what Liu's mother said, Liu Feifei's expression changed slightly, and her body unconsciously twisted on the round stool, appearing a little uncomfortable.

Fang Yu looked at Liu's mother thoughtfully.

us?

What a beautiful thought.

Liu Feifei and her mother were both wearing DVF V-neck wrap dresses, the same style but in different colors.

Liu Feifei was wearing goose yellow, while Liu's mother was wearing dark red with ripples.

Although the DVF brand is not very famous, many celebrities and wealthy women have been wearing it in the past two years, and it is very effective in attracting men.

The stepmother skirt that is very popular recently is actually a copy of DVF.

"Ms. Liu, if possible, I would like to talk to Miss Liu alone first."

Fang Yu picked up the water, took a sip, and said lightly.

Mother Liu's face suddenly turned red, and she looked a little embarrassed. She laughed dryly and said, "Of course, of course, Mr. Xiao Fang, you guys chat first. I'll go outside... No, I'll go sit in the car for a while."

After saying that, Liu's mother stood up hurriedly and almost knocked over the stool. She tried to open the door, but the door lock was broken, with wood splinters exposed. Several splinters pierced Liu's middle finger.

"Ah!" Liu's mother exclaimed.

"Mom!" Liu Feifei stood up subconsciously and called out with concern, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a scratch, it's okay, Feifei, have a good chat with Mr. Xiao Fang."

Mother Liu forced a smile, lowered her head, tucked her handbag under her arm, and walked quickly out of the villa gate.

As soon as Liu's mother left, Liu Feifei seemed a little uneasy, and her nervous expression was obvious.

"Mr. Xiao Fang, you misunderstood. My mother didn't mean that..."

Liu Feifei lowered her head, feeling a little sour in her nose.

"She is a very good person. She has done a lot for me since I was a child. It's not what you imagine..."

"Can I call you Ning Yu? Why didn't Liu Feifei show up today?" Fang Yu smiled and didn't continue the topic.

Liu Feifei raised her head and showed a pleading look: "She is very afraid to see you now. You are the only one who has seen through our secret. Since you are not interested in me, I can promise that I will not bother you again in the future. Please don't tell this to others, especially... my mother, okay?"

Liu Feifei looked at Fang Yu with a little nervousness.

It was impossible not to be nervous. This boy just tapped my forehead that day, and my "charming" personality disappeared.

Afterwards, the "Charmed State" said that she seemed to be locked in a box with four walls that kept squeezing inward. She could neither sense the existence of the "Pure State" nor perceive any information from the outside world, and was almost scared to death.

Such things were completely beyond Liu Feifei's understanding.

Even if we don't take these supernatural factors into consideration, now is her low period. The other party is not only a rising star, but he is also the hottest AI leader now. Her previous "supporters" could not compare to him in their heyday, let alone now.

Many people believe that most of those who climb up are flatterers and bully the weak.

This statement is both right and wrong. Praising the powerful and bullying the weak is actually the result, not the cause.

The real reason is that in this world, the higher the class, the more the law of the jungle applies.

But when they arrive in Heaven, the rules of society, even the law, lose their binding force on them in 99% of cases.

But at the same time, they also lose the protection of these rules and laws.

Whether it is laws or moral rules, they constrain the masses and protect the masses.

Liu Feifei may not be able to understand the concept of putting chickens and rabbits in the same cage, but having had close contact with the Heavenly Palace since she was a child, she understands this principle better than 99.999% of people. She doesn't even need to think about it, it has become a natural instinct.

Because of this, even though she didn't want to face Fang Yu who saw through her secret, she had to come.

Fang Yu waved her hand: "I don't have the habit of gossiping, so you don't have to worry that I will tell anyone."

The expression on Liu Feifei's face relaxed a little.

"Actually, the main reason I asked you two to come here this time is that I'm curious about your current condition."

Fang Yu used his mental power to detect Liu Feifei's spirituality. As expected, the orange-red spirituality representing the "charming state" shrank inside the light blue spirituality. Upon hearing Fang Yu's words, the orange-red spirituality's reaction was obviously much greater than that of the light blue spirituality.

Liu Feifei's expression, which had just relaxed, became a little unnatural again.

As a DID patient, Liu Feifei naturally understands what this disease is like better than ordinary people.

Most DID patients have suffered severe psychological trauma in childhood.

So Liu Feifei doesn't want anyone to know that she has DID symptoms.

"I want to know if your memories are shared. When she became the dominant personality, how did you perceive the outside world? Is this perception different from when you were the dominant one?"

Fang Yu was indeed curious about the multiple personalities that could only be seen in movies, but more importantly, he needed Liu Feifei to cooperate with his research to find out why Liu Feifei's spirituality could help him grow his mental strength.

Of course he has the ability to use arcane means to make Liu Feifei cooperate, but Liu Feifei is not in the evil camp. Even in the "charmed state", she is only neutral and chaotic. If he casts mind control spells on the other party when she has not made any hostile actions towards him, it will cause the camp to shift.

Even a slight deviation is an unnecessary loss. Doing one evil thing that does not conform to the requirements of the good camp will cause a spiritual deviation that cannot be compensated by doing ten good deeds.

Otherwise, where do so many “fallen people” who believe in evil gods come from in the main plane today?
After Fang Yu asked this question, Liu Feifei's inner orange-red spirituality jumped violently, and the operating rules of the light blue spirituality also produced subtle fluctuations.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao Fang, I really don't want to talk about this topic."

Liu Feifei was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Whether you look down on me, pity me, or intend to humiliate me, I don't mind. I don't think what she did is shameful. I have never done anything bad, nor have I hurt anyone. I should repay others for their kindness to me. This is only natural."

"Whether she takes the lead or I take the lead, it's all from my heart. It's just that there are some things that I really can't learn well, and Feifei is better at it, so I let her handle it."

After hearing Liu Feifei's reply, Fang Yu was full of questions.

I'm talking to you about serious academic issues, what nonsense are you talking about?

However, her reply just now did explain why her two personalities could still retain common memories and communicate with each other.

She debuted at a very young age and has always been under the control of her mother. Her growth experience is very different from that of other people. Many things that seem absurd to ordinary people have been brainwashed into being normal to her since childhood.

But there are some things that, even if she forces herself to believe are normal, are contrary to her own camp and stance. She is subconsciously unwilling to accept them, but her dependence on and affection for her mother forces herself to learn these things she doesn't want to learn. This struggle leads to the emergence of her second personality "Liu Feifei".

There are two components required for DID to occur: trauma and fantasy.

When Liu Feifei was a child, after suffering a trauma, she must have fantasized about having a friend with great powers who could help her master the things she was not good at, and she must have imagined what methods this friend would use to solve the problems.

DID patients are often highly hypnotizable. At the same time, children are quite adaptable to dissociation. When the dissociation exceeds the normal intensity and frequency, a second personality may be born that can adapt to the expectations of the mother or the requirements of the environment.

Fang Yu touched his chin thoughtfully: "Ms. Ning Yu, I don't understand what you just said, but the reason why I am interested in you and asked you that question just now is because your and Liu Feifei's situation has certain value to the future research and development work of Youzi Technology."

Liu Feifei was slightly startled when she heard this. Although she had been respectful but obviously indifferent, she couldn't help but reveal a suspicious look. She couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xiao Fang, isn't Yuzi Technology engaged in artificial intelligence?"

Is my mental illness valuable to Youzi Technology?
They are working on AI, right? Isn't AI just a computer program? What does it have to do with me?
Fang Yu said calmly: "Ms. Ning Yu, the AI ​​model itself is created by simulating the neural structure of the human brain in the virtual world."

“And DID is closely related to the neural network structure of the human brain.”

"I've read a lot of research these days, and most people with similar experiences probably have more differentiated personalities than you do."

"But their personalities often have no connection to each other in terms of feelings and memories. If they do, it means that DID is in its early stages and is an unstable state."

"In this case, it will either continue to deteriorate and gradually become a complete multiple personality, with the memories and perceptions of the personalities completely independent, and even the main personality will not know the existence of the secondary personality; or the two personalities will reach a reconciliation and merge into one again."

"But your situation is quite special. Through our conversation at Bazaar that day, I discovered that the memories of your two personalities are interoperable. It seems that you have had DID for quite some time, but you have always been able to maintain this state."

"This makes me very curious. Your case is very helpful to some of Yuzu Technology's research and it gives me a lot of inspiration."

"If we can understand why your two personalities can establish such stable communication, this may lead to some new breakthroughs in the architecture of our large AI models."

Similar to most female celebrities, Liu Feifei is not interested in things like IT and AI. She doesn't even know the basic concepts of many things and doesn't want to know.

But what Fang Yu said was related to her situation, and she didn't dare not listen. After listening, she found that she actually understood it.

What I mean is, my illness...well, it’s not an illness, my condition is very special?
He didn't ask me...

Liu Feifei's face couldn't help but turn red.

"So, if you can cooperate with our research, in exchange, I can help you operate CAA's Class A contract. At the same time, I can also provide you with the resource support you want. If you have other requirements, you can also put them forward."

Fang Yu spoke in a calm tone and looked relaxed.

This really didn't require any effort on his part.

Moreover, he was not lying to Liu Feifei.

In addition to finding out the reasons for the increase in mental power, Liu Feifei's situation is indeed worth studying. Through mental power scanning combined with identification techniques, Fang Yu found that under the influence of DID, the synaptic connections in Liu Feifei's brain were clearly divided into two "dynamic core models."

This also basically verifies the "thalamus-cortical system hypothesis" of Nobel Prize winner Gerard Edelman.

But unlike Gerard Edelman's "thalamus-cortical system" hypothesis, Liu Feifei's brain has an additional layer of neural network structure near the amygdala and hippocampus compared to normal people. It is this layer of structure that allows her two personalities to share memories and perceive synchronously.

If this neural network structure can be understood, it can effectively improve the training efficiency and real-time performance of the Orange large model, and can greatly accelerate the realization of ASI.

I just don't know whether the growth of mental power is also related to this neural network.

I guess it doesn’t matter, spirituality, strictly speaking, is not on the brain.

The "charming state" that Fang Yu had previously restrained with his mental power was not restrained in Liu Feifei's brain.

Hearing Fang Yu's casual words, Liu Feifei couldn't help but tear her lips again.

"Mr. Xiao Fang, I would like to ask, is this research harmful to both of us? Will it be..." Liu Feifei bit her lip, and stared at Fang Yu with her lacquer-like eyes, her eyes still so pure.

Fang Yu shook his head: "Probably not, but I have to make it clear first, I may hypnotize one of you, just like last time, but this will not have any impact on your existence."

When Liu Feifei heard that she was going to be hypnotized again like last time, she couldn't help but hesitate.

Fang Yu said calmly: "Of course, you can refuse. I am a businessman. Business is based on mutual consent. I don't like to force others, and you don't need to worry about any consequences."

Fang Yu paused and stroked the stubble on his chin: "Of course, if you want to change to other conditions, that's fine."

"For example - some trouble you have always wanted to solve but can't."

Liu Feifei's body trembled when she heard this, and the expression on her face was struggling. Through his mental power, Fang Yu could clearly see that there was a fierce struggle between Liu Feifei's two personalities.

I just don't know what I'm fighting about.

"I, I don't have any other troubles. Thank you, thank you Mr. Xiao Fang." After a full minute, Liu Feifei spoke with a trembling voice.

"I have a request. Can this research be limited to you and me, without other researchers? After all... I'm really afraid that others will know about this..."

Liu Feifei took two light breaths, her expression gradually relaxed, but there was a hint of evasion in her eyes.

Fang Yu seemed to hear something from the depths of Liu Feifei's soul, and she let out a long sigh in her "charming state".

"Okay then." Fang Yu shrugged indifferently.

"It seems that both of you have agreed. Then we can arrange a time. If you are free today, we can conduct the first study today, and then twice a month, half a day each time. We can coordinate the schedule for the specific time, okay?"

Twice a month? Half a day each time?
Fortunately, the conditions are much better than I imagined.

Moreover, he himself knew his own secret. I guess this kind of research would at most just involve lying down for half a day with various electrodes attached to the head, which is at least easier than filming a movie.

Only now did Liu Feifei feel somewhat relaxed, and the expression on her face was no longer so stiff: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao Fang."

Fang Yu shook his head and said indifferently: "There's nothing to thank me for. It's just a fair trade. Miss Ning Yu can talk to Ms. Liu first, then check in in the living room or find a hotel nearby, and come back later."

"It will probably take me another hour and a half to finish the work I have on hand, and then we will start the first experiment."

Liu Feifei stood up and said, "No need, Mr. Xiao Fang, my mother and I will just wait in the car. You just said that each experiment will only take half a day at most. We can ask the driver to drive back to Xinhao overnight."

Fang Yu understood immediately.

Afraid of paparazzi following and taking photos in the hotel.

Female stars are so cautious.

Seeing Fang Yu busying herself at the workbench again, Liu Feifei bit the raised skin on her lip, hesitated for a moment, and still said nothing, and quietly left the studio.

(End of this chapter)