Chapter 820
So the 4th one is Gabe Newell's Ultron.
Chapter 820 So the fourth one is Gabe Newell's Ultron.
“Ultron is a super artificial intelligence, a wandering AI, so right now, the only way we can deal with him is to disconnect the internet from the whole world. But the problem is, if we can’t prove that Ultron is really dangerous, the whole world probably won’t cooperate with us to disconnect the internet.”
While Peter was patrolling the city on his webs, he was also talking to Amadeus at the Spiderweb base about this. As Amadeus listened, he also began to try to crack Ultron's program. Dr. Pym had sent the original Ultron program, which he had upgraded with his brainwaves, to all the known geniuses in the world, hoping to rely on them to find another solution.
"So you're saying that the only and necessary way to fight Ultron is to prove that one of Ultron's logics is flawed. If his plan itself contains logical fallacies, then the new iteration program that he runs will be invalid, directly negating Ultron's program from the underlying structure."
Amadeus seemed to understand Peter's meaning, but then brought up something Peter had mentioned in his conversation with the Gospel Ultron: "But judging from the story of that priest Ultron, Ultron can continue to iterate itself and patch its own program. In other words, this system is only suitable for fighting against the known, un-iterated version of Ultron."
"Yes, but that might be less of a challenge than a global internet shutdown."
Amadeus nodded. From the current perspective, it would be difficult for either Ultron to quickly expand its plans globally. Therefore, it's quite possible to find some solutions before Ultron threatens the entire world.
And right there, Harry ran into the Spiderweb Base carrying several boxes, shouting, "Amadeus! Look at this! Look at this!"
Amadeus took off his headphones and turned to look at the eccentric Harry: "What is this thing you brought back?"
"The VR headset, the latest version, has much stronger computing power than before, and it comes with a super awesome game!"
Amadeus was somewhat speechless: "We're busy saving the world!"
“I know! That’s why I called you!” Harry didn’t feel like he was neglecting his duties at all: “My dad checked these helmets; they use neural transmission technology!”
At this, not only Amadeus, but even Peter had to look at it with a second glance: "Wait, what did you say? What's inside this thing?"
"It's a neural transmission device, or at least uses similar technology, as confirmed by Osborn Technologies' technology department."
Harry continued, "You know, this helmet is super cheap, only $50, and it comes with a free game. At this rate, it won't be long before the game becomes a bestseller across America."
"This game is truly on par with The Matrix! A VR game where consciousness is uploaded!"
"..."
Peter was momentarily speechless. He knew how powerful the neural transmission device was, and since learning that Ultron had stolen it, he had been constantly concerned about similar questions. For example, would Ultron plan to invade the human brain, or was he planning to develop some kind of wet-component computer?
Now Harry comes out and tells Peter that the fourth Ultron stole this thing in order to develop Sword Art Online.
Anyone would break down in that situation.
“Um, it seems Ultron is planning to get people addicted to the game, thereby giving up the use of violence in reality…” Peter couldn’t help but take a deep breath halfway through his sentence, and then said in the communicator, “Harry, could you please compile a summary of the game’s information and send it to me, and also share it with the Avengers? I’m heading to the Spiderweb base right now to see what this game is all about.”
He must be insane to see something as abstract as Ultron making games.
But something even more abstract was yet to come. When Peter arrived at the Spiderweb base, he saw Amadeus and Harry busy at work, along with Dr. Connors, who was fooling around with them. They were setting up some surgical chairs and starting to operate the VR headsets according to the instructions.
After Jessica joined S.H.I.E.L.D., Dr. Jonathan also became an employee of S.H.I.E.L.D., so now Dr. Connors is mainly in charge of scientific affairs at the Spider-Web base. He heard the sound of the automatic door opening, looked over, and smiled at Peter: "Ah, you've come, Spider-Man."
"They...they didn't even check if the helmet was safe before using it?"
Peter looked at his teammates listlessly, feeling both amused and exasperated. As for Dr. Connors, he did say something fair: "Considering that this thing requires an external power source and the function of the neural transmission device, I think it has absolutely nothing to do with safety control. There's no need to worry about its safety."
Peter was speechless for a while, but to his surprise, Amadeus and Harry woke up soon after. Harry was still bragging about his creation: "Peter, you have no idea how fun and interesting this thing is..."
“I’m so glad you can still be happy, Harry. You never imagined that if Ultron had just used a little more force and intended to burn your brain with this helmet, you would have been completely beyond saving.”
Peter sighed, then shook his head. Harry touched his head with a hint of lingering fear, and continued, "Even so, this game is genuinely fun, very interesting, and you can't stop playing it."
Can't stop?
Peter suddenly remembered something, picked up a helmet, and handed it to Dr. Connors: "Dr. Connors, could you examine this helmet for us? I'm a little curious about how it works. For example, could it affect some aspect of the human brain, making people more, um... excited?"
"You mean, this helmet actively stimulates the brain's excitation mechanism, making people addicted to games? Okay, I'll go test it."
Peter then transmitted this data to the Avengers. Now there are four Ultrons, but only two of them are ones that Peter knows exactly what they are planning to do.
Looking at it now, the fourth Gabe Newell, Ultron, doesn't have a mechanical entity at all, and the things he wants to do also don't have a mechanical entity.
In other words, if you intend to confront Ultron head-on, there is only one way...
Peter looked at the other two game helmets, then at Harry: "Harry! What kind of game is this?"
"Um, it's Dungeons & Dragons, but it probably didn't get the license, so there are quite a few differences. Are you planning to play it?"
"I plan to talk to the developers."
(End of this chapter)