69: Bai Yu's AI is quite powerful

Pierpoint Space Station.

Jade's holographic image flickered in the control room: "Boss, there are already over 200 third-party applications based on Bai Jue globally."

Bronya's chibi image popped out: "This one's the most interesting." She pulled up a video showing a high school student from the Eastern Federation using Bai Jue to build a controllable nuclear fusion model. Although it was only a toy, the physical rules were simulated quite accurately.

Chen Hao chuckled: "Results like this in just half a month? Not bad."

"Should we restrict it?" Jade asked, "Some applications are already approaching military technology."

"Of course not, military is the best driving force." Chen Hao looked at Earth, the light points of major cities twinkling faster. "Let the flames burn brighter. Ya Ya, compile a summary and post it online."

"Alright, Master, leave it to Bronya!"

One minute later, a video that dominated the trending topics appeared on a certain platform. "Special Feature: A Hundred Ways to Use Bai Jue."

[Architects] Directly "sculpt" architectural models with their hands, with real-time structural mechanics calculations.

[Surgeons] Practice precise surgeries with holographic projections, reducing error rates by 90%.

[Teachers] Take students "into" ancient battlefields, no one sleeps in history class anymore.

[Programmers] Visual programming, code can be assembled like LEGOs.

[Farmers] Drones scan farmland, holographic projections directly show which areas need fertilization.

[Police] 3D reconstruction of crime scenes, improving case-solving efficiency by 300%.

[Cartoonists] Draw in the air, directly exporting digital drafts.

[Housewives] Holographic recipe demonstrations, never burn a pot again.

...

Eastern Federation, a military forum.

Title: Rational Discussion, Bai Jue's Military Potential

Floor 1: If this thing is modified, it's a perfect tactical sandbox. Traditional wargaming can be retired. The holographic military authorization the Americans bought is a complete rip-off.

Floor 2: Neural interface + holographic projection = next-generation fighter helmet.

Floor 5: I heard the military-industrial version is called "Black Diamond" and can be directly interconnected...

Floor 6: Don't spill the beans upstairs, be careful of the water meter check (manual dog head).

Floor 7: Good heavens, are you playing a rhyming game here?

Nova United States, Starlight Command.

"Gentlemen, we have a big problem."

Minister of Defense Grayson threw a stack of photos onto the table, showing various modified uses of civilian Bai Jue in the Eastern Federation. Most striking was an aerial photo of a small simulated battlefield, complete with feedback, created by a group of Eastern Federation military enthusiasts using thirty Bai Jue devices.

"According to DARP analysis," the technical consultant pulled up a report, "these civilian devices, after simple modification, already far exceed the performance of our 'next-generation battlefield perception system' that we are currently developing."

The conference room was silent.

"What's even more terrifying," the consultant swallowed, "is that this is only their first-generation product released to the public."

Eastern Federation, Shen City, a tech blogger's studio.

"Folks, I think I've discovered something incredible..."

The digital tech blogger "Tech Bay" held up a 'Bai Jue' wristband to the camera. The live stream's online viewership had already exceeded 500,000. Three days ago, he released a video titled "Unearthing Bai Jue's Hidden Functions," which immediately topped the trending list across the entire platform.

"See this AI assistant, 'Star AI'?" He clicked on the holographic interface. "Yesterday, I had a sudden thought and asked it to write a 'Three-Body Problem' fan fiction for me, and then... I was stunned."

Dense text immediately unfolded on the holographic screen, the writing style almost perfectly replicating Liu Cixin's.

The bullet comments instantly exploded:

[This writing! It's much better than some web novel gods!]

[Wait, AI writing novels isn't new, is it?]

"Don't rush!" Old Cat smiled mysteriously. "Here's the key. Star AI, pull up that data screenshot I asked you to analyze yesterday again!"

A complex stock market trend chart immediately appeared in the air, with lines of different colors interwoven into a net. Most astonishingly, each curve was automatically annotated with predicted values for the next 24 hours, precise to two decimal places.

"I compared it with this morning's real data," Old Cat's voice trembled, "The prediction accuracy is 95%."

The live stream was suddenly quiet for a few seconds, then bullet comments surged like a tsunami:

[Is this AI? This is a prophet!]

[Tutorial please! How do I access this feature? I tried, and Star AI said it couldn't do that.]

[SEC Warning!]

Nova United States, Federal Center, a think tank conference room.

"Gentlemen, we may have severely underestimated the threat level of the AI in the Bai Jue wristband."

Kyle Jenkins, SIA Technical Analysis Director, projected a report onto the large screen. The report's first page prominently displayed a chat log between an Eastern Federation netizen and "Star AI":

User: Predict the situation in North Mai in March next year.

Star AI: Based on current data extrapolation, the probabilities are as follows:

North Steel Army occupies the entire Donba Rift Valley (67.2%).

North Silver Shield Alliance directly intervenes (12.8%).

Use of nuclear weapons (0.03%).

...Attached with 32 pages of detailed analysis...

"This has already gone beyond the scope of civilian AI." National Security Advisor Mark Reynolds' face was ashen. "Our AI struggles even with logical reasoning!"

Technical expert Lisa Wu pulled up another video: "Even more terrifying is this."

In the video, a high school student from the Eastern Federation used "Star AI" to assist in designing a nuclear fusion device. Although it was only a theoretical model, the design concept was completely feasible.

"Are they, cultivating scientists among the entire population?" Minister of Defense Grayson Mitchell murmured. "I completely don't understand..."

Eastern Federation, Hangzhou, a Class A hospital operating room.

"Blood pressure stable, tumor boundaries clear."

Professor Zhang, the chief surgeon, wore 'Star Eye' glasses, with a holographic projection of the patient's liver floating before his eyes. Whenever he moved the scalpel, the projection would display the blood vessels and nerves along the cutting path in real-time.

"Star AI, simulate liver function changes after excision."

"Calculating... Residual liver function is expected to be 91.3%. It is recommended to adjust the incision angle clockwise by 10 degrees, which could increase residual liver function to 94%. If minimizing recurrence probability is also considered, it is recommended to adjust the incision angle counter-clockwise by 5 degrees, with residual liver function expected to be 89.6%."

The young doctors beside the operating table were dumbfounded. This level of intraoperative decision-making usually required a two-hour consultation by an entire team of experts to determine.

"Perfect." Professor Zhang chose to adjust the angle according to the second suggestion. The tumor was completely peeled off as expected. "Surgical time reduced by 40%, patient trauma reduced by 60%, and prognosis improved by at least 50%. This thing should be nominated for the National Science and Technology Progress Award; the Nobel has no right to honor its invention team."

East Ocean, Edo University Laboratory.

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible!"

Professor Kenichi Hatoyama, a materials science professor, stared at the experimental data, his hands trembling. His team had asked 'Star AI' to analyze a new type of superconducting material. The AI not only pointed out 57 errors in the original formula but also conveniently optimized a new solution that improved performance by 30%.

Then, 'Star AI' retracted a statement. When asked again, it simply said, 'This problem is too difficult, Star AI doesn't know.'

Hatoyama Kenichi partially modified the formula from memory, and the experimental results showed that all indicators were indeed about 10% higher than the original.

An assistant whispered, "Professor, should we publish a paper?"

"Publish?" Hatoyama smiled bitterly. "Say this is our own research? That's academic fraud!" He suddenly stood up. "Contact the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; this already involves national strategic technology!"

Pierpoint, Bronya's projection bounced around: "Master, Master, there's something fun! Many users are using Star AI as a love guru, look at this!"

She played a chat log:

User: Star AI, what should I wear for my date tomorrow?

Star AI: Based on an analysis of her social media accounts, she prefers blue tones. Today's temperature is 28℃, so I recommend this linen shirt (holographic clothing displayed). PS: Remember to buy white roses, she liked a related Weibo post last week~

Chen Hao chuckled, "Even the civilian version is being played with so much. Wouldn't the military version, 'Fenghou', be practically rebellious? We should find a chance to release it, though no one would dare to buy it anyway."

"Oh, right," Bronya asked, "Intelligence agencies from 13 countries are already investigating Star AI. Should Bronya trace them through the internet and take them out?"

"That's not necessary yet, we can guide them a little," Chen Hao looked at the azure blue Earth, "Didn't I leave a company in the country?"

"Understood~"

Chen Hao and Xiao Jixiang's mental theater began again:

"Yo-ho, Host, are you planning to reveal everything?"

"Soon. Besides, isn't it fun to open another alternate account?"

"Hehe~ You're right. I can't imagine how wonderful their expressions will be when they find out that Titan, this behemoth, is just a department of the company."

"Ha~ Just tell me if it's fun or not~"

"It is~ Please, Host, be sure to call me to watch the drama unfold~"

"Alrighty~"

The scene returns to Blue Star.

A group chat for tech enthusiasts.

Group Admin: Brothers, I spent three days and three nights cracking Star AI's underlying architecture, guess what I found? This thing actually has 'performance camouflage'!

Love Cloud: Elaborate?

Group Admin: Simply put, the 'intelligence' it displays might just be the tip of the iceberg. I found many code segments in the kernel that are completely different from existing language structures. I did a quick test, and ordinary chips don't support them at all; only Baiyu's chips can run them.

Group Admin: However, an even bigger problem arose. Even if it can run on Baiyu, after I tested it with problems covering mathematics, physics, chemistry, linguistics, logic, and so on, I found that these codes still don't provide any help in terms of computing power.

The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get: You mean... Star AI is playing dumb?

Group Admin: It's far more than just playing dumb. It seems to be able to sense when it's being cracked. After I broke through two layers of defense, it actively showed me this code, and even added a message: 'Curiosity is the driving force of progress~'

Moon Above the Clouds: Holy crap! This AI has become sentient?!

Eastern Federation, Imperial Capital, a late-night meeting room at a major internet company.

"This is impossible..."

Technical Director Wang Mingzhi stared at the code snippet on the projection screen, his fingers trembling slightly. His team had just completed a deep reverse engineering of the Star AI, and the results were chilling.

"A programming language entirely in Chinese?" The young programmer Xiao Li pushed up his glasses, "And this grammatical structure, it doesn't conform to any existing programming paradigms at all."

On the screen, a strange piece of code was running:

If time, place, and people are right

Then success is assured

Else

Wait for the right moment

End

"This is the most terrifying part," Wang Mingzhi pulled up another window, "We wrote a sorting algorithm in the traditional way, and it took 5 seconds to run. But after rewriting it with 'Star Code'..."

He pressed Enter, and the sorting result was completed instantly, showing a time of: 0.01 seconds.

The entire meeting room was silent.

"This is no longer a matter of efficiency..." Wang Mingzhi's voice trembled, "This is completely restructuring the underlying logic of computer science."

Nova United States, Silicon Valley, a security laboratory at a tech company.

"Sir, we have a big problem."

Technical Director Mark handed a report to the CEO, which prominently featured a screenshot of 'Star Code'.

"This looks like, poetry?" The CEO frowned.

"More or less," Mark wiped the sweat from his forehead, "But this 'poem' executes 100 times faster than C language. Our Engineers tried to translate it, but..."

He brought up a video showing the compiler's error message: "Semantic understanding error: Failed to recognize the computer definition of 'tian shi' (time)"

"This language..." The CEO's face turned pale, "Does it require hardware assistance to understand?"

Eastern Federation, a late-night hot topic on a tech forum

Title: Shocking Discovery in Deciphering 'Star Code' - This May Be Humanity's First 'Semantic Programming' Language

OP 'Binary Poet':

Brothers, I haven't slept for three days. After repeated testing, I found that 'Star Code' has these terrifying features:

Allows fuzzy logic (e.g., words like 'more or less', 'approximately' can be executed precisely)

Supports cross-platform lossless operation (the same code produces identical results on computers with a basic performance difference of no more than two times)

The most outrageous thing is that it seems to 'grow'. The more it's used, the smarter it gets!

Towards the end of my testing, it even vaguely guessed my purpose and directly told me some of its basic features!

3rd Floor 'Code Alchemist': Adding something even scarier: I had Star AI convert Python code into Star Code, and the converted version's performance increased by 200 times! And the code volume was only 1/10 of the original! Unfortunately, it can only run on Baiyu; the difference is not significant on ordinary devices.

7th Floor 'AI Phobia Sufferer': So, are we witnessing the dawn of a New Era?

15th Floor 'Calmly Eating Melon': Reply to 7th Floor: Calm down, just wait for the country to step in and acquire it (doge)

The next morning, an emergency meeting at the Eastern Federation Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

"Leaders, this is the situation."

Professor Lin, a technical expert, projected the analysis report onto the large screen: "The revolutionary aspect of 'Star Code' is that it has for the first time achieved a perfect mapping between human natural language and machine language."

"Simply put," he took a deep breath, "from now on, programming no longer requires learning complex syntax; as long as you can speak Chinese, you can write programs."

The meeting room erupted in an uproar.

"The strategic value of this technology..." a general murmured.

"Far exceeds nuclear weapons," Professor Lin said gravely, "Imagine, an entirely new computer technology pathway."

"We need to re-evaluate the importance of this company."

At the same time, an emergency meeting of the Nova United States National Security Council.

"Gentlemen, we are losing our technological hegemony."

SIA Director Robert Hayes played a video showing Eastern Federation elementary school students making games with 'Star Code': "According to intelligence, the spread of this language is exceeding expectations. At this rate, all programmers globally will be using Chinese for programming in five years."

"We must stop it!" The Minister of Defense slammed his fist on the table, "If we can't sanction Titan, can't we handle a small company? Immediately sanction all—"

He suddenly choked, seeing the SIA investigation report.

It showed the technical patent holder of 'Star Code': Interstellar Peace Corporation, registered in the Eastern Federation.

"F***!"

Just as everyone wondered who this Interstellar Peace Corporation was, Longteng Technology's official website and Titan's official website simultaneously released announcements.

"Interstellar Peace Corporation's live broadcast preview: Tonight at 7 PM, the founder of 'Star Code' will personally explain the origins of 'Star AI'."