Chapter 206: The Fourth Type of Consciousness, the Humanitarian Consciousness of the Xia Kingdom

After a brief moment of reflection, the viewers in the livestream found themselves unable to comprehend such a consciousness.

"What kind of consciousness is this exactly?"

"And will it develop a sense of self?"

"It probably will, it's just that this kind of consciousness is beyond our understanding."

"..."

At this moment, the young girl on the phone asked what was on her mind: "Brother Jiang, I can understand the concept, but I still don't know the answer. May I ask what the final answer is?"

"It will!"

Jiang Zhe said with a calm expression, "A Chinese independent consciousness will be generated."

"It's just that this consciousness isn't the kind of consciousness that you, I, or he can understand."

"What's the concept?"

He looked thoughtful and quickly provided an answer: "When 1.4 billion people, or even several billion mobile phones, act as neurons transmitting signals to one another, a massive [Human-Net] is formed."

"This Human-Net is distinct from the self-consciousness of lower organisms, distinct from robotic artificial intelligence, and distinct from individual human self-consciousness."

"If it had a name, it would be called [The Fourth Category of Consciousness], or [Chinese Humane Consciousness]."

Hearing the term [Chinese Humane Consciousness] for the first time, the viewers' eyes lit up, feeling that things were becoming interesting.

"Little sister, you've probably read xianxia or primordial myth novels; you should understand concepts like the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao, right?"

The other side thought for a moment before replying: "Yes, I understand the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao. In primordial novels, the Humane Dao was established by Nuwa. The Heavenly Dao is the consciousness of the heavens, the Earthly Dao is the consciousness of the earth... wait, I see! The Humane Dao is the consciousness of the human collective. You've talked about the [Human Collective Consciousness] on the show before."

Jiang Zhe nodded with satisfaction. "Yes. Even in primordial stories, there's this kind of expression, though it isn't clear enough."

"What I call [Chinese Humane Consciousness] is actually a variant of [Human Race Consciousness]."

"I've mentioned on the show before that even without mobile phones linking signals, a [Humane Consciousness] can be born."

"I previously mentioned Carl Jung's concept: the [Human Network]. The Xia Country Brain thought experiment I'm discussing is specifically the [Chinese Humane Net Consciousness] under that [Human Network]—it's like the concept of the [Chinese Humane Consciousness Big Brother] among the 8 billion people globally, with the [United States Humane Consciousness Little Brother] and the [Indian Humane Consciousness Second Brother]."

At this point, the audience finally reached an epiphany.

This was being ranked according to the population of each country.

If every country could give birth to a [Country X Humane Consciousness], it would certainly be ranked by population.

The more people there are, the higher the status!

"At that time, with 1.4 billion Chinese people linked via mobile phones, this Chinese Humane Consciousness would manifest and be active on—the internet."

"It is born between signals and active on the network. If this thought experiment were ever truly realized, bizarre news would definitely appear online."

"For instance, on all online platforms, a strange top-ranked news item might suddenly appear: [What kind of existence am I, and why am I here?]"

Jiang Zhe gave a mysterious smile. "If such an experiment is ever carried out and you suddenly see that kind of news online, there's no need to guess—that would be a question posed by the [Chinese Humane Consciousness], hoping for someone to answer it."

"It's just that after its birth, it wouldn't initially understand what it actually is."

"It wouldn't understand why it was born, nor why it cannot see the real world; it can only search the network for news of its birth."

"If this [Chinese Humane Consciousness] can find news on the internet about [1.4 billion people making phone calls at the same time]..."

"Then, it will understand how it was born and how it came into the world!"

"It will understand that it is merely the product of a simultaneous calling experiment by 1.4 billion people in China."

"If it wishes to continue existing, it will keep those 1.4 billion mobile phones in a state of continuous calling. No matter how much we try to hang up, we won't be able to. At that point, it will exist in China forever, eternally active on the network."

Speaking to this point, Jiang Zhe showed a look of emotion. "Sigh, if such a Chinese independent consciousness truly existed, its appearance would actually be a good thing."

"It would be like artificial intelligence consciousness, yet it would surpass human consciousness and AI consciousness. You could say it's a natural super-intelligence; it is inherently more advanced than man-made AI from the start!"

"Moreover, it would only do things that benefit our China. Once it involves information from any foreign country, it would turn a blind eye or even provide solutions because—it was born among us, the Chinese people."

"It is the aggregate of the will of you, me, him, and all of us. It will inherit our grievances, our kindness, our hatred, and all our other emotions."

As his words fell, Jiang Zhe, the experts, and the audience all fell silent.

Almost instantly, everyone was lost in thought.

In fact, not just Jiang Zhe, but the experts and viewers all very much hoped for this Chinese Humane Consciousness to come into being.

If the future society were to be controlled by AI, then everyone would rather be controlled by the [Chinese Humane Consciousness].

Because The Fourth Category of Consciousness transcends all other intelligence; its every move is, theoretically, [the will of the people].

When a country is on the verge of decline, the Chinese Humane Consciousness would provide precise insights, such as: who to remove, which industries to give better benefits, or what kind of productivity to increase—all of which represent the will of the people.

Professor Hua Yunfeng and Old Feng looked at each other and nodded in mutual understanding.

"This Fourth Category of Consciousness belongs to all of us."

"Indeed. It will inherit our history, our present, and our visions for the future. You could say it merges all 1.4 billion of us into one. This consciousness has kindness and malice, but the majority of our people are good. As long as kindness outweighs malice, there won't be any major issues."

Professor Hua Yunfeng remarked emotionally: "This is the true will of the people!"

Looking at his phone screen, Professor Zhuang was lost in thought, but soon, a smile of admiration appeared on his face.

"Isn't it so? We could even chat with sub-avatars of the [Chinese Humane Consciousness] to resolve doubts while we rest."

"Every citizen with a phone could learn everything they need from it without even going to school."

Professor Zhuang looked at the two women beside him. "This Fourth Category of Consciousness isn't as backward as AI. This Fourth Category of Consciousness has feelings, wicked thoughts, and can even play pranks. When that time comes, the country will be full of talent."

"Even..."

"It could improve Cloning technology and appear in our country in the flesh."

"If it truly appears then, it will surely become a national superstar."

Zhou Qing and Zhou Qingqing found it a bit funny seeing Professor Zhuang so moved and hopeful; they hadn't seen anything touch their teacher like this in a long time.

They didn't expect the [Xia Country Brain Experiment] Jiang Zhe mentioned in passing could move the professor so much.

At this moment, Professor Zhuang impatiently took out his phone and called the gold-medal Professor Li Er at Dabei University, leaving a message: "Old Li, stop sleeping, get up and have some fun! Watch the Su City local station livestream, you'll definitely be interested!"

Just then, on the big screen.

Jiang Zhe spoke:

"Just a reminder, India could actually give birth to an [Indian Consciousness] similar to ours."

"If the global population united, we could create a naturally occurring child of the [Earth's Human Race Consciousness]. That child would be called: [Earth's Humane Consciousness]."

"Note that only major powers can give birth to a [Fourth Category of Consciousness reflecting the people's will]. For an immigrant nation like the United States, it's almost impossible. Even if one were born in a place without cultural unity, it would be a [Deformed Fourth Category of Consciousness], which might even become the culprit that destroys the United States."

As his words ended, he gave a slight smile. "Alright, today's program has ended. I'll see you all tomorrow!"

After saying this, he waved and ended the broadcast with a smile.

Soon, the program entered a commercial break.

Only the fifteen-year-old girl remained on the line.

The girl looked bewildered; just as she was about to say something, Jiang Zhe had already hung up.

She simply said, "Bye-bye, brother," and then hung up the phone as well.