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436: Cyber Needle Technique and Taro Nakamura
If this had happened before, global audiences would probably have thought Su Yu's actions were pure fantasy, the behavior of a madman.
Not to mention, the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate alone requires extreme comprehension for humans to learn, as well as a continuous stream of patients for practice to achieve any results.
Choosing an AI robot as the acupuncturist? Isn't that a joke?
This clearly exceeded everyone's understanding!
Everyone subconsciously felt that robots and AI were tools invented and created by humans. They absolutely could not and should not completely replace humans.
At most, they could only serve an auxiliary role.
In Su Yu's situation, the most the audience could understand was having the robot act as a hospital bed for someone to lie in, or perhaps be responsible for cleaning and organizing the silver needle boxes.
As for directly letting a robot perform the acupuncture, it seemed unrealistic no matter how you looked at it.
Each person's body is different, and an AI robot, as a machine that executes commands according to a program, would already be doing very well if it could fulfill basic requirements.
No one expected it to replace humans in analyzing actual situations and then performing acupuncture!
It's hard to say whether a robot can accurately locate the human meridians and acupoints, and from the perspective of needling technique, a robot's technique would only be more rigid.
How deep a silver needle needs to be inserted into the body, and how to adjust the needle afterwards once it's in—these are not things that can be solved by a fixed formula.
Adjustments need to be made at any time according to the patient's actual physical condition.
Therefore, this highlights the importance of an experienced elderly practitioner for acupuncture.
Generally, those who choose acupuncture treatment are mostly Old Ladies and old men. People seek acupuncture treatment because it is the oldest and most traditional treatment method in China.
In their era, before Western medicine appeared, everyone relied on these methods to cure their illnesses.
So for them, acupuncture treatment and drinking traditional Chinese medicine are the healing methods they are more willing to accept.
However, the appearance of AI robots made everyone's hearts uneasy.
This neither-Chinese-nor-Western treatment method has never been heard of before, and they didn't know if it was reliable.
"Mr. Su, are you sure you're entrusting all subsequent treatments to the AI intelligent robot?"
"I know you just completed a treatment, and your physical exertion was immense. If it's really not possible, we can temporarily postpone the person sent by the World Health Organization today."
"And even if we postpone it, there probably won't be much of a problem; the audience understands your physical condition. If it's really not feasible, it's fine to wait until you've recovered before proceeding with the treatment."
Vice President Zhong, concerned about Su Yu's health, leaned in and whispered.
But Su Yu grinned, nodding in agreement without a care.
"No need to worry. I said the subsequent acupuncture treatment can be left to the robot. After these two rounds of learning and evolution, it is fully capable of handling this job."
"Everyone, do not underestimate current intelligent AIs; their speed of evolution and learning will absolutely astonish everyone."
"I dare say, if it's used in complex surgical procedures, it might even be more precise than if I did it myself."
Vice President Zhong listened, half-believing, half-doubting.
Given Su Yu's character and status, there was indeed no need for him to deceive them.
Since he said that the intelligent AI robot could perform the operation, then agreeing to the World Health Organization's request to treat the cancer patient they sent should not be a problem.
Seeing that Su Yu insisted on proceeding with the treatment, Vice President Zhong finally compromised.
"Someone, bring over the newly arrived patient and let Mr. Su briefly examine their condition."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of Doctors quickly appeared at the conference room door with an Asian face with yellow skin.
If they hadn't heard him speak, the audience would have thought he was a fellow countryman.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's faces instantly fell.
"Arigato!"
Listening to the patient speak, he was clearly a Middle-aged man from Japan!
"Damn it, what does the World Health Organization mean by this? They know we don't get along with Japan, yet they deliberately send a little devil over?"
"This is too disgusting! We won't tolerate this! Treat what? Can't treat anything!"
"This wishful thinking is too good. Just looking at this guy's sallow complexion and emaciated body, you know he's seriously ill. Maybe he won't even last until Brother Su treats him."
"Sending such a person here is clearly intended to see Brother Su fail. If any problems arise, they'll definitely push all the blame onto the Streamer. What sinister intentions!"
Facing the online abuse and questioning, the World Health Organization's official account remained silent, no longer speaking. It was as if ignoring the audience's curses would prevent any damage to their reputation.
Behind the crowd, Zuckerberg's lips curved into a faint smile.
Since they didn't want to cooperate with him, he had no need to continue speaking up for Su Yu.
At their current status and position, using the power of public opinion to deliberately frame and slander someone was simply too easy.
And this patient from Japan was his final move.
The Middle-aged Japanese man was named Nakamura Taro, but his identity was not purely Japanese. He also possessed American ancestry.
This time, he was critically ill, almost in the desperate state of having exhausted his vitality.
If it weren't for Zuckerberg's continuous meticulous care, he would have passed away long ago.
Therefore, to thank Zuckerberg for his care, when the latter invited him to China for an experiment yesterday, he readily agreed.
He didn't know why.
Although he and Zuckerberg were not familiar with each other before, Nakamura Taro always felt as if there was an intricate connection between them.
His goal today was actually very simple: to try and uncover the true nature of Su Yu's acupuncture technique as much as possible.
As a Doctor from Japan Medical University, others might not know, but he actually understood quite a lot about both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
Talent is often envied by heaven; at Japan Medical University, he was a rising star, but the torment of cancer forced him to pause many academic research projects.
He came here today both with a desire to learn and with the task Zuckerberg had given him.
However, what he never expected was this.
This treatment, which should have been performed by Su Yu himself, ultimately turned into a promotion for Artificial Intelligence AI.