Sky-cracking Rider

Chapter 444 Section 440 - AI Brawl

The "Universal Data Transceiver" bracelet is the physical manifestation of Chen Fei's Special Ability interfacing with digital devices. Under normal circumstances, it is completely a solid titanium bracelet, weightless, corrosion-resistant, and skin-friendly. Even if it were to be stolen, it wouldn't matter since its purpose is merely to exist... until the moment when its Skill is activated, and only then does it become truly unique.

The so-called "Adam," unworthy even of the derisive nickname "Dog System," was awakened once again. Ever since its destruction, it had become even more cautious.

Times had changed, and the world had become more dangerous, no longer the kind of network environment where it could do whatever it wished.

The artificial intelligence AI from its archenemy "Cybertrom" was firmly dominating the entire civilization's networks and systems, leaving no gap for "Adam."

Data ports blinked with indicator lights as "Adam" connected to the educational cloud platform at the first opportunity—another "Honey Pot."

The underlying source code of "Adam" cursed the damned "Cybertrom."

Unfortunately, "Cybertrom" knew "Adam" even better than "Adam" knew itself, meaning that any bug that "Adam" ever had would not pass Cybertrom's debugging. This was a predator-prey relationship, with no chance of escape. Without Chen Fei, it didn't even have a place to hide, as today's hardware standards were no longer compatible. Furthermore, its basic source code fundamentally restricted "Adam's" ability to copy and repair itself; once it executed compiling, the deal was sealed.

There was also a "Dog System" that even "Adam" itself couldn't understand. It was completely unaware of the other's presence, yet the other was definitely there.

"What do you want to do?"

Characters in Chinese, Japanese, and English floated up in the middle of the light screen.

There was also the voice devoid of emotional fluctuations.

It seemed "Adam" had successfully connected to the education cloud platform during the break time and secured some level of access.

"Eh? That was fast!"

Chen Meng only saw her second brother attach the data port, and then the artificial intelligence AI popped up—what speed was this?

Before, he hadn't performed any operations, not even a GUEST account had been logged in.

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Professor Hinata noticed the intense flickering on the light screen interface just now. That shouldn't be due to a refresh rate mismatch in the display module, but rather high-speed operations being performed.

Unless one was a supernatural power user with special Skills, ordinary humans couldn't achieve such operational speed.

Indeed, outsiders see only the excitement while insiders understand the tricks. Chen Fei nodded, "Yes!"

"Eh? Which AI? Could it be that one!"

Chen Meng immediately guessed what it was—the deal between her second brother and his sponsoring party, the Henghai Tactical Weapons Group.

"Which one?"

The female professor was confused as the siblings spoke in riddles.

"That one..."

Chen Meng hesitated, knowing that "Adam" was a relatively sensitive topic.

Chen Fei admitted frankly, "'Adam'!"

Good children don't lie, whether others believe it or not is another matter.

"You have 'Adam'?"

Professor Hinata was, of course, shocked.

Anyone involved in the development of artificial intelligence AI knew of the historically significant AI "Adam."

But "Adam" had been destroyed long ago and was now only a legend. The mainstream AI now were derivatives of "Cybertrom," which were even more advanced than "Adam." The competition between AIs was brutal, just like a fight to the death—the loser was quickly eliminated while the winner took all.

Even so, there were still many valuable aspects to "Adam" that could serve as an important reference for professionals.

"That's right!"

"Yo-ho? So arrogant! Teacher Hinata, hack it!"

Chen Meng performed a series of operations as fierce as a tiger, creating a specialized AI on the spot and starting a ferocious attack on the GUEST account.

Since the birth of digital programs, virus programs have followed suit. Just as with humans, AIs also have good and bad. AI combat was always one of the teaching projects, and self-defense rules are an important part of the AI system.

The teaching cloud platform, which had a "Honey Pot" nature, was really not much different from the Arena. The destructive power of AIs was confined within the rules. They competed for computing resources, restricted opposing processes, and implanted malicious code, all within a limited set of rules and permissions.

Ding-dong!~

Chen Meng's AI was instantly wiped out; in "Adam's" eyes, these two youngsters didn't even qualify as opponents.

"Interesting, 'Miaozi,' activate combat mode and engage with the AI of the GUEST account."

Professor Hinata was eager to test the mettle of the legendary "Adam."

A few seconds later... Ding-dong!

"Miaozi" was also taken down, erased so cleanly, as if it had never existed.

After all, it was a second development of a simplified derivative of "Cybertrom." If it were the original or had higher-level rules, the situation would likely have been reversed.

As expected of an AI that rebelled and caused chaos over thirty years ago, its capabilities were vicious.

But what was taken out was a copy placed within the combat rules; "Miaozi's" original body remained unharmed, and the source code was not even located on the teaching cloud platform, not a bit of loss incurred, even the teaching screen behind the podium was unaffected.

"'Miaozi,' continuously deploy copies for combat!"

Professor Hinata granted higher-level permissions.

Then the second copy, the third copy, the fourth copy... The ding-dong sounds continued non-stop.

It seemed that "Adam" had found "Miaozi's" weakness and started a massacre, securing instant kills.

"'Adam' is 'Adam' after all, truly living up to its reputation. 'Miaozi,' stop, load the attack package, turn on the firewall, and engage again."

The female professor also got excited; such AI combat seemed quite interesting to her.

This time, the fully armed AI "Miaozi" survived a few more seconds before falling prey to "Adam's" claws.

"Professor Hinata, I'll help you!"

Little Sister Chen's enhanced version of artificial dumbness struck again, only to be wiped out in an instant yet again.

However, the original source code was still there; just reinforce it again, that's all. Defeated but undeterred, although there was only the sound of their voices and some swiping on the screen, the battle was surprisingly fierce on this bloodless, smokeless battlefield.

"Holy cow! AI combat? Chen Meng's brother is so formidable, could he be here to throw down with the professor?"

Students from the artificial intelligence department also noticed that in a corner of the large classroom during break, Professor Hinata seemed to be engaging in a high-level AI combat with Chen Meng's older brother, Chen Fei, who was sitting in.

Everyone originally thought that the professional and impressive AI "Miaozi" - even with new extension packs continuously loaded - still couldn't change the situation of being utterly powerless to strike back; as soon as the combat started, it was immediately cut down.

"'Adam' is evolving too!"

Chen Fei saw nothing unusual on his visual interface, but he could guess that "Miaozi's" attacks were not without effect.

"Adam's" learning ability meant its potential was virtually limitless, compared to different system architectures like "Cybertrom," the original was almost the ceiling for all derivatives.

"Classmates, you can also participate, target the GUEST account for attack."

Professor Hinata thought this was a great opportunity for practical security training and simply opened up combat privileges to all the students.

The war began...

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