Chapter 1043 The Future of Humanity (Part 1)

"Unfortunately, I undergo a mental stress assessment every year. So far, my mental state is pretty good." Qiu Ming shrugged.

"So they are actually clones and not real humans, right?" Electronic Sheep looked at the group of calm-looking applicants in front of him, as if trying to grasp the last straw, and asked impatiently.

"I don't think you need to worry about what kind of production method you came into this world, because there is no difference between clones and ordinary people." Qiu Mingdao, "The fertility rate of human society has continued to decline for some time. , triggered concerns from all parties, and as a last resort, the federal government teamed up with several pharmaceutical giants to launch an artificial reproduction plan, deciding to use machines to simulate human uteruses to conceive and raise babies, thereby increasing the population. You are actually right, whether it is There is no physical or genetic difference between a new human being born naturally or a new human being hatched by a machine, so from the very beginning the federal legislation gave the two categories of people the same political and survival rights.”

"Are you kidding? Then why are clones and ordinary people treated completely differently in New Shanghai 0297?" Electronic Sheep asked.

"Don't you understand yet?" Qiu Ming sighed, "The so-called clones in New Shanghai 0297 are still ordinary people. You just need to regard them as different professions. They are artificially divided by us. In order to satisfy Different labor needs, but there is essentially no difference between people engaged in these two professions. Let’s put it this way, have you ever purchased luxury goods?”

"What's the meaning?"

“The price of a luxury shirt is very different from that of an ordinary shirt, but there is actually no difference in the materials they are made of. It’s just that one of them is printed with the logo of a luxury company, a clone of New Shanghai 0297. People are the same as ordinary people. Whether it’s a locator or a code on the back of the neck, it just serves as a logo to make people living here believe that their values ​​are different. It’s that simple.”

"Then only clones can be rewritten by memory. Is this also a lie?"

"It was like this at the beginning." Qiu Ming nodded, "Clones, or new humans hatched by machines, are raised by the Federation. Some experts have always expressed concerns about this, because these people have been raised since childhood. The living environment is too similar, and they are raised in centralized groups. I worry that when they grow up, they will become too similar because of this gregarious behavior.

"In addition, people have been arguing about how to raise them. The first batch of new humans hatched by machines received all kinds of education from an early age just like ordinary people. They just lived together and were separated from family relationships. Except for The problems mentioned before are too similar, and there are also character flaws caused by the absence of the original family. In addition, the training cycle is very long, and the investment in education funds is also huge, and the money spent is taxpayers’ money. It didn't take long for it to trigger civil protests, and the federation began to be unable to sustain it financially.

"It was at this time that some large groups like Shengtang Morgan proposed to set up a special fund to support artificial reproduction projects. This would eliminate the need for the federal government to invest public funds and solve the population problem. Both parties hit it off and everyone was happy. And it didn't pass. After a while, these large groups came up with a new training plan.

"Memory encoding?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, this technology was successfully developed under this background. At the beginning, it was to solve the problem that the new humans hatched by machines became too similar due to living in the same environment for a long time. At the same time, the first mate's Without investment in education, memory encoding can give new humans different personalities and memories, making them just like ordinary people and not affected by similar growth backgrounds.

"Then those groups thought, since they have achieved this, they might as well go a step further and compile their skills together, so that when they leave the training base and go into society, they can be better employed."

"What's the result?" Electronic Sheep asked.

"The result is of course a great success," Qiu Ming said, "At least it was like this at the beginning. The artificial reproduction plan was originally sponsored by these large enterprise groups. They knew their labor needs very well, and of course they knew what kind of programs to write. Skills are given to new human beings hatched by machines, especially positions with high-end skills. There has always been a shortage in the talent market. Everyone is competing for people from each other, but still cannot meet the demand for employment.

"But when memory encoding technology emerged, this problem no longer existed. Except for some special professions that relied heavily on inspiration and talent, purely technical high-end talents became fully mass-produced, and those hatched by machines The new humans are also human beings. Of course, some very talented and inspired people will be born among them. In addition, their basic knowledge will be more solid and they will develop faster.

"Soon, the management or technical backbones of many companies on the market were occupied by these new humans, and many of them have better personalities, are more obedient, and are even willing to work overtime. Of course the boss knows How to choose? When ordinary people react, they will find that their junior leaders or immediate superiors have become new humans."

Qiu Ming paused, "But on the other hand, the emergence of these new humans has indeed accelerated the development of economy and technology, making human society unprecedentedly prosperous. This is a period of abundant talent reserves that has never been seen in any historical stage. , although many ordinary people in the society at that time had begun to protest, feeling that high-end employment opportunities were being squeezed out and it was becoming increasingly difficult to get promoted. However, in the face of rapid economic growth, these protests and opposition voices became insignificant.

"From the federal point of view, it is impossible for them to reverse the course of history, stop the artificial reproduction plan, and allow mankind to regress from this golden age that is rare in a thousand years to the primitive era of inefficiency and backwardness. The backward productivity will inevitably be replaced by the advanced productivity. Replacement, just like the wave of worker unemployment caused by the emergence of machines, is itself a social consensus.

"——Humanity has experienced three industrial revolutions before, and this is the fourth industrial revolution. More and more voices are making such calls, and at the same time they are criticizing those who protest, feeling that they just have pink eye. They are just maggots. They are unwilling to learn and hone their skills and become better. Instead, they become jealous of others. This is simply the rage of an incompetent person. In addition, the Federation has been sparing no effort to promote the new humans and ordinary people. With equal coexistence, the voice of opposition has become much smaller, and then the entire human society has begun to respect memory encoding technology more and more."