After his wife Lin Yuqing died in a car accident, neuroscientist Ke Fan discovered her unfinished "Other Shore Project" - the technology to upload human consciousness to a quantum computer. When he successfully digitized the consciousness of the dying patient Ma Wende, this "digital soul" showed amazing emotions and creativity, proving that human consciousness can live forever in code.
However, the intervention of the National Security Commission, the attack by the mysterious organization "Purifiers", and the remaining fragments of Lin Yuqing's consciousness in the quantum computer all hint that there is a deeper conspiracy behind this experiment. Ke Fan gradually reveals a shocking truth: Lin Yuqing's death was not an accident, but a murder that spanned the real and digital worlds.
As digital consciousness such as Ma Wende continues to evolve, they begin to mention the "White Room" and "Watchmen", and quantum computing data reveals a more terrifying reality - human civilization may be only the 427th simulation iteration, and the previous 426 times all caused system collapse due to consciousness uploading technology...
When digital life awakens and the truth of the universe emerges, Ke Fan must make a choice: ban technology to preserve reality, or break the barriers between virtuality and reality, even if this may destroy both worlds?
When code has a soul, how should humans define life?
Reader comments
It's a nice and interesting story, but it's a bit short and not enough to read.
It's a nice and interesting story, but it's a bit short and not enough to read.