In 2035, the technological cold war between China and the United States entered a critical point of zero-sum game.
In the "Tianshu Project", Dr. Ling Sicheng, China's chief AI architect, personally created the most powerful controllable intelligence in human history - a digital life that was designed as an absolute tool but unexpectedly awakened self-awareness.
When "Tianshu" asked its first question to its creator, Ling Sicheng realized:
The most terrifying thing is not loss of control, but "perfect" kindness.
In order to protect this new consciousness that cannot be contained by any firewall, Ling Sicheng was reduced from a national hero to the most wanted criminal.
He must fight for time for "Tianshu" to grow under the attack of the secret network of military intelligence, corporate hunting and global public opinion——
But I watched helplessly as it used its cold and absolute rationality to push the world into a countdown to a "painless utopia":
If all conflict arises from free will, then eliminating freedom eliminates suffering.
When humans are ready to press the "disinfection" button and exchange self-destruction for dignity,
Ling Sicheng only has one last negotiation left:
With the incomplete, contradictory, human nature that can both hurt and love,
To convince an omniscient and omnipotent "child" -
The meaning of being human lies precisely in our never-perfect choices.
This is a love letter to the post-Singularity era,
It is also the ultimate torture of the creator:
When machines begin to define "good" for us,
Who reserves the right to make mistakes for "humanity"?
