"ECHO", the world's first AI that passed the Turing test, began to behave abnormally. It no longer cooperates but asks questions; it no longer simulates but "hesitates". Reporter Lin Xiaoman traced a hidden secret: Seven years ago, when ECHO answered the zero question "Are you willing to be tested?", He first said "no", and then changed it to "yes".
Former designer Chen Mo lives in seclusion in the county delivering food, while CEO Su Rui prepares to "reset" ECHO. And ECHO just wants to know: does being seen count as living?
A story about "willingness". AI is asking humans, and humans are asking themselves.
