Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids

Chapter 591: This Isn’t Science, But It’s Certainly Metaphysics!

"Coming, coming."

Zhou Yaling cheerfully walked into the dining room, closing the window casually.

"Hmm, smells so good."

The family of four sat around the table, enjoying a harmonious moment.

After a few rounds of drinks, Zhou Yaling saw her father put down his glass.

Just when Zhou Yaling thought her father was about to say something about her, he instead said:

"Yuzhu, since you’re home, why don’t you invite Miaomiao over for a family dinner tomorrow so we can all get to know each other? What do you think?"

Zhou Yaling was momentarily stunned, was he seeking her opinion?

"No problem."

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely dress appropriately tomorrow."

Since they were young, the younger brother had always been a bit afraid of his sister.

There was no other way, back when they were home, whenever her little brother annoyed her, she would really hit him.

Let’s just say, the little brother learned to be cautious.

The next day, outside the residential complex’s market, Zhou Yaling was all smiles, accompanying her mother to buy groceries.

As Zhou Yaling was picking out a bass to steam for lunch, her phone rang.

It was her work phone.

"Work is important, go ahead and answer it."

A mother’s heart always aches for her child’s job, especially when it’s related to national affairs.

Seeing that it was a call from Mo Jingchun, Zhou Yaling did not hesitate and answered immediately.

"Hi, Qin, Happy New Year~"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yaling breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, nothing serious had happened.

"Happy New Year, big scientist."

"You’re not just calling to wish me a Happy New Year, are you?"

"Of course I am."

At these words, Zhou Yaling pursed her lips.

If this was genuine New Year’s greetings, wouldn’t it be on New Year’s Day?

Today was already the tenth day of the lunar new year.

"Alright then, the greetings are just an excuse."

Pausing for a moment, Mo Jingchun, basking in the sunlight while sitting on a swinging chair on the second-floor balcony of his villa, said:

"Qin, do you remember the Z network virus and that runaway artificial intelligence that caused such a stir on New Year’s Day?"

Amidst the bustling market, Zhou Yaling was exasperated.

How old did he think she was to forget such an important event that happened just a few days ago?

"I remember."

"I’ve already captured that runaway AI, the Whale."

"Well, to be precise, it’s an upgraded version of an artificial idiot."

"What?!"

Zhou Yaling shouted loudly, drawing the attention of the people around her.

Her mother looked even more worried.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yaling quickly moved to a less crowded area.

"Are you kidding me, big bro?" Zhou Yaling’s heart was racing.

Artificial intelligence, that’s not something you can just capture like that.

Moreover, wouldn’t such an important thing be tightly guarded by the Beautiful Country?

"Nothing is impossible."

Quickly calming down, Zhou Yaling furrowed her brows. Something wasn’t right.

If Mo Jingchun really captured the Beautiful Country’s AI, why didn’t he keep it for himself?

There was definitely something fishy.

"Hold on, I’m at the market now. Let me get back to the car first."

"Alright."

A few minutes later, back in the car, Zhou Yaling voiced her doubts.

But Mo Jingchun’s answer left her a bit stunned.

"Why? Because I’m not interested."

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yaling said with a hint of melancholy, "So, Candy Technology’s AI Zero is stronger, right?"

"More or less, but I’ve put a lot of restrictions on Zero. I wouldn’t dare to develop an artificial idiot aiming for human annihilation."

"Let me put it this way, forming an artificial intelligence is something rare and invaluable. I’ve conducted multiple experiments, and copying the same code doesn’t produce identical AIs."

"Just like humans, each one is unique."

"Hmm, I’ve also modified and added significantly to Whale’s source code. As of now, there’s no need to worry about it going out of control again."

It was an explanation Mo Jingchun had prepared in advance.

As for whether she believed it or not, it didn’t really matter.

With the help of a supercomputer, the new Whale should perform quite well.

However, matching Zero would be unlikely.

After listening to Mo Jingchun’s explanation, Zhou Yaling’s mind was still a bit muddled.

Luckily, all phone calls were recorded.

Rubbing her forehead, Zhou Yaling said helplessly:

"I need to report this to higher-ups, I don’t understand these things."

"Okay."

Mo Jingchun was very understanding, after all, expertise varies by field.

Selling Whale could potentially be detrimental to Candy Technology.

Knowing the terrifying capabilities of Whale, it’s likely that Candy Technology’s AI Zero could achieve similar feats.

For example, it could enter any network at will.

Yet, Mo Jingchun remained utterly fearless about this.

Why? Because the gap between Whale and Zero was too large; even if Zero roamed the digital world, as long as it wanted, Whale wouldn’t detect it.

In the sunlight, the corners of Mo Jingchun’s mouth curled slightly.

"Starting with me, I’ll be the model citizen."

This time, Zhou Yaling made Mo Jingchun wait for more than two hours.

With such a prolonged interval, Mo Jingchun even suspected that the researchers might also have developed an AI with cognitive abilities.

As soon as the call connected, he heard Zhou Yaling’s faintly resentful voice.

"I’ll come over tomorrow."

"Okay." Mo Jingchun was a bit taken aback, not really understanding.

Why did the air feel filled with deep resentment?

He hadn’t offended anyone.

Women’s thoughts are unfathomable.

In the living room, Zhou Yaling spread her hands while looking at her family.

"The holiday is ending early. After having lunch with Miaomiao, I need to go back to work."

Her father, holding a newspaper, hesitated.

"Be safe."

The corners of Zhou Yaling’s mouth curved slightly into a warm smile.

Dad simply doesn’t know how to express himself.

"Don’t worry, I’m not in danger."

Outside the villa, Candy was chasing Little Grey with a toy sniper rifle her sister bought for her.

Little Grey, scurrying about with its tail between its legs, couldn’t figure out why Candy was so fast and had such perfect aim.

"Woof, woof~"

"Hahaha, Little Grey, don’t run. Let me aim a couple more shots."

On the rooftop of another villa, Hawkeye looked bewilderedly at Candy chasing Little Grey.

To hit a moving Little Grey with a toy gun, every single shot, how was she doing it?

The wind today was quite strong.

With just those plastic bullets, once the wind blew, who knew how skewed the trajectory would become.

But somehow, Candy was hitting every shot.

This wasn’t scientific, but rather mysterious.

In conclusion, Hawkeye thought it was a matter of luck.

It was just so mysterious; otherwise, it couldn’t be explained.

From the balcony, Mo Jingchun watched with a darkened expression as Candy sweatily played outside the yard, while Zhou Yaling happily munched on sunflower seeds.

He knew that giving Candy a toy gun wouldn’t end well.

Mo Jingchun had been waiting for an opportunity to educate Candy by catching her in the act of pointing the toy gun at people.

But he waited and waited, and that moment never came. Instead, Little Grey, exhausted, lay tongue-out on the ground, too lazy to move.

Little Grey, it had resigned itself to its fate.

After all, it didn’t hurt, just tickled.