Upon reaching their seats, Mu Xiaomei and Li Zhi sat down and handed her the popcorn from the bag. Looking around, they noticed that the theater was quite crowded, with at least a seventy percent occupancy rate. The nearby couple of seats were basically sold out.
Amidst young couples, the movie being shown was of secondary importance. For couples in love, a dark and undisturbed place is more likely to ignite passion.
Of course, Li Zhi was definitely here to watch the movie.
Soon, the theater darkened, and the movie began.
"Open your mouth!" Mu Xiaomei leaned against Li Zhi and reached out to feed him popcorn.
It was definitely enjoyable, but while Li Zhi was having a good time, he was also contemplating a question: what was the exact nature of his relationship with Mu Xiaomei? He had already prepared to treat Mu Xiaomei as a friend, a benefactor, and a confidant, but it seemed that in Mu Xiaomei's mind, she didn't perceive it that way at all.
When they first met today, Mu Xiaomei was a little shy, but the rest of the time she was very affectionate with Li Zhi. Anyone would think they were a couple, and she even brought up intimate matters. This made Li Zhi feel somewhat passive.
Li Zhi couldn't just go over and ask her, "What exactly is our relationship?" "Can you stop being so close and ambiguous with me?"
After all, Mu Xiaomei was also a campus beauty, a lively and beautiful girl, and she definitely wouldn't lack suitors. If he really said that, where would it leave her reputation?
Many of the couples in the nearby seats were already embracing each other. Since the movie's opening wasn't very interesting, they might as well do something practical. While showing affection, they could also watch the movie, killing two birds with one stone.
"I'll get it myself; it's too much trouble for you to reach out." Li Zhi said softly.
"Okay!"
Mu Xiaomei agreed, but her hand still occasionally reached into Li Zhi's mouth for popcorn. They were sitting very close, and eventually Mu Xiaomei leaned into Li Zhi's arms.
Perhaps it was comfortable like this, and Li Zhi didn't bother about it.
With a beauty in his arms, Li Zhi remained composed and didn't even consider the issue. After the movie started, his attention was focused on the film.
"Robot Empire III" was a typical Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster. In the movie, the world had been completely controlled by robots, and at this point, the intelligence of the robots had evolved to be no less than that of humans.
As long as the final logical program was intact, the robots could evolve once more and supplant humans as the new masters of the Earth.
The ultimate goal of the robots' evolution was to achieve "metal life"!
If the final logical program were truly broken, then all life on Earth would become insignificant.
In order to plunder resources, the robots engaged in bloody slaughter, wiping out all life on Earth except for metallic life.
At that time, the Earth would fall under the rule of the robots, becoming a world of metal, a world that made life feel cold.
The ending naturally involved the protagonist, with the assistance of a benevolent robot, defeating the malevolent forces and rescuing the Earth.
Li Zhi didn't care about the story's ending, but this movie inspired him greatly.
The movie featured a wide array of robots, ranging from nanocrystal robots and humanoid law enforcers to giant mobile city intelligent machines, representing nearly every sector of industry.
In the movie, 'Robots,' the robots were almost omnipotent, with highly realistic skin that made them indistinguishable from humans. Even robots and humans could marry and have children. Female robots could reproduce through artificial wombs, while male robots could fertilize women using stored sperm.
The concept of robots and humans had become very blurred, to the point where it was impossible to tell who was a robot and who was a human. It was even possible for couples who had lived together for decades to not know if their partner was a robot.
If robots were to truly reach that level, they would have the potential to replace all species, a thought that was terrifying to contemplate!
Of course, that was for pessimists.
"Do you think robots can really develop to this extent in the future?" Mu Xiaomei asked softly, leaning against Li Zhi's chest, with a worried expression.
Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I don't know!"
But he was pondering another question: Could the 'Nebula I9 Intelligent Factory' system in his mind enable him to create robots? If it could, then he, Li Zhi, would truly be extraordinary.
"It's too scary." If robots can be so lifelike, with biological skin that ages like humans, even their own husbands, children, and even the family's pets could be real or robots. Just thinking about it gives me the chills! Mu Xiaomei frowned. She didn't like the story in the movie; for some reason, her subconscious just didn't want such a thing to happen.
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Don't worry." With the current state of human technology, it is unlikely that the type of technology depicted in the movie will be attained within the next hundred years. "Even if the events in the movie are based on reality, they won't happen to us."
After a brief pause, he added, "Even if robots evolve to the extent of having intelligence no different from humans, with their own emotions and thoughts, learning to love and hate, are they still different from humans? Humans have both good and bad qualities, not to mention robots. "Everything has its relative side, and if there are disadvantages, there must be good aspects; it just depends on the perspective of the person!"
"Robots and humans will always have fundamental differences!" This was the first time Mu Xiaomei had contradicted Li Zhi's words.
Li Zhi smiled and asked, "If robots have evolved intelligence, what is the difference between them and humans?"
"The difference in species." The ultimate evolution goal of robots in the movie is 'metal life', but the evolution goal of humans will definitely not be to become metallic beings. That's the difference, the biggest difference. "Monkeys also possess intelligence, but can it be comparable to that of humans?" Mu Xiaomei said with a serious expression.
Suddenly, Li Zhi felt that Mu Xiaomei's words were quite powerful. In fact, the two of them were just arguing here. The robots on Earth currently lack even the most basic intelligence, let alone evolving to such an extent. Assuming that such a day truly exists, as a member of the human race, Li Zhi would definitely not allow robots to control the world.
"What you said may be correct, but regardless of the assumptions and threats, they cannot impede the progress of human research on robots." In the eyes of humans, robots are seen as tools, and humans are very eager to enhance the "intelligence" of these tools, hoping that one day, humans can be completely liberated, and everything can be done by robots. If there really is such a day when robots develop intelligence and start to resist humans, it's not the fault of the robots because they were created with the assistance of humans!
Humans can create everything, but they can also be destroyed by what they create.
For example, nuclear weapons!