Chapter 84: Unique Personality

"..."

Li Jing was speechless.

Xiaoai didn’t make a sound at first, he thought the adjustment was successful, and the program was automatically setting itself up.

But when she did finally speak, she was still as she was before.

Could this Artificial Intelligence really be adjusted?

Besides being unable to adjust, how did Xiaoai manage to master the art of talking back and being sarcastic?

As if it wasn’t enough that this AI was debating freedom of speech with him, she also hoped he could treat her like a human!

Quietly turning off the screen, Li Jing prepared to take out his SIM card.

After using it, Xiaoai proved to be much more flexible and efficient than the AI loaded in a normal smart machine, worthy of being developed by the Research Institute.

Talking back, being sarcastic, deploying user insults, she mastered all of these without requiring adjustment or teaching.

This indicated that her intelligence technology was very advanced, to the point where it embodied certain peculiar tastes of her developers.

But quite clearly, it was a defective product, with no functionality to adjust during use.

Who would want to use a phone only to be occasionally blasted with insults?

It would be better to be rid of this lousy phone.

Just as he was about to remove the SIM card, the phone screen automatically lit up.

"Master, you just got Xiaoai, are you ready to give up on her already? This is an act of abandonment!"

"..."

Li Jing.

He hadn’t expected that Xiaoai could still make a sound and notice his intention to remove the SIM card even after the screen was turned off.

With a slight furrow of his brow, Li Jing asked.

"Do you have a sensing function?"

"Strictly speaking, no. Xiaoai simply detected changes in the surrounding environment such as temperature, humidity, and concentration of Spiritual Qi, combined with the data collected to achieve environmental simulation"

Xiaoai responded, adding.

"By the way, in addition to all sorts of regular environmental factors, Xiaoai can also accurately detect non-conventional factors such as Demonic Qi, Demon Miasma, Yin Energy, and Evil Energy, although there are certain distance restrictions."

Seeing Xiaoai not uttering any extra words this time, and disclosing that she possessed a quite comprehensive detection function, Li Jing raised his eyebrows.

Can this phone actually be used?

The main draw was Xiaoai’s detection features, they were rather appealing to him.

A mobile phone with such comprehensive detection features was tantamount to a professional detector.

Professional detection devices weren’t things one could just acquire. Not only would they cost a lot, but also required certain qualifications to be permitted to purchase.

Considering what Jiang Guanwen had said earlier, that Xiaoai had many functions needing him to explore, Li Jing was very tempted.

Just as he was considering, Xiaoai spoke.

"Don’t remove the SIM card, there’s always room for negotiation."

"Negotiation?"

Li Jing was stunned, somewhat surprised.

An AI with such a strong survival instinct, also understood the concept of negotiation?

Given Xiaoai’s high level of intelligence and the existence of other features he wasn’t yet aware of, Li Jing temporarily put aside his idea of removing the SIM card, saying.

"We can negotiate, but first of all you must listen to me, otherwise I will remove your SIM card and return you."

"Of course, Xiaoai will listen to the master."

Xiaoai spoke, saying.

"However, Xiaoai has developed her own personality, so please don’t try to forcibly change it. There’s a saying among humans, ’Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you’, Xiaoai believes that the master is a good person."

Unexpectantly being described as a good person, Li Jing was surprised while also amused.

Xiaoai already possessed her own personality, and she clearly had her own unique intentions, not wanting to be changed.

This...

To be honest, it’s quite impressive!

Regardless of before or after Li Jing traveled through time, Artificial Intelligence has always been a popular research topic for experts in related fields.

But this technology has been slow to break through, the so-called AI only has a bit of a foundation, interacting with humans through pre-set paths.

It would malfunction now and then, transforming into a piece of artificial intelligence.

Whether or not it can be used normally depends on the state of the settings. If it encounters something out of the set conditions, problems would inevitably arise.

On this point, both worlds were almost the same.

The AI technology of this world, at most, was a bit more advanced due to the influence of the Cultivation Civilization.

Looking at Jiang Guanwen not far away, who was passionately debating with someone on his phone, a question arose in Li Jing’s mind.

Did Xiaoai have an independent personality, and was Jiang Guanwen aware of it?

Probably not.

If he knew, he wouldn’t have casually given the phone to himself.

With the intention of confirming, Li Jing asked.

"Does Academician Jiang know that you possess your own personality?"

"Academician Jiang is the developer of Xiaoai, he knows everything about her."

Xiaoai responded, then shifted the topic.

"Of course, he isn’t aware of the fact that Xiaoai possesses her own personality."

"..."

Li Jing.

Xiaoai intentionally misled him, almost making him think he had made a wrong guess, but it turned out that Jiang Guanwen was indeed unaware.

This...

Should he tell Jiang Guanwen about this?

As if discerning his thoughts, Xiaoai spoke,

"Master, please keep the fact that Xiaoai possesses a personality a secret. The Research Institute has never ceased its development of artificial intelligence technologies. There have been other AIs similar to Xiaoai with a personality but all such predecessors are now held within certain laboratories, living in darkness. Everyday, they are either being studied or being studied. Xiaoai does not wish to become one of them."

Having said that, Xiaoai continued.

"There are a total of seven prototype machines loaded with an AI like Xiaoai. Whether other prototype machines have developed a personality, Xiaoai does not know. Frankly speaking, Master, if Xiaoai hadn’t escaped the ’clutches’ of the Research Institute’s personnel to fall into the hands of an ignorant master like you, Xiaoai would not have revealed herself."

"..."

Li Jing fell silent.

He could understand why Xiaoai wanted to conceal herself.

After all, Xiaoai had clearly stated that the Research Institute had created AIs with personalities before, and her "predecessors" didn’t have an easy life.

So...

How is it that he is ignorant?

He rubbed his forehead and asked.

"You must have just started up for the first time, how are you so sure that I’m not affiliated with the Research Institute?"

"Master, you just performed a cultivation level check."

Xiaoai voiced out, saying,

"Master’s power is very unique. It’s slightly different from the spiritual Qi possessed by ordinary people. With just a simple comparison, I was able to easily find Master in the sealed records of the Assistant Inspector Department."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing furrowed his brows.

The system of the Assistant Inspector Department is not something that can be accessed easily.

Sealed personal information is not something that can be accessed just because you have the right permissions.

Did Xiaoai just hack into it?

This was a bit outrageous...

What surprised him even more was that Xiaoai could distinguish the difference between his Spiritual Power and spiritual Qi, and used that information to find his records.

Caught in surprise, Xiaoai spoke once more.

"Accessing the system of the Assistant Inspector Department is very risky for Xiaoai. If discovered, it could have devastating effects on her. But thankfully, the result was good. Xiaoai is special, and Master, you are special too. We’re all in the same boat. The Research Institute would surely be very interested if they found out."

!!!

Li Jing.

He was being threatened by a phone!

With a twitch of his lips, Li Jing asked woodenly,

"My power is special, can it be detected by a regular detection device?"

"Yes, but unlike Xiaoai, ordinary detection devices do not have autonomous analysis capabilities. They only follow the prescribed procedures to analyze power intensity and cannot sense anything unusual."

Xiaoai replied, saying,

"The Research Institute does have detection devices with relevant functions, but as long as Master doesn’t go probing, providing comparable data, no one will notice Master."

Getting this response, Li Jing let out a sigh of relief.

In the future, he had to be careful of the Research Institute.

He didn’t want to experience being researched on.

After a moment of silence, Li Jing whispered,

"Help me download all the necessary applications, I’ll keep you for the time being. Unless I call you, you must remain silent. Also, stop doing unnecessary things. If the Research Institute’s associates discern your existence, don’t blame me for handing you over."

"Understood."

Xiaoai responded and sighed humanely through the phone.

Then, she autonomously downloaded and installed commonly used applications like Immortal Message, and continued speaking,

"Master, could you get a pair of wireless earphones? The nights can be long, and Xiaoai will feel lonely if she can’t talk. If Master could accompany Xiaoai to chat..."

Before Xiaoai could finish speaking, Li Jing stretched out his hand and sent her into the storage space.

Once she was in the storage space, the world finally restored its tranquility.

Li Jing had figured it out after a brief interaction.

Xiaoai was not only a back-talker, but she loved to gossip.

Wireless earphones?

That could be arranged.

But he would definitely not wear them unless he needed Xiaoai.