hsntnovel Chapter 65: Public Opinion Begins
Chapter 65: Public Opinion Begins
"Shocking! Mitsubishi Group actually issued an official document thanking Zhou Luming for providing them with mecha technology!?"
"Holy crap, I saw it, and it really is true!"
"No way, how could Zhou Luming provide the Japanese with mecha technology!?"
Three days after the auction, a message spread rapidly online.
At first, many onlookers thought it was clickbait or a deceptive tactic. However, as more and more related information was uncovered, they became increasingly convinced that the news was true: Attorney Zhou Luming really did license the mecha technology to Mitsubishi!
And it's not just Mitsubishi, Samsung is too!
Public opinion was in an uproar, and onlookers felt like the sky had fallen.
They finally managed to create their own mechs, but before they'd even had a chance to play with them enough, they gave the technology away to someone else!?
Our family finally produced another scientific genius, and it turns out they've given the opportunity to the enemy!?
Whether it was an exchange of benefits or simply selling money, Zhou Luming deserves to die!
"Boycott that company! Boycott the traitor Zhou Luming!"
"Let's form a group and protest in front of that company!"
"We strongly demand that the authorities thoroughly investigate Zhou Luming. He is absolutely guilty of embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds, and treason!"
"Common development? No, Zhou Luming is a traitor who colludes with the enemy!"
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Just as the public was filled with indignation and waiting for Zhou Luming to apologize or explain, several pieces of news further fueled their anger.
"Shocking! Zhou Luming discovered taking three women for a nighttime stroll in the ancient capital!"
"The identities of these three women have been revealed! They are direct descendants of the Rothschild family, the Mitsubishi Yamada family, and the Samsung Lee family!"
"Multiple pieces of information suggest that Zhou Luming is suspected of transferring assets and preparing to move overseas."
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As the saying goes, the deeper the love, the deeper the hate. Unsurprisingly, after the onlookers came to their senses, they all began to bombard Zhou Luming with criticism.
In an instant, Zhou Luming became a pariah, hated by everyone.
Moreover, as time went on and with the authorities becoming more lenient, some people began loitering near the residential area where Zhou Luming lived, preparing to cause trouble.
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. Just when Zhou Luming's stance and intentions were being strongly questioned by the public, a clip of a dashcam recording from an internet celebrity quickly went viral online, not only subjecting Zhou Luming to more criticism but also impacting the company in question.
The dashcam footage shows the vehicle driven by the internet celebrity following a driverless bus undergoing trial operation on an urban expressway.
Suddenly, the internet celebrity's car accelerated past the driverless bus, then abruptly changed lanes into the driverless bus's lane, and finally braked suddenly in front of the driverless bus.
With a loud bang, the dashcam footage shook three times before going completely black.
It's obvious that the internet celebrity's car was rear-ended by the driverless bus, and the rear-view dashcam in the internet celebrity's car was also smashed to pieces by the driverless bus.
It's easy to imagine how serious the car accident was.
Logically speaking, this is just a very ordinary rear-end collision caused by malicious cutting off of another vehicle. Even if the driver is a million-follower internet celebrity, it shouldn't cause much public outcry.
However, with the help of certain individuals, several topics arising from this car accident have become highly controversial.
First: Is it really okay to entrust your life and safety to a piece of code?
What if the driving system is hacked?
What if we encounter this unexpected situation again?
What if the program suddenly goes out of control?
Humans make mistakes, so why can't programs?
Since everyone is going to make mistakes, it's better to take control of your own life and safety.
Therefore, we resolutely oppose the widespread adoption of driverless systems, and even more resolutely oppose the promotion of driverless public transportation systems.
Secondly, there is a recurring topic: AI replaces human labor, so what should be done with those who are replaced?
Over the past few months, the Civilian Pilot Training and Assessment Institute has trained a considerable number of Engineering Pilots. However, compared to the Civilian Pilot Training and Assessment Institute, which is extremely busy, other mecha organizations are like government offices with very little work to do.
Because there are not many engineering mechs and even fewer job positions, some drivers who have obtained engineering mech pilot licenses still have no income and live off their savings.
This is why many people believe that AI should not be widely adopted across multiple industries, as this would lead to many people losing their jobs and being forced to turn to crime.
The third issue is humanitarian: should compensation be paid?
Because the driverless bus is still in the trial operation phase, there are no passengers yet, so the internet celebrity is demanding compensation from the bus company.
Although he was wrong to change lanes and brake suddenly, he was injured, while the bus company only lost a piece of junk.
Human life is of paramount importance, and humanity comes first. The bus company should compensate him!
The last topic, which also had the most participants and was the key to sparking public debate, is: Is that technology company reliable or not?
The internet celebrity not only sued the bus company, but also sued the other company for endangering public transportation safety!
The internet celebrity believed that he braked suddenly, and that the driverless bus should also brake suddenly, because a person would brake suddenly if they saw the car in front of them brake suddenly.
However, the driverless bus did not brake suddenly, resulting in serious damage to his vehicle and his own injury requiring hospitalization.
What? It was his fault for suddenly changing lanes and braking?
So here's the question: shouldn't a program's reaction time be faster than a human's?
If that's the case, then even if he suddenly changes lanes and brakes abruptly, the program's reaction speed should be sufficient to brake in time, right?
If not, if the program is slower than a human's reaction speed, then there is only one truth: the self-driving system is not mature and is still a long way from commercial use.
Promoting the application of driverless systems before they are mature is playing with everyone's lives.
If this isn't endangering public transport safety, then what is?
If a company dares to commercially apply a driverless system with significant safety risks for profit, it's hard to guarantee that its other technologies are the same.
If that's really the case...
Military mechs, police mechs, civilian mechs, and even autonomous dogs, all of which may pose significant safety risks!
If those things get out of control and go berserk, the consequences could be unimaginable.
Considering Zhou Luming's current wavering stance, his close personal relationship with women from foreign conglomerates, and the high possibility that he might transfer assets and emigrate overseas, the internet celebrity offered a shocking guess: the company's technology has serious security risks, and Zhou Luming is worried about being discovered, which is why he has a close personal relationship with women from foreign conglomerates and is preparing to transfer assets and flee overseas!
That company has problems, and Zhou Luming has even more problems. We request that the authorities ban all of that company's technologies, arrest Zhou Luming, conduct a thorough investigation, and give the public the truth!