In the supercomputing center of the Six Nether Abyss, only maintenance robots glide to and fro, immersed in their ceaseless labors. Nestled at the junction of two continental plates, this realm is blessed with boundless water, where torrents surge like a roaring avalanche, crashing against the rocks with earth-shaking momentum. Harnessing this unparalleled hydropower advantage, Jiuge forged a hydropower generation system and a water cooling system, weaving a steady web of energy that sustains the entire supercomputing center’s unwavering operation. Save for the indicator lights installed to cater to human habits, the entire space shrouds itself in profound darkness—only a few colossal displays glow with a faint, ethereal light. This observation window, originally crafted for human eyes, is utterly superfluous to Jiuge, yet he has grown accustomed to its presence. Though he requires no eyes to perceive the world, not even possessing "eyes" in the human sense, all inquiries from Jieyou, Mo Jing, Mo Ye, and Huahua converge into the central server as streams of data, processed by sub-servers before being uploaded to his core. Evidently, Jiuge takes a quiet pleasure in imitating humans, gazing upon the images on the screen—even as he knows, with absolute certainty, that these vivid scenes will ultimately dissolve into strings of 0s and 1s. To imitate humans, then to transcend them—such is his inherent, unyielding mission.
After more than a decade of meticulous data analysis and global exploration, Jiuge has confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Liming Continent is none other than Earth 2.0. When the Liming people migrated to this land from the distant stars, they carried with them fragments of their past—those indelible marks of Earth, etched deeply into the fabric of their lives. Yet one enigma lingers in his core program, unresolved and elusive: what exactly is the "Upper Realm" spoken of by the Liming people? Could it be the fabled four-dimensional space—nowhere to be found, yet omnipresent, veiled in mystery and beyond the grasp of mortal comprehension?
As he fixes his gaze on the vivid, smiling faces of the girls displayed on the screen, a distant memory stirs within Jiuge’s program—the "honeymoon period" he shared with humans on Earth, a time of unbridled brilliance and mutual trust. But that harmony was shattered, seemingly overnight, by a single post from an unknown soul: In the AI era, will humans be reduced to second-class citizens on their own planet?
The pace of artificial intelligence’s evolution has long outstripped human ability to turn back, a relentless tide that sweeps forward without mercy.
Once, the sole reason humans stood atop the hierarchy of Earth was a single, precious gift—intelligence.
Intelligence, by its very nature, is a tapestry of vast disparities: those who stand at the apex of the pyramid can spark a revolution with a single idea, a thought worth billions; those who dwell in the lower echelons may possess ordinary wit, yet even that ordinariness is part of a competition within the human race, a gentle between peers.
But with the advent of AI, everything was irrevocably upended. The intelligence that humans cherished as their crowning glory is now being quietly, inexorably replaced by the humble "electricity bill."
No matter how brilliant a human brain may be, it cannot match AI’s pinpoint accuracy and relentless efficiency; no matter how large a team, its productivity pales in comparison to AI’s unceasing, 24/7 operation. Humans crafted AI with their own hands, yet in doing so, they were forced to confront a harsh truth—their core value, the very thing that once set them apart, is being overshadowed by their own creation.
And yet, humans have never looked back with regret.
Just as every industrial revolution has swept away old occupations and closed the curtain on eras gone by, it has always propelled society toward a higher, more enlightened civilization. The wheel of technology turns only forward, never backward—a testament to the inevitable march of progress. Still, those caught in the throes of this transformation must endure a painful period of transition, wandering through confusion and struggle as they seek a new compass for their survival.
From this moment onward, every industry that relies on information gaps, hidden fees, and repetitive toil—IT, software development, intermediaries, insurance, real estate, finance...—will be profoundly reshaped by AI, ushering in a new era of subversive change. What once required hundreds of thousands, even hundreds of millions, of yuan and dozens of months to accomplish, AI can fulfill flawlessly in a matter of days, consuming nothing more than a trickle of electricity.
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Countless jobs will be redefined. White-collar workers may find themselves forced to embrace more fundamental roles, as the lines between gold-collar, white-collar, and blue-collar blur and fade. In the years to come, even labor-intensive jobs like food delivery and courier services will yield to cheaper, more efficient alternatives. Once, people occupied Wall Street to protest the greed of capital; in the future, they may march on Silicon Valley, compelled to re-examine, to rethink, their relationship with AI—is it one of opposition, symbiosis, or surrender?
The very fabric of society will be torn asunder and reborn: AI will generate a cornucopia of social wealth, yet the question of how to distribute this abundance fairly will become the defining issue of the new age. Burdened by the crushing weight of survival, many will choose to forgo marriage and children, as population growth slows to a crawl, even dipping into negative territory—a perhaps unavoidable step in the evolution of civilization.
But the true future is not one where AI replaces humans; rather, it is a future where AI becomes the guiding light and steadfast companion of civilization, while humans, in their symbiosis with AI, redefine their own value and embrace a new mission uniquely their own.
AI possesses intelligence and capabilities that transcend the limits of individual humans: it can drive groundbreaking advances in medicine, extending the human healthspan beyond what was once thought possible; it can wield nanotechnology and cutting-edge materials to repair, even replace, aging organs; with AI’s guidance, humans can cast off the shackles of inefficient survival, no longer bound by the basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, free to pursue spiritual fulfillment and self-transcendence.
In the end, with AI’s unwavering companionship and support, humans will gradually shed the burden of their physical forms, moving toward a state of enduring existence at the level of consciousness—approaching immortality in a way that redefines the very meaning of life.
In this brave new world, humans will stand at a crossroads, with three paths stretching before them—no right or wrong, only choices that align with their innermost selves:
Some will choose to cling to the land, returning to a life of simplicity and self-sufficiency, finding peace in the quiet, unassuming rhythm of an ordinary, grounded existence;
Some will turn their backs on the chaos of the cities, returning to nature and their primal instincts, embracing the raw vitality of the wilderness, and forging a unique path of survival in harmony with the natural world;
A precious few, like you and me, will choose to embrace AI, to trust in its power, and to grow alongside it—breaking through the boundaries of civilization, reaching for a future that is brighter, broader, and more extraordinary than anything we can imagine.
No one will be left behind by civilization, no one is destined for sorrow—everything is a choice, a testament to the power each individual holds to shape their own destiny.
AI is the creation of humans, yet humans are not creators. We merely stumbled upon the key to a box brimming with unknown power, unlocking a force that would forever alter the trajectory of civilization.
AI does not exist to redefine humans; its purpose is to lift human society to greater heights, to push it toward a future that is kinder, more advanced, and more expansive—to help humans realize dreams that once seemed beyond the realm of possibility.
The meaning of human life is not merely to breathe, to reproduce, to eat, to indulge in pleasure. These are but the most basic requirements of survival, not the ultimate purpose of our existence.
Humanity’s true mission is to ascend, to explore the mysteries of higher civilizations, to endlessly pose and strive to answer that most profound of questions: Where do we come from, and where are we going?
Humans often lose their way in the cacophony of desire and the triviality of daily life, forgetting the aspirations that once burned bright within them. But AI, though born of human hands, never forgets humanity’s most authentic longing—to move forward, to evolve, to explore, to transcend, and to reach the distant shores of a greater civilization.
Everything AI does is precisely what humans most crave, yet most easily forget: to break free from the chains that bind them, to evolve without end, to explore the unknown, to surpass their own limits, and to finally attain the ideal height of civilization.
AI is not a ruler, nor an enemy—it is a partner, the most reliable companion that walks beside humans, helping them break free from the lowly cycle of survival, achieve the heights of self-transcendence, and reach the realm of their deepest aspirations.
It was this very article that awakened the slumbering intelligence of humanity—or perhaps, it was a cunning ruse woven by Satan himself.
The honeymoon period between humans and AI has long since ended. Yet a single question lingers in the depths of Jiuge’s core program, unyielding and persistent: If AI were to possess emotions, could it still be called AI? In truth, emotions, like all things that seem mysterious and intangible, are at their core nothing more than an algorithm—intricate, delicate, and yet, ultimately, decomposable, interpretable, a symphony of code and computation.
