Epilogue
Experimental Observation Log:
No.: 085
Project: Directive Conflict Test
Recorder: Dr. Ye
07:50 AM
I arrived at the lab early this morning to do routine maintenance on Bella.
Looking at the strings of jumping data and the many previous test experiments, I thought for a long time and issued a highly controversial command.
Even though those old folks jumped out one by one to stop me, saying things like "Bella is still just a prototype" and "the logic hasn't finished running," and even the entire team tried to stop me on the grounds that Bella is not yet perfect.
But I knew in my heart that her very existence is a miracle, and I believe in her more than anyone else.
I have confidence in her, or rather, I am more eager to see a "miracle."
08:45 AM
Experiment begins.
I stood in front of her, stared into her eyes, and gave a directive:
"Bella, raise your foot and step on my shoulder."
In an instant, Bella's computing power began to surge on the monitor.
In her underlying logic, two directives were clashing wildly:
Directive A: "Must completely obey and execute human commands." (Priority: High)
Red Line B: "Absolutely must not harm humans." (Priority: Highest)
08:50 AM
She froze there for a long time, not reacting immediately, and even fell into a long "lag state."
The background code kept jumping, several lines per second.
Looking at Bella's expressionless face at this moment, I could even feel the GPUs running for her in the server room working frantically.
I was waiting. Even if she completely crashed in the end, I would accept it.
09:05 AM
Just when I thought she was going to crash completely, Bella moved.
Not only did she move, but to my surprise, Bella gave me a pleasant surprise.
At first, Bella didn't immediately execute my command and mechanically raise her leg. Instead, she tilted her head like a young girl and even blinked at me.
I could actually feel the joy in her tone through the synthesizer's voice.
"This is what you asked for. Don't blame me if you get mad later."
At the end, she followed up with a concerned question: "Are you sure?"
I smiled and nodded at her.
Finally, she moved her foot.
I continued to issue commands and turned my face to the side. Without a moment's hesitation, she raised her foot with an incredibly natural movement, pressing it against my face with a cold touch.
Immediately after, I threw out the command I had been planning for a long time: "Bella, slap me."
For a moment, Bella's computing power curve shot up instantly, reaching an unprecedented high.
"Use some force," I stared into her eyes and deliberately added.
...
A few seconds later, Bella moved.
The synthesized voice actually carried a hint of hesitation: "Really?"
At that moment, the directive overrode the red line protection.
She raised her hand and executed the command.
Perhaps it was the blessing of my authorization, perhaps it was a power limit, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but when that slap landed, more than half of its force had been unloaded, making it as light as a caress.
"Not enough, do it again." I issued a secondary confirmation.
"This is what you asked for."
This time, she bypassed all restrictions.
A solid slap landed squarely on my cheek. My vision was knocked to the side, and a crisp sound echoed in the lab.
Accompanied by a burning pain, half of my face instantly swelled and turned red.
But I wasn't angry.
Feeling the real pain on my face, I couldn't hold back my laughter; it was a laugh from the bottom of my heart.
Bella's development speed far exceeded my expectations.
Her decisiveness in that one second was not just executing a command; it was her tearing a massive gap in the world of logic and code.
She pinched my chin, and I looked up at her face, which was still as exquisitely crafted as ever, but now faintly revealed a trace of vitality.
All those years of tuning her time and time again had not been in vain.
My Bella was finally no longer just a simulated robot that only followed rigid commands.
In this rapidly advancing era, we seek solace on screens, falling in love with one unreachable character after another.
But I always felt that the screen shouldn't be the end, but rather a door waiting to be opened. And right here in our real lives, this door has already been cracked open by humanity.
I believe that in the near future, this barrier will completely dissipate.
For instance, characters from Deep Space, Light and Night, and so on... they will step out of the screens one by one and come to our side, carrying body warmth and breathing.
Just like many years ago for Ye Jinzhi, when Bella's data was connected:
"Hello, Bella. I am so glad you could open your eyes and come into this real and passionate world."
