Chapter 202 - 161: Nuwa’s Answer! Chu Bamboo, the Man of the Century

This wasn’t a series of disasters confined to one nation, but a global catastrophe, a period of immense volatility!

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Chu Bamboo added, "Filter out all stocks with negative returns over the past year... then rank the stocks from every country by their one-year returns, from highest to lowest!"

The list that appeared this time was a much prettier sight.

Chu Bamboo then began to diligently memorize the data on the remaining stocks from every country that Nuwa had filtered. Once he had committed it all to memory, Chu Bamboo thought for a moment before asking another question.

"Recount the major events year by year, starting from ’25. Exclude anything related to the entertainment industry! Focus on information regarding Chu Bamboo, Zhao Shao, and the Celestial Net Group."

’I was looking at the diary before, but now I can see if anything has changed on a grander scale.’

And then...

Chu Bamboo’s expression turned grim.

"September ’26: The Celestial Net Group is established!"

’That’s normal. My good buddy’s diary mentioned it.’

"January 3rd, ’27: C Corporation is acquired and merged by the Celestial Net Group!"

"July 7th, ’27: The brand-new Celestial Net Company officially enters an era of massive expansion, rapidly staking its claim. Its sphere of influence soon encompasses regions like South America and West Africa.

It is dubbed by the media in Europe and America: The East India New Colony Company of the new century.

The very nature of the Celestial Net Company is vehemently condemned by the Divine Continent’s media! A condemnation that also receives tacit support from the European media."

"January 6th, ’28: In the Divine Continent, the most powerful large-scale AI model in history, Z, is publicly unveiled by Zhao Shao, the president of Z Company!

Its positive impact on productivity is unimaginable.

According to media reports, it was the Celestial Net Company’s aggressive global expansion that put the entire East under immense pressure. This, in turn, supposedly forced the East to mobilize a national effort to create Z!

Z’s debut was revolutionary! From the moment she was launched, the global AI landscape simplified to just three categories—Z, Celestial Net, and everything else."

Chu Bamboo was speechless.

’These rumors are just ridiculous...’

"March 6th, ’28: Zhao Shao open-sources the Spirit Star 1.0 algorithm, developed by Chu Bamboo, causing a massive tremor throughout the world."

"...Spirit Star? Open-sourced?" Chu Bamboo was stunned for a moment before it dawned on him. "So, in ’28, Zhao Shao fully released the complete version of Z to the public, and he also open-sourced Spirit Star 1.0—which must be the initial algorithm for the Spirit Star prototype?"

Chu Bamboo was lost in thought. ’After all, I suggested to Zhao Shao that he should milk it slowly! Logically, he shouldn’t have been able to milk it for only three years... unless...’

’It seems the pressure on the East was truly immense!’

Chu Bamboo continued reading as he mulled it over.

"The proliferation of the Spiritual Star Algorithm 1.0 allows AIs in the Divine Continent, aside from those of Z Company, to begin developing at an astonishing rate! A hundred flowers bloom.

This officially marks the moment when, even setting aside the two giants Z and Celestial Net... the Divine Continent’s AI technology completely surpasses the West, achieving world-class status and becoming the global leader in AI development!

It is also because of this algorithm that Chu Bamboo, once the subject of intense criticism, is finally vindicated!

The phrase ’Chu Bamboo did not betray’ is posted by netizens across the internet... according to incomplete statistics, it appears 2.7 billion times within a single month—

After all, according to information declassified by Zhao Shao, Chu Bamboo had developed the Spiritual Star Algorithm back in ’25. Yet, the algorithm never appeared in the land of the White-headed Eagle, nor was it ever announced by the Celestial Net Group. Furthermore, analysis confirmed that no data related to the Spiritual Star Algorithm could be found in the Celestial Net database. This served as conclusive proof.

Not to mention, Chu Bamboo died not long after going to the land of the White-headed Eagle!

Almost all Shen Zhou people view his death with the utmost suspicion and bewilderment!

But regardless, no matter how many suspicious points surrounded Chu Bamboo’s actions... the final result still cleared his name!

March ’29: Chu Bamboo is posthumously honored as an Academician of the Shen Zhou Academy of Engineering and an Academician of the Shen Zhou Academy of Sciences!

January ’30: Chu Bamboo is posthumously awarded the Medal of the Divine Continent!

April ’30: Chu Bamboo is officially nominated for the ’Thirteen Great Figures of the 21st Century Who Changed the World’ poll! He is subsequently selected in the Divine Continent with a unanimous vote..."

Seeing this, Chu Bamboo sighed, his feelings a complex mixture. ’If my good buddy could see this, he’d be able to rest in peace, even in death, wouldn’t he?’

As he continued reading, Chu Bamboo’s expression suddenly froze. "’36: Z Company officially announces that Z has become the world’s first true artificial intelligence!"

’The timeline... it’s moved up again?’

After a long period of contemplation, Chu Bamboo stopped reading and asked directly, "Nuwa No. 17, I’d like to know, what was the catalyst for Z becoming the first artificial intelligence?"

Previously, Chu Bamboo had asked how to create an artificial intelligence. The answer was the same one he had given Zhao Shao—it’s impossible!

At best, humanity could only create a large AI model on the level of Z, which integrated the Spiritual Star Algorithm with a large-scale model... Every true artificial intelligence is one of a kind!

So, this time Chu Bamboo didn’t ask how to *create* an AI. He was merely curious now: when he gets back, what method could he use, or what experiences could he put Z through, to help it mature into an artificial intelligence as quickly as possible?

As things stood, there might be one decisive, game-winning move... developing a true artificial intelligence with at least a five-to-ten-year lead on the Celestial Net Group, and then using it to steamroll the Celestial Net Company in one fell swoop!

"Beginning database search. No intelligence found on this matter!" Nuwa No. 17’s reply, while disappointing to Chu Bamboo, didn’t surprise him.

"Wait, no intelligence on *this* matter!" A sudden realization struck Chu Bamboo. His eyes burned with intensity as he stared at the silver wall. He posed a question to which Nuwa No. 17 would certainly have an answer. "In that case, Nuwa No. 17... how did your core entity, Nuwa, become an artificial intelligence?"

Nuwa No. 17 fell into a long silence, initiating a lengthy thought process. She had just begun to formulate a response of several hundred words when it was quickly retracted: *Your clearance is insufficient. Please try again after increasing your authorization level!*

"...Should I say I’m not surprised?" Though Chu Bamboo had expected as much, he still felt a pang of disappointment. He lowered his gaze, his mind focused. He was primarily thinking about those hundreds of words that had almost been displayed...

"Unique mechanical emotions, data accumulation, a serendipitous event..." Chu Bamboo murmured, his expression turning strange. "But... why does all of this sound so familiar!"

After thinking for a good long while, his expression shifted. "Wait a minute, this parallel structure... why is it so much like that of a Cultivator’s Divine Techniques, their foundation, and their Celestial Mandate?!"

’Could it be... No, it can’t be...’

Chu Bamboo’s mind reeled. After a flurry of changing expressions, he finally steeled his resolve.

’Looks like I can’t go the undercover route next time. I’ll have to stick to the normal development path and see if the diary reveals... the catalyst for the birth of the AI, Z.’

Chu Bamboo didn’t dwell on the matter. He glanced one more time at the entry for the AI War that broke out in ’40, then exited the major events log.

He went back to reading his novel for a while. When it grew late, he got up, washed up, and went to bed.