I Have Yet to Become a Doll Today-Chapter 896 - : Chinese Room 4
Chapter 896 -896: Chinese Room 4
Five doors, five answers.
A, B, C, D, E, which one to choose?
The blond man’s forehead oozed cold sweat. He thought the artificial intelligence would answer this question as thoroughly and rigorously as possible, like a program, a directive, seriously rational, to the letter.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be this situation.
“Is it E…” he said uncertainly, “This tone, it sounds a bit like Mike. If his memory was temporarily erased and he found himself locked up, he would definitely panic and use the answer to call for help, which is completely reasonable…”
As the blond man spoke, he looked around, hoping to get help from his companions, even a confirming look would be good.
But the others were also confused.
The man named Morin said, “What if it isn’t Mike, but Julian? If it’s Julian, then D would be the real answer, right?”
Someone else objected, “Most people wouldn’t know this kind of question. Even Julian might not be clear on it. I think we should choose A, the others are just distractions!”
“No, it won’t be A.” This time, it was Hans who spoke slowly, “If you’re locked in a room, unable to leave, and partly amnesiac, receiving a question at that moment, anyone sane would know that this question is the key to leaving the room. Since it’s so important, how could you say you don’t know just because you don’t know? Guessing would be better than outright admitting your ignorance, right? I think it should be B, even if you don’t know the answer, try to get close to it. That fits with human strategic thinking.”
Most people agreed with Hans.
Answer A: Don’t know.
Like easily giving up the only way out.
Answer B: Not sure, could be several trillion.
Compared to A, B seems more humanized.
The blond man was still indecisive; he looked at Hans, “Not choosing E? Maybe the person inside is reminding us in this way. After all, artificial intelligence can’t cry for help, right?…”
“What if it can?” Bai Youwei suddenly spoke up.
Everyone looked at her.
Bai Youwei said, “If artificial intelligence can’t cry for help, then the player inside the door could always answer off-topic, right? You ask how many stars are in the sky, and he answers I’m Mike, save me, what would be the point of the questions and answers then?”
Hans squinted his eyes, “You mean… E is definitely a distraction?”
“Exactly, A, B, C, D could all potentially be the real answer, but E definitely can’t be,” Bai Youwei said. “And I believe, they must have a set of rules inside the door forcing them to respond to the question itself, otherwise this game can’t go on.”
After Bai Youwei finished, she also said to Hans, “Also, when you dismissed A just now, I think your reasoning wasn’t sufficient.”
Hans was a bit taken aback, sizing her up again, “Answer A directly gives up the chance to escape, isn’t that reason enough? It’s like a student in an important exam, even when faced with a difficult question, would do their best to fill out the answer sheet.”
“That reason holds, but it’s not sufficient,” Bai Youwei said expressionlessly, “because your reasoning is based on the assumption that a wrong answer leads to elimination. We, outside the door, know this question is crucial, but do the people inside know? Do they know a wrong answer will result in elimination? What if the system requires them to answer honestly? What’s wrong with answering ‘don’t know’?”
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Just when they thought they had a clue, Bai Youwei’s words threw them into confusion again.
“What do we do now… should we choose A or B?” the blond man gazed at Hans eagerly, “Are we still going with B?”
