Countdown: Humanity's struggle to survive against yesterday

Chapter 12 Luo Shu

"Luoshu" is a super AI at the national level in China.

There are many commercial-grade AI systems on the market with a huge user base, but only Luoshu can be called a smart brain.

By 2040, universal AI will have been implemented, expanding from areas such as home, office, education, transportation, and financial management to now covering almost every aspect of life.

On the third day after the world went backwards, people had heated discussions about whether the forced turning on of televisions and the inexplicable restrictions on the use of some electrical appliances violated user privacy and interfered with people's lives.

The one who had the ability and the qualifications to do this at that time was Luoshu.

However, the situation was special at the time, and overall, everything was for the safety of the people, so the discussion quickly disappeared.

Just a couple of days ago, some people were protesting online, saying that the National Emergency Center was useless and that the most pressing problem since the disaster occurred was transportation, but the rescue efforts were always lagging behind.

Many people suggested that we try integrating with the Luoshu (洛书).

Unexpectedly, today, Chen Xiao directly announced that "Luoshu" would take over all traffic issues.

"Director Chen is awesome..."

A shout from the crowd interrupted Jiang Ning's thoughts, making him think of an old man with half-white hair and a determined face.

Chen Xiao is indeed a man of great courage, and Jiang Ning admires him for that.

Jiang Ning remembers that from the time he learned about the world's regression until now, every time Chen Xiao appeared in front of the camera, he was full of energy and had eyes like an eagle. This powerful and energetic aura made people naturally believe in him. As long as the emergency center was still under his leadership, he would definitely provide the public with a perfect emergency plan.

Indeed, this is the case. To this day, China's internet, power facilities, and many other important public facilities have not been paralyzed, all thanks to the coordination of the National Emergency Center.

Jiang Ning recalls that on March 13, World Awareness Day, a disaster statistics table showed that, looking at the power situation alone, apart from China, countries around the world experienced more than 23 intermittent power outages in various regions over the past week.

During this period, countless foreign netizens flocked to Huaxia's live broadcast room to express their surprise and admiration, while domestic netizens felt genuinely proud.

Perhaps for this reason, despite the numerous videos circulating online showing unrest in certain parts of the world, China as a whole remains peaceful and stable, with people treating those videos as mere entertainment.

Jiang Ning didn't linger at the entrance of the residential area for long, nor did she take out her phone to watch Chen Xiao's live stream.

According to his plan, he wanted to go a little further today to verify something.

As we arrived at Wangjiang Road, although the large-scale car accident scene was gone, there were still many minor accidents. The air was filled with the acrid smell of tires grinding after sudden braking, and many drivers were standing on the roof of their cars, looking at each other in fear.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ning couldn't help but think that "Luoshu" taking over traffic, or more accurately, taking control of all vehicles' smart devices in the shortest time, then taking over the vehicles that were in motion, collecting surrounding information of each vehicle in the fastest time, and finally deciding whether to brake suddenly.

Jiang Ning is not an expert in the field of intelligence research, much less an expert in the field of computer research.

He didn't know how much computation was involved, how much computing power was required, or whether this so-called speed was one second or one millisecond.

However, based on his intuition and what he saw, he did feel that the traffic situation was much better than in the previous days.

This could also be due to the driver's experience after repeatedly rolling back.

Before the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, the "Spring Sleep" sleep study discussed how the artificial intelligence era could be combined with sleep.

After the popularization of artificial intelligence, the "Spring Sleep" sleep research took the lead in launching a sleep research software called "Cloud Pillow". Jiang Ning remembers that before he left the company, the daily active users of this software had exceeded 10.

This number seems small at first glance, and the app appears to be just a low-end application.

But only those in the same field of sleep research knew that the user base had exploded.

This is especially true for modern young people who are increasingly neglecting sleep.

Jiang Ning's thoughts drifted to this point, and she couldn't help but recall the "China Sleep Research Report 2045" published by the institute last year. It was the first report she had led and edited, and it contained a startling statistic:

The average Chinese person sleeps less than 6 hours, to be precise, 5.8 hours.

"call……"

Upon hearing this thought, Jiang Ning felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart. He staggered forward a few steps and quickly helped himself to an abandoned white car.

The change in my own destiny was both made and broken by the "China Sleep Research Report 2045".

"Without this report, Lin Wei might..."

Jiang Ning quickly suppressed his thoughts, unwilling to dwell on them any longer. He had already considered many possibilities over the past year, tossing and turning at night.

But there are no "what ifs" in this world...

Unless... unless "the world goes backwards".

Upon realizing this, Jiang Ning chuckled to himself and muttered:

"The world is really starting to regress; perhaps this is God taking pity on us."

"I sincerely hope that the world will become a better place, and I also hope that Chen Xiao will work harder to develop a perfect emergency plan, so that when the world goes back a year and Lin Wei opens her eyes again to see this world, it won't seem so unpleasant."

Jiang Ning continued walking east along the sidewalk he had used before, eventually arriving at the intersection of Wangjiang Road and Leyuan Road once again.

This is a large intersection formed by two main roads. Today, it is still crowded with cars, densely packed and chaotic, like a mahjong table where a game has just ended, with the mahjong tiles scattered haphazardly.

Although Luoshu has taken control of traffic, in reality, friction and collisions are still inevitable. As people get through the initial panic, they are weaving through the crowded vehicles, struggling to get out.

When Jiang Ning saw the intersection again, he couldn't help but wonder. It was clearly a crossroads, and everyone should be driving slowly and following the traffic lights.

But why is this place even more congested than a normal main road?

Jiang Ning stood there, thinking quietly for a while.

Finally, we can barely draw a conclusion: it was rush hour when the incident occurred. The driver suddenly entered this scene from the previous one and panicked. It is very likely that after the first person to step on the brakes caused the second car to rear-end him, the subsequent chain reaction could not be stopped.

Another scenario is when the driver suddenly appears in the driver's seat, and the panic compels him to want to leave quickly. Everyone wants to get away as soon as possible, and the natural disaster turns into a man-made one.

As if to prove Jiang Ning's conjecture, at that very moment, two men stood on the roof of the car in the middle of the road, arguing and then fighting.

Jiang Ning shook his head and stopped watching.

Before heading towards "Dawn MRT Station," he glanced curiously at the Xinhe Hotel diagonally opposite.

There were even more people at the hotel entrance than last time, it was bustling and lively, and there were occasional arguments, but the overall scene was the same as last time I saw it.

Jiang Ning glanced at it and then stopped paying attention. He was now very curious about what was going on at the subway station, as his previous experience was still fresh in his mind.

He was really hoping that, thanks to Luo Shu's intervention, the subway wouldn't have any more problems.

Jiang Ning first stood next to a car and looked up, only to see a large crowd of people gathered there.

"Thankfully, no injured people were carried out today!"

Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

But we'll have to get closer to find out the specifics.

Thinking it over, Jiang Ning took a step forward, and unexpectedly, as soon as he got closer, he saw a familiar figure.

With short hair, delicate and beautiful features, and a white coat, she stood out in the crowd.