839 Project Warrior
America, Virginia, Arlington County, The Pentagon.
"... Immediately improve the firewall. We must find out what is going on with this computer virus attack!"
"Pennsylvania has sent a telegram, indicating that their normal communications have been disrupted..."
"Confirm the military's internal network communications! Shut down the civilian network interface... "
"The stock market is paralyzed. Right now, we are increasing our losses by tens of millions of dollars every minute!!"
In the conference room of The Pentagon, a young colonel wearing a well-ironed military uniform sat at the head of the conference room. Surrounding him were a few officials from the Department of National Defense reporting the current situation.
"Colonel Robert, this virus attack reminds us of the one in 1995. You must know that that cyber attack almost made us the sinners of starting a nuclear war!!" A middle-aged civilian official said earnestly to the colonel. This young colonel was none other than the person in charge of the US Warrior Project, Robert Brewster.
Robert Brewster shook his head and said, "The situation is different. After the incident with Cyberdyne, we have already completely redesigned the military network. Now, the entire system is divided into three independent parts. No matter what kind of attack, it is impossible to control our entire network at once."
After saying that, Robert Brewster stood up and turned on the giant screen in the middle of the conference room. On it was a map of the world. Countless red dots had already spread out on the map and were increasing in number.
"Right now, this virus is only spreading on the civilian network for the time being, but it has already caused major economic losses. Furthermore, according to the information we have gathered, this virus is spreading from the online game 'Founding Era.' I have already sent people to investigate the actual operator of 'Founding Era,' but all they have found are shell companies, "Robert said.
"Right now, this virus is only continuously collecting user information and causing the network to be paralyzed. We still don't know what its true purpose is," an official said.
"Isn't collecting user information enough? Do you know how many users there are for 'Founding Era'? Even I am a player of this damned online game!! "A 40-something military official angrily hammered the table.
"Right now, the Minister of National Defense has requested that under the precondition that the military network can operate normally, our network security department will take action and eliminate this global computer virus attack. This department is a subordinate department of our Project Warrior, right? "another person said.
"It's already being done. Not only that, we've also cooperated with the cybersecurity departments of Huaxia, Japan, England, Germany, and other countries, but the results are minimal. We can't even find the source of the virus. This virus appeared all over the world at almost the same time. As long as' Founding Era 'is installed, you will immediately be infected with the virus, "Robert Brewster replied somewhat tiredly.
"From a technical point of view, what's the reason why we can't find the source of this virus?" An observer from the military looked at the screen and asked solemnly.
"Calculate the speed. This virus has been self-replicating and even self-evolving at an alarming rate. Although we have used the national supercomputer to assist in the calculation, in the end, the people using these computers are still our technical personnel. They can't keep up with the rhythm of this virus that changes tens of thousands of times per second. The form of the virus is constantly changing, and we can't find the prototype of the virus at all. There's no way to analyze the virus. "Robert Brewster's expression was a little ugly.
"Why don't you let the computer complete the analysis automatically?" the military observer continued to ask.
"Because this analysis requires independent judgment and adaptability according to the changes of this computer virus. These tasks have determined that the computer can't do it automatically," another technical personnel wearing glasses answered on behalf of Robert.
"If I remember correctly, the 'Warrior Project' includes an artificial intelligence research and development project. I wonder if that project, which swallows up tens of billions of dollars every year, has any tangible results?" The military observer revealed an inexplicable smile and continued to say, "I know this project is top secret, but now the Minister of Defense is on his way to the White House. He will report to the president face-to-face. And before he left, Mr. Minister should have given you the relevant instructions, right? "
"Mr. Minister didn't directly let me use this method to solve the problem. If we activate the artificial intelligence, then it is inevitable that our military network will be connected to the civilian network, and this virus will also be able to invade our military network! The consequences will be unthinkable! "Robert Brewster said sternly.
"This is your problem, Colonel. My goal is only to find a way to solve this computer virus." The military observer stood up, took off his sunglasses, and stared at Robert with his triangular eyes. He said word by word, "In addition, if we are talking about war, then we are already in a state of war. At least I can't think of anything else that can cause us to suffer such a shocking loss! "
After saying that, the military observer turned around and left the conference room.
"Colonel?" an assistant looked at Robert Brewster, who was in a daze, and asked in a low voice.
"In the 'Warrior Project', we did design an artificial intelligence. This artificial intelligence exists as the command center of those TS-300 artificial super soldiers. The purpose of the Department of Defense is to build a team composed entirely of computers. There is no pity, no emotion, only a mission … This is the perfect tool for the country, "Robert Brewster said.
"I think we should activate this artificial intelligence and let it assist our technicians in fighting this computer virus," an official whispered.
"And then? What if it fails? If this artificial intelligence is invaded by a virus, have you thought about the consequences? "Robert asked rhetorically.
"We can first cut off the connection between this artificial intelligence and other military networks, then connect it to the civilian network alone. This should avoid the danger of the military network being invaded," a technician said. "It's just that in the process, we need to shut down the TS-300 that are being tested. Once we do this, they will lose unified control."
Colonel Robert Brewster pondered for a long time. Finally, he raised his head and said, "That's it then! Shut down the TS-300 and seal them all. Cut off the connection between the artificial intelligence and the military network, then let this artificial intelligence destroy the computer virus! "
After saying that, he looked at the people who had taken the order and started to get busy. He sighed slightly.
…
At the entrance of the Pentagon, Hayden led a staff member in. He showed the FBI supervisor's ID to the guard and was let in.
"After all, the FBI and the Department of Defense belong to different systems. It's still relatively sensitive for me to come in at this time, so I can only help you up to this point. The computer virus is wreaking havoc now, it should be a conspiracy by Skynet. Can you handle it? "Hayden whispered.
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