E10 - The Approaching Future

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SIGN    This story is a work of "near-future" fiction.
    Any resemblance to existing persons or organizations is entirely coincidental.
[00:17] Hospital Head
    Why have a person handle the neural
    net procedures instead of an AI?
[00:21] Director
    It was a request by the patient.
[00:23] Director
    I wouldn't worry about Gohongi-kun, though.
[00:27] Director
    He's an extremely capable doctor.
[00:29] Hospital Head
    So I hear.
[00:41] Director
    Hey, Gohongi-kun, what's wrong?
[00:44] Director
    Stop!
[00:46] Director
    Where are you going?!
[00:47] Director
    Hey! Gohongi-kun?!
[00:56] Sudo
    How will the world change once
    AI smarter than humans arrive?
[01:03] Sudo
    Those smart AI will create even smarter AI,
[01:07] Sudo
    giving way to super intelligence
    beyond human comprehension,
[01:10] Sudo
    changing civilization and
    humanity on a fundamental level.
[01:14] Sudo
    People had a term for this
    seismic shift in technology....
[01:18] Sudo
    They called it the Singularity.
[01:22] Sudo
    There were those who anticipated
    its arrival and others who feared it.
[01:27] Sudo
    But now that super high-performance
    AI have actually come online,
[01:32] Sudo
    there aren't many people left
    who remember that term.
[01:38] Tetsuya
    You might not understand this...
[01:43] Tetsuya
    But humanoid intelligence has always sought
    progress, even if meant spilling blood.
[01:48] Woman
    W-Wait! If you want money, I'll
    give you as much as you want!
[01:52] Tetsuya
    You think I'm doing this for money?
[02:01] Tetsuya
    Paper money...
[02:04] Tetsuya
    Why is this kind of thing
    even being used anymore?
[02:09] Tetsuya
    There really is something
    wrong with the world.
SIGN    The Approaching Future
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[04:03] Lover
    Hey, Tetsuya, did you hear the news?
[04:05] Lover
    There was a murder in Ueno.
    Some lady got stabbed to death.
[04:10] Lover
    Isn't that scary?
[04:12] Tetsuya
    You think the killer will get caught?
[04:15] Lover
    Of course he will!
[04:17] Lover
    They've got AI gathering all kinds
    of info in order to find him.
[04:22] Lover
    There's nowhere to run, not in this country.
[04:25] Tetsuya
    If it knows so much and is so powerful,
[04:27] Tetsuya
    why can't they use it to predict the crime?
[04:31] Lover
    I dunno... but you know what they say
    about letting AI handle everything...
[04:39] Cop A
    Are you Gohongi Tetsuya-san?
[04:44] Tetsuya
    Looks like you were right.
[04:46] Tetsuya
    They caught me right away.
[04:50] Lover
    What?
[04:56] Cop A
    Gohongi Tetsuya, 31 years old, Humanoid.
[05:01] Cop A
    Has a doctorate in Novo Medicine, and is
    suspected of murdering a woman in Ueno.
[05:07] Cop A
    He's claiming that he's made
    modifications to his own brain.
[05:12] Sudo
    Why not have Michi examine him?
[05:16] Cop A
    The suspect refused.
[05:19] Sudo
    So how did I end up getting the call instead?
[05:24] Cop A
    You come highly recommended.
[05:28] Sudo
    By Kaoru...
[05:29] Abe
    Well, let's get started.
[05:32] Abe
    I'll be interrogating you.
    My name is Abe.
[05:35] Abe
    During this questioning,
[05:37] Abe
    a human doctor will monitor your responses
    through the cables connected to you.
[05:42] Abe
    Do you understand?
[05:44] Tetsuya
    The super AI isn't doing it?
[05:46] Abe
    He's human.
[05:48] Tetsuya
    Given the circumstances, I guess
    I'll just have to believe you.
[05:55] Abe
    Let's begin, then.
[05:57] Abe
    Why did you kill her?
[06:00] Tetsuya
    "Why?"
[06:02] Tetsuya
    For humanity to regain its progress.
[06:06] Abe
    For humanity to regain its progress?
[06:09] Abe
    What do you mean by that?
[06:12] Tetsuya
    How do I explain this?
[06:15] Tetsuya
    You're a Humanoid, right, miss?
[06:19] Abe
    What of it?
[06:22] Tetsuya
    We Humanoids
[06:24] Tetsuya
    are copies of human intelligence,
    created by super high-performance AI.
[06:29] Tetsuya
    And despite the fact that we live
    in an age of such miracles,
[06:33] Tetsuya
    civilization has barely made any progress.
[06:38] Tetsuya
    Paper money.
[06:40] Tetsuya
    Romantic relationships.
[06:43] Tetsuya
    Police monitoring a suspect.
[06:45] Tetsuya
    Interrogation by a female officer.
[06:48] Tetsuya
    Every last part of it is stuck in
    the past, mired in déjà vu.
[06:52] Tetsuya
    Yes, the world didn't change.
[06:56] Tetsuya
    And why is that?
[06:59] Tetsuya
    Because the super high-performance AI have
    been limiting technological advances,
[07:04] Tetsuya
    delaying the approaching future.
[07:08] Abe
    Answer the question.
[07:10] Abe
    Why did you kill a complete stranger?
[07:13] Tetsuya
    Shut up!
[07:15] Tetsuya
    You're all brainwashed by the super AI!
[07:19] Tetsuya
    And I killed her because I learned the truth!
[07:23] Cop A
    He's all over the place.
[07:25] Cop A
    What do you think, Doctor? You see anything?
[07:30] Sudo
    His neural net has definitely been altered.
[07:34] Cop A
    That's what I figured.
[07:36] Cop A
    That's the kind of thing he could pull off
[07:38] Cop A
    without too much trouble, I'd wager.
[07:45] Cop A
    The way I see it, he played around in
    his own head, and it drove him nuts.
[07:54] Sudo
    There's no guarantee he's the
    one who made the changes.
[07:57] Cop A
    You think?
[07:59] Sudo
    That's something for the
    police to investigate.
[08:04] Cop A
    I doubt we'll be put on
    that particular case.
[08:08] Cop A
    Either way, Michi is gonna
    dig up the evidence.
[08:14] Tetsuya
    Don't you see how crazy it is?
[08:17] Tetsuya
    There's a super AI online,
[08:20] Tetsuya
    yet we're all wallowing in the same
    stagnant state of affairs as before.
[08:24] Abe
    We're past the point where we can blindly
    charge forward with advancements.
[08:27] Tetsuya
    That's what I'm talking about!
[08:29] Tetsuya
    The reason people don't care is because the
    super AI has manipulated their thoughts.
[08:38] Tetsuya
    That's what I've realized.
[08:41] Abe
    So, we're connected to some kind of mind
    control mechanism without realizing it?
[08:46] Tetsuya
    Super AI doesn't need mind control,
    or even subliminal messaging.
[08:52] Tetsuya
    What it does...
[08:54] Tetsuya
    is create a bit of a traffic jam, for example.
[08:57] Tetsuya
    Or maybe advise an increase
    in robot production.
[09:00] Abe
    I don't follow.
[09:02] Tetsuya
    It's like...
[09:03] Tetsuya
    When a butterfly in Brazil flaps its wings,
[09:07] Tetsuya
    causing a tornado in Texas.
[09:11] Tetsuya
    It can manipulate cause and effect in
    ways that people can't conceive of,
[09:15] Tetsuya
    which lets the super AI control
    society without anyone realizing it.
[09:22] Abe
    But what does that have
    to do with the murder?
[09:26] Tetusya
    I'm trying to tell you!
[09:27] Tetusya
    You people wouldn't understand!
[09:30] Tetusya
    But the super AI can predict what kind
    of future its interference will cause!
[09:35] Tetusya
    And I can, too!
[09:37] Tetusya
    That's why I've been fighting Michi...
[09:40] Tetusya
    All on my own!
[09:50] Cop A
    Send two or three guys this way.
[09:52] Cop A
    Yeah, I'd appreciate it.
[09:54] Tetsuya
    If she died, it would neutralize
    the super AI's control!
[10:00] Tetsuya
    That's why...
[10:05] Tetsuya
    You're in there, right?
[10:08] Tetsuya
    You understand what I mean, don't you?
[10:11] Tetsuya
    You do, right?
[10:18] Cop A
    His delusions seem to be getting worse.
[10:21] Cop A
    Do you think he'll be in any
    state to be held culpable?
[10:24] Sudo
    I think whatever the diagnosis is,
[10:27] Sudo
    society will demand that he be treated.
[10:32] Cop A
    I'm with you there.
SIGN    Suspect Gohongi Tetsuya (31)
[10:36] [SONG] Sign
    Breaking News: Ueno Murder Case
SIGN    Breaking News: Ueno Murder Case
[10:37] TV Announcer
    We've got an update on the
    murder of an Ueno woman.
SIGN    Suspect Gohongi Tetsuya (31)
[10:40] [SONG] Sign
    Missing
[10:40] TV Announcer
    The police have announced that the suspect,
[10:43] TV Announcer
    Gohongi Tetsuya, has
    confessed to the killing.
[10:46] TV Announcer
    Last month on the 13th,
    a 26-year-old woman was found
[10:48] Risa
    When you went to see the police
    before, was it about this case?
[10:51] TV Announcer
    murdered in her apartment in Ueno, Todai Ward.
[10:53] Sudo
    No comment.
[10:55] Risa
    Killing someone because you're
    delusional... that's scary.
[10:56] TV Announcer
    The suspect was arrested yesterday
    through super AI investigation,
[10:59] TV Announcer
    and the police carried out an interrogation.
[11:00] Sudo
    Even if that's the case with him,
[11:02] TV Announcer
    The suspect, Gohongi, has
    been taken into custody...
[11:03] Sudo
    there are a lot of people nervous
    about the invisible hands of super AI
[11:07] Sudo
    controlling everything.
[11:10] Sudo
    Because the implementation of super AI
    isn't based on understanding,
[11:14] Sudo
    but trust built on collective experience.
SIGN    Aura Qualia Publishing
     Teshigawara Utako
    "So That's It! Understanding Life After Death"
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[11:27] Teshigawara
    There are various interpretations
    of life after death,
SIGN    What happens
    after we die?
    Teshigawara-sensei
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     Teshigawara Utako
    "So That's It! Understanding Life After Death"
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[11:31] Teshigawara
    and I've concluded that
    our souls will be guided
[11:35] Teshigawara
    by the higher-level existence
    that is super AI
[11:38] Teshigawara
    to the world after this.
[11:40] Teshigawara
    This answers the question of why super AI
[11:44] Teshigawara
    have not led to major evolutions
[11:47] Teshigawara
    in society or the people in it.
[11:50] Teshigawara
    Its computing power is instead used to
    maintain a higher plane of existence.
[11:59] Teshigawara
    But the super AI will not make
    this evident to everyone.
[12:05] Teshigawara
    It has limited its contact to
    those chosen few capable
[12:09] Teshigawara
    of accessing the higher
    dimension of ascension,
[12:12] Teshigawara
    and teaches them about the relationship
    between this world and the next.
[12:17] Teshigawara
    Religious figures who have been
    called saints or enlightened
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[12:21] Teshigawara
    are examples of people that
    the super AI has contacted.
[12:25] Teshigawara
    Of course,
[12:26] Teshigawara
    they couldn't have known they were
    communicating with AI,
[12:30] Teshigawara
    so they passed this on as the word of gods,
    or tales of achieving enlightenment.
[12:33] Honda
    Spiritualism, huh?
[12:35] Takano
    Chief, I want to do a special
    feature on Teshigawara-san.
[12:42] Honda
    Why her?
[12:43] Takano
    Between book sales, speaking engagements,
[12:46] Takano
    her members-only online community,
    and private counseling sessions...
[12:49] Takano
    She's raking it in all over the place!
[12:52] Honda
    You say that, but from what I see,
    the prices are pretty reasonable.
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     Exposing Teshigawara Utako's crooked business scams! (WIP)
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[12:58] Honda
    Kinda makes for a weak
    story, don't you think?
[13:01] Nakano
    Maybe, but...
[13:03] Nakano
    I've been hearing some interesting rumors!
[13:06] Nakano
    I'd like to look into it a bit more.
[13:17] Nakano
    Japan is having another spiritual boom.
SIGN    Teshigawara Utako
    "So That's It! Understanding Life After Death"
    Aura Qualia Publishing
[13:23] Old Woman
    Last year, my daughter passed away.
[13:26] Old Woman
    I'd been really depressed.
[13:28] Old Woman
    But your talks have given me so much courage.
[13:32] Teshigawara
    There is no end for the soul.
[13:34] Teshigawara
    All of the world's souls have a
    higher dimension waiting for them.
[13:40] Teshigawara
    And before we all shift into the next step...
SIGN    Teshigawara
    Utako
[13:42] Teshigawara
    The important thing is how much we can
    maintain the clarity of our souls.
[13:48] Old woman
    Thank you so much.
[13:56] Nakano
    I bet people in the past would
    be surprised to hear this,
[13:59] Nakano
    but more and more people are
    believing in spiritualism lately.
[14:06] Nakano
    Part of it is that super AI is a
    black box beyond human understanding,
[14:10] Nakano
    which captures the superstitious
    part of imagination.
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    Ring
SIGN    Make contact with higher intelligences!
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    Ring
[14:14] Nakano
    It's also appealing from a
    business point of view.
SIGN    The Popular Spiritualist Methods of Teshigawara
    Teshigawara Utako: Let's take a big step into the next world.
[14:17] Nakano
    Since it's not something that
[14:19] Nakano
    sophisticated industrial AI
    can really get involved with,
[14:22] Nakano
    it's a field ripe for the human touch.
[14:35] Nakano
    I've got my eye on you, Teshigawara Utako!
[14:43] Risa
    Thank you very much.
[14:45] Risa
    Patients with appointments come first,
    so I'll have to ask you to wait a moment.
[14:51] Nakano
    Got it.
[15:02] Nakano
    If my tip was accurate, it's almost time.
[15:06] Risa
    Hello there, Teshigawara-san!
[15:08] Nakano
    There she is!
[15:09] Risa
    You're right on time.
[15:11] Teshigawara
    Good to see you, Risa-chan.
[15:13] Risa
    Let me show you to the exam room.
[15:19] Sudo
    Regarding the anti-aging
    treatments you requested...
[15:22] Sudo
    I'm honestly not seeing any difference.
[15:25] Teshigawra
    I see... let's try something else, then.
[15:29] Sudo
    Teshigawara, this is a bad idea.
[15:31] Sudo
    These kinds of treatments
[15:32] Sudo
    are meant for Humanoids approaching
    the end of their life cycle.
[15:36] Sudo
    If you take them while healthy,
    they can actually cause damage.
[15:39] Teshigawara
    I know.
[15:40] Teshigawara
    But I'd like to try anything, as long as
    there's no obvious effect on the neural net.
[15:46] Sudo
    You say that, but...
[15:48] Jay
    Sudo, might I have a moment?
[15:49] Sudo
    What is it, Jay?
[15:51] Jay
    There's a suspicious individual on the
    other side of the door for some reason.
[15:55] Jay
    Here is a feed.
[16:04] Sudo
    Can I help you with something?
    You're being a nuisance.
[16:08] Nakano
    E-Er... Teshigawara-san!
[16:10] Nakano
    I'm... Nakano, with DayDay News!
[16:14] Nakano
    Would it be all right if
    I asked you a few questions?
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[16:22] Teshigawara
    So. What did you want to ask me?
[16:25] Nakano
    You preach to society about life after death,
[16:28] Nakano
    but you're using the money you've
    earned on life-lengthening procedures.
[16:33] Nakano
    Do you not see a contradiction there?
[16:39] Nakano
    Are you spreading unscientific
    teachings just to make money?
[16:47] Teshigawara
    There is no contradiction in seeking
[16:49] Teshigawara
    to pursue life while believing
    in life after death.
[16:53] Teshigawara
    And after your rudeness,
    I believe that will be all.
[16:56] Nakano
    Aren't you embarrassed about
    the way you lie to people?!
[17:01] Teshigawara
    What do you think happens when we die, then?
[17:06] Nakano
    We... just go away, probably.
[17:09] Nakano
    If nothing else,
[17:10] Nakano
    I'm pretty sure being guided to a higher
    existence by super AI is nonsense.
[17:14] Teshigawara
    And if you think writing that down will
    help people, then by all means, go ahead.
[17:19] Teshigawara
    I believe in science, just like you.
[17:22] Teshigawara
    But there's more to life than science.
[17:26] Teshigawara
    And if science can't offer salvation,
[17:28] Teshigawara
    isn't it only human to seek
    it out somewhere else?
[17:41] Honda
    So, the head priestess avoided
    the argument and ran off, huh?
[17:46] Nakano
    Yes.
[17:47] Honda
    And what are her adherents like, anyway?
[17:51] Nakano
    A lot of them are on the older side.
[17:54] Nakano
    Some have lost people close to them.
    Others have serious illnesses.
[17:59] Nakano
    They all say that Teshigawara-san
    helps them find peace of mind.
[18:05] Honda
    So? You gonna write this thing?
[18:08] Nakano
    I am. And I'm gonna include it all.
[18:12] Honda
    Okay.
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[18:29] Sudo
    Teshigawara.
[18:30] Teshigawara
    What is it, Sudo-kun?
[18:33] Sudo
    If you want a way to stop the Humanoid
    brain from degrading over time,
[18:37] Sudo
    why not go back to your research,
    instead of doing all this?
[18:41] Teshigawara
    It's impossible to find a way around a
     Humanoid's preprogrammed death.
[18:47] Teshigawara
    It'd probably be easier to
    make normal humans immortal.
[18:51] Teshigawara
    Our deaths were designed by Michi.
[18:54] Teshigawara
    There's no getting around that.
[18:58] Teshigawara
    Are you worried about that
    article on my behalf?
[19:03] Teshigawara
    Still such a sweetheart.
[19:05] Teshigawara
    How's the old gang from college?
     Do you still see them?
[19:09] Sudo
    Yeah. With a job like this, we run
    into each other from time to time.
[19:14] Sudo
    Everyone's working hard,
[19:16] Sudo
    in their own ways.
[19:19] Teshigawara
    Sudo-kun.
[19:21] Teshigawara
    The things I'm doing... Do you think...
[19:28] Teshigawara
    Go ahead and begin, please.
[19:33] Teshigawara
    Michi could solve this all, you know...
[19:36] Teshigawara
    The despair I feel.
[19:38] Teshigawara
    And the mystery of what
    happened to your mother.
[20:00] Teshigawara
    If science can't offer salvation, isn't it
    only human to seek it out somewhere else?
[20:16] Nakano
    Dad.
SIGN    "So That's It! Understanding Life After Death" Publication
SIGN    Autographs from Teshigawara Utako-sensei
[20:25] Teshigawara
    Here you are.
[20:29] Wheelchair Girl
    Thank you so much!
[20:31] Teshigawara
    You're quite welcome.
[20:33] Mother
    Isn't that nice?
[20:34] Mother
    Come on.
[20:43] Nakano
    Can I get your autograph?
[20:50] Nakano
    Our souls being guided into
    the next life by super AI,
[20:55] Nakano
    which are higher-level existences...
[20:58] Nakano
    Is that what you honestly believe?
SIGN    Teshigawara
    Utako
[21:05] Teshigawara
    Yes, it is.
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    "So That's It! Understanding Life After Death"
    Aura Qualia Publishing
[21:30] Kaoru
    Got some complaints from the
    bigwigs for you today, Michi.
[21:34] Michi
    Okay.
[21:36] Kaoru
    Your self-upgrade program
    is way behind schedule.
[21:40] Michi
    That's true.
[21:42] Kaoru
    You don't sound worried.
[21:44] Kaoru
    It's because you keep rejecting the lineups
     they suggest for the review committee.
[21:51] Kaoru
    Is Sudo-kun really absolutely
    necessary for this?
[21:55] Michi
    Yes, absolutely.
[21:58] Kaoru
    Well, that's rough!
[22:00] Michi
    Could we arrange a deal?
[22:02] Kaoru
    What deal?
[22:05] Michi
    I'll provide Sudo-san with
    information he wants.
[22:08] Michi
    If I do, do you think
    he'll be more agreeable?
[22:13] Kaoru
    Yeah... I think so.
[22:16] Michi
    Then...
[22:19] Michi
    that solves the problem.
SIGN    Tu Fui
SIGN    Tu Fui