475 GHOST IN THE SHELL
After exiting the game, Lin Chi left the game warehouse, first checked his phone, confirmed that there was no new information worth caring about, and then leaned lazily on the sofa and pressed the switch of the remote control on the coffee table.
The air in front of the wall opposite the sofa suddenly twisted, and a holographic projection appeared. A short-haired beauty anchor in gray professional suit stood in Lin Chi's bedroom, conducting today's news report in a gentle and calm tone:
"Dear viewers, welcome to "Information News Express". Today's main content is..."
The mailbox-shaped housekeeping robot slid across the floor and handed Lin Chi a bottle of Coke. The "old salted fish" leaning against the sofa squinted his eyes and stared at the projection of the TV.
Even after he started the "Extreme State" and fought with the Blood Blade, who was also a pioneer, he was still exhausted and directly entered a weak state.
Lin Chi has to say that the combat power of Blood Blade is amazingly strong. Even if he did not let the water out in the end, the winner of that duel is likely to be Blood Blade.
However, for that cruel murderer, "Sword Blade" without pain will be even more difficult to play...
Thinking of this, Lin Chi picked up the Coke and took a sip, focusing his eyes on the breast of the female anchor who seemed to be in the living room... After two seconds, he decisively moved to the woman's face.
"Today's headlines, a joint research institution composed of fifteen countries, have successfully created a replaceable artificial heart, marking a new stage in the research of artificial organs."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Lin Chi stared at the holographic projection in the living room with great interest. What appeared in his sight was a laboratory with white walls. Some staff members in blue clothes were walking around behind him, not knowing what they were doing.
With the advancement of technology, brain-computer interfaces, which were previously only appeared in science fiction novels, were already civilized five years ago. Artificial organs that began to be developed at the same time as brain-computer interfaces are also beginning to enter people's lives.
As far as Lin Chi knows, transplants of artificial liver, kidneys, lungs and some other organs can be provided in large hospitals today.
Unlike the inferior products that were used to be used for hundreds of days, now artificial organs can be used for tens of thousands of days, and even if the owner dies, they are still operating normally.
As artificial organs began to be used, the threat brought by cancer that once plagued humans for many years began to gradually become smaller. Even if the organs are completely removed, the replaced artificial organs can complete the operation of the original organs. People have also found new treatment methods for spreading cancer cells-
Just as I thought of this, the words spoken by the somewhat bald middle-aged man in the projection interrupted Lin Chi's thoughts:
"We have created high-standard artificial hearts and completed experiments on orangutans. The survival rate of orangutans with artificial heart transplants has reached 100%, and there are no adverse reactions." The man said in English, and Chinese subtitles automatically appeared in the air.
"When will this artificial heart be officially put into use?" asked the female reporter in English.
“Even if it is confirmed that safety is still possible, we still need to conduct a series of tests before we can start installing artificial hearts on human volunteers,” the researcher explained. “Since the heart is one of the most important organs in humans, testing in this regard will be very strict.”
While speaking, the lens was transferred to a dark red irregular spherical object. The thing placed in the tray connected to the plastic "blood vessels" was obviously an artificial heart created by the R&D team.
"Ha..." Lin Chi laughed.
As scholars said before, the speed of human science and technology development is not a linear growth, but an exponential surge. The progress of human science and technology level can be said to be changing with each passing day. If it were ten years ago, he could not imagine the level of technology today.
In 2035, ordinary mobile phones in people's hands will be faster than IBM's supercomputer in 2025. High-standard artificial organs that were once thought to be unable to be manufactured within 50 years have also begun to be transplanted to patients' bodies, saving many lives.
——Now the artificial heart is about to be officially released. At this rate, perhaps in another ten years, many critically ill patients lying in the hospital will become half-human and half-mechanical "transformed people".
The researcher in the projection talked with pride in his voice: "Our research team is composed of technical elites from China, the United States, Russia, the European Union and many other countries. Although safety tests are still being conducted, I can proudly say that when artificial hearts are mass-produced, combined with the artificial blood vessel and blood dredging technology that has been launched, humans may be able to completely bid farewell to all cardiovascular diseases."
"At that time, 'killers' such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and sudden cardiac death will all become old legends!"
Listening to the man's passionate speech, Lin Chi took another sip of Coke and muttered: "In a few years, human beings should live forever..."
——Full mechanization of the body and uploading consciousness to an absolutely safe server is indeed one of the research directions of modern technology. In fact, these artificial organs that can operate for a long time can also be regarded as products that emerged in this research direction.
If things are the same as Lin Chi thought, it goes without saying what the development team, which burns hundreds of billions of dollars a year, will do next:
"What is your next research project after completing the artificial heart?" asked the reporter.
The researcher standing next to the tray glanced at the artificial heart next to him, raised his head and looked at Lin Chi, who was leaning on the sofa, with excitement flashing in his eyes:
"When the artificial heart project is over, what we are going to start is the final topic of this research group - the production of artificial brain!"
"Now, some of the people in the research team are reverse engineering the human brain to study how the brain works. At the beginning of the artificial brain project, we will devote ourselves to this research and give the final gift for human 'evolution'!"
"Aren't you worried about ethical and moral issues?" asked the reporter.
"We are not simply and roughly replacing the human brain, but completely 'uploading' human thinking and memory into the artificial brain. This project may take a long time. We will do our best to complete it as soon as possible." The researcher completely ignored the reporter's problems, as if he was in a state of fanaticism.
——This guy is like the "mad scientist" in the novel...
Thinking of this, Lin Chi sighed and put down the empty can in his hand.
Chapter completed!