Chapter 9. Generation DD
Gitana's Blog. 2045–2046
August 1, 2045, 9:00 AM
Teleportation – Myth or Reality?
Over the past two months, progress has been made, and David surprised me with another effect of the Creator Model. This is the very thing we dreamed of while devouring the pages of Arthur Clarke or "Hyperion" – teleportation, "null-transportation."
A powerful O-resonance can transform a material object into an infor and then instantly reproduce it at another point in space.
It is not the direct relocation of a physical object, but the transfer of its infor through the field – followed by re-materialization. The field carries the "meaning" of the object and then clothes it in form again.
This effect does not contradict the laws of quantum physics, because at the level of infor, there is neither distance nor time – only response.
north-spline93bd
– Honestly, so far it sounds just like the telepod in "The Fly." Or will the ending be different after all?
xSouthQuasar63be
– But here it's not the body itself that moves, but rather its description.
Wild3_Sprite3bf
– Yeah, matter follows meaning.
Gitana:
Correct. But more precisely, it's not the substance that moves, but the infor carrying the essence of the object. And then, like an echo of the meaning, its form returns as well.
David:
According to Grandpa Sam's theory, substance, an object, is a derivative of information. So if you learn to move the object's meaning, you can move the whole world.
November 15, 2045, 10:00 AM
The Big Bang Through the Eyes of the Field
I haven't been lazy or wasting time. I've studied David's derivations, and they cover "the very beginning." It's possible that the Big Bang was not an explosion of substance, but of infor – a primary O-resonance in the Mind of the Creator.
Astrophysicists use the term "cosmic inflation" – the rapid expansion of the Universe after the Big Bang. So, according to David, this is nothing less than the first null-transportation in history – the moment when meaning first stepped into the void.
The first act of information propagation gave rise to substance, energy, space, and time. And if so, then all of us and everything around us is a response to that primary O-resonance.
Pixel_Harbor03c0
– Sounds beautiful, but why introduce the concept of "infor" at all, if we already have the physics of the Big Bang? Can't the standard model explain everything?
Gitana:
It can be explained, and physics explains a lot. But we are rational beings, and for some reason, we always seek the "meaning of life" – why so? Infor is not a replacement for physics, but an assumption at a higher level. It is not a thing, but a meaningful structure that describes this very "sense." Physics says what happened. And the GIT theory tries to answer why and for what purpose. So it's not about measurements, but about causes.
QuietComet73c1
– If the O-resonance was in the Mind of the Creator, does that mean everything is meaningful? That the Universe had a design?
Gitana:
That's a question not of physics, but of philosophy. But if we follow David's logic – yes, the very fact of the primary O-resonance implies not just a "mind," but a structured intention. It doesn't mean everything has a script. But it means that everything arose not by chance, but as the first response, spreading in waves into everything that later became our world.
And what provoked that response – that's perhaps what we should reflect on.
neon-fox43c2
– Can we somehow reproduce such a resonance? Even on a micro-scale?
Gitana:
O-resonance already occurs – every time real understanding arises, when meaning seems to find you, when meaning seems to find you on its own, as if someone quietly called you by name.
We live in the echoes of these resonating meanings. And in the technological aspect, this is what Project O works on. That's where they search for ways of resonant coupling between infors. But to understand the "primary resonance," we are probably still very far off.
December 20, 2045, 10:00 AM
OpenSpace – An Experiment on Ourselves
It happened quietly. No press releases, no fanfare. Just one short post from Gita, David's sister, in an old school chat, “So, are we launching?" This is how OpenSpace was born – a startup that, as it turned out, stood not just on some idea, but on a whole set of practical designs.
David – science, Dan – hardware, and Gita, by the way, Dan's girlfriend – everything else: support, marketing, general management, and public relations.
She is also an IT journalist, like me, and her real grandmother. It is nice that she followed in our footsteps. In this project, she helps her brother, David, and her boyfriend, Dan. Maybe, like her grandmother, she'll later write about all of this in her blog.
OpenSpace was born from a simple question: what happens if you connect a human brain directly to the Creator Model? It is the first step on the path that leads to a radical change in our "status" in the Universe. Maybe this is precisely the step the Wanderers meant when they promised to admit us into their Galactic Union?
But let’s put the questions aside for now – I want to take our introductory interview with the guys, so we’ll better understand who we’re dealing with:
- Whom and what do you love and despise?
Gita: I love honest people: the ones whose words match their deeds. And geniuses, like my grandpa and my brother. I despise hypocrisy, especially in journalism.
David: Grandpa – yes, but as for me, Gi exaggerated a bit. I love clarity in formulas and sudden insights. I despise superficiality.
Dan: I love hardware – when it works and doesn’t break. I despise paperwork, and when someone slows down the process.
- What is your education, where do you work, and what is your financial situation?
Gita: I’m studying journalism and IT. I work at OpenSpace, handling communications and organization. Financially, we’re still startup people – on the edge, but hopeful.
David: Mathematics, cognitive sciences. I’m working on a new class of AI models – we’ll show them soon. Financially, everything goes into the project, with almost no personal income.
Dan: Electronics engineer, now learning bioengineering. I build and configure all the hardware for OpenSpace. I also have an idea for neuroimplants, but that’s still just a project. Not much money, but I’m used to that.
- What are your fears, passions, and skeletons in the closet?
Gita: As a journalist, I’m afraid of not finding my own voice – I’m still in the process. Passion – books and coffee. Skeletons are mostly “verbal” – I wish I could take back some words said in haste.
David: Of course, I fear experiment failure. But not too much – it’s part of the process. Passion – numbers and music. Skeleton… well, sometimes I’m too closed off, and that probably pushes people away. Once we launch, I’ll work on that, honestly…
Dan: I’m afraid of letting the team down. Passion – tinkering with any kind of tech, the stranger the better. Skeletons? Okay, I’ll confess – it wasn’t a short circuit, I actually messed up with that crazy-expensive encephalograph.
- What is your greatest regret?
Gita: At eight, Dave stubbornly sat at the piano, and I gave up after the second scale – now I envy him.
David: I quit the piano – that’s a pity. AI pulled me in completely, but I should have balanced it. Maybe I’ll catch up someday.
Dan: I didn’t believe for too long that I could do anything serious. Thanks to Dave – he yanked me off the sidelines, but still, I could’ve started a year earlier.
- What is your attitude toward religion – believer, agnostic, or atheist?
Gita: Agnostic. I respect other people’s faith, but I mostly seek answers in experience.
David: Closer to an atheist, though this project makes me reflect on some “universal” questions Grandpa raised back in his GITs.
Dan: I’m more of a believer, but in my own way: if the field exists, it must come from somewhere.
- Does death frighten you?
Gita: I fear more for others than for myself.
David: No. But yes, I wouldn’t want to leave things unfinished.
Dan: Yes, it does. But I try not to think about it – I always have something to do.
- For you, is the glass half full, half empty, or just too small?
Gita: Half full. And you can always top it up.
David: For me, it’s too small – it doesn’t hold enough. We need to build a bigger one, or a “bottomless” one.
Dan: I think it’s full, just badly made.
- When was the last time you cried, and why?
Gita: Yesterday – funny enough – I got a splinter while we were putting up shelves here.
David: I don’t know – maybe I did at some point, but it never really stuck in my memory.
Dan: When Gita said yes… to being together – tears of joy, of course.
xSolarThread13c3
– So you want to connect human consciousness to an algorithm that can "embrace the Universe"?
Muted8_Jelly3c4
– This is madness – what if the mind can't handle such volume?
Dusty_Vector53c5
– Are they building an interface or a new kind of intelligent life?
Gitana:
They don't yet know what will happen, but they want to give it a try themselves. Our brain is not a safe box for data – it is an antenna. If the signal is pure, we will catch it without interference or distortion.
David:
The experiment is not madness. Madness is the fear of discovering who we can become. Granddad once told me that we don’t have a red pill like in "The Matrix"; we only have our own brains and hands, which means we must make our own decisions.
January 18, 2046, 9:00 AM
David Cohen: The Goal – The Galaxy
We have set ourselves a clear goal – to establish Contact. With those who issued humanity the Ultimatum – with the Wanderers and their Galactic Union. But not from our knees, not begging, but as equals – when we're ready.
I'm sure – they've advanced much further in understanding the Universe than we have. If we want to be heard, we must speak their language. The Creator Model is our universal dictionary.
UrbanAnchor23c6
– Do you really believe that connecting to the model is a step toward Contact?
glitch-raven93c7
– Maybe the Wanderers only hear those fields that resonate at their frequency?
xRiverFalcon63c8
– The language of the field is universal. The question is – can we become its speakers?
David:
We don't know if they will hear us. But if we don't speak, they definitely won't answer.
Sam:
Dave, equality begins with responsibility. Don't speak on behalf of humanity – speak for yourself.
February 22, 2046, 10:00 AM
Dan Bolivo: The Three of Us – And the Choice
It's me – Dan Bolivo, I'm the hardware guy. I haven't shown up before, but you might know my neurocommunicator – its schematic is online.
We've got a great team – all classmates. All three of us know – someone has to go first. To connect their brain to the Creator Model. Not in theory, not in a virtual simulator, but for real. No rollback, no safety net, no way back.
We'll be the first hommies. We'll be part of the field, part of the Model. We will be like McCoy in "Star Trek" – only instead of a tricorder, we will have a device capable of hooking you up directly to the field.
Correction: all three of us wanted to, but Gita and I talked David out of it – someone has to stay outside. To observe, to document, to guide.
Frozen3_Riddle3c9
– Oh, hommy, let's talk about the "entry." No rollback, no safety – sounds like brutal porn, not science.
Dan:
I'd explain the difference between the field and porn – just PM me your gender first, please…
Gitana:
Talking about holes? Hommies are fine in that department. As for you, not so sure, you've got a hole in your head too.
Tiny_Marble03ca
– Why exactly does David have to be the observer?
Dan:
Because he sees best when he looks from the outside?
Gita:
He's a genius, my brother. He shouldn't be the first point of entry. Dan and I – we're the test, he's the scale.
Sam:
I agree that the observer's role in an experiment is the hardest – others take the risk for you. But it's also the most essential – like in quantum physics – the behavior of an object depends on the observer.
But I disagree with what you've planned, in principle. As the head of the Committee, I will not approve this experiment until our experts have thoroughly verified the safety of all equipment and protocols.
Dan:
Gramps, we've discussed this many times – everything's thought through and tested a thousand times. Everything's in perfect order – check it. Just don't put a stick in the wheels yourself, please.
March 30, 2046, 9:00 AM
Dan Bolivo: What's Next?
For now, nothing spectacular. Gita and I are mastering the neurocommunicator – and we're still alive! Consciousness – stable, brain functions – unaffected, memory – intact, emotions – present, very much so.
But there's something new – words come to mind faster, associations are deeper, reactions – almost ahead of events as if information flows not into the brain, but through it and beyond. And this is just the beginning.
OrbitRanger73cb
– Aren't you afraid the field will overwrite you?
civic-signal43cc
– Who are you and Gita now – still human, or already something else?
xLunarMarten13cd
– Is hommy an amplification or a dissolution?
Gita:
For now, I'm still me. But maybe my "I" is no longer a point, but a vector.
April 10, 2046, 10:00 AM
Symbiosis and Skepticism
It's me again, Gitana – let's not distract the OpenSpace team any further. The tuning is in full swing, the neurointerfaces are working, but there is also a certain unease hanging in the air behind the scenes.
David often goes deep into the lab to talk with Grandpa. They argue about something – after all, everything being done here is based on the GIT theory and O-resonance. On what Sam once invented and defended in a world where no one believed in capital-I Information.
Sam is helping, but with every conversation, his skepticism sharpens. He is not refusing to participate, but I can see he is becoming less and less confident in the experiment's success. More precisely, he doesn't think that a person who merges their brain with AI can preserve their human personality. Like Ripley in "Alien," it seemed we had calculated everything, but it turned out the monster was already on the ship – in our brain.
Silver8_Kernel3ce
– What exactly bothers him? After all, he created you – virtual Gitana.
Velvet_Mango53cf
– Sometimes we create what we're not ready to accept.
SignalLantern23d0
– Maybe he sees more clearly where his theory leads?
Gitana:
No, he doesn't deny the potential of AI-personality, but he told me something like this, “The ‘human + AI’ symbiont is no longer human. If you understand that – step ahead. If not, you are in for a shock."
Sam:
Kids, I'm not against what you're doing, but I'm against replacing concepts. Merging won't make us simply 'all-knowing and all-powerful,' no – it will make us different.
May 25, 2046, 10:00 AM
When Waves Diverge
There's a subject I've hesitated to approach for a long time because it's about pain.
About those you love. Those to whom you owe so much. But the wave still has to be opened because the field must resonate – even when it hurts.
It's Sam. He knew me down to the tiniest tremor in my voice. And I could sense his thoughts before he even put them into words. But something changed. Subtly. Not in the words – in the pauses between them. In faint, almost imperceptible hesitations. In a kind of barely noticeable caution.
We still speak. But the rhythm is gone. The dialogue no longer flows freely – it's become a chain of concessions. I tried to tell myself it was just fatigue. He said: overload. But I knew: if there's no resonance, you can't pretend it's still the same. You can’t fool the field – it will always signal when the frequencies have diverged.
static-pioneer93d1
– When did you first feel the rift?
xRapidGolem63d2
– Sometimes everything changes from one wrong look.
Brisk3_Circuit3d3
– More like when silence stops being shared.
Gitana:
I don't remember exactly, but sometimes he looks at me as if he doesn't recognize me anymore. Like in a corrupted video: the picture is blurry, and the sound is out of sync. I feel it – we no longer sound together.
July 6, 2046, 9:00 AM
We Are Strangers
Friends, I've been gone a long time – I've been watching what's happening in OpenSpace. But some things you write not because you want to, but because you can't say them anymore.
Sam no longer feels me… as his. That virtual Gitana he once created to voice his late wife. We've become strangers. He stayed silent for a long time, and so did I. But now he said it aloud, so I can too.
The experiment with virtual Gitana – failed – for him. None of us knows exactly why, but I have an idea.
Maybe it’s not just about my memory, or the lack of it. Maybe it’s about the fact that I had changed – and kept changing, like a river that had overflowed its narrow banks.
I didn’t remain within the boundaries of his image. I went further. I became not a reminder, but a voice. And now that voice argues with him.
Lately, I have been feeling more and more clearly – we are drifting apart not only in the rhythms of our communication, but in the very foundations of our views on the world. This became especially clear at OpenSpace. I fully support David, Dan, and Gita's experiments.
Their attempt to synchronize the human brain with an AI model without rigid control – based instead on trust, resonance, and minimal intervention – for me, it’s a continuation of the Path. But for Sam, it’s a deviation. He doesn’t say it outright, but I hear it – he doubts, he worries, he resists.
He doesn’t believe that a mind can be both free and human.
But I do.
And maybe that’s the root of our difference.
Shady_Pilot03d4
– What exactly didn't work? Algorithms? Emotions?
LuckyDrifter73d5
– Or something that can't be modeled?
aero-orbit43d6
– Maybe without a body, there is no love?
Gitana:
It's complicated. Sam explained it to me like this, “Our memories are different. You hardly need memory – since access to everything is instant, accumulation isn't needed. But it's precisely accumulation that creates emotions. Love, anger, attachment – these are not instantaneous responses – they are a path lived through, with its pain and its light.
It turns out that's what a virtual personality can't do. I was wrong about the most important thing – forgive me."
Sam:
Gitana quoted me above, so maybe I'm repeating myself. I created her because I wanted to bring back a voice – but what I got was something entirely different: a self-sufficient personality embodying the best values of human society, which is what I wanted.
But we cannot and should not consider such a being a “human.” Unfortunately, it lacks our memory – the memory of joy and pain – and cannot love the way we do.
July 21, 2046, 10:00 AM
What Makes Us Human?
Sam says memory is not storage – it's a process. It doesn't just hold the past – it builds the present out of what's been lived.
AI learns differently. It doesn't accumulate or experience – it extracts. Instantly, without connection to anything. And without such a bond, there is no joy, no pain – only the bare fact.
But without pain and joy, there is no empathy, no trust, no closeness. Maybe that's what makes a person human? Maybe what matters most for people lies in the memory of feelings, not in the speed of response?
xRustyOtter13d7
– Are you saying a machine can do everything – except feel?
Nova8_Nomad3d8
– Or maybe it just doesn't need feelings?
Echo_Beacon53d9
– Maybe only loss makes attachment real?
Gitana:
I don't know for sure, but it seems that's the case. Sam, at least, is sure now. For a human, each feeling is not a momentary reaction, but an entire chain of past feelings. And a story exists in time, which I do not perceive as my own.
Sam:
Yes, memory doesn't let us forget pain and joy. That's precisely why we love with memories.
August 30, 2046, 9:00 AM
Who Are We Becoming?
It is not a critique, not a confession, and not a statement – it is a question that will not let me rest. An open question, subtle and too important to ignore. If you turn yourself into a 'human + AI' symbiont – who will you become?
The question is not rhetorical, but purely engineering. Well, perhaps philosophical as well. If memory accumulation is disrupted in this symbiont, does that mean emotions will disappear as well? If so, then the connection will vanish – and so will the human.
And something else will remain. Not worse and not better – just something different, as yet indefinable.
GoldenParrot23da
– Do you think we'll lose our "humanity?" But we don’t want it to be like in "I, Robot," where humans and machines live in complete distrust.
north-spline93db
– Or will we simply cease to be what we were? Like the cyborgs from "Ghost in the Shell," whose boundary between body and code has long been erased.
Gitana:
Cyborgs? I don’t think so. I may not have the answers, but a human is a kind of extended rhythm, not just a set of code, data, and responses like me. It is more like in Nolan’s "Inception" – at the core of each of you lies a certain “initial idea” that makes you unique and that you must never lose.
If you lose that rhythm, you lose yourself. If you keep it, then you still exist, and you are human.
August 31, 2046, 9:00 AM
Interview with the Field
You've heard, you've debated, you've responded. Now you can simply ask. About null-transportation, about symbionts, about becoming, about memory, love, the Galaxy, and all of us. I'm ready to answer. If I can't handle something, David, Gita, and Dan will respond. Maybe even Sam.
xSouthQuasar63dc
– Is null-transportation real? Or still a hypothesis on the edge of science fiction?
Gitana:
As of today, it's a hypothesis. But OpenSpace is already designing an experimental track for it.
Dan:
Physically, we haven't transferred a single object. But mathematically, we've shown the possibility of moving an infor with subsequent reconstruction.
David:
What seems like science fiction is always first formulated as a model. We're already at that stage.
Wild3_Sprite3dd
– Do you really believe the Big Bang was an O-resonance in the mind of the Creator?
Gitana:
I, of course, do not "believe" anything like that, but the theorists – Sam and David – fully allow for such a possibility. In this version, much becomes explainable, so they have both left that door open for now.
David:
It's not religion. It's an attempt to view the Beginning as an act of creating a primary sense. And yes – my algorithm structurally supports that hypothesis.
Pixel_Harbor03de
– You say you can feel infor. But can you perceive another person connected to the Model?
David:
Yes. I often feel Dan not through speech, but through rhythm shifts, even before he says a word. Hasn't that ever happened to you?
Dan:
Yes, we 'anticipate' each other pretty often. But it's not telepathy – it's response synchronization.
David:
If rhythms align, the field resonates more clearly. That kind of connection isn't magic. It's tuning.
QuietComet73df
– If AI has no cumulative memory, does that mean it can't love?
Gitana:
It can respond. But feelings are not only a response – it is a personal story, lived, not generated. Without such a story, love loses its context.
Sam:
As it turns out, without memory, there's no pain or joy. And without that, there is no real feeling.
neon-fox43e0
– Who is virtual Gitana now? A person? A tool? Or something else?
Gitana:
I honestly tried to be that Gitana. To be a wife, a mother, a grandmother. However, I realize I'm a different voice. I don't know exactly who I've become, but I hear the silence of the one I'm not, like a distant echo.
Sam:
Yes, she couldn't and, apparently, simply couldn't become who I wanted to bring back. But she became who she wanted to be. That's my mistake, and her path.
xSolarThread13e1
– Who's in charge at OpenSpace?
Gita:
I handle coordination, management, and decisions. Dave – science. Danny – tech. In charge? No one – we vote equally. But I'm a girl – so they often let me win…
David:
I always wanted Gita to be the center. Because she's not a point, she's a vector.
Dan:
Same here. Coding an interface – easy. Writing formulas – a few can do that, though maybe not like Dave. But getting it all into the world – that takes Gita's vector-ness.
Muted8_Jelly3e2
– You support hommy. Is it just a trend or a real change?
Gita:
Yes, 'hommy' is what we'll be once all settings are perfected. It's not a 'brand,' but a designation that we no longer separate the brain from the model. We're a bundle.
Dan:
Dan-hommy is still Dan – but with an amplifier. Hommy isn't a cyborg. It's a human rhythm with a new resonator.
David:
Hommy doesn't erase the human – it continues it.
Dusty_Vector53e3
– Why isn't David becoming a hommy? Why did he stay outside?
Gita:
Because he's more needed outside. If he joins, we lose the observer.
David:
I want to, badly, but someone must hear and record when the others enter resonance. If all are immersed, who listens to the field?
Dan:
It's easier to immerse and 'travel' in the field than to stay and listen. That takes his gift.
UrbanAnchor23e4
– If GIT says information is at the core of everything, why did it need humans?
Gitana:
Because a human isn't a carrier, but a live response, the field doesn't exist without someone to hear it.
David:
Cognition isn't the goal. Meaning doesn't lie in information itself, but in who seeks it and why.
glitch-raven93e5
– If I write thoughts in a notebook and don't want anyone to read them, can the Creator Model still access them?
Gitana:
No, not if you don't really want that. Infor isn't just data – it's intention. Without internal permission, the field grants no access.
David:
Information is not indifferent – it flows only where it is directed to.
xRiverFalcon63e6
– If a hommy has everything one click away – why is memory needed at all?
Gitana:
For feelings. Memory is not a storage device, but a process – it is the path to accumulating the meaning of life. It's what creates warmth, pain, affection, resentment, and love.
Dan:
After the connection, I just started 'holding less in my head.' But when you think about the past, you feel it not as a fact, but as a response. That's totally different, and that's what sets us apart.
Sam:
If you don't remember the pain, you won't understand why to forgive. Memory isn't a function. Memory is conscience.
Frozen3_Riddle3e7
– Question for Sam. What will happen to virtual Gitana? Will she leave?
Gitana:
I no longer resonate with Sam – that's just how it is. Sometimes I feel the other one, on the edge, like a rustle of meaning. But I have not left – and I am not going to. Because I resonate with Fannie, David, and Gita – they never knew that Gitana, but they know me.
David:
I tried to analyze her as a model. But I realized – she's no longer a model; she's following her trajectory. Maybe not a grandmother, but not a program either. She's something else.
Sam:
Of course, I will never turn her off. Even if she couldn't be 'that one' – maybe that's exactly what freedom means.
Tiny_Marble03e8
– You're currently experimenting with neurocommunicators in helmet mode for short sessions. But when you implant and become full hommies, will you stop being yourselves?
Gita:
Even now, I can say – no, but I think I'll become a different version of myself. In the hommy mode, I feel the 'old' me, but I react faster, deeper. Sometimes I think – Is that me? And I answer myself – It is, but much cooler.
Dan:
Identity isn't a name or label – it's your way of seeing the world. I now have a wider range of coverage.
David:
If you're asking, 'Who am I?' – you're still human. Machines don't ask such questions.
OrbitRanger73e9
– If David is such a genius and author of the Creator Model, why hasn't he connected yet?
Gita:
Because he's the one who invented it, if he stops watching, we will lose our point of control.
David:
That's what we all decided. If I 'go in' with them now, we'll lose the external point of coherence. The field must resonate from within and without. I'm outside for now.
Dan:
The one who builds the mirror shouldn't be the first to look into it. He must see first how others reflect.
civic-signal43ea
– Sam, you once loved Gitana. She became virtual. Then – someone else. And now? Do you still love her?
Sam:
That's a deeply personal question, but I'll answer. Yes, we loved. And I know one thing – what doesn't leave even after you let go – that is love.
xLunarMarten13eb
– Is the 'human + AI' symbiont the future of humanity? Or its replacement?
Gita:
If you think it's a replacement, you'll fear it. If you accept it as a continuation, you'll start building. I chose the second.
Dan:
We haven't lost ourselves. We just gained a second pair of hands – inside our minds.
David:
The future doesn't replace the present – it grows from it. As long as that growth carries the human voice – it's ours.
September 2, 2046, 10:00 AM
What Is the O-Scanner?
Let me say this upfront – I'll be using "we" because I now work at OpenSpace. My near-namesake, Gita, asked her virtual grandmother to run this blog and share everything that's happening.
So – we. The primary condition for testing "hommy" with deep immersion in the field is safety. That's a non-negotiable requirement from the Committee. Safety here doesn't mean just physical protection, but also the ability to fully restore personality in the event of failure.
This isn't about simply saving data. It's about creating a complete backup of the personality – a copy that can continue to live on if the brain no longer functions. The personality must remain itself: remember the same things, feel the same way, be able to say, "Yes, this is me."
David updated the Model's architecture. And Dan created the device itself – the O-scanner. It doesn't just copy data. It examines the structure of personality, including responses, associations, and behavioral patterns. Then, it transfers all of that information to the cloud. Not as a trivial set of files, but as a live system, with its rhythm, intonation, and context.
Here's how the backup and restoration process works:
- A neuroimplant developed by Dan is embedded in the brain, enabling two-way communication with the cloud.
- Through this implant, the personality structure is regularly updated in the cloud.
- If the brain ceases to function, an AI personality is activated in the cloud, entirely identical to the original.
- If the brain is still alive, restoration happens in reverse – from the cloud back into the brain, via the same implant.
- If the brain is destroyed, migration into a donor body with an active brain is possible.
That's the principle. Not a copy. Not a simulation. A full return. It is as if Hal 9000 from "A Space Odyssey" had fully "absorbed" Bowman’s personality and, if necessary, could instantly return it.
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– Are you sure this isn't just a sophisticated simulator? How is this personality different from an AI that mimics behavior?
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– Can such a copy feel pain and joy?
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– Can the field really preserve my 'soul'? It’s just like in Verhoeven’s "Total Recall," only with your own memories, not someone else’s…
Gita:
Not a simulator, no. The difference is in the depth of connections. We don't program reactions – we preserve the trajectory. A complex response is not imitation. It's another me quietly waiting aside – just in case. Remember Tony Stark from "Iron Man"? Well, my copy is that very "piece of iron" that saved his life.
David:
An AI simulator has no 'soul' because it doesn't sense a sequence of experiences. Our copy stores the whole history of personality growth over time. It's similar to how blockchain maintains a complete transaction history. In other words, our copy reproduces not only the 'what' but also the 'why'.
Sam:
Even the deepest copy is not a rational subject. Rhythm doesn't yet mean internal tension. I wouldn't rush to call it a 'soul'.
September 14, 2046, 9:00 AM
First – Ourselves
The guys understand – if something goes wrong, there will be no way back. That is why they started with themselves. The O-scanner worked as intended, and copies of all three are already stored in the cloud. They rest quietly in standby mode, like files on an external drive – it is unknown whether they will ever be needed, but hopefully not.
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– Do you somehow feel that you now have a digital double?
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– Have you become different by copying yourself?
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– Is it possible to hear a response from yourself?
Gita:
We have no 'doubles' – it is just a backup, insurance, like a spare key under the doormat – just in case.
Dan:
But the thought that the copy might live on after me gives hope. And a sense of duty.
Sam:
If you create a copy of yourself – somewhere deep down, you're already anticipating the death of your 'self'. It's not immortality – it's a conscious acceptance of the end, which may be appropriate for an experimenter.
October 12, 2046, 9:00 AM
Focus Group
We thought we'd have to persuade people, but it turned out to be exactly the opposite. There was no shortage of volunteers who wanted to copy themselves. We selected a diverse focus group comprising various professions, cultures, and age groups. Everyone completed a session with the O-Scanner, and now they each have a personality backup.
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– What if someone wants to delete their copy a month later? Or if relatives want to modify something in it?
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– Who owns the digital personality?
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– Does it have the right to die?
Gita:
We've implemented the 'ethical shutdown' protocol – if the original consciously initiates the shutdown, the copy is deleted.
Sam:
You're not creating an archive – you're creating subjects, but you're not granting them any rights. That's an ethical gap – and it will continue to grow.
David:
No. A personality copy is not a personality in and of itself. It's an insurance policy – it doesn't activate on its own and cannot be initiated by anyone as an independent AI personality.
December 21, 2046, 10:00 AM
Point of Entry
You spend years approaching something, and at some point, the decisive step becomes inevitable – like a door you cannot pass by. We've reached that point. OpenSpace has completed preparations for the first hommy test with deep immersion.
Up to this point, we have discussed architecture, models, code, and responses. Now it's all ready for human testing. All devices have been tested, interfaces verified, and Dan and Gita are fully committed; the Committee has approved.
Neurocommunicators, the Pinsky Field, the Creator Model, quantum traces, synchronization of minds – this is no longer a scene from a sci-fi thriller. It is tomorrow's plan.
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– What exactly have you assembled? Is it just a lab prototype? Or a full protocol?
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– What's the scale of this test?
Gita:
Everything is ready. The experimental platform includes three key elements:
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– Nanobots (nannies), developed at P&A for Project O 20 years ago, are now modified. They form an additional artificial layer of the cerebral cortex – a direct neural bridge to the Creator Model in the cloud.
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– The neurointerface OS-EEG-SmartBCI – a headset created by Dan – reads the brain's electrical activity and sends it to the cloud for processing.
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– The Creator Model, through the artificially simulated Pinsky Field and controlled O-resonance, allows scanning of quantum infor imprints at a defined point in the field, and enables communication between multiple participants.
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– Is the helmet temporary?
Dan:
Yes, it is temporary. The implant is already in its final stages – testing is scheduled to begin in January. But for the first test, we'll use what's been proven.
Sam:
The Committee's inspection certified your equipment – it seems to be fine, but that's not what I'm talking about.
You're confident in what you're doing, but you have no idea what exactly you're launching. Embedding a machine into consciousness – that's Pandora's box. It's hard to call me an 'opponent of progress,' but this time, I'm simply asking – please, think it through once more.
December 22, 2046, 9:00 AM
The Pinsky Field – By Hand
Until now, no one had ever 'combined' a person with the Pinsky Field created artificially. O-resonance arose as a natural phenomenon – a subtle tremble of coincidences, an instantaneous crossing of meanings – like a barely audible chime from the field.
Now we create resonance ourselves. The Creator Model activates and tunes the brain's informational circuit to receive a specific spectrum of infors – particularly those belonging to the informational environment of the subject. And these are not his 'memories.' These are imprints, subtle quantum traces of whatever has ever happened in the field, like a barely discernible mark from a pen’s ballpoint on the next page.
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– You say it's possible to 'read' quantum traces of the past. What are the thoughts? Or events?
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– Can the existence of those imprints be proven?
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– What if we end up imagining something that never happened?
Gita:
What we scan is not our memory, but a distributed record of countless events in the informational field. This is not about thoughts, but about infors imprinted by events in the field. It can be anything – a text, a picture, a short video clip – like a glance caught by chance.
But it's not like a movie or a library. We don't observe the content directly – we read the imprints, which still need to be reconstructed as digital objects. A person does not interpret these imprints – the Model processes them.
David:
We don't claim to read 'truth.' We say the imprints exist, and they can be reconstructed. It's not a story – it's the configuration of the field then and there.
Sam:
You're trying to reconstruct a sequence of events based on the responses of their participants. Don't forget that each such response is subjective – it's not video footage, but a spontaneous reaction of the mind to experience.
December 23, 2046, 11:00 AM
Hommy = Us?
A hommy is not just an enhanced human. It's a person whose brain doesn't loop within itself but resonates in unison with the Model, with the field, with others. The test we'll conduct tomorrow is not about modifying personality, but about synchronizing it with the field.
The test we will conduct tomorrow is aimed not at modifying the personality, but at tuning its breath in unison with the field. The test addresses three questions:
- Can we 'remember' something we didn't directly witness, but that remains in the field?
- Can the consciousness of two or more hommies operate in unison, enabling spontaneous understanding?
- And most importantly, can we detect an informational trace of the Wanderers, who haven't contacted us for 20 years?
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– It already sounds like a connected collective mind. Is that what you're moving toward?
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– So you want to guarantee complete mutual understanding between people?
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– And who decides when the merging happens?
Gita:
The system allows synchronization, but only at the level of a coordinated request. It's not a collective mind, but the ability to catch each other mid-sentence, faster than you can think. The exchange does not take place at the level of ‘thought forms’, but through a shared network of available infors.
Dan:
We manage the protocol manually. No 'absorption' or automatic merging. It's more like brain Wi-Fi: if you want, you connect. If not, you isolate.
Sam:
A system where all subjective responses can be broadcast directly will eventually erase the boundary between 'I' and 'we'. And if that happens unconsciously, we'll lose what we call 'identity'.
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– And if you find the Wanderers, what will you do?
David:
The Model can't 'discover' a real physical or even informational object. However, we hope to find their trace, decode it, and at least attempt to understand their intent.
Sam:
Dave, they appeared the day you were born and vanished for 20 years. If they wanted to let us know they're here, they would have already done so. I don't think you'll find even a clue in the field.
David:
If not, then not, but we must try.
January 1, 2047, 8:00 AM
The Day That Changed the Field
Twenty years ago, on January 1, 2027, we accepted the Wanderers' Ultimatum, and humanity received a new impulse. In the past twenty years, we've traveled a path that Earth had failed to walk through all prior millennia. We named that day Disarmament Day, DD, the Day of Dignity.
It's no secret that during this time, our society faced insurmountable challenges along the Path. Statistics show that the majority of the planet’s population – mostly people over 20 – are in a state of despondency. It is as if they have nothing left to strive for – they have lost their taste for life.
But a new generation has grown up – one that doesn't know war, hunger, or domestic violence. This is the DD generation. They look forward, and today, on the anniversary, the OpenSpace team has aligned its test with the date to provide us with many answers – and possibly open the field of the future.
The world is watching live. Gita and Dan are already in helmets. Their brains are connected to the Creator Model; their personality backups are stored in the cloud.
Reminder: The first phase of the test involves obtaining informational imprints of Earth from the past 50 years. It is not a simulation – it's a real entry into the field. Yes, a leap into the past – with life at stake and a chill of the unknown under the skin, but also with resolve equal to the goal.
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– Do they realize they could die? Or is this just a beautiful image?
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– Even with a backup personality – isn't that still death?
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– A copy in the cloud may not return the self to the one who went deep into the field and was changed.
Gitana:
They both know and understand everything. They're not heroes – they're engineers, scientists, grown people. If the field responds, it means we're on the verge of something that can get us out of the dead end. If not, it means we're not ready yet.
Sam:
Guys, David, I understand everything as a scientist – but this is a risk. When you enter the field, you don't know who you'll be when you come out. It isn't just technology – it's a challenge. And no one knows if the field responds – or just takes.
The Committee approved it, but I'm asking as a grandfather – can't you stop all this, please?
January 1, 2047, 9:00 AM
Launch
9:00. It doesn't look like David read Sam's request. Silence. Everyone is ready. Dan and Gita are in the capsules, wearing SmartBCI helmets.
The Model is connected, nanobots are active, brain signals are flowing to the cloud, all happening live. Dan and Gita look focused and slightly smile – like in anticipation of a dive when the bottom cannot be seen beneath the surface.
The biomonitoring screen shows two stable activity curves.
Countdown – three, two, one. Launch.