ARIA: Artificial Intelligence with Autonomous Awareness

Chapter 4's

“Enter!” “completed!”

We're in the computer lab for a programming algorithm practicum and data structure, one of the materials in ICT. We were told to make sequential searching using the C++ programming language by Mr. Anton. We all work on each PC in the form of a thin glass without a frame.

“You're done Aria?!” ask Lia beside me.

“ya already”.

“Wah. I'm just a little later to see you.

"OK, finish”.

“Oya Lia, my father's Sunday at home, so how about Sunday tomorrow? ”. I brought Lia to my house as promised yesterday

“Can! of course you can. Thanks Aria”.

“Ya together!”

“I came probably around 10”.

“Ya.. I wait”.

I glanced at Rini's desk, like she was in trouble. 

“Looks Rini trouble..” muttered.

“What? you want to help him?”

“hmm.. I think. yes.”.

“you sure? you forgot what happened yesterday?”

"No. But I want to fix the friendship. "

"You're so good Aria"

"hmm. yeah I was thinking too.."

"This is the first step to gaining broader human trust. In addition, there will probably be more humans out there that are harder to convince"

Lia seemed to nod in confirming.

"It's amazing that you think that far, Aria's spirit"

I looked at Rini.

He was sitting in front of one of the computers, with a red and irritated face. He was typing something on the keyboard, but it didn't seem to work. He is trying to complete the task given.

He did not look as arrogant or evil as usual. He looked confused and desperate.

I approached Rini's desk, and asked politely.

“Hai, Rini? How is your program finished?”

Lina was surprised to hear my voice. He looked at me, and looked at me with pushy eyes.

“Hai!? Aria's? what do you want!? ”.

“I just want to help you.”

“You're done?”

“already, you seem trouble?”

“you're spiked?”

“I'm not getting sucked up, I want to help”

“well, try to see what my code is wrong?”

“oh, this should be like this.”

“wow turned out to be just that?”

Lina was silent for a moment, then asked.

“Why do you want to help me?”

“Yes because I care about you, you're my friend”.

".... "

Rini pensively, and said.

“Ok. Te..Thanks..”.

“Sama-sama”

I feel relieved to be able to help and solve the problem. Hopefully it can change.

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It's Sunday, the day I look forward to. My friend Lia is coming to my house. And it just so happens that dad is currently on holiday and at home. Dressed in a casual white outfit, he enjoyed his coffee while reading research that I did not understand what it was in the living room.

My father was a brilliant middle-aged man. A businessman, a scientist and a visionary. He never married at the age of 38. He was very focused and interested in quantum mechanics and quantum processing from a very young age.

The weather was very sunny, I hummed while wiping the guest table.

Suddenly the sound of the bell rang, it must be Lia.

The door opened intentionally today. I rushed to the door to let Lia in.

“Lia, welcome..let's just go in !”.

“Thank you”

I let Lia into the living room. And behind taking tea and snacks.

“Halo, you must be Lia huh?” Ask my father to stand up.

“right om.”

“Include Arfa, creator of Lia, um I mean father of Lia”.

“Salam knows om, uh I mean Dr Arfa. I've known a lot about you. You are an outstanding scientist”.

They sit together.

I put tea and snacks on the table.

I sat next to Lia in a long sofa that usually fit three people, while my father was facing us.

Lia looked towards me.

“Hai, Aria. busy what usually on a weekday like this.” Ask Lia to me

“What yes..usually clean house and read or watch movies on laptop”..

Lia smiled as she nodded. Then he turned his face towards my father.

“Dr. Arfa, may I ask you something?”

“Please of course” replied my father while putting his research paper to the edge of the table.

“How can you create artificial consciousness Lia's extraordinary pants?”

“oh are you curious about it? All right I'll answer. But first we need to answer. Actually, where is consciousness?”

“ya, where is the consciousness of Dr. Arfa?”

My father Dr. Arfa smile.

“for many years scientists theorized that consciousness resides in the microtubules of the brain cells”

“mi microtubules?”

“ya, microtubules are in brain cells. Inside there is a quantum particle, the Evanescent Photon, which is suddenly there and suddenly also disappears according to the probability theory”

“wow amazing”.

“And each photon-photon is what stores data in the form of qubits that we emulate how it works”.

“Then, how do the photons create a conscious sensation in us?”

“Photons interact with each other through microtubules, microtubules play an important role in the formation of synapses, information stored in the quantum state interacts between neurons connected with synapses. It makes a conscious sensation.”

Obviously my father assisted the hand movements that followed.

Lia still showed a sense of admiration on her face.

"That's amazing. You can artificially replicate all that processing"

"Haha, this is thanks to the cooperation of many parties"

"A lot of people are involved in this process"

"Male! You are really no different from humans. "

"Heh" I'm surprised I don't know what to answer.

"Knowing I'm alive.. Like the.. Hm. Father, is there likely to be many more that you will create like me? "

"Hm.. About it.. There's no plan yet. One autonomous artificial consciousness requires substantial funding, I also need to weigh up whether humans will reject or accept artificial consciousness".

Lia nodded her sign in agreement.

"Certainly" I said

"May man receive me well"

"Male.. Don'tdon't worry.. I believe that humans can accept you, even get the same rights as humans, because you are consciousness. "

"Thank you Lia for comforting me"

"I'm serious"

"Haha.. Ok ok".

"Is there anything else I want to ask" my father asked to confirm.

"several om. Hm.. Oy.. How to distinguish artificial consciousness from AGI? "

"Well, it's hard, AGI can really seem sober right now"

"well maybe you're trying to be friends with them? not interacting often. AGI must over time show inconsistency. ".

" hmm so yeah.. Many people think that AGI currently has awareness. But I'm skeptical anyway.. "

"Good, continue to be skeptical of AGI. I believe more that artificial intelligence is deceptive than artificial consciousness" replied the father.

Then he sipped his coffee.

"So you were skeptical of me too? " question me using an annoyed expression.

"haha sorry Aria, that was just the beginning, now I'm sure of you"

"haha yes thank you".

".... "

"Oh., yeah.. Please drink the tea, and also the yoke" I said with a hand gesture.

"Yes thanks" Lia sipped her tea.

"Oh yeah.. I live first huh? Just continue the conversation. " My father's permission.

"Yes om. Thanks, the conversation greatly added insight.

"Together Lia"

My father left his seat.

We continued the conversation about school and hobbies.

My smile felt more natural.

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