Chapter 990: Section 643: Fish and Fisherman (part 2)_2
Sostak No.3 and Jason were sensible enough not to express any opinions while Malin and Mrs. Martha were talking. It was only after she walked through the teleportation portal that Sostak No.3 finally shared his thoughts: "Can they really be considered human?"
"If you can be considered human, then of course they can too," Malin replied.
Then he noticed the intense joy on Sostak No.3’s face. "I can be considered human too?!"
"...Yes, though I’ve never seen an AI as petty as you," Malin chuckled.
Although slightly annoyed, Sostak No.3 was still elated to be recognized as human. Without saying another word about being a pet, his face lit with joy, he and Jason picked up their fishing rods and continued fishing.
"Sir, do you truly believe they qualify as human? They’re Machine Souls," Mr. Meng asked, his face showing a mix of hesitation and confusion as he looked at Malin.
"Machine Souls—that’s how you refer to AI, right? In my opinion, they indeed qualify as human. They have souls named ’self.’ Normal AIs are unlike humans because they lack self-awareness, but Sostak No.3 and Jason do... They are like the Orcs; no matter how they came into this world, as long as they possess normal intelligence, they are human. They are the native inhabitants of this planet under our feet, whereas Chaos is not. Chaos can only bring destruction."
In Malin’s eyes, humanity had reached such a precarious point that clinging to outdated notions of nations and races was stubborn and ludicrous.
The priority was to unite all available forces and disable Chaos, obliterating or paralyzing it. Anyone who dared provoke internal conflict under such circumstances would swiftly receive a high-speed cremation experience, courtesy of Malin.