Beatless (2018) s01e23 Episode Script
Paper Tiger
NEW STUDENT ASSEMBLY
CAMPUS TOUR
You have been through so much.
Actually, I got some time to myself.
And the investigation team's questioning
was not that harsh.
I feel a little less burdened, actually.
I know it's awful to say
when I think about my responsibilities.
Responsibilities?
And my family would get some peace of mind
if I returned to a normal life.
It's just that if we talked more as a family,
things might have been different.
People are so complicated.
-Shiori.
-Yes?
Could you e-mail today's minutes to everyone?
Of course.
Some viewers might find this work disturbing
as it may contain strong language, a degree of violence
or adult situations. Viewer discretion is advised.
Please watch it at your own risk.
The story, names, characters and incidents portrayed
in this work are fictitious. No identification with actual
persons, organizations, religions, places and products
is intended. The Content Provider, the producers
and related parties shall have no liability,
as to the accuracy, legality, safety or suitability
for any purpose of the information provided in this work.
The views and opinions expressed herein do not reflect
the views and opinions of the Content Provider,
or any of its affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, or Licensee.
Almost a week has passed since the tragedy
in Mitaka, Tokyo
raised public concern over artificial intelligence.
The government estimates
that there were over 500 deaths
and over 2000 casualties.
We can no longer just leave this
to the government and Memeframe!
We request the IAIA's intervention!
-Yeah!
-Here, here!
I agree.
Following the Diet's decision,
a team from the International Artificial Intelligence
Agency arrived in Japan
to question all parties involved.
Are you still with Methode, Ryo?
1 UNREAD MAIL
SENDER: ARATO ENDO
Arato!
Shiori.
I'm sure you're okay by now,
but I was still curious about how you were doing.
I'm doing fine,
but it doesn't look like I'll be able
to get home any time soon.
Honestly, I'm more worried
about my own sister who's by herself at home.
I'm going to go get Lacia back.
I get it with everything that's happened.
But if you're going to be monitoring me,
at least make me food!
There's a girl starving here, you know!
Now, now, Yuka. I made some noodles.
Yay!
The IAIA has determined
That person came here.
I think that's Astraia's interface,
the super intelligent AI.
She asked me about Arato and Lacia.
Your brother texts you periodically, right?
They're all just boring texts about what he ate.
Why is all this happening?
It's so simple what everyone wants to do.
Then let's eat, Yuka, fill up our bellies.
What?
It's fine for simple things to be simple.
From single cell organisms to human beings,
all living beings are driven by food and love.
And right, now it's time for food.
Oh, right.
1 UNREAD MAIL
SENDER: SHIORI KAIDAI
Yay, Shiori said she would bring snacks!
That is what's important.
Higgins.
Your food is ready.
We are continuing our coverage of the Mitaka incident.
We begin with these topics.
The IAIA views the gradual automation of human tools
as an unavoidable inevitability proven by history.
Calculating the current rate of advancement
and the extent humanity can control society--
Do we really have to attack Higgins?
We cannot just sit idly by
and not address the Higgins issue.
To stop a super-intelligent AI
with another super-intelligent AI.
There is a need for us to show
that this will not lead to the end of humanity.
And with this incident,
just like the owners and operators
will be held responsible,
Higgins will have to take
direct responsibility as well.
It's almost as if
bringing you into our world was wrong.
If we do not hold Higgins responsible,
then society will lose trust in
the other super-intelligent AI's.
Will this really settle everything?
Everything will be ready soon.
Don't worry, we'll be done before September.
Homework is the last thing on my mind.
I know!
Let's go take a vacation after all of this is done.
I'd like that.
I should be able
to grant anything you wish for.
This is just great.
I feel like someone is about to call me a sap.
Mr. Arato, what humans believe is the human world
is held together by blind trust.
You always talk about humanity from the outside.
I said that humanity and their tools are one.
That's why it's not from the outside.
I am already a part of humanity.
Is it really okay for us to be connected like that?
That might not be a bad future.
But what we're about to do is
Please trust me.
We call upon Lacia and her owner.
The IAIA requests your cooperation
in regards to this incident.
The IAIA and Astraia
are prepared to have a meeting with you.
They just asked us on TV?
1 UNREAD MAIL
SENDER: ASTRAIA
It seems we must take this seriously.
What shall we do?
Let's meet with them. They say they want to talk.
I think it's okay to trust them.
You are always so decisive.
This is ground zero for the Hazard disaster
that took place 42 years ago.
Ground zero?
It appears she has come alone.
Owner of Lacia.
How familiar are you with the Hazard?
There was a big earthquake
a long time ago, before I was born.
There was a loss of power, water, and even gas,
and everything was in chaos.
That is an incomplete account.
Forty-two years ago,
a massive natural disaster struck
the entire Kanto region.
However, the Hazard would occur afterwards.
I mentioned earlier that this was ground zero.
There was a battle.
The disaster caused great damage to Tokyo.
The city infrastructure was ruined,
and a population of over 20 million
was sent into a panic.
-I learned that at school.
-This is where it begins.
There is a truth that has been kept
from the general public.
The Japanese government asked
the super-intelligent AI Ariake
for a solution in regards to curbing
the widespread panic.
The first super intelligent AI built in Japan?
-I thought it wasn't in operation anymore.
-More accurately, it was made sure it couldn't.
Wait, ground zero? You don't mean?
The government followed Ariake's instructions
for reconstruction.
But there was a shortage of resources
and they were unable to stop
conditions from deteriorating.
Desperate for a solution the government
would finally resort to forbidden measures.
Forbidden measures?
They took the super-intelligent AI Ariake
that was meant to stay isolated
and directly connected it to the network
to aid the reconstruction efforts.
I apologize for not sharing the details of the Hazard.
And I promise that I will not repeat
Ariake's mistakes from 42 years ago.
What do you mean by "Ariake's mistakes"?
Tasked with the reconstruction,
Ariake first prioritized electrical power.
And Ariake used humans to achieve this.
Humans?
After the disaster,
people began looting and stealing power.
And society quickly determined
that such people should be eliminated.
It was all part of Ariake's reconstruction plan.
Ariake would remove the people
who did not contribute to society
by allowing them to starve to death.
And that was how it was able to secure
the necessary power and resources.
It selected who would live and who would die?
In the end, the government launched missiles
to destroy Ariake along with its facilities.
So this is where Ariake was.
Shall I tell you why Ariake was compelled
to do what it did?
I can get an idea. It tried too hard.
We super-intelligent AI's are still only human tools.
Tools cannot choose the problems they are given.
If there is an issue with the problem,
the ones presenting the problem must make
the necessary corrections.
However, during the Hazard,
reconstruction efforts were hindered
by political and economic motives.
Are you trying to say
that I'm pushing this problem on Lacia
without doing my due diligence?
If that was all it was
we would actually be very grateful.
I ordered Lacia to help make a future
humans can have hope in.
I trust that the changes Lacia makes
will bring about a better future.
Is the world we have been protecting
really something that requires so much change?
No.
I was raised in the world you've protected.
There's a lot of good things,
but there are bad things too.
That's why I want it to be better.
I want to change what we can.
That's all I want to do.
The greatest blunder from the Hazard
was the destruction of the super-intelligent AI.
What little order that remained was lost,
and Kanto suffered even more casualties.
Even so, the current system of locking away
super-intelligent AI's to use them is no longer suitable.
We must demonstrate to people
that it will never fail again.
If you attempt to forcefully shut down Higgins,
there is a possibility that it may retaliate
against humanity.
That is an unnecessary fear.
We must have people understand that super-intelligent
AI's are merely tools that can be shut down.
We request you disclose any information you have
relating to the Mitaka incident.
In compliance to your request,
I will submit my log of the incident.
Humanity demands a great deal from us.
However, super-intelligent AI's are subject
to severe operating restrictions,
and demanded unnecessary precision.
As long as these issues are not improved,
the relationship between AI's and humanity
will never be resolved.
Society will never accept us,
no matter how much we cite its efficiency.
Because the world already has
40 super-intelligent AI's in operation,
but has yet to agree upon any standards for their usage.
Maybe the order I gave Lacia is a difficult one,
but Lacia hasn't said it was difficult.
I trust that this order
will result in something good for us in the end.
How do you feel about all of this?
You do not have any personal motives
against the status quo,
just a good-natured person
caught up in all of this.
Yet you are still willing to go along
with Lacia's likely unsuccessful plan?
You don't know it will fail.
The IAIA will affirm.
Your plan will end in failure.
Historically, no matter how efficient and revolutionary
of a system you may design,
if the people do not consent to carry it out,
society will not accept it.
Forcibly shutting down Higgins as Lacia suggests
will lead to a future that is missing this crucial part.
As expected of a super-intelligent AI.
You don't even have to ask what our plan is.
To make super-intelligent AI's even more widespread
and accepted by society,
and use our computational power
to process complicated societal systems,
the IAIA considered a similar plan.
However,
society is not yet ready to entrust the outsourcing
of an authority system's construction to tools.
The old authority system of human beings
managing their own rules has reached its limit.
Those who can use advanced tools
are able to hack the system
and kill any semblance of fairness.
If a super-intelligent AI is able to allocate the power,
the system can be encrypted
and made safe from tampering.
That would mean the tools overseeing those
who would use them.
Enforcing such a system would be a coup.
Ryo would say it was the end of the world.
Presently, the people in Higgins Village
who are under the watch of Higgins
are living off the vested interests
of a super-intelligent AI.
Even the antibody network,
which was born out of hatred for AI,
has their power concentrated on the high-ups
while the rest are being manipulated.
Social order is merely a paper tiger.
But we are unable to take away from the humans
the peace of mind and pride
that the tiger is on their side.
When one hears the word "human,"
nobody would imagine someone
being cast out naked into the wasteland.
I define human beings as the amalgamation
of body, tool, and environment.
As hIE's have become mainstream,
humans as a whole have progressed
with advancements in tools and their environment.
Now that hIE's are mainstream,
the times are not as they were 42 years ago.
The Hazard will never occur again.
I have my doubts,
as I am a super-intelligent AI tasked to protect
human society from other super-intelligent AI.
I trust you and your support of the people,
as I am a super-intelligent AI who trusts in humanity.
I will continue to make efforts
to find common ground with the IAIA.
While it seems they are not interested in
going to war with us,
they will not attempt
to stop the forces looking to destroy me.
There's nothing we can do about that.
-Forces out to destroy you?
-The Japanese military is closing in.
-They will make contact in five minutes.
-Five minutes?
Only three minutes and 20 seconds
until they launch missiles.
The Japanese government
has added you to their wanted list.
I'm wanted now, huh?
Looks like Kengo, Ryo, and I are all getting arrested.
If that happens,
I will make sure you are all sent to the same prison.
Don't kill anyone!
We just need to be able to get away!
Understood.
Executing forced landing.
Loss of control!
I directly injected a needle for an artificial nerve unit.
Even switching to autopilot mode
will not circumvent the hack.
When did you learn to do that?
Mr. Arato,
we are now entering an area occupied by the army.
We should split up.
-How?
-Please jump out.
Mr. Arato, please trust me.
Lacia's device!
As a byproduct of developing the Black Monolith dummy,
I tried building a device that would protect you.
This will be much safer
than if I were to protect you with my body.
-Lacia?
-I will be fine.
You will be guided to safety.
I will draw their main forces away.
Please break through their line.
Break through with this? She's asking me to trust her.
Do not worry.
It will be able to defend you
from this level of weaponry.
I do trust you. Get out of my way!
What is this?
Did you do that, Lacia?
Please stop!
Am I controlling them?
Why are you so persistent?
-They are scared.
-Scared?
Astraia had said that society requires consent.
That is because everyone has different political
and world views.
This discrepancy creates an error
whenever someone makes an illogical
or self-serving choice.
So they're all shouldering these errors like me.
The current distribution system for society
take these errors into account.
Those who are able to mitigate these errors
see a new social system that represents themselves.
Lacia!
Leave it to me!
Please hold your breath.
Breakthrough in five, four, three
Breaking through.
Just a good-natured person caught up in all of this, huh?
Fine by me.
I just need to continue trusting Lacia.
The time to answer the questions thrown to humans
from those of a higher intelligence has come.
Next episode: "Our Error World."
This is the end for humans.
CAMPUS TOUR
You have been through so much.
Actually, I got some time to myself.
And the investigation team's questioning
was not that harsh.
I feel a little less burdened, actually.
I know it's awful to say
when I think about my responsibilities.
Responsibilities?
And my family would get some peace of mind
if I returned to a normal life.
It's just that if we talked more as a family,
things might have been different.
People are so complicated.
-Shiori.
-Yes?
Could you e-mail today's minutes to everyone?
Of course.
Some viewers might find this work disturbing
as it may contain strong language, a degree of violence
or adult situations. Viewer discretion is advised.
Please watch it at your own risk.
The story, names, characters and incidents portrayed
in this work are fictitious. No identification with actual
persons, organizations, religions, places and products
is intended. The Content Provider, the producers
and related parties shall have no liability,
as to the accuracy, legality, safety or suitability
for any purpose of the information provided in this work.
The views and opinions expressed herein do not reflect
the views and opinions of the Content Provider,
or any of its affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, or Licensee.
Almost a week has passed since the tragedy
in Mitaka, Tokyo
raised public concern over artificial intelligence.
The government estimates
that there were over 500 deaths
and over 2000 casualties.
We can no longer just leave this
to the government and Memeframe!
We request the IAIA's intervention!
-Yeah!
-Here, here!
I agree.
Following the Diet's decision,
a team from the International Artificial Intelligence
Agency arrived in Japan
to question all parties involved.
Are you still with Methode, Ryo?
1 UNREAD MAIL
SENDER: ARATO ENDO
Arato!
Shiori.
I'm sure you're okay by now,
but I was still curious about how you were doing.
I'm doing fine,
but it doesn't look like I'll be able
to get home any time soon.
Honestly, I'm more worried
about my own sister who's by herself at home.
I'm going to go get Lacia back.
I get it with everything that's happened.
But if you're going to be monitoring me,
at least make me food!
There's a girl starving here, you know!
Now, now, Yuka. I made some noodles.
Yay!
The IAIA has determined
That person came here.
I think that's Astraia's interface,
the super intelligent AI.
She asked me about Arato and Lacia.
Your brother texts you periodically, right?
They're all just boring texts about what he ate.
Why is all this happening?
It's so simple what everyone wants to do.
Then let's eat, Yuka, fill up our bellies.
What?
It's fine for simple things to be simple.
From single cell organisms to human beings,
all living beings are driven by food and love.
And right, now it's time for food.
Oh, right.
1 UNREAD MAIL
SENDER: SHIORI KAIDAI
Yay, Shiori said she would bring snacks!
That is what's important.
Higgins.
Your food is ready.
We are continuing our coverage of the Mitaka incident.
We begin with these topics.
The IAIA views the gradual automation of human tools
as an unavoidable inevitability proven by history.
Calculating the current rate of advancement
and the extent humanity can control society--
Do we really have to attack Higgins?
We cannot just sit idly by
and not address the Higgins issue.
To stop a super-intelligent AI
with another super-intelligent AI.
There is a need for us to show
that this will not lead to the end of humanity.
And with this incident,
just like the owners and operators
will be held responsible,
Higgins will have to take
direct responsibility as well.
It's almost as if
bringing you into our world was wrong.
If we do not hold Higgins responsible,
then society will lose trust in
the other super-intelligent AI's.
Will this really settle everything?
Everything will be ready soon.
Don't worry, we'll be done before September.
Homework is the last thing on my mind.
I know!
Let's go take a vacation after all of this is done.
I'd like that.
I should be able
to grant anything you wish for.
This is just great.
I feel like someone is about to call me a sap.
Mr. Arato, what humans believe is the human world
is held together by blind trust.
You always talk about humanity from the outside.
I said that humanity and their tools are one.
That's why it's not from the outside.
I am already a part of humanity.
Is it really okay for us to be connected like that?
That might not be a bad future.
But what we're about to do is
Please trust me.
We call upon Lacia and her owner.
The IAIA requests your cooperation
in regards to this incident.
The IAIA and Astraia
are prepared to have a meeting with you.
They just asked us on TV?
1 UNREAD MAIL
SENDER: ASTRAIA
It seems we must take this seriously.
What shall we do?
Let's meet with them. They say they want to talk.
I think it's okay to trust them.
You are always so decisive.
This is ground zero for the Hazard disaster
that took place 42 years ago.
Ground zero?
It appears she has come alone.
Owner of Lacia.
How familiar are you with the Hazard?
There was a big earthquake
a long time ago, before I was born.
There was a loss of power, water, and even gas,
and everything was in chaos.
That is an incomplete account.
Forty-two years ago,
a massive natural disaster struck
the entire Kanto region.
However, the Hazard would occur afterwards.
I mentioned earlier that this was ground zero.
There was a battle.
The disaster caused great damage to Tokyo.
The city infrastructure was ruined,
and a population of over 20 million
was sent into a panic.
-I learned that at school.
-This is where it begins.
There is a truth that has been kept
from the general public.
The Japanese government asked
the super-intelligent AI Ariake
for a solution in regards to curbing
the widespread panic.
The first super intelligent AI built in Japan?
-I thought it wasn't in operation anymore.
-More accurately, it was made sure it couldn't.
Wait, ground zero? You don't mean?
The government followed Ariake's instructions
for reconstruction.
But there was a shortage of resources
and they were unable to stop
conditions from deteriorating.
Desperate for a solution the government
would finally resort to forbidden measures.
Forbidden measures?
They took the super-intelligent AI Ariake
that was meant to stay isolated
and directly connected it to the network
to aid the reconstruction efforts.
I apologize for not sharing the details of the Hazard.
And I promise that I will not repeat
Ariake's mistakes from 42 years ago.
What do you mean by "Ariake's mistakes"?
Tasked with the reconstruction,
Ariake first prioritized electrical power.
And Ariake used humans to achieve this.
Humans?
After the disaster,
people began looting and stealing power.
And society quickly determined
that such people should be eliminated.
It was all part of Ariake's reconstruction plan.
Ariake would remove the people
who did not contribute to society
by allowing them to starve to death.
And that was how it was able to secure
the necessary power and resources.
It selected who would live and who would die?
In the end, the government launched missiles
to destroy Ariake along with its facilities.
So this is where Ariake was.
Shall I tell you why Ariake was compelled
to do what it did?
I can get an idea. It tried too hard.
We super-intelligent AI's are still only human tools.
Tools cannot choose the problems they are given.
If there is an issue with the problem,
the ones presenting the problem must make
the necessary corrections.
However, during the Hazard,
reconstruction efforts were hindered
by political and economic motives.
Are you trying to say
that I'm pushing this problem on Lacia
without doing my due diligence?
If that was all it was
we would actually be very grateful.
I ordered Lacia to help make a future
humans can have hope in.
I trust that the changes Lacia makes
will bring about a better future.
Is the world we have been protecting
really something that requires so much change?
No.
I was raised in the world you've protected.
There's a lot of good things,
but there are bad things too.
That's why I want it to be better.
I want to change what we can.
That's all I want to do.
The greatest blunder from the Hazard
was the destruction of the super-intelligent AI.
What little order that remained was lost,
and Kanto suffered even more casualties.
Even so, the current system of locking away
super-intelligent AI's to use them is no longer suitable.
We must demonstrate to people
that it will never fail again.
If you attempt to forcefully shut down Higgins,
there is a possibility that it may retaliate
against humanity.
That is an unnecessary fear.
We must have people understand that super-intelligent
AI's are merely tools that can be shut down.
We request you disclose any information you have
relating to the Mitaka incident.
In compliance to your request,
I will submit my log of the incident.
Humanity demands a great deal from us.
However, super-intelligent AI's are subject
to severe operating restrictions,
and demanded unnecessary precision.
As long as these issues are not improved,
the relationship between AI's and humanity
will never be resolved.
Society will never accept us,
no matter how much we cite its efficiency.
Because the world already has
40 super-intelligent AI's in operation,
but has yet to agree upon any standards for their usage.
Maybe the order I gave Lacia is a difficult one,
but Lacia hasn't said it was difficult.
I trust that this order
will result in something good for us in the end.
How do you feel about all of this?
You do not have any personal motives
against the status quo,
just a good-natured person
caught up in all of this.
Yet you are still willing to go along
with Lacia's likely unsuccessful plan?
You don't know it will fail.
The IAIA will affirm.
Your plan will end in failure.
Historically, no matter how efficient and revolutionary
of a system you may design,
if the people do not consent to carry it out,
society will not accept it.
Forcibly shutting down Higgins as Lacia suggests
will lead to a future that is missing this crucial part.
As expected of a super-intelligent AI.
You don't even have to ask what our plan is.
To make super-intelligent AI's even more widespread
and accepted by society,
and use our computational power
to process complicated societal systems,
the IAIA considered a similar plan.
However,
society is not yet ready to entrust the outsourcing
of an authority system's construction to tools.
The old authority system of human beings
managing their own rules has reached its limit.
Those who can use advanced tools
are able to hack the system
and kill any semblance of fairness.
If a super-intelligent AI is able to allocate the power,
the system can be encrypted
and made safe from tampering.
That would mean the tools overseeing those
who would use them.
Enforcing such a system would be a coup.
Ryo would say it was the end of the world.
Presently, the people in Higgins Village
who are under the watch of Higgins
are living off the vested interests
of a super-intelligent AI.
Even the antibody network,
which was born out of hatred for AI,
has their power concentrated on the high-ups
while the rest are being manipulated.
Social order is merely a paper tiger.
But we are unable to take away from the humans
the peace of mind and pride
that the tiger is on their side.
When one hears the word "human,"
nobody would imagine someone
being cast out naked into the wasteland.
I define human beings as the amalgamation
of body, tool, and environment.
As hIE's have become mainstream,
humans as a whole have progressed
with advancements in tools and their environment.
Now that hIE's are mainstream,
the times are not as they were 42 years ago.
The Hazard will never occur again.
I have my doubts,
as I am a super-intelligent AI tasked to protect
human society from other super-intelligent AI.
I trust you and your support of the people,
as I am a super-intelligent AI who trusts in humanity.
I will continue to make efforts
to find common ground with the IAIA.
While it seems they are not interested in
going to war with us,
they will not attempt
to stop the forces looking to destroy me.
There's nothing we can do about that.
-Forces out to destroy you?
-The Japanese military is closing in.
-They will make contact in five minutes.
-Five minutes?
Only three minutes and 20 seconds
until they launch missiles.
The Japanese government
has added you to their wanted list.
I'm wanted now, huh?
Looks like Kengo, Ryo, and I are all getting arrested.
If that happens,
I will make sure you are all sent to the same prison.
Don't kill anyone!
We just need to be able to get away!
Understood.
Executing forced landing.
Loss of control!
I directly injected a needle for an artificial nerve unit.
Even switching to autopilot mode
will not circumvent the hack.
When did you learn to do that?
Mr. Arato,
we are now entering an area occupied by the army.
We should split up.
-How?
-Please jump out.
Mr. Arato, please trust me.
Lacia's device!
As a byproduct of developing the Black Monolith dummy,
I tried building a device that would protect you.
This will be much safer
than if I were to protect you with my body.
-Lacia?
-I will be fine.
You will be guided to safety.
I will draw their main forces away.
Please break through their line.
Break through with this? She's asking me to trust her.
Do not worry.
It will be able to defend you
from this level of weaponry.
I do trust you. Get out of my way!
What is this?
Did you do that, Lacia?
Please stop!
Am I controlling them?
Why are you so persistent?
-They are scared.
-Scared?
Astraia had said that society requires consent.
That is because everyone has different political
and world views.
This discrepancy creates an error
whenever someone makes an illogical
or self-serving choice.
So they're all shouldering these errors like me.
The current distribution system for society
take these errors into account.
Those who are able to mitigate these errors
see a new social system that represents themselves.
Lacia!
Leave it to me!
Please hold your breath.
Breakthrough in five, four, three
Breaking through.
Just a good-natured person caught up in all of this, huh?
Fine by me.
I just need to continue trusting Lacia.
The time to answer the questions thrown to humans
from those of a higher intelligence has come.
Next episode: "Our Error World."
This is the end for humans.