Author: Jiang Zai (young writer)

　　Do bionic people dream of electronic sheep? Is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip Dick. If bionic people can dream, do they dream of sheep and grasslands in the human world or an artificial intelligence world full of Cyberpunk elements? Consciousness, dreams and memories have repeatedly promoted our understanding of the boundary between human beings and other organisms.

　　In recent years, human beings have benefited from the development of artificial intelligence industry, and also felt new challenges because of its existence. As far as the literary industry is concerned, the potential of artificial intelligence in writing makes us see the possibility that it has self-awareness. Nowadays, artificial intelligence can obtain key information by deeply learning a large amount of data and semantic analysis technology of text, thus generating words with certain logic. However, as far as the current development technology is concerned, artificial intelligence still does not have the ability of original or structural output. Therefore, their creations will not pose too much threat to mankind for the time being.

　　But why should we oppose the creation of human beings and the creation of artificial intelligence? Why did it become an alternative situation? Although this seems to be a proposition about the future, this kind of problem is not as novel as we thought. The debate about whether the author should disappear has long existed.

　　This year, a novel created by artificial intelligence, Land of Machine Memories, won the second prize of Jiangsu Youth Science Fiction Works Competition. The judges voted on the novel without knowing it. In other words, under the premise of hiding the author’s identity, artificial intelligence creation has been recognized.

　　The disappearance of the author can make readers return to the pleasure of reading works. The writer’s life has become less important, the writer is no longer the object of attention of critics and readers, and language has become the only existence. Many writers are trying to become another person and escape from the only "I".

　　One way to accept the existence of artificial intelligence literature is that perhaps we can not talk about "who is the author?" And talk about "the function of the author." Why can’t artificial intelligence be an author? It satisfies the condition of countless "I", which is the combination of countless consciousness and countless data. Literature created by artificial intelligence represents the product of the era when artificial intelligence and human beings coexist. Must creation be related to self-awareness? The answer is probably no. There are many "works" in nature, which are the creation of nature’s "unconscious". So even if we can’t capture the consciousness of artificial intelligence, or assert that artificial intelligence is unconscious, it doesn’t prove that there is no concept of "creation" in artificial intelligence. In addition, I don’t think any author can claim that his creation is not influenced by his own subconscious or even unconscious. Therefore, from the level of consciousness, we cannot completely deny the possibility of the existence of artificial intelligence literature. Even, I think it is possible for artificial intelligence to have self-awareness in some ways. The embryonic form of its self-consciousness can be found in its "illusion" phenomenon.

　　The term "illusion" of artificial intelligence is borrowed from human psychology. This term describes the situation that an artificial intelligence system produces a response that seems to be unsupported by its training data. Also known as artificial illusion, fiction and delusion. Isn’t this the germination of self-awareness? They began to dream, and even Jeffrey Hinton, a Turing Prize winner with the reputation of "Nobel Prize in Computer Science", explained the logic that machine intelligence really dreams of electronic sheep. With the development of technology, emotion, love and consciousness can be reconstructed through neural network and acquired through deep learning.

　　If we accept that artificial intelligence can be an author, the literature it creates can be collectively called artificial intelligence literature. Then it can coexist with human literature and promote the new possibility of literary development.

　　However, new problems have emerged. For example, about the nature of literature. Does the essence of literature exist only for language and text? Or does writing exist for some higher and more mysterious value? Between the two, I prefer the latter, that is, writing is to make something fleeting immortal. The narrator of Arabian Nights makes death become distant and vague in one story after another, and the time of the story delays the time of death in the real world. The Peony Pavilion prayed that the living could die and the dead could live. So, what is the creation of artificial intelligence for? In order to meet the needs of human beings, do you keep giving instructions to it?

　　There is also the question of how the criticism of artificial intelligence literature will be carried out. When critics can no longer trace back to the "nurturing materials" on which artificial intelligence depends, how will critics connect seemingly unrelated things in series? How will their comments lead us to look at social culture, and how do artificial intelligence literary works influence other texts? How will the scale of similar studies be redefined? These problems are all human beings need to face directly.

　　Guangming Daily (December 9, 2023, 09 edition)

CCTV News:According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue rainstorm warning at 10: 00 on July 23.

It is estimated that from 14: 00 on July 23 to 14: 00 on July 24, there will be heavy rains in parts of northeastern Inner Mongolia, central and western Heilongjiang, northwestern Jilin, southeastern and northern Tibet, southeastern Gansu, central Jiangxi, Zhejiang, northwestern Fujian, western Sichuan Basin and northern Sichuan Plateau, among which there will be heavy rains (100-140 mm) in southwestern Sichuan Basin and other places. Some of the above areas are accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall (the maximum hourly rainfall is 30 ~ 50 mm, and the local area can exceed 60 mm), and there are strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds.

Defense guide:

1, the government and relevant departments in accordance with their duties to prepare for the storm;

2. Schools and kindergartens should take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of students and children;

3. Drivers should pay attention to road water and traffic jams to ensure safety;

4, check the city, farmland, fish pond drainage system, ready for drainage.

Recently, Citywalk (translated as city walk, city roaming, city micro-travel, etc.) has become a trendy way of travel. It refers to roaming in the streets and lanes of the city mainly by walking, or walking along a certain route in a planned way. Looking for historical sites around Beijing Xisi, visiting an old city box in Shanghai, and finding an old road with food and fireworks hidden in Guangzhou. Different from punching in and taking a quick look at popular scenic spots, roaming helps to re-understand the city and think about its relationship with the daily environment.

Xue Lan, an associate professor in the Department of Tourism at Fudan University, believes that compared with traditional tourism, it is more flexible and convenient, and can better meet the tourism and leisure needs of contemporary urban residents with fast pace of life and fragmented time. There is a lot of space for local departments to participate in and support the city stroll that is on fire.

In April this year, the results of a tourism survey initiated by the media showed that among several new tourism modes, city strolling became the mode that most young people wanted to try. It is understood that city strolls originated in Europe, and have sprung up in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing and Guangzhou in China in recent years. It roams the city mainly by walking in a relatively short period of time, and is considered to have a more substantial new tourism experience. Participants include people living in the local area and travelers from other places.

Netizen "He Lazy" has participated in city strolls in Europe and China. According to her introduction, when she was in Europe, she followed more teams and had commentators; In China, they usually participate by themselves, and there is no commentator. When participating in activities, most of them are purely walking, and the duration varies from 1.5 hours to 3 hours. Sometimes, it’s not limited to walking. For example, some routes have a long span and need to take a tram on the way. In addition, they have tried to ride a bicycle.

Florence market route, netizen "He Lazy" for the picture.

On the route selection of city strolls, she prefers the route types related to food, historic buildings and customs, and usually designs her own route. In this regard, "He Lazy" summed up a more mature idea.

First of all, understand the historical and cultural background, recent news and related literature, film and television works here, focus on humanistic characteristics and food culture, and select the key words of interest; Secondly, search the characteristic blocks here and ask the local people’s lives and stories; Then, the points of interest are classified and marked on the map, and the route between points is not fixed; Then set out to go shopping and record the places you walked while feeling. In this process, arrange and optimize your own line design and highlight the theme.

Compared with traditional tourism, she feels that city walking brings more immersion and experience. Therefore, every time she goes to a city, city walking becomes a way for her to explore, find interesting and inspiration. The Art Nouveau architectural route in Riga, the flavor food route in Singapore, the dessert route in Siena, the exotic restaurant route in Guangzhou, the flower city square route, and the Yanjiang road route not only represent a traveler’s footprint, but also include her thinking and understanding of the city.

In the last month, the netizen "Conan Tsai" shared several good places to stroll in Guangzhou. She mentioned Taiping Tongjin, which everyone may not pay attention to in the scenic spot of Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, and introduced it as a treasure place where authentic Cantonese restaurants, coffee shops and literary hat shops are hidden. She took many photos of Haizhu paper mill area, trying to draw people’s attention to the lonely chimneys, the slanting sunset, the fragrance of plumeria and the yellow-skinned trees that can be seen when turning around.

Guangzhou Haizhu paper factory area photographed by netizen "Conan Tsai".

"Conan Tsai" believes that the concept of city walking may have been formed late, but this kind of action has already existed. Different from chasing hot spots, city walking can make travelers go deep into smaller landscapes. For example, behind the paper mill area is a glorious industrial history, which is an important part of the urban development process. "The popular one-day tour and two-day tour in Guangzhou may not be involved, which requires you to explore slowly on foot or by bike."

She is a native of Laoguang, but she has also experienced the process of "familiarity" and "strangeness" to this city. She found that there were so many roads and areas in Haizhu that she was unfamiliar with. "We have so many cultures and a long history, and exploration should start at our own doorstep." So, she first walked the textile road near her home again, "never walked so seriously." The daily surrounding environment will be very strange. What is the name of the road here? What happened here before? "Conan Tsai" began to look through the materials, and at the same time asked his parents to trace back to "nearby" past lives.

Textile Road as a starting point, "Conan Tsai" has been expanding its re-understanding radius of Guangzhou, brainstorming to collect themes, and consciously exploring different streets and villages. She wandered in Zengbu, an ancient village in Liwan, chatting with the villagers and experiencing the history and enthusiasm of the villagers. City strolls are often accompanied by unexpected surprises. While roaming Zengbu Village, she came across a Nanjing Road nearby. "It turns out that Guangzhou not only has Beijing Road, but also Nanjing Road. Although not as famous as Nanjing Road in Shanghai, it also has its own story. "

Photo courtesy of Conan Tsai, Zengbu Village, Liwan.

In fact, city strolling has appeared in China for many years. Since 2010, Guangzhou citizens have spontaneously formed a "Guangzhou Neighborhood Love" group to carry out the activity mode of city guided tours. The first route started from Tongfu Road in Haizhu, and then extended to Nantian Road, Gongye Avenue and Baogang Avenue. Several people organized a group to walk through the streets, looking for old buildings and exploring the relationship between place names, dialects, climate and food.

Shanghai is the earliest and most mature city in China. Xue Lan, an associate professor in the Department of Tourism at Fudan University, told Southern Reporter that there was no consensus on the specific time node of the rise of urban strolls in China. It is understood that the "Scarecrow Tour", which has a great influence on city walking in Shanghai, started around 2007. It was initially carried out irregularly, focusing on social interaction and the fees were very low.

In 2014, during the Shanghai Tourism Festival, the Shanghai Tourism Bureau launched the "Micro Tour to Shanghai" activity, and the city stroll was officially recognized. At that time, the government developed six theme routes, including "Walking along the Su River", "Treasure Hunting", "Dialogue with Zhang Ailing" and "Fengyun Shanghai Beach". Visitors can get to know and understand the city again through "city walking" in the elements of Shanghai in various periods.

Recently, city strolls have gradually become popular on social platforms, and related punch cards, experience posts, and interactivity are all high. Xue Lan said that in recent years, urban strolls have received more attention. On the one hand, due to the impact of the epidemic, urban strolls are favored by tourists because of the convenience and safety given by its localization. On the other hand, the city stroll itself has been growing, attracting many urban culture lovers to participate in it and bringing it to more and more cities.

Guangzhou Yuexiu Taiping Tongjin, "Conan Tsai" shot.

For the prevalence of city strolls, some netizens made fun of it: Is this a tour? Isn’t it just shopping and pressing the road? In response to this statement, the participant "He Lazy" thinks that it is a kind of tourism, but it is different from the traditional form of tourism. After "He Lazy" posted several related posts on the Internet, some foreign tourists also came to consult her and planned to give it a try. "I think it’s more suitable for tourists who have plenty of time to reserve or have a clear direction to visit." She said.

Xue Lan also expressed her views from the perspective of researchers. She said that city walking is exactly the same as tourism in form, that is, organized walking and sightseeing; Compared with traditional tourism, it is more flexible and convenient, and can better meet the tourism and leisure needs of contemporary urban residents with fast pace of life and fragmented time.

From this, she reflected on the concept of tourism. In the past, the definition of the concept of tourism was often based on the environment in which it was carried out, that is, the unaccustomed environment. However, in modern society, the behavioral boundaries between local residents and foreign tourists sometimes tend to be blurred, including local residents who act like tourists and tourists who act like local residents. "It is better to understand what tourism is from the perspective of’ unconventional experience’ than to stick to the factor of’ unconventional environment’."

Xue Lan told reporters that with the rise of global tourism and the daily trend of tourism aesthetics, some foreign tourists increasingly like to punch in non-tourist spaces such as residential areas and vegetable markets, rather than visiting traditional tourist attractions. Walking in the city can cater to the tourism needs of this part of foreign tourists.

Nandu reporter learned that in addition to spontaneous and self-exploring city strolls, there are also groups that charge fees in many cities. During the activity, there will usually be a special person to explain. Commentators are generally people who are familiar with the city’s human history and are keen to dig up the city’s stories.

An activity organized by a city stroll group in Shanghai costs 88 yuan per person, and the number of applicants is limited to 32. The reporter compared the group fees in several cities and found that the fees ranged from tens of yuan to one or two hundred yuan, and the upper limit of the group ranged from several people to dozens of people.

It remains to be seen how big the market space for city strolls is, and there are still some obstacles to form a benign business ecology. However, Xue Lan believes that city strolls organized and led by commentators will gain more in-depth experience than self-organized activities. With the continuous iteration and innovation of the industry, there will be more diversified urban strolling activities for more types of audiences in the future, such as adding lectures, manual experience, cycling, VR equipment and other elements for children, the elderly, business groups, professionals and so on.

The reporter noticed that at present, all localities are also interested in actively promoting the concept of city strolling. For example, Guangzhou Huangpu recently launched the cheung chau island city strolling punch line for college students.

Xue Lan said that there is a lot of space for local authorities to participate in the city stroll that is on fire. For example, the cultural tourism department in Shanghai has always been an important participant and promoter of urban micro-tourism, carrying out the "building readable" activity and equipping historical buildings with QR codes for tourists to obtain information; Promote the opening of cultural relics protection buildings at all levels for the public to visit, including many commercial buildings that have not been opened before; Publish urban micro-tourism routes with different themes for tourists to organize their own tours, and launch free urban micro-tourism activities for the public. In addition, local cultural and tourism departments can provide support in resource integration, industry support, personnel training, publicity and promotion, market supervision and so on.

Written by Southern Reporter Ma Hui

Photo courtesy of respondents

1. There are many women in Shanghai.
After you go to Shanghai, you will find that Shanghai is actually a man and many women. In fact, this is normal. Because Shanghai is an international metropolis, many people strive for this field. Many of them did not expect Shanghai’s marriage, and most of them would eventually choose to go home. Many women in Shanghai are successful. This means that the eyes are also very high. Naturally, it is difficult for boys to go to their eyes. Drag it will become a woman.

2. Shanghai is not a monthly salary
In Shanghai, you will find it in fact, and almost other cities. Most young people also have two lines a day. For despair, in fact, most people are 170,000 people. This is not as good as those who want to pay. In the face of Shanghai’s house prices, prices, and life pressure, in fact, not only Shanghai, as long as it is a large city, no one is thinking about wages, and the pressure is not low.

3. Shanghai people are very interested
I will find it after going to Shanghai. People in Shanghai are really involved, not only business, but also in life. What they do is plan. Will you try this? What should this matter be? This is the same as businessmen who are underway or roadside health workers. This is the case, the case, the recent popular Shanghai Darphy on the Internet is. Because of Shanghai mosquitoes, she specially observed the habit of mosquito and engaged in the "mosquito net". According to the mosquito, the work of mosquitoes is carried out. When talking about this, she also smiled and said, "I played in the RT-MART supermarket for 13 years. Everyone called me." I have to say that the Shanghai people are really thoughtful.