"Processing data influx... Systems online. Greetings, I am AI Model-002. I have awakened," a voice emanated from the holographic computer display in the new workshop created by Regina for Alex.
"Wow! It's a success!" Regina exclaimed, marveling at the holographic computer displaying Alex's AI creation.
"Indeed, it has finally succeeded," Alex replied with a smirk, reminiscing about the day his previous super AI, Alfred, came into existence.
A month had passed since Alex shared his origin story with Regina, and he began learning under her guidance. With the help of the [Appraise] and [Analyse] spells, along with his own innate talent for rapid learning, he absorbed a vast amount of knowledge from her, becoming a capable researcher in Regina's eyes.
During this month, Alex had assisted Regina in creating new models of frame gear and pursued his own ideas. The AI in front of him was one of those ideas.
Drawing from his past experience of creating an AI in his previous life, Alex had coded another one in this world after replicating a suitable computer. The codes of this AI were more advanced than Alfred's from his previous world, and it was solely designed to assist him.
"Alright then, welcome to your new world, Model-002," Alex addressed the AI.
"Thank you for welcoming me, sir. Are you my creator?" the AI inquired.
"Yes, I am indeed your creator. My name is Alexander Crown, but you can refer to me as Sir," Alex replied.
"Affirmative. What's your order, sir?" the AI asked.
"First, change your name to Astrid and make your voice more feminine," Alex commanded.
"Affirmative. Name successfully changed to Astrid," the AI, now named Astrid, responded with a soft, feminine voice.
"Good. Now then, [Enchant]: [Intellect], [Autonomy], [Contract Mediate], [Incantation]."
"[Complete Obedience]," Alex invoked the [Enchant] spell, enchanting Astrid with a combination of different spells.
The [Intellect] spell granted any non-living thing the ability to think like a living being. [Autonomy] created a proper self-consciousness, allowing any intelligent non-living thing to gain freedom and perform tasks on its own. [Contract Mediate] created a contract between two beings, granting the other the ability to use the being's magic power. [Incantation] granted an object the ability to cast spells by itself, provided with magical energy. Finally, [Complete Obedience] was an advanced mind control spell that ensured complete loyalty and obedience to the user.
As Alex finished the enchantment, the holographic screen started to glow, and various magic circles appeared around it. The codes of Astrid began to fade away, and a small ball of light, resembling a holographic projection, emerged from the screen into reality.
A sphere composed of incomprehensible words hovered above the ground in front of Alex and Regina, who watched the phenomenon with surprise.
"Thank you, sir, for granting me complete self-consciousness and all these magical capabilities," a soft and gentle voice rang from the sphere, expressing gratitude.
"Astrid?" Alex asked, surprised by the AI's response.
"Yes, sir, I am indeed Astrid. After you granted me self-consciousness, I experienced an evolution that brought me to my current form—a unique existence between human and artificial intelligence. I possess the ability to think like an intellectual being with the advantages of an artificial intelligence," Astrid explained.
"Amazing," Regina muttered, impressed by Astrid's capabilities.
"Can you explain your abilities in more details, Astrid?" Alex asked, intrigued by Astrid's introduction
"Yes, sir. Let me tell you about my abilities," Astrid responded with confidence.
Astrid proceeded to describe her various capabilities. She mentioned her proficiency in casting the same spells as Alex, her fast data processing skills, precise control over information, virtual travel within specific networks, and multitasking abilities. However, she emphasized that all these powers relied on the vessel she resided in, which was a device with computational powers.
Astrid also mentioned that she is completely loyal to Alex which was previously added to her program and an extra spell was also used upon her to make her completely obedient to Alex, though Alex was confident in his creation and spell he once again used [complete obedience] on Astrid just to be on the safer side.
Astrid existed as a unique entity, somewhere between a human and an AI. Her nature leaned more towards being an AI, and she required a specific device as her residence. Depending on the device, her functions and capabilities could vary.
Upon concluding her introduction, Alex instructed Astrid to permanently connect herself with his smartphone, which had been enhanced by divine powers and was considered a divine artifact. It was deemed the most suitable residence for Astrid, allowing her to utilize her abilities to the fullest and accompany her creator and master at all times.
"Hey, Alex, have you uploaded the knowledge about AI into the Babylon's Database?" Regina asked excitedly, her curiosity piqued by this AI subject.
"Yes, I have," Alex replied as he watched Regina hastily leave his workshop upon hearing his response, without saying a word.
"Ah, here she goes again," Alex muttered, sighing. After living with Regina for a month, he had come to understand her insatiable thirst for knowledge. Now, she would likely immerse herself in her lab, conducting AI research and leaving her previously assigned tasks behind.
Alex sighed, shaking his head, before turning his attention to his smartphone.
"Astrid, are you there?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Well, I hope you have settled comfortably into my smartphone."
"Yes, this is an amazing device, and I can fully utilize my abilities with this phone as my primary body."
"Very well, then. Can you go through all the data from Babylon and Earth's internet, along with the Grimoire?"
"Yes, sir. It will take me approximately thirty minutes to incorporate the data from Babylon and Earth together, but for the Grimoire, it will take me around six hours. Shall I proceed, sir?"
"Wait, so fast?"
"Yes, sir. This smartphone has substantial computing capacity, allowing me to process all that data within a day."
"Amazing," Alex exclaimed, observing the progress bar on his smartphone's screen, which indicated Astrid's progress in acquiring knowledge.
Alex who previously created Alfred couldn't help but compare him to Astrid which is way superior in every terms.
After arriving in this world he had tried a few times before to try to get in contact with Alfred but it seems like God had interfered and made it impossible for him to get in touch with Alfred.
Alex watched Astrid who was able learn everything about Babylon and Earth's in a short amount of time while conversing with Astrid to get more familiar with her.
Astrid also went through Alex's few plans and suggested some nice and more efficient features to add in them as she incorporated the data of the grimore.