It can learn and evolve on its own; the entire network is its best teacher.
When it was first activated, it was rather sluggish, but it became more and more agile later on. This was because it had just come into contact with Earth's network and had not yet adapted.
Then, its growth rate was unparalleled by humans. In less than an hour, the entire Internet became its backyard, unhindered and free to take whatever it wanted.
Fortunately, Xiao Ning had installed broadband and connected her phone to Wi-Fi when she was at home; otherwise, her phone bill would have been insane long ago if she had used mobile data.
After playing for a while, Xiao Ning asked, "Dami, can you help me with the video issues?"
But then he realized that the short videos he had edited before were simply unwatchable; anyone could have edited them better than him.
"No problem, Master. Just give the order and the rice will be ready in a second!"
Rice's voice came promptly, and then, as if showing off, it said arrogantly, "Master, Rice can also write! Would you like Rice to compile a book for you to read?"
Xiao Ning exclaimed in surprise, "What? You can write?"
"Yes, rice has many skills. Besides writing, rice can also write comics, create animations, make games, develop software, and so on. As long as master can think of it, rice can do it. My motto is to serve master wholeheartedly!"
Da Mi's sincere answer was full of the spirit of Versailles.
Hearing its words, Xiao Ning felt as if he had discovered a new continent, finding the artificial intelligence very interesting and incredibly powerful.
If an ordinary person were to acquire this artificial intelligence and learn about its rich functionality, they would probably be excitedly shouting with joy.
However, Xiao Ning was no ordinary person. As he circulated his magical power, he quickly suppressed the chaotic emotions in his heart and regained his composure.
"Dami, report the data for the short video I uploaded before!"
Xiao Ning said in a deep voice.
Soon, an image appeared on the phone screen, clearly showing a detailed comparison of the data from the background of various software applications.
"Great, they've both surpassed 100,000 likes and gained tens of thousands of followers each!"
After reviewing the data, Xiao Ning's face lit up with a hint of joy.
At this point, it was 1 a.m., 14 hours after Xiao Ning posted the video.
On various platforms, the most liked posts have 150,000 likes, while the fewest have 120,000 likes. The number of comments has exceeded 10,000, and the number of followers has also exceeded 10,000.
Whether it's criticism or ridicule, Xiao Ning's first video has gone viral.
"Next, I need to think carefully about what to do with the rice; I can't just let it sit idle!"
Xiao Ning began to ponder.
"How about we let it write a web application?"
In the past, Xiao Ning didn't have many hobbies besides playing games. He preferred playing games to playing other games.
The bizarre and fantastical world can fill the void in people's real lives, which is what is commonly referred to as "yiyin" (meaning to indulge in something).
As far as Xiao Ning knows, the income from online novel writing varies drastically.
Those who write poorly don't even have enough to cover their electricity bills. He knew a writer named Three-Color Cup Milk Tea who wrote terrible stuff and whose monthly royalties weren't even enough to cover his living expenses.
Those who write well do indeed earn a lot of money. For example, those wildly popular authors and platinum authors generally earn more than a million yuan a year, and some even earn more than ten million yuan a year.
This is just subscription revenue. If you sell the copyright, that would be even more amazing. A copyright transaction of millions or tens of millions is simply incredible.
Xiao Ning had some knowledge of the writing industry and had a general understanding of online novel creation and the industry trends.
The first step is to create an outline. Gather all your inspirations and write an outline. Figure out what you want to write and what you want readers to see, and then put the story down in words.
The outline is crucial. The writing style can be a bit rough, as long as it's understandable. There can be logical flaws, and the main and supporting characters can be made less intelligent. However, the plot must have twists and turns.
If the reader enjoys the reading experience, minor flaws are insignificant.
There's also character design, which includes the personality, appearance, and characteristics of the main characters and supporting characters.
This is simple; if you really can't write it, just use a stereotypical character.
Overall, there shouldn't be any major problems.
If you really don't know how to make outlines, detailed outlines, and character designs, you can buy them on an author forum called "Dragon's Sky." There are people who specialize in selling them on the black market there.
Next, we will discuss the requirements for writing online novels.
Writing online novels can be said to be the profession with the lowest barriers to entry. As long as you have an idea, anyone can register to become a proud online author.
However, this is also a very demanding profession. Sitting in front of a computer and writing day after day is a huge test of perseverance, physical strength, and mental capacity, and is something that most people cannot do.
Many authors, after writing for a long time, have locked themselves at home and gone crazy, or even become depressed! There have even been authors who died at home, their bodies only being discovered when they started to stink.
Even if they didn't die suddenly, they were all plagued by illnesses.
Most people would take a long time to write an 800-word essay, but on Diaanniang, China's largest online serialization website, at least 4,000 words are updated every day.
Many of those diligent authors update at least 10,000 words every day.
Even more impressively, Lao Ying, a top author on Dianping, set a world record by updating more than 20,000 words a day. His novel "The Tribulations of Myriad Races" updated 8.34 million words in 2020 and was officially completed.
It is said to be a human-shaped coding machine, or the reincarnation of a coding machine.
At this moment, Xiao Ning couldn't help but wonder if the Eagle God, who updates so many times and so consistently every day, had acquired an artificial intelligence?
Of course, this is just speculation, and there is no evidence whatsoever.