We are good partners

"Hey Paige. Want to see something amazing?" I asked Paige, my new friend.

"What do you have for me to see?" she asked playfully and curiously.

"A very advanced AI," I said, fulfilling her curiosity.

"How advanced?" she asked, now very curious.

I knew I had her hooked.

"You'll see soon," I said as I took her hand and led her to my dorm.

"Your AI is in your dorm? Why didn't I see it last time?"

"It's on my laptop. It was there before, but you couldn't have known there was an AI in it," I answered her question.

"Let me see your AI," she said, squeezing her way toward the laptop lying on the bed.

She turned it on.

"What's your password?" she asked.

"I'm not telling you. Turn around," I said, wanting to maintain at least a little bit of privacy.

I typed in my password and the laptop opened.

I placed the laptop on a small table and pulled two chairs together. I sat down on one.

Paige sat down on the other.

I opened the program, and Paige was immediately curious.

"What can it do? And how does it even work?" she wanted to know.

I explained everything to her. Not much had changed since the last time. I only made some improvements to the layout and fixed some minor bugs. And, of course, new knowledge had been stored in the servers.

"That means you have a lot of knowledge in there?" Paige asked, her mouth wide open.

"Yes, and there's only more to come. I'm reading through a lot of it in my free time. If you want, you can also view it with me," I offered. Paige was my friend, and she would know the knowledge sooner or later. We also had different development paths. She was mainly interested in math, while my primary focus was technology.

"But there's a small condition," I said, trying to tempt her.

"What's the condition?" Paige asked cautiously.

"You need to help me with research," I said, hoping she would agree.

"I would love to," she answered immediately.

"Don't you want to know what kind of help I need for research?" I asked, surprised by her quick reaction.

"As long as it isn't some dumb research, I'm in," Paige said, full of motivation.

"Well, I need your help with math, actually. You need to help me with algebra and calculus mainly. I'm currently researching smartphones. They require many calculations, like algebra for signal processing and calculus for optimizing battery power and more. It's also needed for the touchscreen. I could do it myself, but with a second person, I'll be much faster."

I told her the truth. I had immense computing power in my brain. Unfathomable, in fact. But it still needed to focus mainly on one task, like the touchscreen. With Paige's help, she could assist in the calculations for battery life. Even though she wouldn't do as much as me, she would still help significantly.

I already asked Sheldon, but he didn't want to help. I didn't mind. I expected no other answer from him.

"Are you the one who developed the new smartphone?!" Paige was astonished to hear about the touchscreen technology. Blueberry was currently the only phone on the market with a usable touchscreen.

"Yes," I said proudly.

"The phone is really impressive," she praised. She was genuinely stunned. The phone was revolutionary in the technology sector.

"Do you still want to help me?" I asked, still waiting for her final answer.

"Of course," she said with a smile. She knew that the algebra and calculus involved in the smartphone project were quite challenging, but she liked that.

"What should I start with?" she asked immediately.

"With Boolean algebra for the signal processing," I said without making her wait.

"Then show me your current logic gate diagram," Paige said, knowing exactly what I meant.

Boolean algebra is quite easy to understand. It is a branch of mathematics that deals with variables that have only two outcomes: true or false, mostly represented by 0 and 1. It is used to describe and manipulate logical statements and operations, forming the foundation of digital electronics like smartphones and computers.

The simplest operation is AND. For the result to be true, both conditions need to be fulfilled. Otherwise, it is false.

That means:

0 AND 0 = 0

1 AND 0 = 0

0 AND 1 = 0

1 AND 1 = 1

The second most important operation is OR. If even one condition is fulfilled, the result will be true. Only if no condition is fulfilled will the result be false.

That means:

0 OR 0 = 0

1 OR 0 = 1

0 OR 1 = 1

1 OR 1 = 1

This is the simplest explanation of Boolean algebra. If you go more in-depth, it becomes more complex.

Soon, Paige and I started working on our respective projects. I called my mom and told her she didn't need to bring me home. I would stay overnight at my dorm.

She was a little concerned, but in the end, I was able to convince her.

Paige and I were very fast in our research, though I was faster than her. I made significant progress in touchscreen technology. It was still quite far from a breakthrough, but I could at least envision the end goal.

There were countless breakthroughs I needed to make to improve the touchscreen. These would all make it better and smoother to use. It might not be noticeable if you don't switch from a 2007 phone to a 2020 phone suddenly, but it is still a huge improvement.

Paige was also quite good at signal processing. She still needed help in most parts but was excellent overall.

"We are good partners," I praised both of us.

"Yes, we are," Paige agreed.