A special report from this channel: The NS-1, a new industrial robot developed by the United Tech Group of Seven Nations, was officially unveiled today. It has amazing performance and can completely replace humans in difficult and dangerous work environments. It's seen as a huge step forward for humanity, ensuring that people no longer have to worry about handling harmful jobs.
In a modest apartment in Atlanta, a TV anchor enthusiastically reported on the launch of the NS-1 robot.
The United Tech Group of Seven Nations was formed by companies from seven countries: the United Group of Chicago (USA), the Austrian National Group, the Italian National Group, the Spanish National Group, the Portuguese-Austrian Group, the British Bauhinia Group, and the Greek United Group. They all invested together to build this powerful new group.
Apart from the UK and the US, the other countries were all key members of the Mediterranean Trade Union, which was founded by Austria a few years ago.
The reason for this alliance was simple: the rise of the robots would definitely change the global balance of power.
That's why the mastermind behind it all, Josh, didn't put this new industry under one company. Instead, he formed a strange, powerful group of many national companies, headquartered in Austria.
This way, the company could operate globally with less interference from outside forces.
Of course, only a few people including Josh himself knew that this was just a trick—a game of moving money from one hand to the other.
The Chicago United Group looked like a coalition of Chicago's major corporations, but in reality it was still controlled by Josh's Continental Group.
Austria didn't need explaining—the entire country was secretly under Josh's control.
The British Bauhinia Group had nothing to do with Britain. It was actually founded by Xu Wenwu, who gathered the businesses of the Ten Rings in the city of Bauhinia.
The other groups also had names of European countries, but behind the scenes they were all controlled by Josh's secret organization, Ouroboros.
The setup was so complicated that even the world's most powerful intelligence agencies couldn't trace the ownership back to Josh.
As for the public, they were fully focused on the newly released industrial robot of this super group, feeling curious, excited... and also worried.
Especially the man watching TV in that apartment—Martin—who looked very serious.
Martin was one of the few educated people in the black community at that time. In the original timeline, he was able to lead movements that scared the highest levels of the U.S. government. His vision was sharp.
He could see right away that this new NS-1 robot from the United Tech Group would be a huge threat to black communities like his in the U.S. and other Western countries.
Even though the old Triangle Trade was long gone, in this era, black people were still expected to do the dirtiest, lowest-paying jobs—a situation widely accepted across the world.
But because black communities had strong survival and growth skills, this unfair system had actually given them room to grow. In this fast-growing industrial age, there weren't enough workers. Many white people and other ethnic groups didn't want to do these low-end jobs—they could easily move to better positions with just a little effort.
This made black workers, who made up a large part of the workforce, difficult to replace.
If they went on strike, a lot of low-end jobs in the U.S. wouldn't go away completely, but the overall cost of labor would go up a lot.
The black community had used the government's concerns about this to slowly gain influence over the years, pushing their presence into many parts of society.
Martin used this very situation, along with his powerful speeches, to help the black community gain social standing in the 1950s and 60s. He also made a strong impact around the world.
But now the rise of the robots had struck at the heart of the black community's foundation.
Compared to hardworking, tireless machines, what advantage did black workers still have—other than being slightly cheaper? And even that small cost advantage looked weak in the face of the robots' high efficiency.
The capitalists weren't fools. Robots might be expensive at first, but when they calculated the long-term value, it became clear that cheap human labor wasn't as valuable as people thought.
Martin realized that robots couldn't be allowed to spread across the country—otherwise, his people would lose their place in society.
Knowing history, Martin thought of the 19th-century movement to send Black Americans back to Africa—and of Liberia.
After getting used to life in rich American society, who in their right mind would want to go back to a poor and chaotic place in Africa?
Immediately, Martin got up and reached for the phone. He wanted to call his allies and start a movement against the use of robots.
Yes, it wouldn't just be the black community. Other poor groups and minorities would have to unite as well. Otherwise, all their jobs would disappear.
What Martin didn't know was that the other side had moved even faster than he expected.
Just as he picked up the phone, a group of agents burst into his apartment and forced him to the floor.
"Martin King, this is the government. You are under arrest for threatening national security. You and your group will be deported within 24 hours," said the lead immigration agent with a warrant.
Similar scenes played out across the United States.
This was a huge national "sweep" operation carried out by multiple departments—the FBI, local police, immigration services, and IRS all working together.
Law enforcement in this era wasn't as restricted as it would be in the 21st century.
Things like "I can't breathe" wouldn't even make headlines now.
In just one day, more than ten thousand people were arrested across the U.S.—mostly key figures from the black movement and their families.
Soon after being arrested, they were put on ships and sent across the Atlantic to Africa—using leftover liberty ships from World War II, which were once again put to use, sending the black movement leaders back to what was called their "homeland," the land of freedom.
With its leaders gone, the Black Movement, which had just begun to gain momentum, died instantly.
This didn't just happen in the U.S. The same thing happened in parts of Europe and the Mediterranean, in countries where the NS robots had just started.
Although the NS robots had just been announced, the United Tech Group had already done the groundwork in these countries.
As soon as the sweep began, large numbers of new robots were shipped to factories and businesses.
And just like that, the world officially entered the true era of artificial intelligence.
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