2020新外研版高中英语选择性必修第三册Unit 4课文翻译.docx

1、Artificial Intelligence：A REALTHIREAT? 人工智能人工智能:真正的威胁真正的威胁? In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking, Artificial Intelligence will either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. Technology of Tomorrow Forum wants to hear your thoughts on AL. Is it our greatest human achievement so

2、 far? Or is it the biggest threat to our existence? 用斯蒂芬霍金教授的话说,人工智能将是“人类有史以来最好或最 坏的事情”。明日科技论坛希望听到您对人工智能的想法。到目前为 止,人工智能算是我们人类最伟大的成就还是对我们生存的最大威胁 呢? Millenniumbutterfy 千禧蝶 Thanks to Al, Ive got my own super-smart personal assistant built into my phone. She always has an immediate answer for any questi

3、on I put to her, and even uses my answers to learn more about my preferences. It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was spent researching new restaurants. In contrast, my PA only needs a few seconds to find the right place. Every recommendation she gives me is great since she can predict if I

4、will like a particular restaurant. 多亏了人工智能,我可以在手机中内置个人超级智能私人助手。我 向她提任何问题,她总能立即答复,甚至可以通过我的答案了解更多关 于我的个人偏好。过去,我觉得自己有 50%的时间花在了研究新餐厅 上,相比之下,有了私人助手只需数秒就能找到正确的餐厅了。因为她 可以预测我是否会喜欢某一个餐厅,所以她给我的每一个建议都很棒。 And speaking of hanging out, Im hoping that self-driving cars are available soon. Ive been taking driving

5、lessons for over a year, and still havent got my licence. Self-driving cars can learn to drive in the same way that we do, and can make judgements based on information. And as they wont be susceptible to human error, theyll certainly be a lot safer. The only thing is that there might be a few machin

6、e-learning problems when the first cars hit the market, so perhaps Id better learn to drive first.Still, I do think that developments in Al will on the whole make doing day-to-day things a lot easier. 说到出去玩,我希望自动驾驶汽车能很快面世。我已经上驾驶课一年 多了,但仍然没有拿到驾照。自动驾驶汽车可以学习与我们相同的驾 驶模式,并且可以根据信息做出判断。而且由于它们不会受到人为错 误的影响,肯

7、定会安全得多。唯一的问题是,当第一批汽车上市时,可能 会有一些机器学习问题,所以也许我最好先学会驾驶。不过,我确实认 为,总体而言,人工智能的发展将使日常工作变得更加容易。 Popkid 小破孩儿 The technology youre using and enjoying today is a basic form of Al which cant think independently without programming. Of course. it could be very useful to have a more advanced form of Al-a truly ind

8、ependent form of artificial intelligence, capable of exercising its own judgement, could help us solve many of the worlds problems But have you ever thought about the risks? After all, why would an independent form of Al need to consider the opinions and desires of humans? We could be seen as asmall

9、,inconvenience thats in the way of a solution to a bigger problem. If were lucky, Al might think were valuable enough to keep around. If not, it might wipe us all out! 你今天正在使用和享受的技术是人工智能的基本形式,没有程序它就 无法独立思考。当然,拥有更先进的人工智能形式非常有用,这种更先 进的人工智能形式是一种真正独立的人工智能形式,能够运用自己的 判断力,可以帮助我们解决世界上的许多问题。但是你是否考虑过风 险?毕竟,为什

10、么独立的人工智能形式需要考虑人类的选择和欲望?我 们可能会被视为解决更大问题道路上的一个“小”麻烦。 如果幸运的话, 人工智能可能会认为我们足够有价值,可以留下来。否则,它可能会扫 清我们所有人! Even if that doesnt happen, there are other risks. Millenniumbutterfly, you say how great it would be to have self-driving cars, but what about all the taxi drivers who would lose their jobs? They woul

11、d just be among the first victims of Al.Nearly every job is potentially at risk in the long run. Even journalists are now being replaced with technology that can write basic news reports. As it is, almost 50 per cent of US jobs are at risk from automation in the next 20 years. 尽管还没有发生什么,但确实存在其他的风险。千

12、禧蝶,你说拥有自动 驾驶汽车会很棒,但出租车司机会失业这个问题呢?他们将会是人工 智能的第一批受害者。长此以往,几乎所有工作都可能处于潜在危险 之中。 甚至现在的新闻工作者也正在被可以撰写简单的新闻报道的技 术所取代。 实际上,在未来 20 年中,美国有将近 50%的工作会受到自动 化的威胁。 The truth is that none of us is prepared for the challenges of Al 事实上,我们中没有人做好了面对人工智能的挑战的准备。 Pink haze 粉红烟雾 Machine learning is something we have come t

13、o accept as a part of our modern world. I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data, which means it can even solve problems that are too challenging for human experts. 机器学习作为现代世界的一部分,已经成为我们接受的东西。我认为 人工智能的大部分价值在于它分析和解析庞大数据的能力,也就是说 它甚至能够解决对于人类专家

14、来说具有挑战性的问题。 But while super-intelligent Al could be the biggest leap forward in human history, if it goes wrong or falls into the wrong hands,it could also be the most dangerous. However, Al is not going to go away. We have no choice but to embrace it and regulate it One thing I think we all agree on, though, is that sayingMy Al did it wont be any excuse for illegal or immoral behaviour! 虽然超智能 AI 可能是人类有史以来的最大飞跃,但如果出错或者落入 坏人手中,它同时可能是最危险的。但是,人工智能不会消失。我们别 无选择,只能接受它并加以规范。 不过,我想大家都认可的点就是,“这是 我的 AI 做的!”这句话不会成为非法行为或不道德行为的任何借口。