新机器时代革命:对人类的建议

The New Machine Age Revolution: Advice for Humans

理解这场未竟的、以人工智能和智能机器人为代表的新机器时代革命,需要把握以下十个相互关联的主题:一、新机器时代没有先例;二、智能机器系统是一种新的传播媒介,它塑造和扭曲了人们如何感知、理解、协商以及在周围的世界中行动;三、人类有一种拟人论(anthropomorphism)的集体天赋;四、技术的悲观者和乐观者一样,都是人类优越性的共同信仰者;五、越来越多的智能"协作机器人"和深度学习机器终将来临,这必将重塑人类的生活方式;六、人工智能的完善存在实际障碍;七、由于人类无法控制或与超级智能机器沟通,可能会引发灾难;八、权力是理解这场革命的必要术语;九、机器人技术不仅是技术问题还是政治问题;十、当涉及智能机器人和人工智能时,民主的概念不可避免。

In order to understand this unfinished new machine age revolution represented by artificial intelligence and smart robots, people need to grasp the following ten interrelated tips: First, the new machine age has no precedent;Second, Smart machine systems are a new medium of communication that shapes and twists how people perceive, understand, negotiate and move within the world;Third,humans have a collective talent for anthropomorphism;Fourth,human pessimists of technology, just like optimists, are common believers in human superiority;Fifth, more intelligent 'cobots' and deep learning machines are surely on their way and are bound to reshape the way people live;Sixth,there are practical barriers to the perfection of artificial intelligence;Seventh, there are possible catastrophes caused by people’s inability to control or communicate with super intelligent machines;Eighth,power is an indispensable term for making sense of this unfinished revolution;Ninth,Robotics is much more than a technical question. It’s a matter of politics;Tenth, the whole idea of democracy is unavoidable when it comes to smart robots and artificial intelligence.