her人工智能:别样的伴侣
2014-04-29
奥斯卡获奖影片《她》讲述了发生在未来的一段人机之恋。该片再次引发人们对人工智能的热议。有关学者也表示,在不久的将来,片中情节将会成为现实。
Computers with a Heart
有心脏的计算机
Her, a movie written and directed by US director Spike Jonze, won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It explores the romantic relationship between a man and his computer’s operating system.
由美国导演斯派克·琼斯自编自导的电影《她》斩获了奥斯卡最佳原创剧本奖。该片讲述了一个男人与电脑操作系统之间的浪漫爱情故事。
The story happens in the near future where virtual assistants are a common aspect of daily life. One day, Theodore Twombly, the protagonist, buys a new-generation operating system. The system, which calls itself Samantha, is on Theodore’s computer and his smartphone. He carries the latter around in his shirt pocket so that Smantha’s camera-eye can peek out at the world.
故事发生在不久的将来,人工智能助手已然成为人们日常生活中的一部分。一天,男主角西奥多·托姆布雷购买了新一代操作系统。系统自称萨曼莎,西奥多将其安装在自己的电脑和智能手机上。他将后者放在衬衫口袋中随身携带,这样萨曼莎就可以透过摄像头洞察到外面的世界。
Over time, Samantha learns and grows, discovering her own needs and desires and forming her own personality. Before long, Theodore is introducing her to others as his “girlfriend”.
随着时间的推移,萨曼莎在不断学习和成长中,发现了自己的需求和欲望,并形成了自己的个性。不久以后,西奥多便将她以“女友”的身份介绍给别人。
The movie has captured people’s imagination. Can consciousness exist without a blood-and-flesh physical body? Will Samantha-like artificial intelligence (AI) with human emotions be a reality some day?
电影的播出引发了人们的无尽遐想。离开血肉之躯的意识能够存活吗?将来的某一天,像萨曼莎这样拥有人类情感的人工智能真的能够成为现实么?
Ray Kurzweil, the world’s leading AI visionary and Google’s director of engineering, predicts we could have Samantha-like girlfriends or boyfriends by 2029.
全球人工智能领域领军人、谷歌工程总监雷·库兹韦尔预测,到2029年我们就能拥有像萨曼莎这样的男/女朋友。
Kurzweil popularized the idea of “the Singularity”—the point in the future when humans merge with machines. When that time comes, machines will be so intelligent that they will make technology advance in a way we humans won’t be able to understand unless we connect our brains to machines.
库兹韦尔普及了“奇点”的理念——未来人类将进入技术奇点,届时人类将与机器合二为一。当技术奇点时代来临时,机器将变得非常智能化,以至于在某种程度上它们的技术进步使得我们人类必须将大脑与机器相连才能理解它们。
Distant future? 未来遥远吗?
In a post on his website, Kurzweil discussed the technological implications of Her. He said that Samantha would happen in 2029, “when the leap to human-level AI would be reasonably believable”.
Mars Cyrillo, executive director at technology company CIT, agreed with Kurzweil’s optimism in an article he wrote for VentureBeat.com:
“If we assume that everything that makes us human comes from our brains and our interactions with other brains and with our environment, there’s no reason to believe that, in the future, computers we build to simulate the brain wouldn’t exhibit human-like behavior.”
With the development of quantum computers and serious advances in neuroscience that are already happening, Cyrillo says he believes we’ll have examples of strong AI in less than 30 years, or at least AI agents that task themselves with learning all about our universe and its mysteries.
库兹韦尔在他的个人网站上探讨了电影《她》所蕴含的科技元素。他说,2029年,像萨曼莎这样的故事情节很可能发生,“那时,这种达到人类水平的人工智能将不再是天方夜谭”。
库兹韦尔曾在知名科技博客网站VentureBeat.com上发表文章,对未来人工智能发展表示看好。而科技公司CIT执行董事马尔斯·西里络也十分赞同他的观点:
“如果我们假设人之所以为人,完全依仗于人类的大脑,以及大脑与其他大脑和环境之间的交流,那么,我们就有理由相信,我们模拟人脑制造出来的电脑将来也能够做出类似的人类行为。”
随着量子计算机的发展和神经系统学的突飞猛进,西里络相信用不了30年,我们就能够研制出功能强大的人工智能样本,或至少能够研制出用来探索宇宙奥秘的人工智能特工。
direct v. 导演(戏剧或电影)
virtual adj. (计算机)虚拟的
aspect n. 方面,面貌;方位,方向
protagonist n. (戏剧的)主角;(故事的)主人公
latter pron. (两者之间的)后者
peek out 偷看;窥探
over time 随着时间的推移
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before long (时间)不久之后,在短时间内
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predict v. 预言,预测
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singularity n. 奇点;异常;奇怪;奇特
merge v. (使)混合;相融;融入
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leap n. 飞跃;激增
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simulate v. 模仿;模拟;假装,冒充
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quantum adj. 量子的
neuroscience n. 神经系统科学
agent n. 特工;代理人;代理商
universe n. 宇宙
mystery n. 神秘,神秘的事物