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(含词汇讲解、长难句解析、翻译技巧、背景知识、写作积累:阿满编写)
标题
Artificial intelligence
人工智能
Battle of the brains
大脑之战
Tech giants are investing billions in a transformative technology
科技巨头大力投资一项变革性技术
原文
COMMANDING the plot lines of Hollywood films, covers of magazines and reams of newsprint, the contest between artificial intelligence (AI) and mankind draws much attention. Doomsayers warn that AI could eradicate jobs, break laws and start wars. But such predictions concern the distant future. The competition today is not between humans and machines but among the world’s technology giants, which are investing feverishly to get a lead over each other in AI.
不论是在好莱坞电影里、杂志封面上,还是铺天盖地的新闻报道中,人工智能(AI)和人类一较高下的主题无处不在,吸引广泛的关注。灾难预言家警告说,AI会消灭职位,违反法律,挑起战争。但这些预言谈论的是遥远的未来。今天的较量并不是发生在人与机器之间,而是在全球科技巨头之间展开。这些大公司正在狂热地投资于AI领域,抢占领先地位。
词汇讲解
· artificial intelligence 人工智能
artificial有两种用法,第一种可以作为natural的反义词,表示“人工的”或“人造的”,这里它不带有褒贬。第二种可以作为genuine的反义词,表示“做作的”或“虚假的”,这里它是贬义词。
· artifici