拯救世界的是人,不是科技
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> 1987 <span word="book">book</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>: <span word="July">July</span> 20, 2019: <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mentioning">mentioning</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="landings">landings</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="insight">insight</span>.</p><p>我有一本《2019年7月20日：生活在21世纪》(<span word="July">July</span> 20, 2019: <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>)——该书为亚瑟?<span word="C">C</span>?克拉克(<span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>)所著，1987年出版，被人遗忘已久。我本打算到登月50周年时再提起这本书，因为书名反映的正是这一纪念日。但我打破了给自己设置的禁令，因为重读这本书给了我新见解。</p><p><span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="slouch">slouch</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="futurologist">futurologist</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="HAL">HAL</span> 9000 <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Odyssey">Odyssey</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="wrote">wrote</span>, <span word="presages">presages</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1945 <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span>.</p><p>克拉克是科幻小说作家，也善于预言未来。他在与他人合著的《2001：太空漫游》(2001: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Odyssey">Odyssey</span>)一书中虚构的<span word="HAL">HAL</span> 9000电脑，预言了如今人们对人工智能存在的很多担忧。他也是一位真正的科学家，曾在1945一篇文章里提出了通讯卫星。</p>
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