Talking to technology 能与你聊天的“虚拟助手”
<p>随身英语<span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> 能与你聊天的“虚拟助手”</p><p>近来，一种能和人交谈的新技术变得越来越受欢迎。这种被称为“虚拟助手”的产品可以在我们的手机、电脑甚至是智能扬声器上找的到。它们可以给我们提供有用、琐碎的信息，但这些能和我们聊天的“助手”会取代并成为和我们日夜促膝长谈的挚友吗？本集《随身英语》讨论虚拟助手技术给我们日常生活带来的变化。</p><p><span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="technology">technology</span> 词汇: 技术</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>!</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="assistants">assistants</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bots">bots</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Examples">Examples</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Siri">Siri</span>, <span word="Google">Google</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span>, <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Alexa">Alexa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cortana">Cortana</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> - <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="typing">typing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="designers">designers</span>. <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Hewitson">Hewitson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> [<span word="computers">computers</span>] <span word="into">into</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="participant">participant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="guiding">guiding</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>." <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span>-<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>.</p>
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