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I have a copy of a long-forgotten 1987 book by Arthur C Clarke: July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st century. I did not plan on mentioning it until the 50th anniversary of the first moon landings, which its title reflects. But I am breaking my own embargo because re-reading it has given me new insight. 我有一本《2019年7月20日：生活在21世纪》(July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st century)——该书为亚瑟?C?克拉克(Arthur C Clarke)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。 Clarke, a science-fiction writer, was also no slouch as a futurologist. His fictional HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-wrote, presages many of today’s fears about artificial intelligence. He was also a real scientist who, in a 1945 article, proposed communications satellites. 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: A Space Odyssey)一书中虚构的HAL 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。 | 
