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科技从业者反思技术走偏:set in stone

有人把电脑比作「大脑的自行车」,转头又说 humane technology(以人为本的技术理念)早被抛在脑后,一句 lost sight of(忘记、忽视)说得挺重;如今上网像逛巨型商场。想聊科技该为谁服务,这两个说法直接能用。

发生了什么

先有人把电脑比作「大脑的自行车」,说 humane technology(以人为本的技术理念)是硅谷的起点,后来大家却 lose sight of it(忘记、忽视),追的是时髦,而不是正确的事。话锋转到技术本身:技术怎么运作并不是什么物理定律,也并不是 set in stone(固定不变),而是人做出的选择。后面还提到 attention extraction model(榨取注意力的模式)不是对待人该有的方式。想谈产品伦理、劝人别把现状当天条,这些表达都能直接搬用。

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humane technologylose sight ofnot a law of physicsset in stone

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set in stone

固定不变fixed and impossible to change

紧接上一句,有人又补一句:规则并没有刻死,仍可改动;set in stone 在这里就是把“不可改变”这个说法顶回去。

The launch date isn't set in stone, so tell me if the team needs more time.发布日不是定死的,团队需要更多时间就告诉我。

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  • humane technology

    以人为本的技术理念

  • lose sight of

    忘记、忽视

  • not a law of physics

    并非不可改变

  • attention extraction model

    榨取注意力的模式

  • poor sucker

    容易上当的可怜虫

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24 句台词里标了 26 处

短语 · B1come up with something

想出、发明

What a computer is, is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with.
短语 · B2the equivalent of something

相当于某物

And it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.
发音equivalent of a

equivalent of a 快说时连成一串,of 尾音轻轻滑过

And it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.
短语 · B2get one's start

起步、发源

The idea of humane technology, that's where Silicon Valley got its start.
短语 · B2lose sight of something

忘记、忽视

And we've lost sight of it because it became the cool thing to do, as opposed to the right thing to do.
短语 · B2the cool thing to do

跟风赶时髦的事 这里指大家争相跟风,不只是“很酷”。

And we've lost sight of it because it became the cool thing to do, as opposed to the right thing to do.
短语 · B2A as opposed to B

而不是

And we've lost sight of it because it became the cool thing to do, as opposed to the right thing to do.
俚语 · B2wacky

古怪好玩的——熟人闲聊用;正式写作别用来形容严肃作品

The Internet was, like, a weird, wacky place.
短语 · B2there's more to X than that

不止如此

there's gotta be more to it than that."
语法 · B2what social media looks like and means

宾语从句:change 的宾语是整个 what 从句:改变社交媒体的样子和意义,不是它本身。

'Cause I think we can change what social media looks like and means.
短语 · B1the way something works

某物的运作方式

The way the technology works is not a law of physics.
短语 · B2a law of physics

物理定律

The way the technology works is not a law of physics.
短语 · B2be set in stone

固定不变

紧接上一句,有人又补一句:规则并没有刻死,仍可改动;set in stone 在这里就是把“不可改变”这个说法顶回去。

It is not set in stone.
发音set in stone

重音落在 stone,set in 快速带过,才有定论感

It is not set in stone.
短语 · B2as a product of something

作为……的产物

And the question now is whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work.
语法 · C1whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work

表语从句:the question is 后面接 whether 从句;其中 admit 后又套 that 从句,两层问题叠在一起。

And the question now is whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work.
发音whether or not

or 在 whether or not 里很轻,重音压 whether 与 not

And the question now is whether or not we're willing to admit that those bad outcomes are coming directly as a product of our work.
短语 · B2have a responsibility to do something

有责任做某事

It's that we built these things, and we have a responsibility to change it.
短语 · C1the attention extraction model

榨取注意力的模式

话题落到商业模式:有人直接否定“把注意力当矿藏来开采”的模式;attention extraction model 这个说法本身就在做伦理判断。

The attention extraction model is not how we want to treat human beings.
俚语 · B1sucker

容易上当的人——熟人调侃或自嘲;当面叫别人容易冒犯

Poor sucker.
短语 · C1the fabric of society

健康社会的根基 fabric 字面是织物,这里指社会结构。

The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.
短语 · C1a corrosive business model

有腐蚀性的商业模式

有人把社会健康和商业毒性并置:这种模式在慢慢侵蚀公共生活;corrosive business model 说的不是一次事故,而是长期伤害。

The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.
语法 · B2us getting off this corrosive business model

动名词复合结构:depend on 后接 us getting...,us 是 getting 的逻辑主语;不是两个独立动作。

The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.
短语 · C1be designed humanely

按人道原则设计

We can demand that these products be designed humanely.
短语 · C1an extractable resource

可被开采的资源

有人拒绝被当成矿藏:人不是可以随便抽取的数据资源;extractable resource 把这种物化说得像采矿,语气是公开要求。

We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource.
发音as an extractable

as an 常黏在一起,n 滑进 extractable,别逐词停

We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource.

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发音重点

  • equivalent of a — equivalent of a 快说时连成一串,of 尾音轻轻滑过
  • set in stone — 重音落在 stone,set in 快速带过,才有定论感
  • whether or not — or 在 whether or not 里很轻,重音压 whether 与 not
  • as an extractable — as an 常黏在一起,n 滑进 extractable,别逐词停
And it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.

它相当于给我们心智配的一辆自行车。 把抽象工具换成自行车,画面具体,人人能懂。

The way the technology works is not a law of physics.

技术运作的方式并不是物理定律。 一句话拆掉技术宿命论:规则是人做的,可以改。

The attention extraction model is not how we want to treat human beings.

注意力开采模式不是我们想用来待人的方式。 把商业模式推到伦理层面,冷静却刺人。

The fabric of a healthy society depends on us getting off this corrosive business model.

健康社会的肌理,取决于我们摆脱这种腐蚀性的商业模式。 fabric 与 corrosive 把社会健康和商业毒性缝在一起。

We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource.

我们可以要求不被当作可开采的资源来对待。 demand 加 extractable resource,把用户从数据还原成人。

关于这一章的问题

humane technology 是什么意思?

指以人为本的技术理念。台词里说它是硅谷起步时的理念,后来人们忘记、忽视了它。

「固定不变」英语怎么说?

可以说 set in stone。台词里说技术不是 set in stone,也就是并非固定不变,人可以改变它。

attention extraction model 指的是什么?

指榨取注意力的模式。台词里明确说,不该用这种模式来对待人。

「容易上当的可怜虫」英语怎么说?

口语里可以说 poor sucker,意思就是容易上当的可怜虫;台词里这句只有两个词,语气可能带点同情,也可能带点看笑话。

lose sight of 在这里是什么意思?

意思是忘记、忽视。台词里说大家 lose sight of it,追的是时髦,而不是做对的事。

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