TED演讲:怎样才能教会电脑理解我们的情感(2)

 　　See, for every qualitative¹ thing about us -- you know, those parts of us that are emotional, dynamic and subjective² 关于我们的每一个定性的特征，比如属于我们情感的、动态的、主观的部分，

　　we have to convert it to a quantitative³ metric: something that can be represented with facts, figures and computer code. 我们要把它转化为一个量化指标：能通过一些事实、图形和电脑代码表现出来。

　　The issue is, there are many qualitative things that we just can't put our finger on. 问题是，有很多定性的东西是很难量化的。

　　So, think about hearing your favorite song for the first time. 想一想你第一次听到你最喜欢的歌的时候。

　　What were you doing? How did you feel? Did you get goosebumps? Or did you get fired up? Hard to describe, right? 你在做什么？你有什么感受？你起鸡皮疙瘩了吗？你有没有感到热血沸腾？很难描述，对吗？

　　See, parts of us feel so simple, but under the surface, there's really a ton of complexity⁴. 我们一些看似很简单的感受背后其实是很复杂的。

　　And translating that complexity to machines is what makes them modern-day moonshots. 而将这些复杂的东西翻译成机器语言，这就是我们需要实现的现代“登月计划”。

　　And I'm not convinced that we can answer these deeper questions with just ones and zeros alone. 我不相信我们可以仅仅用0和1这两个数字来解决这些难题。

　　So, in the lab, I've been creating art as a way to help me design better experiences for bleeding-edge technology. 所以，在实验室，我通过创造艺术来帮助我设计更好的对尖端科技的体验。

　　And it's been serving as a catalyst⁵ to beef up the more human ways that computers can relate to us. 艺术作为一种催化剂，让电脑更加人类化，更理解我们。

　　Through art, we're tacking⁶ some of the hardest questions, like what does it really mean to feel? 通过艺术，我们在解决一些非常困难的问题，就像感受到底是什么意思？

　　Or how do we engage and know how to be present with each other? 我们如何真正参与或投入其中？

　　And how does intuition affect the way that we interact? 我们的直觉怎样影响我们互动的方式？

1 qualitative   

adj.性质上的，质的，定性的

参考例句：

• There are qualitative differences in the way children and adults think.孩子和成年人的思维方式有质的不同。
• Arms races have a quantitative and a qualitative aspects.军备竞赛具有数量和质量两个方面。

2 subjective   

a.主观(上)的，个人的

参考例句：

• The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
• A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。

3 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。

4 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。

5 catalyst   

n.催化剂，造成变化的人或事

参考例句：

• A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质。
• The workers'demand for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.工人们要求改善工作条件促进了社会变革。

6 tacking   

（帆船）抢风行驶，定位焊[铆]紧钉

参考例句：

• He was tacking about on this daily though perilous voyage. 他在进行这种日常的、惊险的航行。
• He spent the afternoon tacking the pictures. 他花了一个下午的时间用图钉固定那些图片。