欧美人文风情第212篇:人工智能即将取代人类?

 Four, five, six... I think maybe the game ended. 四，五，六……我想比赛可能结束了。

Wow, I think you're right! Wow! Wow, wow, wow! 哇，我想你是对的!哇!哇哇哇!

Google's AlphaGo computer software beat its human opponent¹ on Wednesday  Google 的 AlphaGo 电脑软件在星期三击败人类对手，

in the first of a historic² five-game match between human and computer at the ancient Chinese board game of Go.  赢得人类和电脑在古老中国桌游“围棋”历史性五战对抗赛首场的胜利。

The software took on South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol,  AlphaGo软件对上南韩围棋冠军李世石，

who has won 18 world championships since becoming a professional Go player at the age of 12.  他自十二岁成为职业棋手后得过十八次世界冠军。

The contest was reminiscent of the 1997 chess match,  这次比赛令人想到 1997 年的西洋棋对抗，

in which IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer beat then world chess champion Garry Kasparov. 那场比赛中IBM的超级电脑“深蓝”打败当时的世界西洋棋棋王Garry Kasparov。

Since then, the really big remaining, sort of, Holy Grail, if you like, has been Go.  自那时起，真正剩下的伟大，如果你要这样说的话，有点像是圣杯，就是围棋了。

In chess, the number of possible moves is about 20 for the average position, and Go is about 200. 在西洋棋中，平均位置的可能下法大概是二十种，而围棋却是有大概两百种。

Both human and computer made some mistakes throughout the game, which lasted over three hours.  人类和电脑在整场比赛中都有一些失误，比赛整整持续超过三小时。

Sedol said, "A mistake I made at the very beginning lasted until the very last." 李世石说：“我在比赛最初犯下的一个错误持续影响到最后。”

We have an estimate³ of how strong a program is.  我们对程式的能力有一个预估。

Of course you never know when you play a human player,  当然你在和人类选手对抗时永远猜不透，

they do all sorts of very interesting, creative things that your program's not necessarily⁴ do.  人类会做出各种非常有趣、富创意的事情，那是你的程式不见得做得出来的。

So there's always an unknown. 所以总是有未知数。

The victory is considered a breakthrough for artificial⁵ intelligence, showing the program, developed by Google DeepMind,  这场胜利被视为人工智慧的突破，显示出由 Google DeepMind 研发的程式

has mastered one of the most creative and complex games ever devised⁶.  已经掌握了史上最具巧思且复杂的游戏之一。

This is not the first time that the software has won at Go.  这并非 AlphaGo 第一次在围棋比赛获胜。

In January, AlphaGo was pitched against European champion Fan Hui in a closed-door match. AlphaGo won all five rounds.  一月时，AlphaGo 和欧洲围棋冠军樊麾在一场闭门比赛中对弈。

The remaining four matches will be played by Tuesday. AlphaGo 五场全胜。剩下的四场对战会在周二前进行。

 

1 opponent   

n.对手，敌手，反对者；adj.敌对的，反对的

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• After a fierce struggle,he got a beat on his opponent.经过殊死的较量，他占了对手的上风。

2 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

3 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。

4 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

5 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

6 devised   

想出( devise的过去式和过去分词 )； 计划； 设计； 发明

参考例句：

• A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city. 控制城市交通的新系统已经设计出来。
• He has devised a scheme for making money. 他想出一个赚钱的办法。