1187.经济学人-The robotaxi revolution is upon us-2

Like Chatgpt, self-driving vehicles are one of those marvels of artificial intelligence (AI) that make you pinch yourself when you encounter them because they seem so strange, and then pinch yourself afterwards because they become so familiar. The strangeness is quirky rather than scary.

The robotaxi arrives at the tap of an app, with your initials quaintly lit up on the laser cone on the roof.

You wave at it to stop, but there’s no driver with whom to make eye contact, so you run up the hill in hot pursuit until it finds a safe spot.

Get in and a disembodied voice advises you that though the experience may be “futuristic”, you still have to buckle up.

Then the steering wheel gently turns itself, and at a speed steady enough that you can use your laptop without feeling sick, you set off on a journey up the foothills of the AI revolution.

这是《经济学人》2023年8月刊的一篇文章'The robotaxi revolution is upon us'第2段。

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pinch：掐

与Chatgpt一样，自动驾驶汽车是众多人工智能的奇迹之一，当你遇到它们你会掐自己大腿一下，因为它们看上去是那么的奇怪，然后你会再掐自己一下，因为它们又变得如此的熟悉。这是一种奇怪而不是恐惧。

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laser：激光

cone：圆锥形警告路标

在程序上一点击，车顶激光锥亮着你名字的首字母的机器人出租车就到达。

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hot pursuit：紧追

你挥手拦停，但是并没有与你四目相对的司机，因此，你紧追着跑上山坡直到它找到安全停车位停下来。

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futuristic：未来派的

buckle：锁扣

buckle up：系好安全带

坐进车里，一个机器人声音建议道，尽管这趟行程或许是“梦幻的”，但是你仍需要系好安全带。

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foothills：山麓小丘

然后车轮自己缓缓转起，速度刚刚好，你可以用笔记本电脑而不会感到恶心，你开启了人工智能革命的山路之旅。

词汇

pinch：掐

laser：激光

cone：圆锥形警告路标

hot pursuit：紧追

futuristic：未来派的

buckle：锁扣

buckle up：系好安全带

foothills：山麓小丘