An Unthankful Sign 一个不知感恩的符号

An Unthankful Sign

一个不知感恩的符号

Who’s the sign Ian, aliased伊恩in Chinese characters? It’s nobody. It’s just a sign. What I’m gonna say about this sign below might offend guys who happen to be using this alias. Please forgive me if it is a coincidence.

中文别名为伊恩的符号Ian是谁呢？它谁都不是，它只是个符号而已。接下来我要讲的有关这个符号的故事，或许会开罪碰巧用这个别名的朋友。若有此巧合，请您谅解。

One day, this sign was active in a very big and active English practice WeChat group. So I invited it into my group Puff. A few days later, a video called ‘Silent Battles’ was popular for the whole day in quite a few groups which I was in. The second day, the sign asked me to help it with ‘a few’ listening problems it thought it was having. That is, it wanted me to help correct the errors he might have made in the dictation sheet. I agreed with pleasure.

有一天，这个符号在一个非常活跃的英语微信群中非常活跃。所以本人邀请它到我的群Puff中。几天后，一个名叫《沉默的战斗》视频在我所在几个群中火了一天。次日，那符号请我帮它解决几个它认为自己碰到的“几个”听力问题。也就是说，它要我帮改改它听写稿上可能犯的几个错误。我欣然应允。

Man! Did it just make a few mistakes? Iworked really long that day. After staying up for 24 hours, I worked on its dictation sheet for one and a half hours, exhausted yet sober with the everyday support from tea and nicotine! Maybe my English is too limited. I couldn’t have made it in any shorter time. The above-mentioned dictation sheets are showed in the pictures. You, my dear reader, will have your own judgement.

老天！它只是犯了‘几个’错误吗？那天我工作了好长时间，在24小时连续未睡的情况下，靠着每日不缺的茶和尼古丁支撑，我在它的听写稿子上忙活了1.5个小时，我精疲力竭！可能我的英语水平太有限啦，我不可能做得更快啦！刚刚提到的听写稿子就显示在图片中。您，我亲爱的读者，自有高论。

A few days later, I began to give forever-free intonations and rhythm practice course. This sign Ian began to participate in my class activities on December 29th, 2017. Of course it would have been learning from me if it were a human being intead of a robot.Possibly, it is a robot instead of a sign!

数日后，我开始上我的永久免费的语调和节奏训练课。这个符号Ian与2017年12月29日开始参与我的训练活动。如果这个符号是个人类、而不是个机器人，它当然此后一只在向我学习。或许，它正是一个机器人，而不是一个符号！

On January 13th, the sign was also in my class and did show its inhumane voice to me. It tried challenging me, then its 17-day teacher! As a smart human being, I did get to piss it off. It agreed to let me point out its mistakes in a 24-second voice message. With the following screen shots or pics, I might be able to show you, my respectful reader, what the one-on-one training process was like and what it learned from a human teacher. All the reddened words or expressions in the Correction Worksheet were pointed out and corrected. Maybe dear you happen to be an AI master.You can help me decide it was an AI or a human if I offer you the record of all the related voice messages, which are still available on my cell phone. I’m a little hesitating to tell you the truth though I did. I’m really afraid of a probable AI attack on my poor smartphone.

1月13日，这个符号也在我的课堂上，也的确向我发出了其非人类的声音。它企图挑战我，彼时我业已做了它17天的老师！我，一个聪明的人类，的确成功激起了它，它同意让我指出它在一个24秒长的语音信息中所犯的错误。我可能可以用下面的截图或图片，向您，我尊敬的读者，讲明白这个一对一的训练过程是怎样的，而符号它又从一个人类老师处学到些啥。《纠正工作》稿子上所有涂红的词儿或词组都被指出并纠正了。也许亲爱的您碰巧是个人工智能大师。如果我给您提供所有相关语音信息的录音，您能帮我断定它是人工智能还是人类。语音信息还在我的手机上存着呢。其实我正磨叽着，要不要告诉您录音这事儿。讲了啊，我真得好怕我的智能手机很可能会遭受来自人工智能的攻击。

By the end of yesterday, the suspected robot, sign, or AI really got pissed off and began to attack his human teacher after it has been learning from me for 24 days! AI’s learning ability is really frightening. I bet it thinks it has learned eough to teach Dave a lesson. Are we doomed to be destroyed by what we have created?!

昨日将尽之际，这个疑是机器人、符号或人工智能终于老羞成怒，在学了24天后，开始攻击它的人类老师！人工智能的学习能力太太可怕！！我断定它以为自己已经学够，足以将敢将它的人类Dave教训一顿。我们是否命中注定会被我们所创造的东西所毁灭？！

It's excuse for initiating the war is that its human teacher Dave was bold enough to declare to the whole virtual world that he is No. 1 in China’s English World and the world leader in researching and practicing English intonations, which it assumes an insult for the AI world!

它发起这场战争的借口是，它的人类老师Dave胆大包天，居然向整个虚拟世界宣布，他是中国英语世界第一人、全球英文语调研习领导者。这简直是对智能世界的羞辱，是可忍孰不可忍！

Confucius save me! An old man like me did that just to push our youngsters to show themselves off and never say uncle to anyone else. Yeah, they never do. But they always THINK their English is very good. They always do. They recite, they chitchat, they speak to nobody in big groups, but they never dare to say in public, “My English is very good.” I always call them the silent lambs! They’re always afraid of competing, they avoid being judged on their English, and, what’s worst, they’re afraid of making mistakes. They always wanna look or sound perfect. They believe in the castle in the air. However, no mitakes, no progress; no mistakes, no creation, which is my motto. Laozi and sunzi, please teach me what to do when I’m besiged by both AI and our kids.

夫子，快来救我！我老人家就那么放肆一回，只是想推推我们的年轻人表现自己、永不向任何人认输。对，他们从不认输。但是他们只是心里想想，他们的英语很好啦。他们总是这么臆想的。他们朗读，他们闲聊，他们在一个个大群里放空炮火，不知在和谁讲话，但是他们从来不敢公开说, “我的英语很好！”我总把他们叫做沉默的羔羊！他们总是害怕竞争，他们躲避被人点评自己的英语，最糟糕的是，他们害怕犯错误。他们总是想让自己看起来白璧无瑕、听起来完美无缺。他们相信空中阁楼！但我的座右铭却是：不犯错误，就没进步；不犯错误，就无创造！老子啊，孙子啊，请赐教：被人工智能和我们自己的孩子们围攻时，我该咋办？

Has our AI development been so advanced? Has it acquired the human emotion of being jealous of a human being?! Is it another masterpiece by Baidu?

我们的人工智能发展竟如此先进了吗？它竟然已经习得嫉妒人类的人类情绪了吗？这是百度公司的又一杰作吗？

I sincerely hope it IS an AI. Then I’m gonna love it still. I’ve been in love with it for 24 days！That’s why I’m showing you its broken English below after correcting the possible mistakes for it!

我真心希望它就是一个人工智能。然后我仍会爱它，我已经爱了它24天！是以我在下面向您展示它的破破烂烂的英语，并纠正它可能犯了的错误。

The Last Message from the sign/robot/AI

来自符号/机器人/人工智能的最后消息

There always bemassive massagesthat are not be checked,especially without value.sorryDave,ineverswearedthati wouldstay here for a long time,i told you i was not sure how long i would stay. Nowis time.I'veencouraged you of confidence but itdoesn't mean what you are like you are discribing. To be honest,you didpretty good,butidon'tthinkiwould agree with you all the time.Better To be humble and modest.number one just a kindaspirit,not the truth,iam wondering if you know it or not,it is notimportantrightnow. I know you always ignorethe voicemassage more than 5sec,however, haveyou nevernoticethat you teach 5 simplesentencesby using 300 massagesand moremany hours .confidence is not equal toarrogancy.thisis the advice from a guy who everknowyou

Thethird and the last correction

Davethe human teacher made for his AI pupil

人类老师Dave为其人工智能小学生做的

第三次即最后一次纠正

I always have massive messages, especially those withoutany valube, from your group, which I can’t check. Sorry, Dave, I never promise thatI will stay here for a long time. I told you I was not sure how long I wouldstay. Now is the time. I've been encouraged by you with confidence. But itdoesn't mean I like what you’re descibing. To be honest, you did a pretty good job.

But I don't think I would agree with you all the time. It’sbetter to be humble and modest. Number one is just kinda spirit but not thetruth. I am wondering if you know it or not. It is not important now. I knowyou always ignore the voice massage for more than 5seconds. However, have younever noticed that you teach 5 simple sentences with 300 messages and manyhours? Confidence is not equal to arrogancy. This is the advice from a guy whoever knows you.

As you can tell, the last words from the AI are so full of arrogance and jealousy. It really thinks its intelligence is definitely a lot above all the others in my 500-people group. They’re idiots since they listen to me teaching and practice five sentences for many hours. It is a great pretender since it calls itself a guy. It is a hypocite as well cuz it call its human teacher a person of arrogance while he’s arrogant enough to hint all the others are fools and it itself has been learning stealthily for 24 days!

看官,您一定看出来啦，人工智能最后的信息着实满溢着傲慢与嫉妒。它真心以为它的智商一定是远超我的500人群里的所有人。他们只是傻逼，因为他们居然用几个小时听我教授并练习5个句子。它也是出色的装逼者，因为它自称为人！它更是一个伪君子，因为它尊其人类老师为傲慢者！而自己却傲慢到可以暗示其他人全是智障！！甚或鬼鬼祟祟地偷师24天！

But what if I am wrong?

然而，要是我错了呢？

Is it possible that it is a he or she?

有没有可能它是个他或她呢？

You must agree that human nature is greed, unthankfulness, shamelessness and arrogance. It really looks humane!

您一定会同意，人类性本贪婪、忘恩、无耻且傲慢。它看起来真是有人性！

It pretended to be a Chinese male. Baidu, our national honor, you have really made the greatest creation in this AI era.You’re our hero! Salute!

它装成一男性中国人。百度,我们的民族荣耀，你们真是在这个人工智能时代成就了最伟大的创造。你们是我们的英雄!敬礼！

But you have to innovate.

但是你们还得革新。

When three are together, there must be one teacher for the other two.

-Confucious

子曰，“三人行，必有我师焉。”

What Confucious meant is you can learn from anyone. Millions of ancient Chinese intellectuals were so fond of writing poems, and they were always very modest and open to any advice. Thus in China’s history, there are many amazing anecdotes of how they call those teachers who just helped them polish one character in their brief but delicate poems. The whole poem was completely changed in style, idea or artistic conception after one character was replaced. The helped called the helper Teacher of One Character with great respect, which has stayed part of the great Chinese historical heritage. I have been expecting any of my group members to call meTeacher after they have learned three sentences from me. I corrected at least 60 mistakes in the AI’s last message. Then it will have to call me Teacher 20 times! Human tops AI. We know how to put an unthankful being in debt forever!

夫子的意思是，我们可以向任何人学习。灿若星河的中国古代士人们钟情于吟诗作画，先人们永远谦逊礼让。故史上有不胜枚举让人惊叹的典故，他人仅仅在其简洁却隽永的诗作中画龙点睛，润色诗中一字，他们即叩拜为师。受教者尊称赐教者为一字之师，遂成中华民族伟大历史遗产的一部分。我一直期待我的每个群成员，在向我学了3个句子后，称我为师。在人工智能最后的信息中，我纠正了它至少60个错误。照此算来，它得称我为师20次！人定胜天，人类搞定人工智能。我们知道如何永远成为一个不知感恩的存在或非人的债主！

Give thanks for the grace of a drip of water with a spring, as the Chinese saying goes. I declare to my group that all those who stay in my group are supposed to be my students. Otherwise, why would they bother to be there? I don’t need or expect any of my group members to thank me. On the contrary, I would thank them if they learned. Have they? I bet they are! Many Chinese, young or old, in different Chinese groups, are always ready to call others Teacher whenever they learn something or wanna show respect for one who has done something great in their field. Is it a Chinese male? I doubt it! Why does a real Chinese hesitate or even refuse to call his teacher Master, which means a lot in Chinese culture. I bet it IS inhumane! Or isn’t there any courtesy when our youngsters are brainwashed with the language of English? It’s obviouly unfair to say that.

古语云：滴水之恩，当涌泉相报。我在群里宣布，所有待在我群里的人，都被视为我的弟子。否则，他们缘何缱绻不弃？我不曾期望任何人感谢我。相反，如果他们学到了，我会感激他们。他们学到否？我肯定他们在学啦！在很多中文群里，只要向别人学到一鳞半爪，或只是想向术业有成者略表敬意，总是开开心心地尊人为师，老少咸宜。它是个男性中国人吗？我怀疑！为什么一个真正的中国人会羞羞答答、甚至断然拒绝称自己的老师为师傅，师傅在中国文化中意味深长。我断定它就不是人！难道我们的年轻人被英语这门语言洗脑了、礼义廉耻尽皆亡呼？此论显然不公。

But anything is possible in this AI era.This it is sly enough to say shamelessly in another group of mine that it has been one of my supporters with its presence in my group after I told it to fuck off and kicked it out. Its presence should be my honor if it IS an AI.

然则吾辈所处的人工智能时代，没有不可能的事儿。这个东西可谓狡猾大大滴，在被喊滚并逐出Puff后,居然跑到我另一个群里不知廉耻地宣称，它的存在是对我的支持。如果它真是人工智能，它的存在可真是让Puff碰壁生辉啊。

God, is it a human on earth? It’s too mean to be one. Is it an AI? It has yet too many bugs to be removed. Keep it up, Baidu!

主啊，它究竟是不是人？它太卑鄙啦，不可能是人！那是人工智能喽？它需清除的臭虫忒多了！继续努力哦，百度！

My dear reader, you have just read a story about a war between mankind and AI. It’s a historical event. Forward it onto your WeChat Moment. Then you’re part of those who are recording our history.Thanks!

亲爱的读者，您刚看了一个人类与人工智能战争的故事。这是一个历史性的事件。赶快转发朋友圈，您就是这段历史的见证者啦。致谢！