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IntoanUnknownWorld
A、Brainchipsmeanwearestrugglingtodistinguishourownthoughtsfromideasimplantedbyadvertisers.Self-drivingcarsrestrictold.schoolhumandriverstospecialrecreationparks.Andtheoptimal(最佳的)numberoffingersis12.5.
B、Confused?
It’savisionoftheworldin25years,asdreamedupbytoday’sresearchersincomputer-humaninteraction(CHI).
C、CHInormallymeansinvestigatingbetterwaysforpeopletointeractwithdeviceswehavenow,butlastweekattendeesattheannualconferenceinToront0,Canada,gotaheadofthemselves.Theycreatedanimaginaryconferenceagendafor2039thatpredictsthekindsofchallengeswewillfacewithfuturecomputers--manyofwhichwillbeimplanted.
D、“It’smeanttobesortofthefringes(边缘)ofhuman--computerinteractionresearch,what’sreallyedgyorprovocative,”saysEricBaumerofCornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork,whodreameduptheideaoftheconference.“There’salotofretrospectivethinkingaboutthepast,butthere’snotasmuchthinkingaboutwhatarethefuturestowardwhichwethinkwe’reworking.”
E、Weusedtheabstractstocreatealistofthequestionswe—ormoreaccurately.ourcyborgdescendants--mighthaveaboutcomputersin2039.
Isitweirdwhenmyorganstalktoeachother?
F、Inanabstractentitled“Myliverandmykidneycomparednotes”,IBMresearcherMichaelMuller,basedinCambridge,Massachusetts,looksatwhathappenswhentheimplantedmonitorsonpeople’sintemalorgans—anetworkhecallsArterionet--areabletosharedataandpoolknowledgetoofferenhancedhealthtips.
G、Hisconclusion:
“Whilemostuserswereskeptical.manyusersproposedadditionalfeaturesthatcouldleadtogreateracceptanceandcompliancewithsuchrecommendations.”
H、It’sworththinkingabouthowpeoplemightdealwithhealthtipsfromorganmonitors.Wearabletechnologythattracksyouractivityoryourhealthstatusisslowlygainingpopularitywhileresearchersearlierthisyearimplantedpower-generatingsiliconestripsonthehearts,lungsanddiaphragms(横膈膜)oflivecows,pigsandsheep.MullersaysthebiggestchallengetocreatingArterionetwillbefiguringouthowtofittheartificialintelligenceinasufficientlysmallandsafepackage.
WhydoplantsneedtheirownFacebook,again?
I、Tounderstandthisquestion,youneedtoknowaboutPlantastic,thebrainchildofBillTomlinsonandhiscolleaguesattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine.
J、Intheirabstract,theyreasonthattomakeourfoodsupplymoresustainable,itmaymakesensetogrowmorefruitsandvegetablesclosetohome.Butcertaincropsthrivewhenthey’regrowninlargequantitiesoralongsidecertainotherplants--tootallallorderfortheaveragefarmer.
K、EnterPlantastic,whichwouldadvisewhatplantswouldworkbestforyourareaandtellyouwhatpeopleintheneighbourhoodaregrowin9.Nanochipsonplantswouldfeeddatabacktothesite.Thatinformationinturncouldbeusedto1earnmoreaboutwhatgrowsbestinwhichenvironment.
L、Assumingpeoplewillwanttoknowwhetherthisaddsanythin9,Tomlinson’steamcreatedafictional(虚构的)studythatlooksatlobackyardgardensovertwogrowingseasons.ItsuggeststhatusingPlantasticwillincreaseyieldsby4to12percent.
M、Tomlinson’sgraduatestudentJulietNortonisworkingonanearlyversionofwhattheonlinesystemmightlooklike.
Autonomouscarshavemadedrivingsoboring--whatshallIdoinstead?
N、AndreasRienerattheInstituteforPervasiveComputinginLinz.Austria,haswrittenanabstractthatstartswithaboldviewofthefuture:
“Thefirstself-drivingcarcruisedonourroadsin2019.Now,20yearsafter,itistimetoreviewhowthisinnovationhaschangedourmobilitybehaviour.”
O、Thisvisionisrootedinarealtrend.Self-drivingcarshavebeenmakingheadlinesforseveralyearsnow.TheyarelegaltodriveinthestateofNevada.andGoogle’sdriverlesscarhasalreadyrackeduphundredsofthousandsofpracticemiles.
P、Reiner’scontributionistoexplorehowthiswillchangeus.Hepredictsthatoncetherobotstakethewheeleverywhere.manyofuswillloseinterestindrivingaltogether.Fewerofuswillownourowncars.Thosewhodowon’twasteasmuchtimepimpingthemoutordrivingaroundiustforfun.Peoplewhostilllovecarsmighthavetoseektheirthrillsinspecial“recreationparks”.wheretheycandrivemanuallyinanartificialenvironment.“IfthevehiclesofthefutureareonlyameanstogetfromAtoB,thiscarculturewouldgetlost.”hesays.
DidIjustthinkupthatideaordidanadvertiserimplantit?
Q、MultiplecontributorstoCHl2039ponderthefutureofbrainimplants.Whetheritinvolvescapturinginputfromeachofoursensesorrecordingneurons(神经元)directlyinthebrain,theyassumethatthisoneisaquestionnotofifbutwhen.Andthatcouldbringopportunities--andchallenges.
R、ShacharMaidenbaumoftheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,Israel,envisionsdevicesthatcouldrecordourday-to-dayexperiencesandthenallowUStoshareourmemorieswithoneanother,revolutionisingcourts,classrooms,andoursocialinteractions.
S、DanielGruenofIBMResearch,meanwhile,envisionsdevicesthatcouldpromptyourmemorywhenyouforgetsomething.一withsomedarkerconsequences.“Imagineinthefuturethatyouhavesystemsthathelpyouwithmemory,”hesays.“Atwhatpointdoyoustartwondering.‘Wait.I’vehadanidea.Isthatreallymineoristhatideacomingfromsomewhereelse?
”’
So,whatistheidealnumberoffingers?
T.、EverstrainyourselfswipingacrossyouriPhonescreen?
Thatproblemwouldgoawayifyoucouldhaveanextrathumbsurgically(手术地)attachedtoyourhand.
U、That’sthestartingpointforafictitiousstudyofl24peoplewhohavechosentoaugmenttheirhandswithbionic(仿生的)fingers--onaveragetheyhave13.4digits.JohannesSchfnin9,acomputerscientistatHasseltUniversityinBelgium,evencomestoanintriguingconclusion:
“Theoptimalfingercountisl2.5,withsixnormal—sizedfingersoneachhandandthedominanthandhavinganextrahalf-sizedfingerthatcanbemovedwith6degreesoffreedom.”
V、It’sentertainingstuffbutevenSchSningadmitsthat25yearsmightnotbelongenoughforthisonetoappear.
46.Inhisarticle.MichaelMullerinvestigatestheconsequencesofArterionet’sbeingcapableofsharinginformationtosupplyextrastronghealthadvices.
47.CHIreferstotheexplorationofbettermeansforpeopletointeractwithtoday’sequipments,butduringlastweek’syearlymeetin9,participantsproposedafuturevisionofCHI.
48.ToproveifPlantasticisreallyhelpful.Tomlinsonandhiscolleaguesconductedanimaginaryresearchwhichinvestigateslofamilygardensover2plantingseasons.
49.Autonomouscarshavebecomeahottopicsincemanyyearsa90.
50.Itdeservestobetakenintoaccountthatwhatpeoplewilldototreatthehealthsecretsofferedbyorganmonitoringunits.
51.Inthepaper,Tomlinsonandhispartnersinferthattoincreasetheendurabilityofourfoodsupply,itisnecessarytoplantmorefruitsandvegetablenearourhouses.
52.BionicfingerisaninterestingstuffbutevenSchSningdoubtwhetheritcanbecreatedduringthenext25years.
53.Atthesametime.IBMresearchDanielGruenimaginessomekindofequipmentsthatCallremindyouofthingsyouforget,whichleadstobadresults,
54.Wealwaysthinkalotaboutthepast,butweseldomconsiderthefuturelifewe’retryingtocreate.
55.In2019.ourroadssawinthefirstautonomouscar.Andtheyear2039isthetimeforustoconsidertowhatextentthiscreationhastransformedourmovingstyles.
46.Inhisarticle.MichaelMullerinvestigatestheconsequencesofArtefionet’sbeingcapableofsharinginformationtosupplyextrastronghealthadvices.在他的文章中,迈克尔·穆勒研究了Arterionet内部能够共享信息并提供养生秘诀时带来的后果。
47.CHIreferstotheexplorationofbeRermeansforpeopletointeractwithtoday’sequipments,butduringlastweek’syearlymeeting,participantsproposedafuturevisionofCHl.CHl研究的是人们与现今设备之间的交互方法,但在上周的年会上,与会者提出了CHl的未来愿景。
48.ToproveifPlantasticisreallyhelpful.Tomlinsonandhiscolleaguesconductedanimaginaryresearchwhichinvestigates10familygardensover2plantingseasons.为了证明Plantastic是否真的有用,汤姆林森和他的同事进行了一场虚构研究,研究了10个家庭菜园在两个生长季的情况。
49.Autonomouscarshavebecomeahottopicsincemanyyearsago.自动驾驶汽车自数年前开始就已经是一个热点话题。
50.Itdeservestobetakenintoaccountthatwhatpeoplewilldototreatthehealthsecretsofferedbyorganmonitoringunits.人们会如何对待器官监控器提出的养生秘诀这个问题是值得考虑的。
51.Inthepaper,Tomlinsonandhispartnersinferthattoincreasetheendarabilityofoarfoodsupply,itisnecessarytoplantmorefruitsandvegetablenearoarhouses.在这篇文章中,汤姆林森和他的同事指出,为了增加食物供给的持久性,我们有必要在家附近种植一些果蔬。
52.BionicfingerisinterestingstuffbutevenSch6ningdoubtwhetheritcarlbecreatedduringthenext25years.仿生手指是个有趣的东西,但是即使是Sch6ning也不确定接下来的25年之内是否能创造出来。
53.Atthesametime,IBMresearchDanielGruenimaginessomekindofequipmentsthatCanremindyouofthingsyouforget,whichleadstobadresults.与此同时,IBM研究人员丹尼尔·格伦也构想了可以帮助你记起一些事情的设备,但使用这个设备的结果并不好。
54.Wealwaysthinkalotaboutthepast,butweseldomconsiderthefuturelifewe’retryingtocreate.我们总会回顾过去,但是对于我们正在努力创造的未来却少有思考。
55.In2019.ourroadssawinthefirstautonomouscar.Andtheyear2039isthetimeforustoconsidertowhalextentthiscreationhastransformedourmovingstyles.在2019年,我们的公路迎来了第一辆无人驾驶汽车。
而20年后的2039年对我们来说,正是思考这项创新在多大程度上改变了我们出行方式的时间。
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