First Ever Live Computer-Human Debate: Who Won?(上篇)

Computers are increasingly competing against humans to see whether man or machine is smarter.

计算机越来越多次的和人类竞争看是人类和机器谁聪明

In the latest demonstration(论证，证明) ofartificial intelligence(人工智能) or AI, a computer went up against humans in live, public debates.

在最近的一次人工智能或AI的论证中，一台计算机公开的和人类争论

The debates – held this week in San Francisco（旧金山） – provided a new example of how computers are fast improving to think and sound more like humans.

这次争论在在旧金山持续了一周，提供了一个新的案例，关于计算机怎么越像人类一样快速的提升思考和发音

The event was a demonstration of an AI system developed by major technology company IBM. It is called Project Debater.

这次AI 系统论证事件的发起者是一家科技公司IBM，被称作Project Debater

IBM said it was the first time ever that an AI system has competed in a live, public debate with humans. Two separate debates were held between a computer and two human debaters.

IBM说这是第一次AI系统和人类进行争论，两次分开的争论在一个机器人和两个人类中展开

The company preselected possible subjects for discussion, but said neither the computer nor the humans knew the chosen subject before the debate.

该公司预选了一些项目进行讨论，他们说计算机和人类都是事先不知道。

The discussions were set up in a similar way to most political debates. After preparing arguments, both sides got the chance to present a four-minute opening statement. Then came four-minuterebuttals（反驳）, followed by closing statements.

这次争论的设立和大多数普通的争论类似，在准备争论的时候，双方各有一个机会发表四分钟的讲述，接着在结束阐述之后，是有四分钟的反驳。

In one debate, IBM's computer battled Noa Ovadia, a former（以前） national debatechampion（冠军） for Israel（以色列）. The debate was based on the following statement: "We shouldsubsidize（资助）  space exploration."

在一次争论当中，有IBM的争论机器人Noa Ovadia和一个之前的以色列国家辩论冠军，这次争论主要集中的话题在：我们应该资助太空探索。

The AI system made a case in favor of government-subsidized space research. The computer was represented at the event as a tall and thin black box, with a smallscreenin front that changed designs when speaking and listening. It spoke in a female voice.

AI系统的例子主要是政府资助太空研究，该计算机以一个高高瘦瘦的黑色箱子并带着一个当机器人说话/聆听的时候，显示字体的小的屏幕出席。它说话的方式是以一个女性的声音。

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