On Machine Intelligence 1

So, I started my first job as a computer programmer in my very first year of college -- basically, as a teenager. 

Soon after I started working, writing software in a company, a manager who worked at the company came down to where I was, and he whispered to me, "Can he tell if I'm lying?" 

There was nobody else in the room.

"Can who tell if you're lying? And why are we whispering?" 

The manager pointed at the computer in the room. 

"Can he tell if I'm lying?" 

Well, that manager was having an affair with the receptionist.

ps:嗯，那个经理和接待员有染。

Well好; 对; 令人满意地; 完全地; 彻底地; 全部地; 很; 相当; 大大地; 远远地; 健康; 身体好; 状态良好; 情况良好; 明智; 可取; 好主意; 哎呀，哟，啊，好啦; 唉，好吧; 嗯; 井; 水井; 楼梯井; 电梯井道; 律师席; 涌出; 冒出; 流出; 溢出; 涌起; 迸发

manager经理，经营者，老板; 经理人，经纪人，个人经理; 主教练

having有; 持有; 占有; 由…组成; 显示出，带有; have的现在分词

affair公共事务; 政治事务; 事件; 事情; 私通，风流韵事

with和…在一起; 和; 同; 跟; 有; 具有; 带有; 用; 使用; 以; 借

receptionist接待员

And I was still a teenager. 

So I whisper-shouted back to him, "Yes, the computer can tell if you're lying." 

ps:于是我低声对他喊道：“是的，电脑能分辨出你是不是在撒谎。”

back背部，背; 腰背; 脊柱; 脊梁骨; 后部; 后面; 末尾; 背后的; 后面的; 后部的; 过去的; 旧时的; 到期未付的; 拖欠的; 向后; 在后; 在背面; 与有距离; 控制住; 忍住; 后退，倒退; 帮助; 支持; 下赌注于

Yes答话时表示正确或真实; 表示同意所说的话; 反驳否定的话; 表示同意的答复; 表示同意的人

computer计算机; 电脑

tell告诉; 告知; 提供; 说明; 显示; 讲述; 说; 表达; 台形土墩; 讲的话; 谈话; 传闻

lying躺; 平躺; 平卧; 平放; 处于，保留，保持; 说谎; 撒谎; 编造谎言; lie的现在分词

Well, I laughed, but actually, the laugh's on me.

 Nowadays, there are computational systems that can suss out emotional states and even lying from processing human faces. 

ps:如今，有一种计算系统可以从处理人脸的过程中提取情感状态，甚至说谎。

Nowadays现今; 现在; 目前

there are有; 可数名词的复数形式; 许多重要事情要谈

computational使用计算机的; 与计算机有关的

suss意识到; 认识到; 发现; 嫌疑犯; 某种特有的知识

emotional感情的; 情感的; 情绪的; 激起感情的; 有感染力的; 激动人心的; 情绪激动的; 感情冲动的

lying躺; 平躺; 平卧; 平放; 处于，保留，保持; 说谎; 撒谎; 编造谎言; lie的现在分词

processing加工; 处理; 审阅，审核，处理; 数据处理; 列队行进; 缓缓前进; process的现在分词

human人的; 显示人类特有弱点的; 人本性的; 有人情味的; 通人情的; 人

faces脸; 面孔; 面部表情; 有…面容的; 有…表情的; 面对; 面向; 正对; 面临，必须对付; 承认，正视; 

Advertisers and even governments are very interested.

I had become a computer programmer because I was one of those kids crazy about math and science. 

But somewhere along the line I'd learned about nuclear weapons, and I'd gotten really concerned with the ethics of science. 

ps:但在这条道路上的某个地方，我学到了核武器，我真的很关心科学伦理。

somewhere在某处; 到某处

along the line其间某时; 在某一时刻; 在某一环节

learned有学问的; 知识渊博的; 博学的; 学者的; 学术性的; 学问精深的; 通过训练形成的; 学到的; 非天生的; 学; 学习; 学到; 学会; 听到; 得知; 获悉; 记住; 背熟; 熟记; learn的过去分词和过去式

about大约; 左右; 将近; 几乎; 到处; 处处; 各处; 关于; 对于; 目的是; 为了; 涉及…方面; 忙于; 从事于; 在附近的; 四处走动的; 在起作用的; 在流行中的

gotten得到; 美国英语中get的过去分词

really事实上，真正地，真实地; 确实，的确; 加强形容词或副词的语气

concerned with涉及; 说到; 关于

I was troubled.

However, because of family circumstances, I also needed to start working as soon as possible. 

So I thought to myself, hey, let me pick a technical field where I can get a job easily and where I don't have to deal with any troublesome questions of ethics. 

ps:所以我想，嘿，让我选择一个技术领域，在那里我可以很容易找到工作，在那里我不必处理任何棘手的道德问题。

myself我自己; 我本人，亲自

hey嘿，喂; 嘿; 就这样，怎么样，你说呢

pick选择; 挑选; 采; 摘; 摘掉，剔除，掐去; 选中的人; 精品; 精华; 最好的东西

easily容易地; 轻易地; 不费力地; 很可能; 多半; 无疑; 肯定

have to必须; 不得不; 劝告或建议时用; 表示一定真实或肯定发生

deal with处理; 应付; 与…打交道; 克制; 冷静面对; 论述; 讨论; 涉及; 与…做买卖; 和…有生意往来

troublesome令人烦恼的; 讨厌的; 令人痛苦的

ethics道德准则; 伦理标准; 道德体系; 行为准则; 伦理学; 道德学; ethic的复数

So I picked computers.

Well, ha, ha, ha! 

All the laughs are on me.

 Nowadays, computer scientists are building platforms that control what a billion people see every day. 

They're developing cars that could decide who to run over. 

ps:他们正在开发能决定谁开车的汽车。

developing发展中的; 成长，发展，壮大; 开发; 研制; 患; 出现; 开始侵袭; 开始影响; develop的现在分词

cars小汽车; 轿车; 火车车厢; car的复数

could用于can的过去时; 能，可以; 能; 把装罐保存; 让…卷铺盖走人; 炒…的鱿鱼; can的过去分词和过去式

decide对…作出抉择; 决定; 选定; 裁决; 判决; 影响…的结果

who谁，什么人; 表示所指的人; 进一步提供有关某人的信息

run over撞倒，碾过，轧过

They're even building machines, weapons, that might kill human beings in war. 

ps:他们甚至在制造机器，武器，可能会在战争中杀死人类。

even甚至，连，即使; 甚至更，愈加，还; 甚至可以说，其实，实际上; 平滑的; 平的; 平坦的; 变化不大的，均匀的，平稳的; 相等的; 均等的; 平; 相等; 变平

building建筑物; 房子; 楼房; 建筑; 建筑业; 建造; 创建; 开发; 逐渐增强; build的现在分词

machines机器; 机械装置; 核心机构; 制造，加工成型; machine的第三人称单数和复数

weapons武器; 兵器; 凶器; 手段，工具; weapon的第三人称单数和复数

might(may的过去时，用于间接引语)可能，可以; 可能; 可以; 强大力量; 威力

kill杀死; 弄死; 导致死亡; 毁灭; 破坏; 扼杀; 使停止; 使痛苦; 使疼痛; 使受折磨; 杀死，捕杀; 被捕杀的动物; 猎物

human beings人; human being的复数

war战争; 战争状态; 竞争，斗争，对抗，冲突; 长期斗争; 顽强抵御; 进行战斗; 作战; 同…

It's ethics all the way down.

ps:这一直是道德问题。

ethics道德准则; 伦理标准; 道德体系; 行为准则; 伦理学; 道德学; ethic的复数

all the way一路; 自始至终;一直

down向下; 朝下; 在下面; 下; 在较低水平; 下降; 下跌; 向下，往下; 沿着; 顺着; 朝着; 贯穿…时间; 遍及…时期; 喝下，吃下，咽下; 使倒下; 击倒; 悲哀; 沮丧; 情绪低落; 停机; 停止运行; 绒羽; 绒毛; 软毛; 汗毛; 进攻分段，10码进攻(球队可向前推进10码持球进攻的四次机会。球队在连续四次进攻中失球或未能推进10码即不能继续)

Question

1.why did she mention the conversation with the manager?

to show people's concern about the power of computers.

2.The idiom "somewhere along the line" means

 at some point during a process.

3.how does Tufekci start her speech?

by telling a story.

Put the sentences into correct order:

Nowadays, computer scientists are building platforms that control what a billion people see every day. They're developing cars that could decide who to run over. They're even building machines, weapons, that might kill human beings in war. It's ethics all the way down.

Repeat and read the sentences：

1. I started my first job as a computer programmer in my very first year of college .

2. Nowadays, there are computational systems that can suss out emotional states and even lying from processing human faces.