Lakhasly

Dear X somewhere, sometime will be able to read it. 或许，某一个人将会在某一个地方，在某一个时间节点读到这封信，也可能只有机器人和电脑会读到这封信，并因此而大笑。 At first, But they were soon everywhere. Some of the earliest thinking machines were used to control the temperature. When it was too cold, they turned up the heat and when it was too warm, they turned on the air conditioner. This doesn’t sound too dangerous, but once people got used to have temperatures controlled and then lights being controlled, fire sprinklers（喷头）and many household appliances. It was great! People had more free time! Well, only rich people had more free time. 但实际上，只有富人才会因此而有更多的自由时间。 一时之间，这个世界被划分为两种阶层，一种是拥有科技获得感的人，另一种则是无法享受科技所带来的红利的人。 Of course, it was only natural that the technology have-nots would want more. Soon, they started stealing from and rebelling against humans with technology. People installed security systems in their homes and business. Computers used video cameras to watch everything and everyone. 不久后，他们就开始向科技拥有者偷窃，反抗科技拥有者。 人们在家里和公司里安装安保系统。 计算机用视频录像机来监视着人们的一言一行。 当这种安保水平退化，人们开始考虑机器人进行安全保障。 While all this was going on, two other lines of research were being pursued in artificial intelligence laboratories. One area of interest was robots that could recreate themselves. The plan was to send them planet, like Mars, No one ever thought of what would happen if they escaped their labs on Earth. The other research direction was in parallel processing. 这个计划就是将克隆机器人送往像火星这样的行星上，然后让其为未来的移民建造城市。 但却没有人想过如果它们逃离地球上实验室，将会发生什么。 另一个研究方向是关于计算机的并行处理能力。 科学家们意识到，与其仅仅制造一台超级计算机，还不如将几台普通计算机联网在一起，这样也能实现同样的思考方式。 不久后，计算机联网正彼此交互，共同解决问题。 One of the real problems was the whole idea of remote control. 一个现实问题就是远程操控。 要是在你睡觉时，你的房间温度自动降低了，烤箱自己启动了，浴缸的水自己溢出来了，该怎么办？ 当我的旧收音机还能用的时候，最初的新闻报道经常谴责计算机黑客传播计算机病毒，使机器人和计算机尽其所能地杀死人类，最先是中断食物、水、电和燃料的供应。 我不知道这是否真实发生。 I left the city, moved into a cave high in the mountains and started growing my own food and making everything I need by hand. Eventually, of course, And what did they need humans for?

June 1，3050
3050年6月1日

Dear X
亲爱的X，

As the last of the Homo sapiens（现代人）on Earth—and an old human at that—I’ve decided to write the last letter. Perhaps someone, somewhere, sometime will be able to read it. Perhaps only robots and computers will read it and have a good laugh. How did I come to be the last living person? Let me explain.
作为地球上最后的、古老的现代人，我决定写下这最后一封信。
或许，某一个人将会在某一个地方，在某一个时间节点读到这封信，也可能只有机器人和电脑会读到这封信，并因此而大笑。
我为何会成为最后一个活着的人？让我来对此解释一下。

At first, people didn’t think about how they were being surrounded by thinking machines. But they were soon everywhere. Some of the earliest thinking machines were used to control the temperature. When it was too cold, they turned up the heat and when it was too warm, they turned on the air conditioner. This doesn’t sound too dangerous, but once people got used to have temperatures controlled and then lights being controlled, they started having machines control the doors of buildings, fire sprinklers（喷头）and many household appliances. It was great! People had more free time! Well, actually, only rich people had more free time. The humans who used to do a lot of the robots’ jobs had to find other work. Suddenly, the world was breaking into two classes: technology haves and technology have-nots.
起初，人们并不觉得他们身边环绕着计算机。
但是，它们很快就遍布生活的各个足迹了。
最早的一些计算机被用来控制温度。
当太冷时，计算机升高温度；
当太热时，计算机打开空调。
这听起来不太危险，但是一旦人们习惯计算机掌控温度和灯，他们就开始让计算机控制建筑物的门、灭火装置和许多家用电器。
这听起来很棒！人们因此而有了更多自由支配的时间。
但实际上，只有富人才会因此而有更多的自由时间。
而那些习惯从事机器人的重复性工作的人们，却不得不寻找其他的工作以谋生。
一时之间，这个世界被划分为两种阶层，一种是拥有科技获得感的人，另一种则是无法享受科技所带来的红利的人。

Of course, it was only natural that the technology have-nots would want more. Soon, they started stealing from and rebelling against humans with technology. People installed security systems in their homes and business. Computers used video cameras to watch everything and everyone. When security deteriorated, people started thinking about having robot guards. But when robot guards started being destroyed, people insisted that the robots be armed.
当然，这样发展下去的结果就是科技匮乏者将想要得更多。
不久后，他们就开始向科技拥有者偷窃，反抗科技拥有者。
人们在家里和公司里安装安保系统。
计算机用视频录像机来监视着人们的一言一行。
当这种安保水平退化，人们开始考虑机器人进行安全保障。
但是，当机器人警卫被摧毁时，人们却坚持认为机器人应该武装起来。

While all this was going on, two other lines of research were being pursued in artificial intelligence laboratories. One area of interest was robots that could recreate themselves. The plan was to send them planet, like Mars, and let them start building cities for colonists who would come after. No one ever thought of what would happen if they escaped their labs on Earth. The other research direction was in parallel processing. Rather than just create a supercomputer, scientists realized that several ordinary computers networked together could think in the same way. Soon, computers connected over the Internet were talking to each other and solving problems. But they could also create problems.
当这些现象一直进行时，人们就开始致力于另外两个人工智能方向的研究。
其中一个感兴趣的领域是克隆机器人。
这个计划就是将克隆机器人送往像火星这样的行星上，然后让其为未来的移民建造城市。
但却没有人想过如果它们逃离地球上实验室，将会发生什么。
另一个研究方向是关于计算机的并行处理能力。
科学家们意识到，与其仅仅制造一台超级计算机，还不如将几台普通计算机联网在一起，这样也能实现同样的思考方式。
不久后，计算机联网正彼此交互，共同解决问题。
然而，它们也会创造新的问题。

One of the real problems was the whole idea of remote control. What if your rooms could be turned ice cold while you slept, your oven set on fire and your bathtub made to overflow? When my old radio still worked, the first news reports often blamed computer hackers for spreading computers viruses that made robots and computers do everything they could to kill humans, starting with interrupting food, water, electricity and fuel supplies. I don’t know if that’s true.

一个现实问题就是远程操控。
要是在你睡觉时，你的房间温度自动降低了，烤箱自己启动了，浴缸的水自己溢出来了，该怎么办？
当我的旧收音机还能用的时候，最初的新闻报道经常谴责计算机黑客传播计算机病毒，使机器人和计算机尽其所能地杀死人类，最先是中断食物、水、电和燃料的供应。
我不知道这是否真实发生。

But I did see the end coming. Forty years ago, I left the city, moved into a cave high in the mountains and started growing my own food and making everything I need by hand. When the first robot wars started, they didn’t even notice I was up there, without electricity or a single machine. Eventually, of course, the robots ruled the world. And what did they need humans for?
但我确实看到了结局。
四十年前，我离开了城市，搬到了高山上的一个山洞里生活。我开始自己种菜，自食其力。当第一次机器人战争开始时，它们甚至没有注意到我正在山里，没有电、也没有任何一台机器地生活。
最终，机器人无疑统治了世界，那么它们究竟需要人类为此做些什么？

Well, I’d better finish this now. The robot mailman will be here in a few minutes.
好吧，我最好尽快写完这封信，机器人邮递员几分钟之后就来取信件了。
Yours sincerely and good luck,
Eve Jones

祝你好运，
依芙·琼斯