In 1900, the UK had 3.3mn horses. These animals provided pulling power, transport and cavalry. Today, only recreation is left. Horses are an outmoded technology. Their numbers in the UK have fallen by around 75 per cent. Could humans, too, become an outmoded technology, displaced by machines that are not just stronger and more dexterous but more intelligent, even more creative? The threat, we are told, is remote.
1900年，英国有330万匹马。这些牲畜提供牵引力，充当交通工具和骑兵的坐骑。如今只剩下娱乐功能了。马是一种过时的技术。它们在英国的数量下降了约75%。人类是否也会成为一种过时的技术，被那些不仅更强壮、更灵巧、更智能、甚至更有创造力的机器所取代呢？我们被告知这一威胁还很遥远。但这是一个观念问题。也许机器能承担很多我们需要做的事，还做得比我们更好——除了变成人以及像人类一样有同情心。
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