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我们将聊一聊AI时代
我们有了翻译软件
还要不要再学英语
相信大家都已经开始使用我们手机上的各种翻译APP或者是大语言模型了
呃
无论是在出国旅游
还是翻译一些网上的外语信息
这些工具都非常的方便
我们在惊叹于AI厉害的同时
心里也难免嘀咕
呃
既然AI的翻译都这么强了
我们还有必要去学英语吗
事实上
我们也看到很多的高校正在减少小语种的招生
英语专业的规模也在不断的缩小
那是不是意味着以后就没有必要学英语了呢
那这就是我们今天要深入探讨的
首先我们必须要承认
AI翻译
特别是基于神经网络模型和大语言模型的一些系统
比如说我们熟知的GPT
cloudy等等
它的进步真的是非常快
处理文本的速度也很惊人
翻译的结果也相当的流畅
一本书我们可能要花一两年去翻译
但是给AI去翻译
它几分钟就翻完了
极大的降低了我们获取信息的门槛
提高了学习的效率
当然
我们也看到
AI目前还有很多做不到的事情
比如说一些涉及到文化背景的
幽默的
讽刺的
像这样的一些内容
它还是没有办法去很好的翻译的
AI翻译的准确性目前也并不是万无一失
在很多的专业领域
AI还是会出现各种问题
甚至有胡说八道的现象
那尽管如此
我们相信
总有一天
随着数据的不断增加
我们科技的不断进步
总有一天
AI会克服这些问题
越来越强大越来越进步
那是不是到那个时候就没有必要学英语了呢
我觉得不能这样思考问题
因为学习英语本身
它并不仅仅是为了把一种语言翻译成另外一种语言
我们学习英语是为了交流
而交流的过程当中
不可或缺的是人与人之间的情感链接
AI没有办法帮我们建立这样的链接
无论它的水平有多么的高超
我们必须要自己会说
才能够实现真正的人人沟通
另外
学习语言本身也可以带来很多的好处
我们之前也跟大家多次提到了
学习第二种语言减者多种语言
可以提升我们认知的灵活性
专注力
甚至可以延缓认知衰退
减少得老年痴呆的风险
那么我们应该如何客观科学的看待AI
特别是AI翻译和英语学习机的关系呢
大多数的专家认为
未来我们可能是一种人机协同的关系
也就是AI做一部分工作
人做另外一部分工作
那么AI和人应该怎样协同呢
谁负责什么工作呢
接下来将由我们的英语主播readdy和lazy和大家详细的聊一聊
在AI时代
我们应该如何全面的看待AI翻译
以及我们应该怎样正确的定位英语学习的价值
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yeah
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yeah
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butwhatabouttheactoflearning
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itactuallychangeengyouryourbrainingoodgoodsostustudyshowlearningasecondlanguagelikeenglishcanboostyourexecutivefunctions
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itsmuchdeeperthanjustliteralmeaning
itcanhelpbreakdownstereotypesbuildrealinterculturalunderstanding
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thatsreallyconcerning
especially
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humanexertiseisstillcrucial
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orhasnteasilyindexbyiespeciallycuttingaresearchchoftenpublishfirstinenglish
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legalmedicaltechnicalsafety
theneedforabsoluteaccuracy
reliabilityandaccountabilitymeanshumanproficiencyisessential
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yeah
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是的是的
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buthumanproficiencyengagesallthoseothervitaldimensions
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whatsthemaintakeawayforsomeonelisteningrightnow啊
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yes
absolutelylearningenglishremainsincrediblyvaluableandoftenfranklypracticallynecessary
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itselfthecognitiveboosttheculturalinsidethecareeropportunityisexactly
itsnotreallyaboutchoosingenglishorAI
thefutureislikelyaboutleveragingAIasapowertool
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yeahwellunderestiateateuhtheenduringpowerandrealvalueofactuallylearningunderstandingandconnectingthroughlanguage
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itreallyisuntilthenextdiscussion
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