現在人工智能之風愈演愈烈，它是給我們生活帶來了便利?還是讓我們，對未來更加擔憂呢?其實這取決于我們看待問題的角度。今天我們來一起看一看，人工智能都能做哪些有意思的事呢?

人工智能寫小說

After feeding a type of AI known as a recurrent neural network the roughly 5,000 pages of Martin's five previous books, software engineer Zack Thoutt has used the algorithm to predict what will happen next.

軟件工程師扎克·圖特讓一種名為循環神經網絡的人工智能技術學習了《冰與火之歌》前五部近5000頁的內容，然后利用該算法預測接下來的情節。

According to the AI's predictions, some long-held fan theories do play out - in the five chapters generated by the algorithm so far, Jaime ends up killing Cersei, Jon rides a dragon, and Varys poisons Daenerys.

根據人工智能的預測，一些粉絲早前的推測的確出現了。在該算法目前撰寫的五章內容中，詹姆最終殺死了瑟曦，囧雪成了龍騎士，而瓦里斯毒死了龍母。

But in addition to backing up what many of us already suspect will happen, the AI also introduces some fairly unexpected plot turns that we're pretty sure aren't going to be mirrored in either the TV show or Martin's books, so we wouldn't get too excited just yet.

不過，我們也不要太過興奮，因為除了存在很多人已經預測會發生的劇情外，這個人工智能算法還引入了一些令人意外的情節，它們絕對不會出現在電視劇或馬丁的小說中。

For example, in the algorithm's first chapter, written from Tyrion's perspective, Sansa turns out to be a Baratheon. There's also the introduction of a strange, pirate-like new character called Greenbeard.

例如，算法編寫的第一章從小惡魔的視角寫道，珊莎其實屬于拜拉席恩家族。書中還出現了一個名叫Greenbeard的怪咖，這個新角色的身份和海盜類似。

人工智能摧毀“巴別塔”

When a language you don’t understand appears in your Facebook News Feed, you can touch a button and quickly translate it. Facebook offers a way of communicating not just with the millions of people who speak your language, but with millions of others who speak something else. Or at least it almost does.

當你的臉書動態消息中出現了一種你不懂的語言，你可以點擊一個按鈕迅速翻譯這些內容。臉書提供了一種方法使你不僅可以與數百萬會講你的語言的人交流，還可以與數百萬講其他語言的人交流?；蛘咧辽倏梢哉f臉書幾乎做到了。

Facebook is using what are called convolutional neural networks, a technique invented by the venerable researcher Yann LeCun, who now oversees Facebook’s AI lab. Rather than analyze a sentence sequentially, one piece at a time, a convolutional neural network can analyze many different pieces at once, before organizing those pieces into a logical hierarchy.

臉書使用一種所謂的卷積神經網絡，該技術是由德高望重的研究員揚·勒丘恩發明的，如今勒丘恩管理著臉書的人工智能實驗室。卷積神經網絡可以同時分析許多不同的內容，然后把這些內容組織成合乎邏輯結構的句子，而不是按順序一次一段地分析一個句子。

人工智能阻止自殺

The software scans messages on Facebook for comments that could be signs that a person intends to harm themselves. Facebook has not released any of the technical details about the program. But, the company did say that it looks for phrases such as "Are you ok?" and "Can I help?"

這款軟件會掃描臉書上的信息，找出其中可能預示著自我傷害傾向的言論。臉書尚未發布關于該程序的任何技術細節。但是該公司表示，它會查找“你還好嗎?”和“我能幫到你嗎?”這類短語。

If the software finds the signs it is looking for, it alerts a team of Facebook workers who specialize in dealing with such reports.

如果該軟件發現它在尋找的一些跡象，就會通知Facebook公司一隊專門處理這類報告的工作人員。

The system suggests resources to the user or to friends of the person such as a telephone help line. Facebook workers sometimes call local officials to take action.

該系統會向用戶或其好友提供一些資源，例如求助熱線。有時候臉書員工還會呼叫當地官員采取行動。

Facebook said it tries to have specialists available at any hour to call officials in local languages.

臉書表示該公司試圖確保任何時間都有專業人員待命，來使用當地語言和有關官員聯系。