Have you ever shouted at your computer because it wasn't working?
你有没有因为电脑不好用而对着它大喊过？
Of course, your computer can't "shout" back.
当然，你的电脑不可能“喊”回来。
But AI researchers have been working on computers that can argue and perhaps even win debates with humans.
但人工智能研究人员一直在研发能够与人类争论，甚至可能在辩论中获胜的计算机。
IBM scientists recently published a paper in Nature about their new AI system — Project Debater.
IBM 的科学家最近在《自然》杂志上发表了一篇关于其新型人工智能系统——“辩论项目（Project Debater）”的论文。
It can debate with people in front of a live audience.
它可以在现场观众面前与人类进行辩论。
After listening to arguments from its opponent, the system can search around 400 million online articles in less than five minutes.
在听完对手的论点后，该系统可以在不到五分钟的时间内搜索大约四亿篇在线文章。
And then it looks for ideas that can support its own argument.
然后它会寻找能够支持自身论点的观点。
Testing on the system began in 2019, when it debated with Harish Natarajan, a professional debater who holds the world record for the most debate competition victories.
该系统的测试始于 2019 年，当时它与哈里什·纳塔拉詹进行了一场辩论，后者是一位职业辩手，保持着辩论比赛获胜次数最多的世界纪录。
The topic was about subsidizing preschool — and Project Debater argued to support this idea.
辩论的主题是是否应当对学前教育进行补贴，而 Project Debater 站在支持这一观点的一方。
Although Project Debater lost the debate in the end, the audience said it performed very well.
尽管 Project Debater 最终输掉了辩论，但观众认为它的表现非常出色。
Interestingly, 58 percent of the audience said that Project Debater increased their knowledge about the topic — only 20 percent said the same about Natarajan.
有趣的是，58% 的观众表示 Project Debater 增加了他们对该话题的了解，而对纳塔拉詹有同样看法的观众只有 20%。
According to Scientific American, results show that the system is able to form logical statements (Ri).
据《科学美国人》报道，研究结果表明，该系统能够形成合乎逻辑的陈述（Ri）。
However, .
然而，。
Their goal is to help humans make better decisions, according to Ranit Aharanoy, manager of the Project Debater team.
据 Project Debater 团队负责人拉尼特·阿哈拉诺伊介绍，他们的目标是帮助人类做出更好的决策。
"It can debate both sides, so it can very quickly help you understand both sides of the problem, thus you can have a wider view of the problem and make a more thoughtful decision," Aharanoy said.
“它可以就问题的正反两方面进行辩论，因此能够非常快速地帮助你理解问题的两个方面，从而让你拥有更全面的视角，并做出更深思熟虑的决定。”阿哈拉诺伊说。
Let's wait and see how the Project Debater will develop in the near future.
让我们拭目以待，看看 Project Debater 在不久的将来会如何发展。
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Have you ever shouted at your computer because it wasn't working? Of course, your computer can't "shout" back. But AI researchers have been working on computers that can argue and perhaps even win debates with.humans.
IBM scientists recently published a paper in Nature about their new AI system - Project Debater. It can debate with people in front of a live audience. After listening to arguments from its opponent the system can search around 400 million online articles in less than five minutes. And then it looks for ideas that can support its own argument.
Testing on the system began in 2019, when it debated with Harish Natarajan, a professional debater who holds the world record for the most debate competition victories. The topic was about subsidizing preschool - and Project Debater argued to support this idea. Although Project Debater lost the debate in the end, the audience said it performed very well. Interestingly, 58 percent of the audience said that Project Debater increased their knowledge about the topic - only 20 percent said the same about Natarajan.
According to Scientific American, results show that the system is able to form logical statements (Ri). However, *. Their goal is to help humans make better decisions, according to Ranit Aharanoy, manager of the Project Debater team. "It can debate both sides, so it can very quickly help you understand both sides of the problem, thus you can have a wider view of the problem and make a more thoughtful decision." Aharanoy said.
Let's wait and see how the Project Debater will develop in the near future.
