IN ALMOST EVERY interview he does, Rahm Emanuel, a fixture(固定成员，常客) at the top of Democratic politics for four decades, plays coy(装模作样，含糊其辞) when asked about whether he plans to run for the presidency in 2028. What he is rarely asked is where he stands on what is likely to be one of the gnarliest issues of that race, artificial intelligence (AI). Call him a pillar of the party’s centrist old guard, his ideas on AI are up to the minute.(尽管可以称他为党内中间派老卫士的支柱，但他在AI上的想法却是最新的。) “AI keeps me up at night,” he says.
在他几乎每一次采访中，四十年来位居民主党政治顶端的常客拉姆·伊曼纽尔，在被问及是否计划参加2028年总统竞选时都含糊其辞。很少被问及的是他对那个竞选中最棘手的问题之一——人工智能（AI）的立场。尽管可以称他为党内中间派老卫士的支柱，但他在AI上的想法却是最新的。“AI让我夜不能寐，”他说。
In an interview for our Insider show, Mr Emanuel calls for(呼吁，要求) a high-speed regulatory approach to AI. That contrasts with what the progressive(进步的，革新派) wing of his party, led by Bernie Sanders, a senator from Vermont, wants—which is to jam on the brakes(急刹车，突然停止). Yet, like those to his left, Mr Emanuel is open to some sort of guaranteed income for those whose livelihoods are affected by the technology. Though he supports providing “a floor(最低水平，底线) that people don’t fall below”, he worries that a guaranteed income could sap(消耗，削弱) “meaning” from people’s lives. He doesn’t elaborate on ways to restore purpose.
在接受我们的《内幕》节目采访时，伊曼纽尔先生呼吁对AI采取高速监管的方式。这与他的党内由佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯领导的进步派所希望的——即猛踩刹车——形成对比。然而，和那些比他更左的人一样，伊曼纽尔先生对某种形式的收入保障持开放态度，这种保障面向生计受该技术影响的人群。尽管他支持提供一个“人们不会跌穿的地板”，但他担心有保障的收入会从人们的生活中抽走“意义”。他没有详细说明恢复目标的方法。
The former ambassador, mayor and White House Mr Fix-it(解决麻烦的人) is struck by the widespread fears of inequality caused by AI. “The American people believe that there’s going to be five tech bros(科技老兄/科技小子) who will walk out like bandits,” he says, leaving everyone else in the lurch(陷入困境，被抛弃). “On one side, you can’t concede [AI] to China. On the other side, you can’t have the Wild West(①文中含义：伊曼纽尔警告AI不能像美国西...).” He is also worried that the scale of disruption AI causes will be more than that of other technological upheaval(剧变，动荡)s, such as railways, electricity and the internet.
这位前大使、市长兼白宫“万事通”先生对AI引发的广泛不平等担忧感到震惊。“美国人民相信会有五个科技老兄像强盗一样赚得盆满钵满，”他说，“把其他所有人抛在后面。”“一方面，你不能把AI拱手让给中国。另一方面，你也不能让它变成狂野西部。”他还担心AI造成的破坏规模将超过铁路、电力和互联网等其他技术巨变。