
BUDDHA, JESUS and Mo Tzu(墨子,中国古代思想家) lived among the poor and taught compassion for all. The early British utilitarian(功利主义者)s champion(倡导,捍卫)ed human equality, as they campaigned to end slavery and win equal rights for women.
佛陀、耶稣和墨子都生活在穷人中间,教导人们要对一切众生怀有慈悲。早期的英国功利主义者倡导人类平等,他们奔走呼号,致力于废除奴隶制、为女性争取平等权利。
My fellow readers of The Economist may be bemused(困惑的,茫然的) to hear that the effective altruists now have this century’s biggest idea. You mean, the folks who can look at our fractious(易怒的,纷争不断的) and bedraggled(破败的,狼狈的) world and declare, “We must save the shrimp(讽刺 EA 关注虾类福利)”?
和我一样读《经济学人》的读者,听说有效利他主义者如今掌握了本世纪最重大的思想,或许会感到困惑。你说的,就是那帮看着我们这个纷争不断、破败不堪的世界,然后宣称“我们必须拯救虾”的人吗?
What’s good in effective altruism isn’t new, and what’s new isn’t good.(有效利他主义中好的部分并不新鲜,而新鲜的部分又并不好。) Yet some effective altruists have power over(对……有掌控力) artificial intelligence, and that’s a problem for us all.
有效利他主义中好的部分并不新鲜,而新鲜的部分又并不好。然而,一些有效利他主义者掌握着对人工智能的影响力,这对我们所有人来说都是个问题。