《聖經》告訴我們:機器翻譯註定不能超越人類

近些年來,機器翻譯取得了長足的進步,這是有目共睹的,但是,這種進步使得一些技術狂人發出了,機器翻譯已經或者必將取代人工翻譯的“豪言壯語”。

我想,如果這些狂人但凡有點信仰,就一定會發現,這些言行有多麼的可笑。

那時,天下人的口音,言語,都是一樣。他們往東邊遷移的時候,在示拿地遇見一片平原,就住在那裡。(創世記11:1~2)

At one time, the whole Earth spoke the same language. It so happened that as they moved out of the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled down. (Genesis 11:1-2)

這些古代的人類,決心建造一座巴比塔,向上帝展現自己的力量(power)。上帝笑看這些人的努力,使上帝吃驚的是,他們很快建造起來了。上帝於是想出了一個辦法:

God took one look and said, “One people, one language; why, this is only a first step. No telling what they’ll come up with next- they’ll stop at nothing! Come, we’ll go down and garble their speech so they won’t understand each other.” Then God scattered them from there all over the world. And they had to quit building the city. That’s how it came to be called Babel, because there God turned their language into “babble.” From there God scattered them all over the world. (Genesis 11:6-9)

《創世紀》告訴我們,從此,人們分散到了各地,講著不同的語言,而巴比塔從此就再也沒有建成。

When God confused everyone who spoke this one language, it caused them to speak many different languages so they would not understand each other. By doing this, God thwarted their plans. Instead of sending down His wrath like He had done before with the great flood, God decided to scatter the people of the city all over the face of the earth.

上帝第一次懲罰狂妄的人類,使用後的是洪水,那麼,讓人們講不同的語言,從而挫敗狂妄的人類的計劃,這是上帝使用的第二次懲罰。而幾千年來,人們還是老老實實地不敢挑戰上帝。

現在,倘若機器翻譯統一了人類的語言,人們又開始講同一種語言,溝通再無障礙,其實是對上帝的第二次反抗。那麼,只有兩種結果,要麼這種反抗無效,要麼上帝實施第三次懲罰。

可愛的你,你認為結果會怎麼樣呢?

後記:本人不信基督,此處純屬調侃,切勿當真。但對於機器翻譯取代人類的狂妄觀點,一點都不贊同,機器翻譯會成為,並且已經成為翻譯的助手。助手這個含義並不是說,它的所有的能力都低於主人或者使用者,比如,我們使用電冰箱,難道你還得比電冰箱的製冷能力強?就連我們教學生也是這樣的,學生超越老師是必然,或者是我們想看到的,但是,並不能說,我們要取消教師這個職業。


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