200年前科幻小说之母就讨论过人工智能伦理困惑 - 奇想英文书世界|美国少年的书单

几乎200年前的人工智能生物存在于一位19岁女性作家的科幻小说里。Frankenstein，科幻小说鼻祖，警示人类当下的科技爆炸的隐忧。文学的先锋性在此可见一斑。美国高中英文课的精读小说。 In English class, we were required to read the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The novel was named for the main character of the book, Victor Frankenstein. He is a scientific genius （天才）who wanted to create life from nothing. Eventually he created a human like creature who is very tall, with a capacity to think and feel. However, he is very, very ugly.  In the book, he is referred to as “the creature” （生物）and has no name. Frankenstein is disgusted（厌恶） by the hideous nature of his creation and runs away, neglecting...