Technology & Future 科技与未来

During Computer Week, our school invited a young engineer called Mr Ng to talk about the technology of the future.

电脑周期间，学校邀请了一位年轻工程师吴先生来讲未来科技。

He explained that artificial intelligence can already recognise voices, translate languages and even write news reports.

他解释，人工智能现在已经懂得辨认声音、翻译语言，甚至撰写新闻报道。

In many factories, automation and robots have replaced human workers on production lines.

在很多工厂，自动化同机械人已经取代了生产线上的工人。

At one exhibition, he saw a robot arm that could pack a hundred boxes in ten minutes.

他在一个展览见过一条机械臂，十分钟就可以装好一百个纸箱。

He told us that these changes are happening much faster than most people expected.

他说，这些转变发生的速度比大部分人预期快很多。

The most exciting part was the virtual reality corner.

最精彩的环节是虚拟实境角落。

We put on headsets and visited a science museum in London without leaving our classroom.

我们戴起头戴装置，不必离开课室就参观了伦敦一间科学博物馆。

Mr Ng said innovation will create new jobs, such as drone pilots and AI trainers, that do not exist today.

吴先生说，创新会创造一些今日还未存在的新工种，例如无人机机师同人工智能培训员。

However, not everyone benefits, and the digital divide between rich and poor families may grow wider.

不过，不是人人都得益，贫富家庭之间的数码鸿沟可能会越来越阔。

Students without a computer at home, he warned, may fall behind in their studies.

他警告，家中没有电脑的学生可能会在学业上落后。

He also gave us practical advice about cybersecurity.

他亦就网络安全给了我们实用的建议。

We should never share our passwords, and we should think twice before clicking strange links in emails.

我们千万不要和别人分享密码，在按入电邮里面的一些奇怪连结之前亦要三思。

Protecting data privacy is becoming one of the biggest challenges of modern life.

保护资料私隐正成为现代生活最大的挑战之一。

After the talk, our class designed posters about online safety and hung them along the corridor.

讲座之后，我们班设计了关于网络安全的海报，挂在走廊两旁。

The visit made everyone think carefully about how technology should shape our future.

这次探访令大家认真思考，科技应该怎样塑造我们的未来。