The Disappearing Computer — and a World Where You Can Take AI Everywhere | Imran Chaudhri | TED

翻译人员: Yip Yan Yeung 校对人员: Iris Li

I spent 22 incredible years at Apple,

我在苹果公司度过了 无与伦比的 22 年，

helping to design experiences and devices

参与设计体验和设备，

ranging from the Mac

包括 Mac （苹果电脑）、

to the iPhone to the Apple Watch.

iPhone（苹果手机）、 Apple Watch（苹果手表）。

And as the power of compute increased,

随着算力的提高，

the size of our computers or our devices decreased.

我们的计算机或设备的 尺寸也就减小了。

The desktop paved the way for extraordinary interconnectedness,

台式机为非凡的互联体验 开辟了道路，

but it was stuck to your desk.

但它和你的桌面绑定了。

The laptop provided portability,

笔记本电脑有着便携性，

but you still had to be sitting down to use it.

但是你还是得坐下才能使用。

And the smartphone evolved us into the modern, connected humans we are,

智能手机让我们成为了 如今现代、互联的人类，

providing millions the ability to access the internet from our pockets.

让成千上万的人 可以从口袋里上网。

And the smart watch was a window to that phone.

智能手表是联通手机的窗口。

A companion device with a whole host of health insights,

它作为配套设备， 承载了全套健康信息，

all shrunk down to your wrist.

浓缩在你的手腕上。

But what comes next?

接下来会是什么？

Some believe AR/VR glasses like these are the answer,

有人认为答案是 像这样的 AR、VR 眼镜，

but they merely move the screens we already have in our lives today

但它们只是把我们生活中 已经有的屏幕

to being just millimeters away from our eyeballs.

挪到了眼球前几毫米的位置。

A further barrier between you and the world.

它还是你和世界之间的壁垒。

And the future is not on your face.

未来不会在你的脸上。

In fact, in 2017,

其实，2017 年，

the legendary tech journalist Walt Mossberg wrote in his final column

传奇科技记者莫博士（Walt Mossberg） 在他最后一期专栏里写道，

that he felt that soon, one day, technology would become invisible.

他认为很快，有朝一日， 科技会是无形的。

And that the computer would disappear.

计算机会消失。

And we agree.

我们同意。

(Ringing)

（铃声）

Sorry.

不好意思。

This is my wife.

是我太太打来的。

I'm going to have to get this.

我得接一下。

Hello?

喂？

贝瑟尼·邦吉奥诺（Bethany Bongiorno）：嘿，亲爱的。

Bethany Bongiorno: Hey, babe.

IC: Hey, Bethany.

伊姆兰·乔德里（Imran Chaudhri）： 嘿，贝瑟尼。怎么样？

How's it going?

BB: Good. Are you at TED?

BB: 挺好的。你在 TED 上吗？

IC: Yeah, I'm on the red circle right now, actually.

IC: 嗯，我现在正站在红圈里。

Bethany: Oh, great, good luck.

贝瑟尼：哦，好的，祝你好运。

And don't forget to mention me.

别忘了提一提我。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

IC: I won't, babe, thank you.

IC: 我不会忘的，亲爱的，谢谢。

Bethany: Love you.

贝瑟尼：爱你。

IC: Love you, too. Bye.

IC: 我也爱你。拜拜。

It's going to get different in a minute.

一转头就不一样了。

(Applause)

（掌声）

So my wife, Bethany, and our entire company, Humane,

我的太太贝瑟尼 和我们整个公司 Humane

have been working to answer the question of what comes next.

一直在试图回答 接下来会是什么的问题。

And you may ask yourself, why?

你可能会自言自语：为什么呢？

Why would anybody do this?

怎么会有人在想这个？

It's because we love building technology

这是因为我们热爱打造

that genuinely makes people's lives better.

能真正改善人们生活的技术。

And we believe that artificial intelligence or AI

我们相信，人工智能（AI）

would be the driving force behind the next leap in device design.

会促成设备设计的下一次飞跃。

And there is an incredible amount of stuff that's happening in this space.

在这个领域中， 正发生着令人眼花缭乱的事。

Huge, huge advancements.

很大、很大的进步。

And even Bill Gates has said of OpenAI's GPT

连比尔·盖茨都说 OpenAI 的 GPT

that it's only the second most revolutionary technology demonstration

是他有生之年看到过的

that he's seen in his entire lifetime.

第二具有革命性的技术呈现。

But what do we do with all these incredible developments,

但是有了这些惊人的突破， 我们该怎么做呢？

and how do we actually harness these to genuinely make our life better?

我们该如何利用它们 真正地让我们的生活更美好呢？

If we get this right,

如果我们走对了，

AI will unlock a world of possibility for all of us.

AI 会为我们所有人 打开一扇新世界的大门。

And today I want to share with you

今天，我想与大家分享

what we think is a solution to that end.

为此我们心目中的最佳方案。

And it's the first time we're doing so openly.

这是我们第一次公开分享。

It's a new kind of wearable device

这是一款新型的可穿戴设备

and platform that's built entirely from the ground up

和平台，从一开始 就完全为人工智能打造。

for artificial intelligence.

And is completely standalone.

也是完全独立的产品。

You don't need a smartphone or any other device to pair with it.

你不需要一台智能手机 或者其他设备与其配对。

In fact, I'm wearing one right now.

其实我现在就戴着一台。

And it interacts with the world the way you interact with the world.

它以你与世界互动的方式 与世界互动。

Hearing what you hear, seeing what you see.

听你所听，见你所见。

While being privacy-first and safe

与此同时，它以隐私，安全为先，

and completely fading into the background of your life.

并能完全融入你生活的背景中。

We like to say that the experience is screenless, seamless

我们可以说体验是 无屏的、无缝的、

and sensing,

感知的，

allowing you to access the power of compute

让你可以使用算力，

while remaining present in your surroundings,

又保证了你在周围环境中的存在感，

fixing a balance that's felt out of place for some time now.

弥补了如今有时会出现的违和感。

And I can't wait to share more details about what we've built,

我迫不及待想要分享 我们做的产品的更多细节，

and I will in the next few months.

会在接下来几个月内与大家分享。

But today I want to talk to you about what it unlocks.

但今天我想谈论的是 这个产品带来的新可能。

And what it means to be able to take AI with you everywhere.

“可以随身携带 AI” 到底是什么意思。

And what happens when technology increasingly disappears.

当越来越多的科技消失的时候， 会发生什么。

Technology becoming invisible affords us new opportunities

无形的科技给我们带来了

of how we interact with compute.

与计算机技术互动的新方式。

We've become so accustomed to tapping on an app

我们已经很习惯点击应用程序，

or moving a cursor with a mouse

或者用鼠标移动光标，

that it feels second nature.

都是习以为常的事了。

But that's by design.

但是这是蓄意设计的。

When I was working on the iPhone,

我在参与 iPhone 相关的工作时，

I used to test interactions like slide-to-unlock

曾和我那还是个宝宝的女儿

测试过滑动解锁的交互方式。

with my infant daughter.

She was the best possible focus group.

她是最合适的焦点小组人选了。

She’s 16 now,

现在，她已经 16 岁了，

and she's got a lot more ideas than she did back then.

比起当时，她有了更多的想法。

This also, by the way, is the only non-AI generated image

顺带一提，这是我今天要展示的

that you'll see from me today.

唯一一张不由 AI 生成的图像。

And as I look at it now,

我现在看着它，

I see more than ever why a future driven by AI

我从未这么强烈地认为 为什么由 AI 驱动的未来

is far better than a future that would involve more screens.

要比充斥着越来越多 屏幕的未来要好得多。

Like this.

如图所示。

He's cute, though.

虽然他还挺可爱的。

But for the human-technology relationship to actually evolve beyond screens,

但如果人类和科技之间的关系 真的要发展到屏幕之外了，

we need something radically different.

我们就需要一些截然不同的东西。

Let me show you.

我来给大家展示一下。

Where can I find a gift for my wife before I have to leave tomorrow?

我在明天出发之前 应该上哪儿给我太太买个礼物？

(Voice) Vancouver's Granville Island is a lively shopping district.

（语音）温哥华格兰维尔岛 是个热闹的购物区。

IC: That's an incredibly simple response for a very complex query.

IC: 这可是针对这个非常复杂的询问 给出的非常简单的回答。

How often do we find ourselves in a new city,

我们有多少次在一个陌生的城市，

wrestling with our phones,

捣鼓自己的手机，

trying not to bump into people,

想着不要撞到别人，

trying to figure out where we're going and where we're supposed to be?

想要找到自己该去哪里， 该在哪里？

It's even harder when we don't speak the language, right?

如果我们还不会讲当地语言 就更困难了，对吧？

Let me show you something.

我来给大家展示一下。

Invisible devices should feel so natural to use

“你可以非常自然地使用隐形设备，

that you almost forget about their existence.

甚至会遗忘它们的存在。”

(Voice speaking in French)

（说法语的语音）

IC: You'll note that's me and my voice, speaking fluent French,

IC: 你能听出这就是我和我的声音， 说着流利的法语，

using an AI speech model that's part of my own AI.

通过我个人 AI 的一部分的 AI 语音模型生成。

This is not a deepfake.

这不是深度伪造（deepfake）。

In fact, it's deeply profound.

而是意义深远。

This is my AI giving me the ability to speak any language

这是我的 AI 让我说出各种语言，

and you having a chance to hear me speak that language

你能听见我带着自己的情绪和声音

in my own emotion and my own voice.

说出那种语言。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

This is moving away from the experiments that make us all concerned

这与那些让我们对计算机技术的 未来走向担忧的实验不一样。

about the direction compute is going in.

But it's instead using technology

它利用科技

to create real, responsible compute products

创造真实存在、负责任的计算产品，

that are in service to us and built on trust.

为我们所用且建立在信任之上。

This is good AI in action.

这是实实在在的好 AI。

And we spent thousands of hours

我们花了上万个小时

reimagining and redesigning new types of compute interactions,

重新想象、重新设计 新型的计算交互方式，

ranging from complex voice commands to intricate hand gestures,

从复杂的语音控制到精细的手势，

all in service of trying to find more natural ways to interact with compute.

都是为了寻找与计算机技术 更自然的互动方式。

Why fumble for your phone when you can just hold an object

如果你可以拿着一件物品， 问与它相关的问题，

干嘛还要在你的手机上乱搜一通呢？

and ask questions about it?

The result almost feels like the entire world becomes your operating system.

最终，你会感觉整个世界 都变成了你的操作系统。

And when compute disappears,

计算机消失的时候，

it allows us to get back to what really matters:

就能让我们回到真正重要的事上：

a new ability to be present.

“存在”的新形式。

Like riding a bicycle in the park and just ripping through emails

在公园里骑自行车的同时 也能刷邮件，

or going to a concert without having to hold up your phone to capture it.

在听音乐会的时候 不需要举起手机就能拍照。

Or experiencing your toddler's first steps

回味你宝宝学会走路的那一瞬间，

without a screen between you and your child.

但没有一块屏幕横在你和宝宝之间。

In the future,

未来，

technology will be both ambient and contextual.

科技会融入环境，融入背景。

And this means harnessing AI to really understand you

也就是说，利用 AI 真正了解你

and your surroundings

和你的周围环境，

in order to achieve the best results.

达到最好的结果。

Imagine this.

想象一下。

You've been in meetings all day

你开了一整天的会，

and you just want a summary of what you've missed.

你只想要一份你今天 错过的所有事项的总结。

Catch me up.

让我赶上进度。

(Voice) Patrick is coming to tomorrow's design meeting.

（语音）帕特里克会出席 明天的设计会议。

Bethany wants to move next week's dinner,

贝瑟尼想把下周的晚餐改期，

and Oliver is asking about soccer this weekend.

奥利弗问周末能不能去踢足球。

IC: These are emails, calendar invites and messages,

IC: 这些都是值得关注的邮件、 日程邀请和消息。

all surfaced up to the top.

You can use these to help guide your decision making,

你可以通过这些信息 帮你做出决定，

manage your workload

调节工作量、

and sculpt tailored responses in your own voice.

生成用你自己的声音 说出的定制化回应。

And in the context of your life.

与你的生活融为一体。

And we gain this context through machine learning.

我们通过机器学习 获取这些背景信息。

The more you use our device powered by AI,

你越多地使用 我们由 AI 驱动的设备，

the more we can help you in all times of need.

我们就越可以随时随地为你提供帮助。

Your AI effectively becomes an ever-evolving,

你的 AI 真的 成为了一种逐渐进化、

personalized form of memory.

个性化的记忆形式。

And we think that's amazing.

我们觉得这太神奇了。

In fact, let's say you're health conscious

假设你很关注健康情况，

or you have certain types of food considerations.

或者你有某些饮食上的注意事项。

Let me just show you.

我来展示一下。

Picked up one of these chocolates.

拿起一块巧克力。

Used to eat a ton of these when I was a kid.

我小时候吃了无数巧克力。

Can I eat this?

我能吃这个吗？

(Voice) A milky bar contains cocoa butter.

（语音）牛奶巧克力里有可可脂。

Given your intolerance, you may want to avoid it.

根据你的不耐受性， 你可能不该吃这个。

IC: So I can’t eat these anymore.

IC: 所以我再也不能吃这些了。

(Applause)

（掌声）

But what's cool is my AI knows what's best for me.

厉害之处就是我的 AI 知道什么对我是最好的。

But I'm in total control.

但我说了算。

I'm going to eat it anyway.

我还是要吃它。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

(Voice) Enjoy it.

（语音）吃吧。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

IC: Your AI figures out exactly what you need.

IC: 你的 AI 会搞明白 你到底需要什么。

And by the way, I love that there's no judgment.

顺带提一句， 我喜欢没人评头论足。

I think it's amazing to be able to live freely.

自由地活着太好了。

Your AI figures out what you need at the speed of thought.

你的 AI 在一念之间 就能搞清楚你需要什么。

A sense that will ever be evolving as technology improves too.

一种随着科技的进步， 也会进化的感觉。

And these examples are just the start.

这些例子只是个开始。

As AI advances,

随着 AI 的发展，

we will see how it will transform nearly every aspect of our lives.

我们会看到它如何改变 我们生活中的几乎方方面面。

In ways that will seem unimaginable right now.

以我们现在难以想象的方式。

In fact, Sam Altman from OpenAI feels the way we do.

OpenAI 的山姆·阿尔特曼 （Sam Altman）和我们有一样的感觉。

And that AI is grossly underestimated.

AI 被远远低估了。

And I'll add, so long as we get it right.

但我想补充一句， 我们还是可以做出对的选择。

We really believe

我们真的相信

that we're only beginning to scratch the surface of what's possible.

我们只看到了可能性的冰山一角。

Embed advancements of AI, like

将 AI 的进步嵌入

in our device that's actually built to disappear

为了消失而存在的设备中，

and allow experiences to come forward,

让体验更近一步，

and we open up entirely new possible ways of how you interact with technology

我们就开创了你与科技交互、

and how you interact with the world around you.

你与周围世界交互的全新方式。

More humane, intuitive interactions

更人性化、更直观的互动，

that are screenless, seamless and sensing.

无屏的、无缝的、感知的。

This is so much more than devices just getting smaller or more powerful.

这比设备越来越小、越来越强 要有意义得多。

This is the possibility of reimagining the human-technology relationship

这给了我们新的可能， 重新思考我们所知的

人与科技之间的关系。

as we know it.

And that's what's so exciting.

这就是令人兴奋之处。

It's a huge challenge, no doubt.

这当然是个巨大的挑战。

But it's the world that we want to live in.

但这就是我们想身处其中的世界。

One where technology not only helps you get back into the world

在这个世界里， 科技不仅让你能重回世界，

but enhances our ability to do so.

还能增强我们这样的能力。

It's within reach.

触手可及。

And you saw some of it today.

你今天已经看到了其中一瞥。

The future will not be held in your hand,

未来不会在你手中，

and it won't be on your face either.

不会在你脸上。

The future of technology might almost be invisible.

科技的未来几乎会是隐形的。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）