他确实对科技有所了解，但我们该如何看待一个曾与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦会面30次，却看不出对方是个恶魔的人所发表的观点呢？
He knows a thing or two about tech, but what to make of the views of a man who met Jeffrey Epstein 30 times and couldn’t see what a monster he was?
比尔·盖茨的“形象修复之旅”正如火如荼地进行着。在与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的关系曝光导致其精心打造的形象受损后，盖茨沉寂了一段时间。然而现在，这位微软联合创始人再次将自己推向公众视野，这次是针对人工智能发出了可怕的警告。盖茨在周日接受NBC采访时宣称，如果任其发展，人工智能可能会导致“十亿人死亡”。
The Bill Gates rehabilitation tour is in full swing. After having his carefully cultivated image tarnished by the revelation of his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, Gates lay low for a while. Now, however, the Microsoft co-founder is once again thrusting himself into the public consciousness, this time with a dire warning about AI. If left unchecked, AI could cause “a billion deaths”, Gates declared in an interview with NBC on Sunday.
也许我应该被这位尽管犯过种种错误、但确实对技术有所了解的人所发出的声明吓坏。但我已经厌倦了听到关于人工智能假设性危险的言论，因为这项技术今天就已经在杀人了。盖茨可能不再直接参与微软的事务，但我更想听听他对该公司在人工智能驱动的加沙破坏中所扮演角色的看法，而不是听他预言未来。
Perhaps I should be terrified by this announcement from a man who, for all his sins, knows a thing or two about technology. But I’m sick of hearing about the hypothetical dangers of AI when the technology is being used to kill people today. Gates may not be directly involved in Microsoft any more, but, rather than making prophecies about the future, I’d love to hear what he thinks about the company’s role in the AI-enabled destruction of Gaza.