也许没那么糟

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For a long time, 很长一段时间里，

all my thoughts about this new technology were anxious ones. 一想到这项新技术，我满脑子都是焦虑。

What it would take, what it would ruin, what we'd lose. 它会夺走什么，会毁掉什么，我们会失去什么。

But lately I've been trying, on purpose, to notice the other side. 但最近我一直在刻意去看它的另一面。

A friend who was losing her sight now has a tool 我有个视力逐渐衰退的朋友，现在有了一个工具，

that reads the whole world aloud to her. 能把整个世界都读给她听。

A machine helped doctors spot an illness early enough to treat it. 一台机器帮医生及早发现了疾病，得以开展治疗。

Someone learning a new language has infinite patience to practice with. 学新语言的人，也有了充满耐心的练习伙伴。

These are not small things. 这些可都不是小事。

I don't want to be naive about the real dangers, 我不想天真地忽视真正的危险，

and there are plenty. 而且这种危险确实不少。

But I also don't want fear 但我也不希望恐惧

to be the only lens I look through. 成为我看待事物的唯一视角。

Every powerful tool in history has 历史上每一种强大的工具，

been both a gift and a risk. 都既是馈赠，也是风险。

How this one turns out probably still depends, 这一次的结果如何，大概依然

in the end, on us. 归根结底，取决于我们自己。