This conclusion will strike many people – especially those of us who live on the fringes of Silicon Valley – as implausible. We see radical technological advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and materials design going on all around us.
这一结论将令许多人——特别是那些居住在硅谷外围地区的人们——感到震惊并难以信服。因为我们亲眼看到了在机器人技术，人工智能，生物技术和材料设计方面的大踏步飞跃。