As smart machines become more powerful and pervasive, they will pose a challenge to a fundamental feature of the US economy: most people gain their income by selling their labor. So what happens when the labor of a large number of working-age Americans, regardless of their education, is rendered technologically redundant or no longer commands an income adequate to provide a minimally decent standard of living?
随着智能机器变得更为强大且无处不在，它们会对美国经济的一个基本特征提出挑战：大部分人都是通过出售自身劳动赚钱。因此如果一大批劳动年龄的美国人，无论教育水平高低，变成了技术上的闲置人员或不再拥有一份维持最基本体面生活水平的收入，情况会变得怎么样？