Powerful new computers will make the human race as a whole better off. The problem is that real people are not just "average," so the real question concerns how the benefits derived from computers are distributed.
诚然， 一般 说来，计算机技术的进步总是好消息。计算机不但具有生产力，还能服务人类，且不会成为人类的竞争对手。强大的新型计算机将会在整体上增进人类的福祉。问题是真实的人们并不仅仅是"一般性"的概念，因此问题的关键在于由计算机带来的利益究竟如何分配。