Others look forward to the vast economic opportunities that robots will present, claiming, for example, that they will improve productivity or take on undesirable jobs. The venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who recently joined the debate, falls into the latter camp, asserting that robots will save us from a future of high prices and low wages.
伯克利—几十年来，人们一直在预测先进计算和机器人科技会如何影响我们的生活。一方面，有人警告说机器人会在经济中取代人类，摧毁人们特别是低技能工人的生活。也有人看到了机器人所带来的巨大经济机会，比如，他们说机器人能改进生产率、承担无人愿干的工作。风险资本家彼得·提尔（Peter Thiel）最近也加入了战团，他属于后一个阵营，认为机器人能让我们的未来避免高物价和低工资。