AI: Friend or Foe? | Vocab
Hi friends! I've been trying to broaden my horizons by reading Japanese news articles about topics I wouldn't typically read or talk about in Japanese as an attempt to learn new words.
Today, I read Hiragana Times' article entitled "Are robots enemies or friends of humans?" It was a brief article that mentioned how in the West we view A.I. and robots as a sign of impending dystopia and we have media like the Terminator and the Matrix that show us at odds with A.I., while Japan views them as friends/helpers and have media like Astro Boy and Doraemon that depict them as being helpful. Do you think this is true? I find that a lot of nuance is lacking from the article, but I wonder if this is because the magazine is intended for Japanese-learning foreigners, so they may cut down on things in order to make the translations appear less intimidating. One of the cool things about Hiragana Times is that it's entirely bilingual!
Here are some of the vocab words I picked up:
人工知能 [じんこうちのう] artifical intelligence (A.I.)
搭載 [とうさい] being equipped with
親しむ [したしむ] to be intimate with; to befriend
受け入れる [うけいれる] to accept; to receive; to agree
一方 [いっぽう] on the one hand; on the other hand; meanwhile
欧米 [おうべい] the West; Europe and America
象徴 [しょうちょう] symbol (of something abstract); (symbolic) representation
見なす [みなす] to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as)
業務 [ぎょうむ] task; actions; affairs; duties
効率化 [こうりつか] making efficient; optimization
貢献 [こうけん] contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
懸念 [けねん] worry; fear; anxiety; concern
根強い [ねづよい] firmly rooted; deep-seated