三十年前,当自动化开始出现时,曾有过“自动化是朋友还是敌人”的辨论,有关的这些辨论已由剑桥大学出版社以书籍形式出版。当我再次翻阅此书时,我找到了答案:自动化肯定是朋友。1981年6月在西德波恩举行的一次会议所讨论的中心问题就是:“机器人:朋友还是敌人” Thirty years ago, when automation began to appear, there was a debate about whether “automation is a friend or an enemy,” which has been published in book form by the Cambridge University Press. When I read through this book again, I found the answer: Automation is definitely a friend. The central issue discussed at a meeting held in June 1981 in West Bonn was: “Robot: Friend or Foe”