Facebook宣布將研發新技術 用人腦操控電腦

Facebook公司發表聲明稱，目前正在研發人腦信息讀取技術，來實現用人腦控制電腦打字。他們正在研發的「無聲話語」軟體可幫助人們用大腦每分鐘輸入100個單詞，比普通人在智能手機上的打字速度要快五倍左右。這意味著未來的電腦將學會「讀心術」，而我們將步入人腦和電腦互聯的新時代。

Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. 臉書稱，他們正致力於研發一項技術，使人們可以直接通過自己的大腦控制電腦。

It is developing 「silent speech」 software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per minute, it says. 臉書正在研發的軟體叫做「無聲話語」，據稱通過此軟體用戶能夠以每分鐘100詞的速度打字。

The project, in its early stages, will require new technology to detect brainwaves without needing invasive surgery. 該計劃在早期階段需要應用新技術來監測腦電波，而不用開刀手術。

"We are not talking about decoding your random thoughts,」 assured Facebook's Regina Dugan. 臉書相關負責人雷吉納•杜甘保證：「我們並不是要監測你所有的隨想。

"You have many thoughts, you choose to share some of them. 「你可以在各種思緒中自由選擇用於分享的信息。

"We』re talking about decoding those words. A silent speech interface - one with all the speed and flexibility of voice." 「我們要解碼的是這些話語。無聲講話界面可以傳輸聲音很快也很靈活。」

Ms Dugan is the company』s head of Building 8, the firm』s hardware research lab. The company said it intends to build both the hardware and software to achieve its goal, and has enlisted a team of more than 60 scientists and academics to work on the project. 杜甘女士是臉書公司旗下名為Building 8的硬體研發實驗室的負責人。臉書公司表示，他們打算通過同時研發硬體和軟體實現這個目標，而且公司已經招募了一個由60多名科學家和學者組成的團隊來開發這一項目。

On his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg added: "Our brains produce enough data to stream four HD movies every second. 馬克•扎克伯格在他的臉書頁面補充道：「我們的大腦每秒產生的數據，相當於四部高清電影的流量。

"The problem is that the best way we have to get information out into the world - speech - can only transmit about the same amount of data as a 1980s modem. 「問題是，我們目前把這些信息傳輸到現實世界的最佳方法——話語——所能傳輸的數據只相當於一台80年代數據機能傳輸的數據。

"We're working on a system that will let you type straight from your brain about five times faster than you can type on your phone today. 「我們正在研製一個新的系統，能夠讓用戶直接通過大腦打字，速度比現在用手機打字的速度快五倍。

"Eventually, we want to turn it into a wearable technology that can be manufactured at scale. Even a simple yes/no 'brain click' would help make things like augmented reality feel much more natural. 「最後，我們計劃把這個系統升級為可穿戴式技術，並且可以大規模生產。即使只是簡單地通過『大腦意識』決定同意還是反對，都會使得像增強現實之類的技術變得更貼近生活。

"Technology is going to have to get a lot more advanced before we can share a pure thought or feeling, but this is a first step." 「在我們能夠分享純粹的想法和感覺之前，技術還需要很大的進步和發展，但這是第一步。」

Other ideas detailed at the company』s developers conference in San Jose included work to allow people to 「hear」 through skin. The system, comparable to Braille, uses pressure points on the skin to relay information. 在聖何塞舉行的臉書公司開發者大會上，還詳細闡述了若干其他的想法，其中包括使人們通過皮膚實現「聆聽」。這一系統，與盲文系統相似，通過皮膚上的壓力點傳遞信息。

「One day, not so far away, it may be possible for me to think in Mandarin, and you to feel it instantly in Spanish,」 Ms Dugan said. 杜甘女士說：「在不遠的將來，我們或許可以實現，一個講中文的人和一個講西班牙語的人能夠即時無障礙地交流。」

英文來源：BBC翻譯：王藝澄（日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）編審：丹妮