The Download: US robot restrictions, and ICE’s DNA grab
The Download: US robot restrictions, and ICE’s DNA grab
每日下载：美国机器人限制令与移民局的 DNA 采集
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. 这是我们工作日时事通讯《每日下载》的今日版，为您提供每日科技世界的动态。
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics — James O’Donnell
特朗普的 AI 保护主义已延伸至机器人领域 —— James O’Donnell
Humanoid robots usually elicit more cringe than awe: They stumble, kick children, and despite advances are still worse at using their hands than my toddler. It’s a nascent industry, and such robots are more commonly seen in viral videos than real workplaces or homes. 人形机器人通常带来的尴尬多于敬畏：它们步履蹒跚、踢到孩子，尽管有所进步，但使用双手的能力甚至还不如我的幼儿。这是一个新兴行业，这类机器人更多出现在病毒式传播的视频中，而非真实的职场或家庭里。
It was a surprise, then, when last week the Federal Trade Commission issued a sweeping ban on foreign imports of advanced robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds, and wheeled robots. The decision should be understood not as another chapter in the old China trade playbook, but as evidence that the Trump administration is expanding its protection of the AI industry beyond today’s leading labs. It is now willing to step in on behalf of an emerging robotics sector that is still barely finding its footing. Read our analysis to understand the ban’s potential impact. 因此，当美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）上周发布针对先进机器人（包括人形、四足和轮式机器人）的全面进口禁令时，令人感到意外。这一决定不应被简单理解为旧版对华贸易策略的延续，而应被视为特朗普政府正在将 AI 产业保护范围从当前的领先实验室进一步扩大。政府现在愿意为尚处于起步阶段的机器人行业提供干预。阅读我们的分析，了解该禁令的潜在影响。
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The must-reads
必读内容
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 我已为您搜罗了互联网上今天最有趣、最重要、最令人恐惧及最引人入胜的科技报道。
1. ICE collected nearly one million people’s DNA last year Most of them have never been convicted of any crime. (Wired $) 1. 美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）去年采集了近一百万人的 DNA 其中大多数人从未被判犯有任何罪行。（《连线》）
2. China is poised to win the technologies of the future It’s already a high-tech hardware powerhouse, but it increasingly has its sights set on software too. (New Yorker $)
- US tech and political leaders are freaking out, but few seem to agree how to respond. (Vox $)
- What’s next for Chinese open-source AI. (MIT Technology Review) 2. 中国有望在未来技术领域胜出 中国已是高科技硬件强国，但其目光也正越来越多地投向软件领域。（《纽约客》）
- 美国科技界和政界领袖感到恐慌，但鲜有人就如何应对达成共识。（Vox）
- 中国开源 AI 的下一步走向。（《麻省理工科技评论》）
3. AI “tokenomics” is a burgeoning new field Businesses are pouring a lot of money into AI. Now they want to see what they’re getting in return. (NYT $)
- Why it’s proving so hard to make AI pay. (BBC)
- The US economy is becoming more and more reliant on the AI boom. (WSJ $) 3. AI “代币经济学”是一个新兴领域 企业正向 AI 投入巨资，现在他们想看看能获得什么回报。（《纽约时报》）
- 为什么 AI 变现如此困难。（BBC）
- 美国经济正变得越来越依赖 AI 热潮。（《华尔街日报》）
4. Eli Lilly is letting people apply to try an unapproved obesity drug Retatrutide is still in clinical trials, but certain patients can gain early access. (STAT $)
- Montana’s plan to become an experimental medical hub just pushed forward. (MIT Technology Review) 4. 礼来公司允许人们申请试用未经批准的减肥药 Retatrutide 仍处于临床试验阶段，但部分患者可以获得早期使用权。（STAT）
- 蒙大拿州成为实验性医疗中心的计划刚刚取得进展。（《麻省理工科技评论》）
5. Inside the one US town that wants a data center Jay in Maine is a reminder that politics is all about the local. (The Atlantic $)
- How data centers broke US politics. (Wired $) 5. 走进那个渴望数据中心的美国小镇 缅因州的杰伊镇提醒我们，政治的核心在于地方。（《大西洋月刊》）
- 数据中心是如何破坏美国政治的。（《连线》）
6. Flock license plate readers can have a shockingly high error rate In one California town, Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police. (BI $)
- A leaked guide shows how Flock teaches cops to promote its tech. (404 Media $) 6. Flock 车牌识别系统的错误率高得惊人 在加州的一个城镇，Flock 发送给警方的警报中，有 71% 的车牌识别存在错误。（《商业内幕》）
- 一份泄露的指南显示了 Flock 如何教导警察推广其技术。（404 Media）
7. A drone explosion on a beach in Russia killed seven people It seems to have been caused by Russian forces shooting down a Ukrainian drone. (CNN)
- A US company won a $100 million deal to give Ukrainian drones an AI upgrade. (Ars Technica)
- Europe’s drone-filled vision for the future of war. (MIT Technology Review) 7. 俄罗斯海滩发生无人机爆炸，造成七人死亡 这似乎是由俄军击落一架乌克兰无人机引起的。（CNN）
- 一家美国公司赢得了 1 亿美元的合同，为乌克兰无人机提供 AI 升级。（Ars Technica）
- 欧洲对未来战争中充满无人机的愿景。（《麻省理工科技评论》）
8. How car headlights became so bright Lots of modern cars still blind other drivers on the road. That could change soon though, thanks to new tech. (Ars Technica) 8. 汽车前大灯为何变得如此刺眼 许多现代汽车在路上行驶时仍会晃到其他司机的眼睛。不过，得益于新技术，这种情况很快就会改变。（Ars Technica）
9. A $2 million crime novel deal collapsed over AI use concerns And the agent and the writer involved have, erm… rather differing accounts of what happened. (Guardian) 9. 一笔 200 万美元的犯罪小说交易因 AI 使用争议而告吹 而且涉事的经纪人和作家对事情经过的描述……嗯……大相径庭。（《卫报》）
10. AI matchmaking services are on the rise 💑🤖 Online daters hope it might prove better at finding them love than fruitless swiping. (WSJ $) 10. AI 婚恋匹配服务正在兴起 💑🤖 在线约会者希望这能比徒劳的左右滑动更能帮他们找到真爱。（《华尔街日报》）
Quote of the day
今日金句
“Just a little too pleasant to be human.” “太讨人喜欢了，不像是真人。”
— North Carolina resident Kristen Charpentier tells Wired how she could tell she was talking to AI when ordering at a Dairy Queen drive-thru. ——北卡罗来纳州居民 Kristen Charpentier 在接受《连线》采访时表示，她在冰雪皇后（Dairy Queen）得来速点餐时，就是通过这种感觉判断出自己在和 AI 对话。
One More Thing
额外关注
How to have a child in the digital age 如何在数字时代养育孩子
Before journalist and culture critic Amanda Hess even got pregnant with her first child, in 2020, the internet knew she was trying. She saw pregnancy ads way before a doctor. Hess’s experience is pretty typical these days, but still raises some big questions. How do we retain control over our bodies when corporations have access to our most personal information? What happens when people stop relying on friends and family for advice on having a kid and instead go online? Read our interview with Hess to learn what she has to say. — Alison Arieff 早在 2020 年记者兼文化评论家 Amanda Hess 怀上第一个孩子之前，互联网就已经知道她在备孕了。她在医生之前就看到了怀孕相关的广告。Hess 的经历在今天非常典型，但也引发了一些重大问题：当企业能够获取我们最私密的信息时，我们该如何保持对自己身体的控制权？当人们不再依赖亲友的育儿建议，转而求助于网络时，会发生什么？阅读我们对 Hess 的采访，了解她的见解。—— Alison Arieff