全球首位！罗马尼亚政府任命“AI官员”（讲解版）|E0307

▍原文

Romania’s prime minister has presented his “new honorary adviser” – an artificial intelligence assistant named “Ion” that he hailed as the first of its type.

Developed by Romanian researchers, Ion “will use technology to capture opinions in society” using “data publicly available on social networks”, according to a government document detailing the projects.

▍语言点 

1. present /prɪˈzent/ v. 引见，介绍(formally introduce someone to another person)

 /ˈprezənt/ n. 礼物；现在，目前 adj. 出席的，在场的

· present sb (to sb.) 正式(向某人)介绍某人

2. honorary adviser 荣誉顾问

· honorary /ˈɑːnəreri/ adj. 荣誉的

· adviser /ədˈvaɪzər/ n. 顾问

3. hail  /heɪl/ v. 称赞(praise)

· hail sb./sth. as …称赞某人某物为……

· 被动形式：be hailed as

· The conference was hailed as a great success. 

会议被称颂为一次巨大的成功。

4. capture /ˈkæptʃər/ v. 抓住，捕获；(本节)捕捉信息；(商业语境)从竞争中赢得、夺得

· The company has captured 90% of the market. 

这家公司已夺得九成的市场份额。

· capture opinion 收集社会舆论；记录、留存公众表达的观点(collect opinion)

5. detail /ˈdiːteɪl, dɪˈteɪl/ v. 详细说明 n.  细节

▍复述文本

Romania’s prime minister introduced his “new honorary adviser” called “Ion”. You might think it’s just another adviser. No big deal. But not for Ion. Because it’s an artificial intelligence assistant, which the prime minister himself praised as the first AI robot serving in the government. 

It was developed by Romanian researchers, and it will capture opinions from social media using information that is publicly available.