Your robot teacher of the future
[00:00.40] Will your job be done by a robot in the future? Bank of England economists predict that almost half of all UK jobs are under threat of automation. 未来你的工作会由机器人完成吗？英格兰银行经济学家预测，英国近一半的工作岗位都面临自动化威胁。
[00:11.02] Those most at risk involve repetetive manual labour, such as factory positions. 最危险的人涉及重复性体力劳动，例如工厂职位。
[00:16.60] But could even the venerable profession of teaching soon have to compete against powerful electronic educators?但是，即使是受人尊敬的教学职业，是否也很快不得不与强大的电子教育者竞争？
[00:23.24] At first glance, teaching might seem impervious to replacement by robots. 乍一看，教学似乎无法被机器人取代。
[00:28.29] Teachers use a range of soft skills that machines find hard to replicate. They gauge pupils' needs and tailor feedback accordingly. 教师使用一系列机器难以复制的软技能。他们衡量学生的需求并相应地调整反馈。
[00:37.32] They adapt materials to make them more engaging and effective.他们调整材料以使其更具吸引力和有效性。
[00:41.04] And they provide pastoral care: looking out for students who lag behind or disrupt the class.他们提供教牧关怀：寻找落后或扰乱课堂的学生。
[00:47.15] Nonetheless, some believe the future of education will be technological.尽管如此，有些人认为教育的未来将是技术性的。
[00:51.93] In an interview with Business Insider magazine, futurist Thomas Frey predicts that "by 2030 the largest company on the internet is going to be an education-based company that we haven't heard of yet."在接受 Business Insider 杂志采访时，未来学家 Thomas Frey 预测，“到 2030 年，互联网上最大的公司将成为一家我们还没有听说过的教育型公司。”
[01:05.21] He thinks that 'bots' – online robot teachers – will make education so efficient that students will be able to compress an entire undergraduate degree into six months of learning. 他认为“机器人”——在线机器人教师——将使教育如此高效，学生们将能够将整个本科学位压缩为六个月的学习时间。
[01:16.10] A bot learns what your "idiosyncrasies" "interests" and "reference points" are, "and it figures out how to teach you in a faster and faster way over time," according to Frey.Frey 说，机器人会了解你的“特质”、“兴趣”和“参考点”是什么，“随着时间的推移，它会找出如何以越来越快的方式教你”。
[01:27.26] Whether or not such incredible speeds will be reached, over the last decade there has been a huge increase in online learning platforms. 无论是否会达到如此令人难以置信的速度，在过去十年中，在线学习平台都出现了巨大的增长。
[01:35.23] Companies such as Udemy and Khan Academy produce courses that allow millions to learn at home for free, at their own pace. But there are limitations.Udemy 和 Khan Academy 等公司提供的课程让数百万人能够按照自己的节奏在家免费学习。但也有局限性。
[01:44.25] Without the face-to-face stimulation of a classroom environment, the overwhelming majority of students fail to complete online courses.如果没有课堂环境的面对面刺激，绝大多数学生都无法完成在线课程。
[01:53.55] How to sustain motivation to learn is one more skill that online teachers will need to master.如何保持学习动力是在线教师需要掌握的另一项技能。
[02:00.46] Indeed, Frey admits there is some way to go: "Nobody has quite cracked the code for the future of education." 事实上，弗雷承认还有一段路要走：“没有人完全破解教育未来的密码。”
[02:07.63] What do teachers themselves think about this? Professor Donald Clark from Derby University in the UK thinks that we should embrace change, even though people will lose their jobs.老师们自己对此怎么看？英国德比大学的唐纳德·克拉克教授认为我们应该拥抱变化，即使人们会失去工作。
[02:18.52] "Artificial intelligence will destroy jobs - so why not use it for a social good such as learning?" he asked.“人工智能会摧毁工作——那么为什么不将它用于学习等社会公益事业呢？”他问。
