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Don’t Fully Trust AI Either

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Don’t Fully Trust AI Either

近jìn日rì,杭州Háng zhōu的de马Mǎ先生xiān sheng分享fēn xiǎng了le一yī次cì使用shǐ yòngAI咨询zī xún家电jiā diàn售shòu后hòu的de经历jīng lì,提醒tí xǐng大家dà jiā谨慎jǐn shèn参考cān kǎo相关xiāng guān信息xìn xī。

马Mǎ先生xiān sheng是shì一yī名míng电商diàn shāng平台píng tái产品chǎn pǐn经理jīng lǐ,平时píng shí工作gōng zuò和hé生活shēng huó中zhōng经常jīng cháng使用shǐ yòngAI软件ruǎn jiàn。

前qián几jǐ天tiān,他tā发现fā xiàn家jiā中zhōng西门子Xī mén zǐ冰箱bīng xiāng门mén关guān不bù上shàng,便biàn向xiàng多duō款kuǎnAI软件ruǎn jiàn咨询zī xún解决jiě jué办法bàn fǎ。

部分bù fenAI给gěi出chū的de“官方guān fāng售shòu后hòu电话diàn huà”并非bìng fēi西门子Xī mén zǐ官方guān fāng号码hào mǎ,而是ér shì第三dì sān方fāng维修wéi xiū平台píng tái,报价bào jià从cóng两liǎng百bǎi元yuán到dào八bā百bǎi元yuán不bù等děng。

后来hòu lái,马Mǎ先生xiān sheng自行zì xíng检查jiǎn chá发现fā xiàn冰箱bīng xiāng内部nèi bù结冰jié bīng,清理qīng lǐ后hòu问题wèn tí解决jiě jué,避免bì miǎn了le不bù必要bì yào的de维修wéi xiū费用fèi yong。

记者jì zhě核实hé shí发现fā xiàn,西门子Xī mén zǐ官方guān fāng客服kè fú电话diàn huà与yǔAI提供tí gōng的de信息xìn xī存在cún zài不bù一致yī zhì情况qíng kuàng。

相关xiāng guānAI平台píng tái客服kè fú回应huí yìng称chēng,将jiāng对duì错误cuò wù信息xìn xī进行jìn xíng核实hé shí和hé修正xiū zhèng。

马Mǎ先生xiān sheng表示biǎo shì,自己zì jǐ没有méi yǒu实际shí jì损失sǔn shī,但dàn希望xī wàng通过tōng guò自己zì jǐ的de经历jīng lì提醒tí xǐng大家dà jiā:AI信息xìn xī仅jǐn供gōng参考cān kǎo,涉及shè jí维修wéi xiū、医疗yī liáo等děng重要zhòng yào问题wèn tí时shí,应yīng多duō方fāng核实hé shí,避免bì miǎn造成zào chéng经济jīng jì或huò健康jiàn kāng损失sǔn shī。

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Vocabulary 116 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
近 jìnnear / close to
日 rìsun / day / date, day of the month
杭州 Háng zhōuHangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
马 Mǎsurname Ma
先生 xiān shengteacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor
分享 fēn xiǎngto share (let others have some of sth good)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
咨询 zī xúnto inquire; to consult; to seek advice from
家电 jiā diànhousehold electric appliance
售 shòu(bound form) to sell; to retail / (literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
后 hòuafterwards / after
经历 jīng lìexperience
提醒 tí xǐngto remind / to call attention to / to warn of
大家 dà jiāeveryone
谨慎 jǐn shèncautious / prudent
参考 cān kǎoto consult / to refer
相关 xiāng guānrelated / relevant / pertinent
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
名 míngclassifier for people
电商 diàn shānge-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务)
平台 píng táiplatform
产品 chǎn pǐngoods / merchandise / product
经理 jīng lǐmanager / director
平时 píng shíin normal times / in peacetime
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
和 héand; together with
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
软件 ruǎn jiàn(computer) software
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
几 jǐseveral / a few
天 tiānday
他 tāhe; him; his
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
西门子 Xī mén zǐSiemens (company name)
冰箱 bīng xiāngrefrigerator / (old) icebox
门 méngate / door / gateway / doorway / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
关 guānto close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve
不 bùno; not so
上 shàng(directional complement) up
便 biànequivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case
向 xiàngtowards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
款 kuǎnclassifier for versions or models (of a product)
解决 jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)
办法 bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
部分 bù fenpart; portion; piece
给 gěito give
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
官方 guān fāngofficial (approved or issued by an authority)
电话 diàn huàphone number
并非 bìng fēireally isn't
号码 hào mǎnumber
而是 ér shìrather
第三 dì sānthird; the third in sequence
方 fāngpower or involution (math.) / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / abbr. for square or cubic meter
维修 wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment)
报价 bào jiàquoted price / quote
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
百 bǎihundred
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
八 bāeight
等 děng(bound form) equal to; same as
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
自行 zì xíngvoluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self-
检查 jiǎn cháto examine / to inspect
内部 nèi bùinterior / inside (part, section)
结冰 jié bīngto freeze
清理 qīng lǐto clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
避免 bì miǎnto avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
必要 bì yàonecessary / essential / indispensable / required
费用 fèi yongcost / expenditure / expense
记者 jì zhěreporter; journalist
核实 hé shíto verify; to check
客服 kè fúcustomer service
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
存在 cún zàito exist / to be
一致 yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
回应 huí yìngto respond
称 chēngto state
将 jiāngwill / shall
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
错误 cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
修正 xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
没有 méi yǒuto not have
实际 shí jìpractical / realistic / real / actual
损失 sǔn shīloss / damage
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
希望 xī wàngto hope
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
仅 jǐnbarely / only / merely
供 gōngto provide; to supply / to be for (the use or convenience of)
涉及 shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
医疗 yī liáomedical treatment
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
时 shíwhen
应 yīngshould / ought to / must / (legal) shall
造成 zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
经济 jīng jìeconomic
或 huòor
健康 jiàn kānghealth