从旧金山街头的荒诞对比出发,探讨科技新贵如何重塑思维方式,以及当人工智能承诺永远陪伴时,人类独立思考能力面临的深刻危机。

https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/ Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking by Sam Kriss


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**Nia:** 你知道吗,当我读到这篇关于旧金山科技文化的文章时,我被开头的一个细节震惊了。作者说他在公交车站看到一个广告牌,上面写着"今天,在你的AI女朋友和你分手之前,SOC 2就完成了",而就在广告牌下面,有个人蹲在人行道上,手里拿着玻璃烟斗,茫然地凝视着前方。
**Lena:** 天哪,这个对比太强烈了。一边是针对创业公司的高科技广告,另一边是城市里最边缘化的人群。这真的说明了什么问题。
**Nia:** 对,而且这只是开始。作者Sam Kriss描述了整个旧金山如何被这种"积极进取的外星人般的胡言乱语"所包围,每个角落都在向你推销某种神秘的B2B服务。
**Lena:** 我觉得这揭示了一个更深层的问题——关于我们这个时代思考本身的终结。文章的副标题就是"科技新一代和思考的终结"。
**Nia:** 没错,而这一切都围绕着一个叫Roy Lee的人和他极具争议的公司Cluely展开。让我们深入探讨这个故事如何揭示了硅谷文化的深刻变化。