
去中心化與監管
From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, the Internet has evolved from read-only, one-way communication into an interactive platform where user-generated content is shared around the world.
從Web 1.0至Web 2.0,網路已從只供閱讀的單向溝通發展成全球共享使用者原創性內容的互動式平台。
evolve(v.)發展;演變interactive(adj.)互動式的
Now, we are ushering into a new era — Web 3.0.
而如今,我們即將邁入全新的時代:Web 3.0。
usher into=開創;開啟
While there is as yet no clear definition of Web 3.0, it does have a few defining features: decentralization, trustless and permissionless, artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as connectivity and ubiquity.
儘管Web 3.0尚未有明確的定義,但有幾個關鍵特點,即去中心化、去信任化與不經許可、人工智慧與機器學習以及具備連通性且無所不在。
define(v.)給…下定義centralize(v.)使…集中ubiquity(n.)無所不在
Unlike Web 2.0, where data is stored on a single server, Web 3.0 applications run on blockchains, without involving a middleman or a tech company.
不同於將數據儲存在單一伺服器的Web 2.0,Web 3.0的應用建基於區塊鏈技術,摒除了中間人或科技公司。
store(v.)儲存
With Web 3.0, data would be stored in multiple locations and break down the massive databases held by internet giants.
有了Web 3.0,數據將儲存在多個平台,打破了網路巨頭壟斷的龐大數據庫。
massive(adj.)巨大的;大量的
The peer-to-peer networks would allow users to interact directly without going through an intermediary and authorization from a governing body.
這種對等網路讓用戶得以直接交流,無需經過中間人與管理機構授權。
interact(v.)交流;互動authorization(n.)授權
What’s more, Web 3.0 computers would be able to understand information similarly to humans.
此外,Web 3.0電腦還能以類似人類的方式理解資訊,
similarly(adv.)相似地
Data and algorithms would be used to enable computers to learn like humans so as to improve their accuracy.
利用數據與演算法讓電腦可以像人類一樣學習,以此改善準確性。
enable sb. to do sth.=使某人能夠做某事accuracy(n.)準確性
With the arrival of Web 3.0, information and content would be more accessible and connected than ever.
隨著Web 3.0的到來,資訊與內容將變得比以往更唾手可得且通行無阻。
accessible(adj.)可進入的;可獲取的connected(adj.)接通的;連在一起的
However, decentralization also comes with legal and regulatory risks.
然而,去中心化也伴隨著法律與監管的風險。
risk(n.)風險
Cybercrime, hate speech, and misinformation are already difficult to police and will become even more so in a decentralized structure because of the absence of central control.
現階段的網路犯罪、仇恨言論、假消息已難以監管,而未來缺乏中心管控,在去中心化的架構下只會變得更加棘手。
police(v.)監督;控制absence(n.)缺席;缺乏
As the third iteration of the Internet is now within sight, how to get the most out of the opportunities that arise and how to cope with potential pitfalls are the challenges for the next generation.
第三代網路時代近在眼前,如何充分利用Web 3.0帶來的機會,又該如何應對潛在隱憂,將是下一個世代的挑戰。
be within sight=可預見的get the most out of=讓~發揮到極致;將~的效益最大化cope with=應對;處理pitfall(n.)隱憂