Yes. This is the science fiction doomsday scenario.

是的。这就是科幻小说中的末日场景。

So how do I figure into this doomsday scenario?

那我在这世界末日剧本里扮演什么角色呢？

And so we wanted to figure out whether that doomsday scenario came to pass.

所以我们想弄清楚末日场景是否会发生。

But what about the big question; what about the doomsday scenario, wherein an A.I. system gets beyond the control of its human inventors?

但大问题又如何呢？世界末日场景怎么样，其中人工智能。系统超出了人类发明者的控制范围？

And in the background, we've heard a lot of talk about doomsday scenarios, existential risk and the singularity, with letters being written and events being organizedto make sure that doesn't happen.

在幕后，我们听到了很多关于世界末日场景、存在风险和奇点的讨论，人们写信并组织活动以确保这种情况不会发生。

As a consequence, during the 1980s a kind of doomsday scenario ( analogous to similar doomsday extrapolations about energy needs and fossil fuels or about population increases) was projected by health administrators, economists and politicians.

结果，在 1980 年代，一种世界末日论调从医疗官员、经济学家和政治家口中表达了出来，这种论调也曾在确认能源需求或人口增长之类的问题时出现。