熱播劇《疑犯追蹤》完結 更像是一個預言

In the opening credits for the TV show Person of Interest, a voice growls: “You are being watched.” For the first few seasons, it seemed like just another gimmick to drum up interest in the science-fiction show. Now that the series is entering its final run, however, the line feels less like shtick and more like prophecy.

在熱播劇《疑犯追蹤》的開場白中，一個聲音咆哮着說：“你正在被監視。”在前幾季中， 這似乎只是科幻片中用來吸引眼球的一種把戲。現如今，隨着該劇接近尾聲，這句臺詞更像是一個預言。

Created by Jonathan Nolan in 2011, Person of Interest centers on ex-CIA agent John Reese (Jim Caviezel) and computer genius Finch (Michael Emerson), who use a surveillance program – the Machine – run by artificial Intelligence to prevent violent crimes in the US.

《疑犯追蹤》由喬納森•諾蘭於2011年創作，講述了前CIA特工約翰•里斯（吉姆•卡維澤飾）和電腦天才芬奇（邁克爾•愛默生飾）通過一個名爲“機器”的監控程序來阻止美國暴力犯罪的故事。該監控程序由人工智能運行。

Person of Interest airs its final episode on June 21, wrapping up a storyline that delved into modern-day spy games and government overreach. However, over the course of five years, the show has become increasingly subversive. It has morphed from a purely fictional drama into a mirror for reality.

《疑犯追蹤》最終集於6月21日播出，完美展現了現代間諜遊戲以及政府矯枉過正的故事線。然而，五年來該劇發生了巨大顛覆，由一個單純的科幻劇演變到對現實的映射。

In Person of Interest, the Machine tracks the movements and communications of everyone in the US through phones, satellites and surveillance cameras. In hindsight, the Machine’s data-mining abilities seem eerily similar to that of PRISM, the secret surveillance program run by the US National Security Agency and exposed by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden in 2013.

在《疑犯追蹤》中，機器通過電話、衛星及監控攝像頭來追蹤每個在美國的人的動作和通訊。事後想來，機器的數據挖掘技能似乎和棱鏡可怕地相似。棱鏡是美國國家安全局的一個祕密監控程序，2013年被前CIA 承包商職員愛德華•斯諾登揭露。

“A show that is always a little bit ahead of technology and some of these ethical issues that we’re going to be grappling with as a society –that sticks with people,” the show’s executive producer Greg Plageman said to USA Today.

“電視劇總是略微超前於科技，描述當今社會中人們努力克服的一些倫理問題，”該劇執行製作人克雷格•普拉格曼接受《今日美國》採訪時表示。

Person of Interest also gives its viewers a look into how technology is manipulating us. With every tap on a phone and click on a keyboard, people generate data about themselves. This allows algorithms to predict each individual’s behaviors. That’s how computers know which books to suggest and which articles to promote to their users.

此外，《疑犯追蹤》同樣向觀衆們展示了科技是如何操控我們的生活。人們在手機和鍵盤上的每一個敲擊都生成了他們自己的數據，進而方便機器預測他們的行爲。這就是電腦如何會知道該向哪些用戶推薦哪些書籍和文章。

“Your phone is there to sell you advertising and to tell multinational corporations about you. It’s not there to provide you answers; it’s not there to avoid a traffic jam,” Nolan told Slate magazine. “That’s not what they’re selling. That’s the sweetener.”

“你的手機向你出售廣告，並將你的信息透露給跨國公司。它不是爲你提供答案的，也不是用來避免交通擁堵，”諾蘭告訴《石板》雜誌。“那些不是他們推銷的，而只是些甜頭罷了。”

Inspired by Person of Interest, an array of shows featuring artificial intelligence and data mining have been released. The 2014 show Intelligence followed the adventures of a man who had access to all the data centers in the world. The upcoming sci-fi drama Westworld will likewise wade into the murky world of artificial intelligence. Its production team has a familiar face for Person of Interest fans: Nolan is credited with creating that show as well.

受《疑犯追蹤》的啓發，一批主打人工智能和數據挖掘的電視劇接踵而來。2014年，美劇《智能緝兇》講述了一個能進入世界上所有數據中心的男人的冒險故事。即將播出的科幻新劇《西部世界》也將主打人工智能的黑暗面。該劇的製作團隊會讓《疑犯追蹤》粉絲們倍感熟悉：諾蘭擔任該劇主創。

Person of Interest not only presents viewers with a paranoid thriller and a breath-taking premise, but it also shows the audience a glimpse into the future. “Watching Person of Interest, you can’t help noticing how useful the show is in thinking about the future of the surveillance society,” said The New Yorker’s Joshua Rothman.

《疑犯追蹤》不僅向觀衆呈現了一部偏執的驚悚片以及一個驚人的假設，還爲觀衆展現了未來的一瞥。“看《疑犯追蹤》時，你會留意到，該劇對人們思考監視社會的未來大有用處，” 《紐約客》雜誌檔案編輯約書亞•羅思曼說道。