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Stanford economist Mordecai Kurz has argued that today's tech oligarchs are eroding democratic institutions by concentrating unprecedented monopoly power in their hands.

斯坦福经济学家莫德凯·库尔茨主张，当今的科技寡头正通过将前所未有的垄断权力集中在手中，来侵蚀民主体制。

In his forthcoming book, Private Power and Democracy's Decline, scheduled for publication on 19 May, Kurz contends that capitalism has entered a perilous phase.

在库尔茨即将出版的新书《私人权力与民主的衰落》（预计于 5 月 19 日出版）中，他主张资本主义已进入一个危险阶段。

He maintains that the current era represents an extreme manifestation of a recurring historical pattern since industrialisation began.

库尔茨主张，当前时代代表了自工业化开始以来，不断循环的历史模式的一种极端表现。

According to Kurz, technological moguls have historically regarded themselves as superior beings destined to shape society.

根据库尔茨的说法，科技巨头在历史上一直将自己视为注定要塑造社会的高等生物。

During the first Gilded Age in the late nineteenth century, industrialists such as Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller distorted social Darwinism to justify their dominance.

在十九世纪末第一个镀金时代，安德鲁·卡内基和约翰·D·洛克菲勒等工业家歪曲了社会达尔文主义，以证明其统治地位的正当性。

They invented elaborate theories about human evolution, convinced that nature itself had selected them to wield influence over civilisation.

他们编造了关于人类演化的复杂理论，深信大自然本身选择了他们来对文明行使影响力。

Kurz drew a striking parallel between those historical figures and contemporary tech power brokers.

库尔茨在那些历史人物与当代科技权力经纪人之间画出了一个引人注目的平行对比。

He noted that Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has suggested his artificial intelligence technology possesses a quasi-mystical potential to become a transcendent force for good.

他指出，Anthropic 首席执行官达里奥·阿莫代曾暗示，他的人工智能技术拥有一种准神秘的潜力，能成为一种造福社会的超然力量。

Nevertheless, Amodei has also openly acknowledged that such technology could precipitate mass unemployment, raising profound questions about its societal consequences.

尽管如此，阿莫代也公开承认，这类技术可能会引发大规模失业，从而对其社会后果提出深刻的质疑。

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Should democracy fail to serve ordinary workers, Kurz cautioned, voters may gravitate towards authoritarian or fascist leaders.

库尔茨警告说，如果民主制度无法为普通劳工服务，选民可能会转向威权主义或法西斯领导人。

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He emphasised that historical precedent offers grounds for cautious optimism, however.

然而，库尔茨强调，历史先例为谨慎的乐观提供了理由。

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During the Great Depression, New Deal reforms successfully curtailed monopoly power and extended vital protections to vulnerable communities.

在大萧条期间，“新政”改革成功地削弱了垄断力量，并为弱势群体提供了至关重要的保护。

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Were similar structural reforms to be implemented today, capitalism could become more humane without sacrificing its fundamental dynamism, Kurz suggested.

库尔茨建议，如果今天能实施类似的结构性改革，资本主义便能在不牺牲其基本活力的情况下变得更加人道。

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