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In the vast, boundless expanse of Plurality, each life is a unique and precious existence...Regardless of how perilous external circumstances may be...(l)et us take positive action to allow the seeds of shared goodness to break through the earth and blossom into flowers of empathy, joy and harmony.
— His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV of Tibet在广阔无垠的多元宇宙中，每个生命都是独特而宝贵的……无论外部环境多么险恶……让我们积极行动起来，让共享善意的种子破土而出，开出同理心、快乐与和谐之花。——达赖十四世
In a technologically advanced, politically challenging, and rapidly evolving 21st century, what does a free and open future look like? Glen, Audrey and their coauthors offer a compelling view of a way forward.
— Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum在技术先进、政治充满挑战且快速发展的21世纪，自由开放的未来是什么样的？格伦、奥黛丽和他们的合著者们提供了一种令人信服的未来之路。——以太坊创始人维塔利克·布特林
Democracy has been a confrontation between opposing values. In Taiwan, however, it has become a conversation among a diversity of values. Audrey Tang has shown us how to create a "digital democracy" that transcends the constraints of ideology — that is the major contribution of this book.
— Tsai Ing-wen, President of the ROC (Taiwan)民主一直是相互对立的价值观之间的对抗。然而，在台湾，它已成为各种价值观之间的对话。奥黛丽·唐向我们展示了如何创造一种超越意识形态限制的“数字民主”——这是本书的主要贡献。——中华民国（台湾）总统蔡英文
They offer us a portal into a future where technology supports democracy, pluralism, and broad human flourishing. We know this future is possible because Tang has been building it in Taiwan. The conceptual foundations laid here usher in a much needed paradigm change for modern life.
— Danielle S. Allen, political philosopher, James Bryan Conant University Professor at Harvard, MacArthur Fellow, and author of Our Declaration and Cuz他们为我们打开了一扇通往未来的大门，在这个未来，技术支持民主、多元和广泛的人类繁荣。我们知道这个未来是可能的，因为唐在台湾一直在建设它。这里奠定的概念基础为现代生活带来了急需的范式转变。——丹妮尔·S·艾伦，政治哲学家，哈佛大学詹姆斯·布莱恩·科南特大学教授，麦克阿瑟奖学金获得者，《我们的宣言》和《库兹》的作者
Plurality reads like optimistic sci-fi, already happening in real life! Can democracies around the world follow in Taiwan’s footsteps to upgrade free society for the digital age? Fingers crossed for a happy ending.
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmy-winning artist and founder of HITRECORD《多元宇宙》读起来像乐观主义的科幻小说，却正在现实生活中发生！世界各地的民主国家能否效仿台湾的经验，为数字时代升级自由社会？让我们拭目以待一个美好的结局。——艾美奖获奖艺术家、HITRECORD创始人约瑟夫·高登-莱维特
Plurality is...a truly fascinating...potential global accelerator...of collaboration that is African in perspective...a must-read and a must-co-create for African thought leaders...who have embraced the challenge of making the 21st century the African century.
— Oby Ezekwesili, Co-Founder of Transparency International, #BringBackOurGirls, Founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance and #FixPolitics, and Nigerian political leader《多元宇宙》是一部真正引人入胜的……潜在的全球协作加速器……它具有非洲视角……对于那些接受了将21世纪打造成非洲世纪挑战的非洲思想领袖来说，这是一部必读之作，也是一部必须共同创作的作品。——国际透明组织联合创始人、#BringBackOurGirls运动发起人、政治、政策和治理学院创始人、#FixPolitics运动发起人以及尼日利亚政治领袖奥比·埃泽克韦西里
With wit, erudition and optimism, Audrey Tang and her collaborators argue that we can harness digital technology to confront authoritarianism, and that we can do so by leaning into, rather than shying away from, the principles of an open society.
— Anne Applebaum, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of The Twilight of Democracy and Red Famine奥黛丽·唐和她的合作者们以智慧、学识和乐观的态度论证，我们可以利用数字技术来对抗专制主义，而我们可以通过加强而不是回避开放社会的原则来做到这一点。——普利策奖得主、《民主的黄昏》和《红色饥荒》的作者安妮·阿普尔鲍姆
Glen and Audrey lead a team offering a master class in how to harness advanced computation to augment rather than replace human social and economic systems, simultaneously showing and telling us how digital technology can make the world dramatically more cooperative and productive.
— Michael I. Jordan, Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, inaugural winner of the World Laureates Association Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics, and named by Science as the most influential computer scientist in the world in 2016.格伦和奥黛丽领导着一个团队，他们为如何利用先进计算来增强而非取代人类社会和经济系统提供了大师级的课程，同时向我们展示并讲解了数字技术如何使世界变得更加合作和富有成效。——加州大学伯克利分校计算机科学与统计学佩虹陈杰出教授、世界院士协会计算机科学或数学奖首届得主、2016年被《科学》杂志评为全球最有影响力的计算机科学家迈克尔·I·乔丹
In financial technology and digital infrastructure, Kenya and other African countries are...ahead of outdated models in the North. With Plurality we (can)...take this...deeper...to accelerate our growth and be part of global models of a more inclusive, participatory and productive future.
— Ory Okolloh-Mwangi, Co-Founder of Ushahidi and Partner at Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures在金融科技和数字基础设施方面，肯尼亚和其他非洲国家……领先于北方过时的模式。有了《多元宇宙》，我们……可以……更深入地……加快我们的发展，并成为更具包容性、参与性和生产力的全球模式的一部分。——Ushahidi联合创始人、Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures合伙人奥里·奥科洛-姆旺吉
Digital technologies that were supposed to support freedom and democracy have turned into weapons of misinformation, extremism and surveillance. This wonderful book outlines a technical and philosophical strategy, grounded in practical applications in Taiwan, for doing this all better.
— Daron Acemoglu, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal and co-author of Power and Progress and Why Nations Fail原本应该支持自由和民主的数字技术已经变成了虚假信息、极端主义和监控的武器。这本精彩的书籍概述了一种技术和哲学策略，它以台湾的实际应用为基础，可以更好地做到这一切。——麻省理工学院经济学伊丽莎白和詹姆斯·基利安教授、约翰·贝茨·克拉克奖章获得者、《权力与进步》和《为什么国家会失败》的合著者达龙·阿西莫格鲁
What would the world be like if our dearest dreams in the social justice...movement had come to pass? (They) offer radical yet pragmatic solutions to...reinventing democracy...(to) truly serve the people...Some...have ...been implemented, serving as a beacon ...to make real change.
— Stav Shaffir, leader of the Israeli Social Justice protests that inspired "Occupy" and youngest woman Member of the Knesset如果我们在社会正义运动中最珍爱的梦想实现了，世界将会是什么样子？他们提出了激进而务实的解决方案……重新发明民主……真正为人民服务……一些……已经被实施，成为……实现真正变革的灯塔。——以色列社会正义抗议活动的领导者，也是“占领”运动的灵感来源，以及最年轻的女议员斯塔夫·沙菲尔
For too long, diversity and technology have been used as swords by the forces of secularization. Remarkably, in the skilled hands of these authors, they are here reforged into a shield for the faithful.
— Rev. Johnnie Moore Jr., President of the Congress of Christian Leaders, former member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and informal advisor to Fmr. US President Donald Trump长期以来，多元化和技术一直被世俗化的力量用作武器。令人称奇的是，在这几位作者熟练的运用下，它们在这里被重新锻造成了为忠实信徒服务的盾牌。——基督教领袖大会主席、美国国际宗教自由委员会前成员、美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普的非正式顾问约翰尼·穆尔牧师
Audrey Tang sets a new standard for what it means to be a pioneering leader. I hope we will all have the courage to follow in her path, as she lays out so eloquently here.
— Claudia López Hernández, former Mayor and first woman mayor of Bogotá, Colombia and highest ever LGBT elected official in the Global South奥黛丽·唐为开拓型领导者树立了新的标准。我希望我们都能有勇气追随她的脚步，就像她在这里雄辩地阐述的那样。——哥伦比亚波哥大前市长、首位女市长和全球南方历史上最高级别的LGBT当选官员克劳迪娅·洛佩斯·埃尔南德斯
It is clear...technologies will impact the future of culture and democracy. We lack a pluralistic...vision of living with them! Fortunately this book embodies the principles it advocates. Like AI, it is a monumental collective accomplishment, greater than the sum of its parts.
— Holly Herndon, musician, artist, Co-Host of Interdependence and Co-Founder of Spawning很明显……技术将影响文化和民主的未来。我们缺乏一种与它们共同生活的多元化……愿景！幸运的是，本书体现了它所倡导的原则。它就像人工智能一样，是一项非凡的集体成就，大于其各个部分的总和。——音乐家、艺术家、《相互依赖》的联合主持人、Spawning的联合创始人霍莉·赫登
Audrey Tang and Glen Weyl's project will be effective and meaningful in helping Taiwan (and other countries) move in the direction of a new social democracy.
— Karatani Kōjin, Author of The Structure of World History and winner of the Berggruen Prize for Culture and Philosophy奥黛丽·唐和格伦·韦尔的项目将有效且有意义地帮助台湾（和其他国家）朝着新的社会民主方向前进。——《世界历史的结构》的作者、贝格鲁恩文化与哲学奖得主唐津耕治
Plurality unveils the powerful blueprint of Taiwan's resilient digital transformation...provides valuable insight for concerned citizens everywhere and...can help preserve democracy amidst...a precarious moment in history for liberty and open societies around the world.
— Frank McCourt, Founder of McCourt Global and Project Liberty and co-author of Our Biggest Fight《多元宇宙》揭示了台湾韧性数字转型的强大蓝图……为世界各地的关注公民提供了宝贵的见解……并且可以帮助在……对世界各地自由和开放社会的自由的危险时刻，维护民主。——麦考特环球和自由项目创始人、以及《我们最大的斗争》的合著者弗兰克·麦考特
I find it exhilarating to read the rules to new games and imagine the world that they build; I get that excitement here, but the game is global affairs and the way communities work together. Fantastic!
— Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering我发现阅读新游戏的规则并想象它们创造的世界令人兴奋；我在这里感受到了这种兴奋，但这场游戏是全球事务以及社区如何合作的方式。太棒了！——《万智牌》的创造者理查德·加菲尔德
(They) have written a brilliant book of breathtaking possibility, offering...hope in a dark time...drawing on disciplines from mathematics to literature...readers are likely to find plenty of things to ponder and challenge...(and) are invited to join the conversation!
— Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of the New America Foundation, former Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State and author of Unfinished Business and The Chess Board and the Web他们写了一本充满令人惊叹的可能性、在黑暗时代带来希望的精彩书籍……借鉴了从数学到文学的各种学科……读者可能会发现很多值得思考和挑战的东西……并被邀请加入这场对话！——新美国基金会首席执行官、美国国务院前政策规划主任、《未完成的事业》和《棋盘与网络》的作者安妮-玛丽·斯劳特
Rejoice! Here is a burst of creativity that gives us a peek at the humanistic high tech future we suspected was possible.
— Jaron Lanier, inventor of Virtual Reality, author of Who Owns the Future? and The Dawn of the New Everything and Microsoft's Office of the Chief Technology Officer Prime Unifying Scientist (OCTOPUS)欢呼吧！这是一次创造力的爆发，让我们得以一窥我们怀疑有可能实现的人文主义高科技未来。——虚拟现实发明者、《谁拥有未来？》和《新事物曙光》的作者、微软首席技术官首席统一科学家（OCTOPUS）贾伦·拉尼尔
At last, we have a book that centers plurality – both in theory and in practice. This is a much-needed guide for developing new strategies to navigate the relationship between technology and democracy, and for thinking beyond the usual Western frame.
— Kate Crawford, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, research professor at the University of Southern California, artist, musician and author of Atlas of AI终于，我们有了一本以多元性为中心的书——无论是理论上还是实践上。这是一本急需的指南，用于制定新的战略来驾驭技术与民主之间的关系，并超越通常的西方框架进行思考。——微软研究院高级研究员、南加州大学研究教授、艺术家、音乐家和《人工智能地图集》的作者凯特·克劳福德
Read the first chapters on the ✈️ and can’t recommend it enough. I used to be an avid reader, but now I’m usually bored w books; however, this one grabbed my attention again. It’s super necessary so we don’t have this apocalyptic macho idea of the future. It’s in our hands, btw.
— Violeta Ayala, first Quechua-native member of the Oscars and award-winning XR filmmaker在飞机上读了前几章，强烈推荐。我过去是个狂热的读者，但现在我通常对书感到厌倦；然而，这本书再次吸引了我的注意力。这非常必要，这样我们才不会对未来有这种末日式的男子气概的想法。顺便说一句，这掌握在我们手中。——第一位克丘亚原住民奥斯卡成员和屡获殊荣的XR电影制作人维奥莱塔·阿亚拉
(P)opulists globally use technology to divide nations...Plurality invites a new journey where we can indeed use technology to reclaim that space in world of canceling to become more connected, and bring back our sense of humanity, UBUNTU as we say in Africa.
— Mmusi Maimane, South African Presidential candidate, former Leader of the Opposition, Founder of Build One South Africa, and pastor and elder of the Liberty Church全球民粹主义者利用技术来分裂国家……《多元宇宙》邀请我们踏上新的旅程，我们确实可以利用技术来夺回取消文化的世界中的空间，变得更加紧密联系，并找回我们的人性，就像我们在非洲所说的乌班图一样。——南非总统候选人、前反对派领导人、建设一个南非的创始人以及自由教会的牧师和长老穆西·梅曼
Here in lucid and non-technical prose is a sweeping vision for how to integrate so much of what we've learned about technology and society in the past decades to remake the future of democracy, from someone who is actually doing it on the ground.
— Alex "Sandy" Pentland, Inaugural Academic Head of the MIT Media Lab and founding father of Computational Social Science and Data Science这篇清晰易懂且非技术性的散文，从一个正在实地实践的人的角度出发，提出了一个关于如何整合我们在过去几十年里关于技术和社会所学到的许多知识以重塑民主未来的宏伟愿景。——麻省理工学院媒体实验室首任学术负责人，计算社会科学和数据科学的奠基人亚历克斯“桑迪”·彭特兰
(A) remarkable book which provides accessible, deep and novel insights into the way in which technology has, is, will and should shape our lives. It draws on a wealth of evidence to provide a powerful case in favour of promoting plurality...It holds important lessons for all of us.
— Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at the Oxford Saïd School of Management and author of Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good一本非凡的书籍，它提供了关于技术如何塑造、正在塑造、将要塑造以及应该如何塑造我们生活的易于理解、深刻和新颖的见解。它利用大量的证据，有力地证明了促进多元化的必要性……它对我们所有人都有重要的启示。——牛津赛德商学院彼得·穆尔斯管理学教授、《繁荣：更好的商业创造更大的利益》的作者科林·梅耶
Once in a while a book comes along that completely reshapes the paradigm... Graeber and Wengrow...Asimov...Mary Shelly...now Audrey Tang, Glen Weyl and their collaborators have blown open the gates of...what it is to be human in the twenty-first century...Buy it...Bring it into being.
— Manda Scott, best-selling author of Boudica and A Treachery of Spies偶尔会有一本书出现，彻底重塑了范式……格雷伯和温格罗……阿西莫夫……玛丽·雪莱……现在是奥黛丽·唐、格伦·韦尔和他们的合作者，他们已经打开了……21 世纪人类是什么的大门……买下它……让它成真。——畅销书作家《布迪卡》和《间谍的背叛》的作者曼达·斯科特
If internet technology has accelerated fragmentation, it should be possible to achieve a comfortable coexistence. Plurarity is full of hints for this purpose.
— Aono Yoshihisa, Co-Founder and CEO of Cybozu如果互联网技术加速了碎片化，那么实现舒适的共存应该是可能的。《多元宇宙》充满了这方面的提示。——Cybozu联合创始人兼首席执行官青野吉久
Plurality is an important book on one of today’s central challenges—building collaboration and shared purpose across diversity. The authors approach this challenge not simply in ... politics...but also offer valuable insights on...technology, economics, and beyond.
— Julius Krein, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, American Affairs《多元》（Plurality）一书深入探讨了当今社会面临的核心挑战之一——如何在多元化背景下建立合作和共享目标。作者们并非仅仅从……政治……的角度来探讨这一挑战，还提供了关于……技术、经济及其他领域的宝贵见解。——朱利叶斯·克莱因（Julius Krein），《美国事务》（American Affairs）杂志创始人兼主编
Drawing inspiration from Taiwan, the world’s most under-appreciated democracy, Plurality makes a powerful case that digital technologies can be harnessed to facilitate...a more democratic future...Reading this brilliant book left...a new sense of urgency, but it also provided real reasons for hope.
— Steven Levitsky, David Rockerfeller Professor of Government at Harvard and co-author of How Democracies Die and Tyranny of the Minority本书以台湾——世界上最被低估的民主典范——为灵感，有力地论证了数字技术可以用来促进……更民主的未来……阅读这本精彩的著作后，我不仅感受到一种紧迫感，也从中找到了真正的希望。——史蒂文·列维茨基（Steven Levitsky），哈佛大学戴维·洛克菲勒政府学教授，《民主如何消亡》（How Democracies Die）和《少数人的暴政》（Tyranny of the Minority）的合著者
In an era of anxiety and division, Glen Weyl and Audrey Tang provide a rare, grounded vision for how technology and democracy can harmonize, and propel us to a better future.
— Tristan Harris, Co-Founder of the Center for Humane Technology and star of The Social Dilemma在这个焦虑与分裂的时代，格伦·韦尔（Glen Weyl）和唐凤为技术与民主如何和谐共存并引领我们走向更美好的未来，提供了一种罕见的、切实可行的愿景。——特里斯坦·哈里斯（Tristan Harris），人道科技中心（Center for Humane Technology）联合创始人，《社交困境》（The Social Dilemma）的主角
An exciting, creative and provocative set of ideas on how to make progress on some of the most fundamental problems in the world. You will never think the same way again after reading this book.
— Jason Furman, Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard University本书提出了一系列令人兴奋、富有创意和发人深省的观点，旨在解决世界上一些最根本的问题。读完这本书后，你将永远改变看待问题的方式。——杰森·弗曼（Jason Furman），前美国经济顾问委员会主席，哈佛大学艾特纳经济政策实践教授
(T)his book...places Taiwan at the center of the world. Will it be the fulcrum of conflict or...apex of a...democratizing revolution of peace, humanity, and technology? This is our century’s question. Tang, Weyl, and their collaborators have written a guide to finding the answer.
— Michael Hartley Freedman, winner of the Fields Medal, the MacArthur Fellowship and the National Medal of Science and former director of Microsoft's Station Q quantum computing research unit这本书……将台湾置于世界的中心。台湾将成为冲突的支点，还是……和平、人性和技术的民主化革命的顶峰？这是我们这个世纪的问题。唐凤、韦尔和他们的合作者已经写了一本寻找答案的指南。——迈克尔·哈特利·弗里德曼（Michael Hartley Freedman），菲尔兹奖、麦克阿瑟奖和美国国家科学奖章获得者，微软Station Q量子计算研究部门前主任
It is a delight to finally see a vision for the future of human progress so clearly grounded in its past. With Plurality, we have a framework for building the engines that harness the abundant energy latent in human diversity to power the next hundred years of economic growth.
— Oded Galor, Author of The Journey of Humanity and Herbert Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University我非常高兴终于看到一种关于人类进步的未来愿景如此清晰地植根于它的过去。《多元》为我们提供了一个框架，可以构建利用人类多样性中蕴藏的巨大能量来推动未来一百年经济增长的引擎。——奥德德·加洛尔（Oded Galor），《人类的旅程》（The Journey of Humanity）一书作者，布朗大学赫伯特·戈德伯格经济学教授
At once optimistic and pragmatic, Plurality offers a roadmap to reforge democracy for the AI era...we need not limit ourselves to the libertarian or authoritarian visions...a third way...leans into openness, plurality and the human spirit. So worth reading!
— Mark Surman, President and Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation《多元》既乐观又务实，它为人工智能时代重塑民主提供了路线图……我们不必局限于自由主义或专制主义的愿景……第三条道路……倾向于开放、多元和人文精神。非常值得一读！——马克·瑟曼（Mark Surman），Mozilla基金会总裁兼执行董事
Can the public sector move as fast to harness emerging technologies as the rest of society? Audrey Tang has shown on the ground that it can, and here she teaches you how to do the same.
— Shlomit Wagman, former Director General of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority and Privacy Protection Authority公共部门能否像社会其他部门一样快速地利用新兴技术？唐凤已经通过实践证明了这一点，而在这里，她将教你如何做到这一点。——什洛米特·瓦格曼（Shlomit Wagman），以色列反洗钱和反恐怖融资管理局和隐私保护局前局长
(S)ingularity... elicit(s) fear about how technology will overtake humans. This seminal book provides...a compelling, bold alternative. Weyl and Tang present...how technology can advance a pluralistic world...to strengthen relationships and bring people together across diversity.
— Mike Kubzansky, CEO of the Omidyar Network（技术）奇点……引发了人们对技术如何超越人类的恐惧。这本具有开创性的著作提供了一个引人入胜、大胆的替代方案。韦尔和唐凤阐述了……技术如何推动多元化世界……加强人际关系，并促进不同人群之间的融合。——迈克·库布赞斯基（Mike Kubzansky），欧米德亚尔网络（Omidyar Network）首席执行官
(V)isionary in design, execution and substance.
— Brad Carson, President of University of Tulsa and Americans for Responsible Innovation, Fmr. US Congressman and Undersecretary of the Army在设计、执行和内容方面都具有远见卓识。——布拉德·卡森（Brad Carson），塔尔萨大学（University of Tulsa）校长，美国负责任创新者（Americans for Responsible Innovation）负责人，前美国国会议员和陆军副部长
"Regulation” remains elusive as a path to taming our technofeudal masters. It will not succeed in dispersing power. Plurality charts a different path for us to take - open and democratic - to bypass and dis-intermediate these powers.
— Cristina Caffarra, Honorary Professor at University College London and Co-Founder of the CEPR Competition Research Policy Network“监管”仍然难以成为驯服我们技术封建统治者的途径。它不会成功地分散权力。《多元》为我们规划了一条不同的道路——开放和民主的道路——绕过并取消这些权力。——克里斯蒂娜·卡法拉（Cristina Caffarra），伦敦大学学院名誉教授，欧洲竞争政策研究网络（CEPR Competition Research Policy Network）联合创始人
Plurality is a social philosophy of the technological era...a third way beyond Libertarianism and Technocracy. Its essence lies in the emergence of life at the edge of chaos, and whether this ideal is realized depends on whether the readers of this book become true activists who leap into that edge.
— Ken Suzuki, Co-founder, Executive Chair at SmartNews, Inc. and inventor of Propagational Investment Currency SYstem(PICSY)《多元》是技术时代的社会哲学……是自由主义和技术统治之外的第三条道路。其本质在于混沌边缘生命的涌现，而这一理想能否实现取决于本书读者是否成为真正的行动者，并跃入这一边缘。——铃木健（Ken Suzuki），SmartNews公司联合创始人兼执行主席，传播投资货币系统（PICSY）发明者