A Cidade Inteligente
Em 2045, Lisboa é controlada por inteligência artificial. A engenheira Catarina começa a questionar se é mesmo uma utopia.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Em 2045, Lisboa era uma cidade inteligente. Um sistema de inteligência artificial chamado ATLAS controlava tudo: o trânsito, o consumo de energia, os serviços públicos e até a distribuição de habitação.
In 2045, Lisbon was a smart city. An artificial intelligence system called ATLAS controlled everything: traffic, energy consumption, public services, and even the distribution of housing.
Na superfície, tudo funcionava na perfeição. O ATLAS controlava os semáforos para que nunca houvesse congestionamentos. Controlava as temperaturas dos edifícios para poupar energia.
On the surface, everything worked perfectly. ATLAS controlled the traffic lights so there were never any traffic jams. It controlled the temperatures of buildings to save energy.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inteligência artificial | artificial intelligence |
| trânsito | traffic |
| semáforos | traffic lights |
| congestionamentos | traffic jams |
| perturbador | disturbing / troubling |
| supervisão | supervision / oversight |
| polémica | controversy / debate |
| directrizes | guidelines / directives |
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