2020年高考英语外刊时事命题阅读理解：神奇的谷歌智能相机 The “Clips” Camera Just Might Be the Weirdest Product Ever

The “Clips” Camera Just Might Be the Weirdest Product Ever 神奇的谷歌智能相机 Google’s Clips camera is a tiny sliver of a camera. You can set it down anywhere or clip it to anything. Once you turn it on, you do not have to press a button or use a self-timer (自拍定时器) to take pictures. The camera decides when to snap, based on Google’s AI algorithms (算法). The Clips solves some real problems for those who are always behind the camera. Babies and pets often stop whatever interesting things they are doing the moment you pull out your phone. They either get distracted by it or feel uncomfortable. The Clips, however, can avoid that problem because you are not holding the camera between your face and theirs. That said, I suspect the Clips will probably be a failure. The camera is not very impressive next to those in some smartphones, and $250 is a high price for a “one-trick pony.” The major problem lies in its central idea — AI as photographer. AI has to be programmed by engineers. In other words, it