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阅读理解时事热点 1. 2023·重庆·统考模拟预测 2. 2022·四川成都·统考二模 3. 2022·河南·校联考模拟预测 4. 2022·安徽蚌埠·统考模拟预测 5. 2022·河北衡水·河北衡水中学校考一模 6. 2022·湖北·校联考一模 7. 2022·湖北黄冈·黄冈中学校考二模 8. 2022·江苏南京·统考三模 9. 2023·上海·上海中学校考模拟预测 10. 2022·辽宁·校联考模拟预测 A （2023·重庆·统考模拟预测）Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk has joined dozens of CEOs of artificial intelligence companies in signing an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the use of AI in weapons before the technology gets out of hand. The letter was published Monday—the same day the U. N. was to discuss ways to protect civilians from the misuse of automated weapons (自动武器). That meeting, however, has been postponed until November. “Automated weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare,” read the letter, which was also signed by the CEOs of top high-tech companies such as Cafe X Technologies and PlusOne Robotics. “Once this Pandora’s box is opened, it will be hard to close. Therefore we ask the High Contracting Parties to find a way to protect us all from these dangers.” The letter’s tones echo those in another open letter that Musk-along with more than 3, 000 AI and robotics researchers, signed nearly two years ago. The letter warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence in weapons, which could be used in assassinations (暗杀), overturning nations, and selectively killing a particular ethnic group. Many nations are already familiar with drone (无人机) warfare, in which human-piloted drones are used instead of putting soldiers on site. Lower costs, as well as the fact that they don’t risk the lives of military personnel, have contributed to their rising popularity. Future capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles could include autonomous takeoffs and landings, while underwater drones could eventually “swim” in the seas. AI weapons would take things a step further, removing human involvement entirely, and potentially improving efficiency. But they could also open a whole new box of worms, according to the letter, “lowering the level for