Unit 4 Understanding ideas 课件 2022-2023学年外研版高中英语选择性必修第三册

Artificial Intelligence: A REAL THREAT? Understanding ideas Where can AI be used? entertainment AI medicine transportation security education tourism finance & economy... Read the facts about AI and answer the questions. Mathematician and logician, Alan Turing devised the Turing Test, a test on the ability of machines to show human-like intelligence. Computer scientist, John McCarthy coined the term “artificial intelligence”. Shakey, the first mobile robot able to make decisions according to reason, was completed. The Electrolux Trilobite, the first robotic vacuum cleaner designed for home use, went on sale. AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a human professional Go player. 2017 AlphaGo Zero beat the previous version of AlphaGo by 100 games to nil. 1 What can you learn from the timeline? From the timeline, we can learn that AI technology has developed greatly, and can now outperform humans in some aspects. Milestones in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1.Why is Professor Stephen Hawking mentioned in the beginning? A. To use the celebrity effect. B. To attract the readers. C. To lead to the topic. D. To impress the readers. Reading comprehension 1 What did Stephen Hawking mean when he said that AI will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”? He meant that AI could bring us incredible benefits, but only if the technology is managed properly. If we do not manage the technology properly, it could result in human extinction. In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking, artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. Technology of Tomorrow Forum wants to hear your thoughts on AI. Is it our greatest human ______________(achieve) so far? Or is it the biggest threat ____ our existence? achievement to We all need to learn to live with AI technology whether we like it or are concerned about it. We cannot stop the march of progress. I admit that more advanced AI could be h