Unit 4 Living with Technology（Word教参）-【优化指导】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（译林版2020）

The development of high­tech is both a blessing and a curse. 高科技的发展又确实是一柄双刃剑。 [学海淘金] 主题语境——人与社会。在计算机科学中，“人工智能”一词用来描述模仿人类与其他人类思维相关联的“认知”功能的机器。 Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI)① is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers “smart”. John McCarthy, a scientist, came up with the name “artificial intelligence” in 1955.Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do. An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically②. At present we use the term AI for successfully understanding human speech, recognizing human faces, operating self­driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphGo③. Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking, a well­known British scientist, was not for this kind of technology. Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing. Scientists hope to create creative and emotional④ AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating⑤ field. [词海拾贝] ①Artificial intelligence (AI)人工智能 ②logically adv.合乎逻辑地 ③AlphGo阿尔法狗 ④emotional adj.感情的；情绪的 ⑤fascinating adj.迷人的 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$