2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：阅读理解专题二十一

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：阅读理解专题二十一 1 BT’s technology chief, Harmeen Mehta, has suggested workers whose jobs are threatened by AI accept their fate as “evolution”, comparing them to horses replaced by the car. In an interview, Mehta said: “I don‘t know how horses felt when the car was invented, but they didn’t complain that they were put out of a job; they didn’t go on strike. It’s part of evolution. Some jobs will change, some new ones will be created and some will no longer be needed.” She argued that “society changes and jobs morph”, and suggested the tone of reporting on AI was holding back its rollout in the UK. “The media here is creating a level of paranoia that’s going to paralyse this country,” she said. Anna Thomas, the director and co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Work thinktank, rejected Mehta’s analogy. “Clearly, equating ‘beasts of burden’ with human workers is wrong,” she said. “Yes, the adoption of new technologies has always brought about changes and transitions to new jobs. But our research offers strong evidence that engaging worker expertise through the process of AI adoption supports net job gains and improvements in job quality. Complaints and strikes are made more likely when companies fail to treat workers with respect.” A spokesperson for the Communication Workers Union said: “The right to strike has been a hard-won human right that should not be denigrated by people in positions of corporate seniority. Nor should the intelligence of workers, who just want a serious discussion on AI that respects their concerns and ensures there is reasonable protection for them. Of course some jobs will be become obsolete and others will be created, but responsibility must be the watchword in the implementation of new jobs and technology.” Potential job losses across the economy as a result of the rapid rollout of AI have been widely discussed in recent weeks. Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly Twitter, said at the prime minister’s AI summit last week th