Unit 1 Face values 外刊撷英-【优学精讲】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第三册教用Word(外研版)

Can AI Make Intelligent Art? Adapted from The Guardian 202404 Two people dressed in black have their face covered by oversized①， smooth gold masks, as though they have their faces in half an egg. They seem like sculptures, but the subtle② rise and fall of their chests makes them look like human. The fact is that they aren't actually human. They're human­machine ， “Idioms”， created by French artist Pierre Huyghe for his exhibition in Venice. Idioms are wandering③ the exhibition for its between March and November. Sensors in their masks monitor④ the rooms they sit in and visitors they encounter, and artificial intelligence will gradually convert⑤ this information into a brand­new language—building a dictionary until they will even be able to communicate with one another. Every day, their knowledge will ； Huyghe wonders what they might be able to say in 20 years' time. AI is already all around us, autocompleting⑥ our emails, suggesting a new show to watch on the video platform. Chatbots have revolutionised⑦ writing—responding to prompts⑧ to write cover letters, code, plays and poems—while text­to­image models allow anyone to create “art” by typing in a few words. Like Huyghe, creatives from German filmmaker Hito Steyerl to British conceptualist⑨ Gillian Wearing have used AI to make or their art. But as the technology becomes more prominent⑩， artists' use of AI risks feeling trite⑪. Turkish artist Refk Anadol's “live paintings” are displayed at the Ser­pentine Gallery in London. AI was fed imagery⑫ of rainforests and coral reefs to generate Anadol's exhibition, Echoes of the Earth: Living Archive. However, have said that Anadol's previous AI­generated work is over­hyped⑬. New York Magazine's Jerry Saltz found the work to be pointless⑭—good at entertaining you briefly but ultimately⑮ “not disturbing anything inside you”． What makes Huyghe's Idioms special is that as a viewer, it is interesting to be confronted⑯ not with a finite state of artificial intelligence but an ongoing process of “artificial learning”. Here, Huyghe's use of AI takes the art out of the artist's control. The Idioms could fail to produce a language or produce one that is offensive⑰ to our ears. Anyway, it is exciting. Therefore, AI art works best when it does something that the artist alone could not, as is the case with Huyghe's self­generating language. In the 1960s, “computerart” swept the globe. One contemporary⑱ writer said “perhaps a computer will never produce a painting all by itself” and noted with caution⑲ that “at least one expert thinks such art represents a genuine new artform”. One day, undoubtedly, discussions of AI's place in art will sound out of date. ①oversized adj.过大的 ②subtle adj.不易察觉的；微妙的 ③wander v．漫步；漫游 ④monitor v．监视；跟踪调查 ⑤convert v．转换；转化 ⑥autocomplete v．自动完成 ⑦revolutionise v．使彻底变革 ⑧prompt n．提示 ⑨conceptualist n．概念论者 ⑩prominent adj.重要的；显眼的；突出的 ⑪trite adj.老生常谈的；陈腐的 ⑫imagery n．形象的描述；意象；照片 ⑬over­hyped adj.过度炒作的 ⑭pointless adj.毫无意义的 ⑮ultimately adv.最终地 ⑯confront v．面对 ⑰offensive adj.无礼的；冒犯的 ⑱contemporary adj.现代的；当代的 ⑲caution n．谨慎　 答案：1.dressed　2.sensors　3.gradually　4.autocompleting　5.to create　6.artists'　7.What　8.but 9．that　10.undoubtedly 1．bury v. A．a continuous spell (一段时间) of a particular situation or condition 2．hybrid n. B．to cover sth. so that it cannot be seen 3．run n. C．to further improve the good quality or value of sb./sth. 4．accumulate v. D．to gradually get more and more of sth. over a period of time 5．enhance v. E．sth. that is the product of mixing two or more different things 6．critic n. F．one who expresses disapproval of sb./sth. and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly 答案：1～5.BEADC　6.F Can you describe an impressive Chinese art form? One possible version： I'd like to introduce Peking Opera to you. Peking Opera is renowned as the quintessence of Chinese culture, which dates back over two hundred years. It appeals to audiences worldwide with its unique charm. Actors in distinctive costumes and vivid facial paintings perform different roles on the stage. They skillfully combine singing, dancing, and even martial arts performances, accompanied by live music from a band. I highly recommend experiencing a Peking Opera performance. I assure you it will be a truly memorable and special experience. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $