Unit 4 Reading 1-高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

Artificalintelligence:friendlyorfrighteningfriendlyfrighteningArtificialintelligence:Tip:predictthestructureofthetext.thetitlethepicturesthebenefitsandthreatofAIapossiblediscussionofvariousrelationshipbetweenAIandhumans.1.HumansandAImaydevelopafriendlyrelationship.2.AImayposedangerstohumans.1streading:themainideaofeachparagraph

Paragraph1:AIcanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Paragraph2:______________________________________________________________Paragraph3:_______________________________Paragraph4:_______________________________Paragraph5:________________________________Paragraph6:_______________________________AIisabranchofcomputersciencethataimstocreateintelligencemachinesimitatingthecomplexnetworksofhumanbrains.AIhasdevelopedoveralongtimeandhadsomemajorbreakthroughs.AIisbeingappliedinvariousfields,transformingthewaywelive.ThedevelopmentofAIhasalsocausedconcernsandfears.WeneedtomakesurethatwewillnotfallvictimtoAI.introductiondevelopmentdefinitionapplicationconcernconclusion2ndreading:readingforsomedetailsofAIparagraph1:1.Howdoestheauthorbeginthepopularsciencearticle?2.What’sthefunctionofdoingso?Theauthorusestheimaginarysceneofrobotshelpingpeopledoallthework.Itwillattractthereader’sreadinginterest.Paragraph2:1.What’soneessentialaimofAI?2.Whatisoneapproachtotheaim?What’sitabout?Todevelopcomputerintelligencecapableoflearningfromexperience,adjustingtonewinputsandperformingtaskslikeshumans.Itisdeeplearning,whichenablesamachinetoimproveitsownperformancebylearningfromtheresultsofitspreviousactions.Sincethe1940s

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Theterm“artificialintelligence”wascoined.ThedevelopmentofcomputershasfinallymadethedreamofAIareality.AlanTuringhadexploredthetheoryofAI.AcomputerprogramdefeatedarguablythebesthumanGoplayer.Paragraph3:Achess-playingcomputercalleddeepbluedefeatedtheworldchesschampionGarryKasparovin1997.AmajorbreakthroughinAIwasmade.Paragraph4-5Artificialintelligence

friendlyfrighteningPeoplecanuseAItodrivevehicles,writenovels,translateforeignlanguagesanddomanyotherthings.1.Couldmachinesreallydevelopthehuman-likeintelligence?Andwhatwouldhappeniftheydid?2.Wouldthinkingmachinesworkalongsidehumansorthreatentheexistenceofthehumans?3.Howwouldtheybepunishediftheycommittedcrimesormurderedhumans?4.Aswebecomemoreandmoredependentoncomputers,weshouldthinkaboutthedangersposedbytheadvancesinAI.3rdreading:readforthelanguagefeatures.readthefirstandthelastparagraphandthinkaboutthefollowingquestions.1.Whataresimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthecontentofthetwoparagrph?2.Whydoestheauthororganizehiswordsinthisway?Bothparagraphsmentionanimaginarysceneofarobothelpingpeopletodoallthework.Thissoundsfantastic,butafterexplainingthepotentialdangersposedbyAI,theauthorwantstowarnusnottobetoogreedyaboutthisfantasy.ThechangeofattitudesbetweenthetwoparagraphsindicatesthatweshouldbecriticalaboutthefuturedevelopmentofAI.TheauthorbringsthetopicbacktothedreamofAIattheendofthearticle,whichechoeswhathesaysatthebeginning.Thismakesreadersthinkdeeperaboutthemainideaofthisarticle.readparagraph4-5andanswerthefollowingquestion.1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstsentenceinparagraph5?Thefirstsentenceinparagraph5is“Inshort,thistechnologyistransformingthewaywelive.”ThisisaconclusiontotheinfluenceofAIonhumans,andisalsoatransitionalsentencebetweenthetwoparagraphs.WhattheauthortriestoimplyhereisthatAIcantransformourlivesinagoodwayorinapotentiallydangerousway.Andthentheauthorfurtherexplainshimselfinparagraph6.Discussion:1.What’sthepurposeofpopularsciencearticlesandwhoarethetargetreaders?Popularsciencearticlesusuallyaimatexplainingscientificphenomenaandintroducingscienceandtechnologytopeoplewhomaynotbeprofessionalsintherelevantfields.Bydoingso,peoplecangettoknowthelatestscienceandtechnologydevelopmentaswellassciencefieldstheyareinterestedin.2.Whataretheauthor’attitudestowardsAI?TheauthorisexcitedbutalsocautiousaboutAI.Heusestheexampleofhavingtherobotdoalltheworkforyouandsays“Howcoolthatwouldbe!”HealsoexplainshowAIcouldbenefitusbylistingvariousapplicationsofAI,suchashealthcareandmachinetranslation.However,whilelookingforwardtoitspotential,heisclearlyconcernedaboutthepossibledangersofAI.HeasksaseriesofquestionsaboutthefutureofAIandquotesStephenHawkingtoshowthepotentialdangers.Intheconclusiontheauthoralsowarns,“weneedtomakesurethatwewillnotfallvictimtoAI.Test:What’syourattitudetowardsAI?IhopeAImachineswouldliveinharmonywithhumansandthatAIwouldworktoouradvantage.Besides,weshouldbecautiousaboutdangersposedbyAI.Inconclusi