1、Predict the structure of the article according to the title and the pictures.Analyse the benefits and potential threats of the development of AI.Understand the meaning and function of words in context.Know about the applications of facial recognition technology and questions related to it.I know tha
2、t artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of study concerned with making computers collect, analyse and use data to copy intelligent human behaviour. This means that the computers are able to solve problems, understand contexts and adapt in order to respond accordingly in similar future situations.
3、I know that we already use AI in our daily lives, like the voice activated assistant on some smartphones that helps us find a restaurant or books us a taxi. Some cars use AI for navigation and to enhance self-driving capabilities.1. Have you heard about artificial intelligence? What do you know abou
4、t it?How is the author likely to organize the information on artificial intelligence?artificial intelligenceorigindevelopmentstagesfieldsPredicting the structure of a textSometimes the title of an article can tell not only what the text is about, but also how the text is likely to be organized. So c
5、an the pictures in the text.Artificial Intelligence: friendly or frightening?main topictwo aspectsHow is the text organized?IntroductionSupporting detailsConclusionArtificial intelligenceusefulterrifyinghelpfulcutting-edgethreateningamazing2. When we talk about artificial intelligence, what adjectiv
6、es come to your mind?In the eyes of many people, AI is created and developed for the benefit of mankind. It is meant to free people from some boring, tiring and dangerous jobs. For example, when we are busy with our work, we can employ AI to help us do some housework. However, with the erupting deve
7、lopment of AI and peoples increasing expectations of it, the future of AI becomes blurry, and there remains much uncertainty. Therefore, some people are worrying that maybe someday AI is no longer friendly but rather frightening to us.3. Why are the two words “friendly” and “frightening” used to des
8、cribe AI?4. What is the function of questioning in the title?In the form of a question, the author tries to arouse the interest of the readers and inspire the readers to think about the question by themselves first.5. What do the pictures in the passage imply?The first picture describes two hands, a
9、 machine hand and a human hand. The two hands are about to touch each other, which implies that we are getting closer to the dividing line between humans and machines. However, what consequences will it bring about? Good or bad? This picture serves as a vivid interpretation of the title: Artificial
10、intelligence: friendly or frightening?The second picture describes a machine playing go with humans, which demonstrates a significant advance in deep-learning AI systems.The third picture depicts a scene where a robot is having a conversation with a human being, suggesting that one day machines may
11、have the ability to respond not only to human language but also to human feelings.In the fourth picture, a group of robots are having a meeting. What they are talking about may not be that important. What the picture wants to convey to us is that someday AI machines may have their own thoughts and d
12、esires.The last picture portrays a picture of a machine hand taking hold of the earth. It serves as a warning to us that we should not be too greedy and rather be careful about what we wish for. Otherwise, we may get controlled by what we have created.6. How is the author likely to organize the info
13、rmation on artificial intelligence? The title uses the words “friendly” and “frightening”, which indicates that this article might touch upon the benefits and threats of AI. The four pictures on the next page suggest a possible discussion of the various relationships between AI and human beingshuman
14、s and AI may develop a friendly relationship, or AI may pose dangers to humans. Base on all this information, we can infer that the passage might discuss whether humans and AI beings can live in harmony in the future. Watch the video and learn Artificial intelligence: friendly or frightening?Read th
15、e popular science article and complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph.When we read an article of science, we usually can find out the main idea of the passage by joining the topic sentences (usually the first sentence of each paragraph) together.Para. 1AI can make your dreams c
16、ome true.Para. 2_ _Para. 3_Para. 4_ _Para. 5_ _Para. 6_Para 2: AI is a branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines imitating the complex networks of the human brain.Para 3: AI has developed over a long time and had some major breakthroughs.Para 4: AI is being applied in vario
17、us fields, transforming the way we live.Para 5: The development of AI has also caused concerns and fears.Para 6: We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to AI.Fill in the blanks with the information you get from the text.How does AI work?At the basic level, AI is a branch of _ that aims to
18、 create intelligent machines. One of the essential aims of AI is to develop computer intelligence capable of learning from _, adjusting to _ and performing tasks like _. Deep learning AI has the capacity to _ massive amounts of data through multiple layers, _ the complex networks of the _.computer s
19、cienceexperiencenew inputshumansanalyseimitatinghuman brainThe development of AIThe dreams of AI has been _ for centuries. Years before the term “artificial intelligence” was _ in the mid-1950s. However, for a long time, AI technology developed very _. A major _ in AI came in 1997, when _ beat the w
20、orld chess champion. Then in 2017, a computer program named _ defeated Ke Jie, which demonstrated a significant advance in _ AI systems.aroundcoinedslowlybreakthroughDeep BlueAlphaGodeep-learningApplication of AINowadays, AI is already being applied in many fields: _, _, machine translation and art,
21、 _. From autonomous vehicles to _ robots, from _ systems to computers _, AI has an _ number of applications. Ordinary people are using AI to get _ translations of text in _, and computers can recognize _ and even _.financehealth careto name but a fewdomesticwriting novelsunlimitedinstantforeign lang
22、uagesfingerprintsfacesrecommendationProblems AI may bringAI technology is transforming the way we live. We are getting close to the _ between humans and machines. The question is, where will all this _? While AI enthusiasts promise us a bright future where intelligent robots will be _ to our advanta
23、ge, these undoubted benefits also bring _ and _. As we become more and more _ on computers, some scientists are urging us to think about the _ posed by the advances in AI.dividing lineleadworkingconcernsfearsdependentdangersRead paragraph 2 and fill in the following chart.One essential aim of AIOne
24、approach to the aim(1) _ To develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans(2) _ “Deep learning”, which enables a machine to improve its own performance by learning from the results of its previous actionsRead paragraph 3 an
25、d fill in the following table.TimeEvent Since the 1940sYears before the mid-1950sIn the mid-1950sIn 1997In 2017The development of computers has made the dream of AI a reality.The term “artificial intelligence” was coined.A major breakthrough in AI was made.A computer program defeated arguably the be
26、st human Go player.Alan Turing had explored the theory of AI.Read paragraphs 4 to 5 and fill in the following chart.Friendly Frightening (1)_ AI is already being applied in many fields. People can use AI to help them drive vehicles. Write novels, translate foreign languages and do many other things.
27、 From this points of view, AI can be friends with humans.(2) _ The benefits of AI also bring concerns and fears. Could machines really develop human- like intelligence? And what would happen if they did? Would thinking machines work alongside humans or threaten the existence of humans? How would the
28、y be punished if they committed crimes or even murdered humans? As we become more and more dependent on computers, we should think about the dangers posed by the advances in AI. Therefore, the development of AI could also be frightening.Artificial intelligenceRead the popular science article again c
29、arefully and answer the following questions.1 How can a deep-learning machine improve its own performance?By learning from the results of its previous actions.2 What events were considered as major breakthroughs in AI?Deep Blue beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, and AlphaGo defeat
30、ed Ke Jie, arguably the best human Go player, in 2017.3 What are ordinary people using AI to do?To get instant translations of text in foreign languages. 4 What are we getting closer to according to the author?We are getting closer to the dividing line between humans and machines.Read the paragraphs
31、 4 to 5 again and answer the following questions.What is the function of the first sentence in paragraph 5? How do you understand it?The first sentence in paragraph 5 is “In short, this technology is transforming the way we live.” This is a conclusion to the influence of AI on humans, and is also a
32、transitional sentence between the two paragraphs. What the author tries to imply here is that AI can transform our lives in a good way or in a potentially dangerous way. And then the author further explains himself in paragraph 5.Read the first and the last paragraphs again and answer the following
33、questions.1. What are the similarities and differences between the content of the two paragraphs?Both paragraphs mention an imaginary scene of a robot helping people to do all the work. This sounds fantastic, but after explaining the potential dangers posed by AI, the author want to warn us not to b
34、e too greedy about this fantasy. The change of attitudes between the two paragraphs indicates that we should be critical about the future development of AI.2. Why does the author organize his words in this way?The author brings the topic back to the dream of AI at the end of the article. Which echoe
35、s what he says at the beginning. This makes readers think deeper about the main idea of this article.In pairs, discuss the following questions.1 What is the authors attitude to artificial intelligence? Use details from the article to support your opinion.The author is excited but also cautious about
36、 AI. He uses the example of having a robot do all your work for you and says “How cool that would be!” He also explains how AI could benefit us by listing various applications of AI, such as health care and machine translation. However, while looking forward to its potential, he is clearly concerned
37、 about the possible dangers of AI. He asks a series of questions about the future of AI and quotes Stephen Hawking to show the potential dangers. In the conclusion the author also warns, “We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to AI”.2 In lines 44-46, Stephen Hawking is quoted as saying,
38、“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Do you agree with him? Why or why not?I do not agree with Stephen Hawking. I think that scientists fully understand the concerns about AI, and they will surely be careful about developing it. Even if we are able
39、 to create true artificial intelligence, we will know how to control it. According to the Three Laws of Robotics, put forward by science fiction author Isaac Asimov, robots may not injure human beings or allow them to be harmed, they must obey the orders given by human beings except where such order
40、s conflict with the First Law, and they must protect their own existence if that does not conflict with the First or Second Law.Yes, I agree with Stephen Hawking. With the development of full artificial intelligence, machines may become so intelligent that human beings could no longer control them.
41、If super-intelligent AI machines could think and act completely on their own, it remains to be seen how they would treat human beings. It would be extremely dangerous if they decide that humans are their enemies. So I think we need to be very careful with full artificial intelligence, and it is impo
42、rtant that we consider possible dangers before it is too late.3 What do you think intelligent machines will be capable of doing in the future?Intelligent machines will certainly have a lot of influence on our lives in the future. For example, we might all have an AI machine in our homes which can te
43、ll us whether we have a medical problem and if we need to go to hospital. It might even take the place of the human doctor and treat us at home or in hospital. I think an AI machine will look after our homes for us: it will be able to tell when we are running low on food or cleaning products, and or
44、der them for us based on what we usually get. It might also be able to read our digital calendars and order things like plane tickets and taxis based on where we need to go. The passage below is about facial recognition technology. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases
45、 in the box below.apparently urge warning fall victim toanalyse pose network to name but a fewTechnology is changing the face of the world, and now faces are changing technology too. Facial recognition technology, with its capacity to _ a huge amount of data, has come into widespread use. analyseIt
46、works by comparing the facial features of given images with those in a database. It offers a quick and cool alternative to traditional passwords, and you cannot forget your own face! In theory, _ which use our own body as passwords should also be safer from hackers and better protect us from identit
47、y theft than those that use traditional passwords, mainly because every individual is unique. networksapparently urge warning fall victim toanalyse pose network to name but a fewThis technology is especially useful for security checks in public places: airports and railway stations, _. However, faci
48、al recognition technology has also started to _ some difficult questions. Experts have been giving _ about this technology, saying it may not be as good as we think. to name but a fewapparently urge warning fall victim toanalyse pose network to name but a fewwarningsposeFacial expressions often vary
49、, which makes facial recognition less effective. Moreover, there is growing concern that we might _ this technology, as there are cases in which hackers have broken into facial recognition systems by using peoples social media photos to build models of their faces.fall victim toapparently urge warni
50、ng fall victim toanalyse pose network to name but a fewScientists and engineers _ to improve existing technology and make it fail-safe. _, this will be a tough task. Whatever happens, we need to make sure that facial recognition technology can be trusted or we will have to face the consequences.are
