1、Flying machinesPerpetual lightThe atomic bomb Organ transplantationA world market for maybe five computersNuclear-powered vacuum cleanersSpace stationStarting out1. What predictions about the future were made? Correct predictions: flying machines, organ transplantation, “perpetual light”, the atom b
2、omb, space stations would broadcast television signals all over the globeIncorrect predictions: a world market for maybe five computers, nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners Starting out2 What is your understanding of “the future has unlimited possibilities” ?There is no unexpected, only can not do.Start
3、ing outActivity 2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 Have you watched any of these films? 2. What stories do they tell about the future of our world?Starting outInterstellar 星际穿越星际穿越Avatar 阿凡达阿凡达Ready Player One 头号玩家头号玩家Wall*E机器人总动员机器人总动员Unit4 A glimpse of the futureUnderstanding ideas
4、Have you ever used AI in your daily life?Lead-inPre-readingPre-readingPre-readingWe all need to learn to live with AI technology whether we like it or are concerned about it. We cannot stop the march of progress.I admit that more advanced AI could be helpful in solving the worlds problems, but there
5、 is a high level of risk involved.I cant understand why some people worry so much. I hope more breakthroughs in AI will be made soon, so that we can enjoy more and more convenience.While-readingTechnology of tomorrow ForumTopic Is AI our greatest human achievement or the biggest threatMillenniumbutt
6、erflys viewsstandHe/She is _(for/against) AInproviding an immediate answer for my questionsfornlearning more about my preferencesnhoping to get a self-driving carnmaking day-to-day things easierPart 1While-readingTechnology of tomorrow ForumTopic Is AI our greatest human achievement or the biggest t
7、hreatPopkids viewsstandHe/She is _(for/against) AInwiping all human beings outagainstnlosing their jobsnthere being no one prepared for the challenges of AIPart 2It can solve many worlds problems.While-reading When AI become an independent form, it will not need to consider the opinions and desires
8、of humans. So human could be seen as a small inconvenience thats in the way of a solution to a bigger problem. If were lucky, Al might think were valuable enough to keep around. If not, it might wipe us all out!Why we humans will be wiped out by AI?dependent form independent formRISKWhile-readingTec
9、hnology of tomorrow ForumTopic Is AI our greatest human achievement or the biggest threatPink-hazes viewsstandHe/She is _(for/against) AInsolving challenging problemsfor but worried aboutngoing wrong or falling into the wrong handsnembracing it and regulating itPart 3While-readingActivity 3 Organise
10、 information from the passage and complete the diagram.While-readingActivity 4 Now come up with more ideas for each point of view.Post-readingHow do you understand this sentence?What should we do to AI?have a proper attitude towards AI issue some laws or regulations to limit AIcontrol the creator an
11、d producer of AI AI is a very useful technology, which can make great difference for human life. Since AI is so intelligent that human can not be sure about its devolping direction.Music and Movie Recommendation Services While theyre rather simple when compared to other AI systems, apps like Spotify
12、,Pandora, and Netflix accomplish a useful task: recommending music andmovies based on the interests youve expressed and judgments youve madein the past. By monitoring the choices you make and inserting them intoa learning algorithm, these apps make recommendations that yourelikely to be interested i
13、n. Much of this functionality is dependent on human-assigned factors.For example, a song might have “driving bass,” “dynamic vocals,” and“guitar riffs” listed as characteristics; if you like that song, youllprobably like other songs that include the same characteristics. This isthe basis of many rec
14、ommendation services; and while its notfuturistically advanced, it does do a pretty good job of helping you discover new music and movies.Smart Home Devices Many smart home devices now include the ability to learn your behavior patterns and help you save money by adjusting the settings on your therm
15、ostat or other appliances in an effort to increase convenience and save energy. For example, turning your oven on when you leave work instead of waiting to get home is a very convenient ability. A thermostat that knows when youre home and adjusts the temperature accordingly can help you save money b
16、y not heating the house when youre out. Lighting is another place where you might see basic artificial intelligence; by setting defaults and preferences, the lights around your house (both inside and outside) might adjust based on where you are and what youre doing; dimmer for watching TV, brighter
17、for cooking, and somewhere in the middle for eating, for example. The uses of AI in smart homes are limited only by our imagination.Security Surveillance A single person monitoring a number of video cameras isnt a very secure system; people get bored easily, and keeping track of multiple monitors ca
18、n be difficult even in the best of circumstances. Which is why training computers to monitor those cameras makes a great deal of sense. With supervised training exercises, security algorithms can take input from security cameras and determine whether there may be a threatif it “sees” a warning sign,
19、 it will alert human security officers. Of course, the number of things that these computers can catch is currently pretty limitedWired talks about seeing flashes of color that may indicate an intruder or someoneloitering around a schoolyard. Identifying actions that might imply a thief in a store a
20、re likely beyond the current technological limitations, but dont be surprised if this sort of technology debuts in the near future.Internet Tech Artificial intelligence (AI) might seem like the realm of science fiction, but you might be surprised to find out that youre already using it. AI has a hug
21、e effect on your life, whether youre aware of it or not, and its influence is likely to grow in the coming years. Here are 10 examples of artificial intelligence that youre already using every day. Virtual Personal Assistants Siri, Google Now, and Cortana are all intelligent digital personal assista
22、nts on various platforms (iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile). In short, they help find useful information when you ask for it using your voice; you can say “Wheres the nearest Chinese restaurant?”, “Whats on my schedule today?”, “Remind me to call Jerry at eight oclock,” and the assistant will respon
23、d by finding information, relaying information from your phone, or sending commands to other apps. AI is important in these apps, as they collect information on your requests and use that information to better recognize your speech and serve you results that are tailored to your preferences. Microso
24、ft says that Cortana “continually learns about its user” and that it will eventually develop the ability to anticipate users needs. Virtual personal assistants process a huge amount of data from a variety of sources to learn about users and be more effective in helping them organize and track their
25、information.Video Games One of the instances of AI that most people are probably familiar with, video game AI has been used for a very long timesince the very first video games, in fact. But the complexity and effectiveness of that AI has increased exponentially over the past several decades, result
26、ing in video game characters that learn your behaviors, respond to stimuli, and react in unpredictable ways. 2014s Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is especially notable for the individual personalities given to each non-player character, their memories of past interaction, and their variable objectiv
27、es.Online Customer Support Many websites now offer customers the opportunity to chat with acustomer support representative while theyre browsingbut not every site actually has a live person on the other end of the line. In many cases, youre talking to a rudimentary AI. Many of these chat support bot
28、s amount to little more than automated responders, but some of them are actually able to extract knowledge from the website and present it to customers when they ask for it. Perhaps most interestingly, these chat bots need to be adept at understanding natural language, which is a rather difficult pr
29、oposition; the way in which customers talk and the way in which computers talk is very different, and teaching a machine to translate between the two isnt easy. But with rapid advances in natural language processing (NLP), these bots are getting better all the time.Language points1. assistant assist
30、 assistance2. build v.植入2. preference prefer3. in contrast = by contrast 相反地4.recommendationv.recommend 5. 她给我的每一个推荐都很棒，因为她可以预测我是否会喜欢一家特定的餐厅。Something should be noticed in the first part Thanks to Al, Ive got my own super-smart personal built into my phone. She always has an immediate answer for any
31、 question I put to her, and even uses my answers to learn more about my . It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was spent researching new restaurants. In contrast, my PA only needs a few seconds to find the right place. Every she gives me is great since she can predict if I will like a particu
32、lar restaurant.1. hang out 闲逛2. self-driving 自动驾驶3. available 可获得的4. licence=lisence 证照 And speaking of hanging out, Im hoping that self-driving cars are available soon. Ive been taking driving lessons for over a year, and still havent got my licence. Self-driving cars can learn to drive in the same
33、 way that we do, and can make judgements based on information. And as they wont be susceptible to(=be influenced by) human error, theyll certainly be a lot safer. The only thing is that there might be a few machine-learning problems when the first cars hit the market, so perhaps Id better learn to d
34、rive first. Still, I do think that developments in Al will on the whole make doing day-to-day things a lot easier.5. as 因为6. error 错误 7. hit 进入市场nMore than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝). The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than n
35、ot, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. 2008全国卷B篇nHe can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. 2012 D篇nThree days later, a hurricane hit the co
36、ast near Cornwall.nWhen two cars traveling at 30 mpb hit each other.n Then he typed in the name of the game in the column and hit Search. 进入市场袭击撞击点击踢，打击 It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. 2014 2卷七选五 It hit me that we can ask
37、for his help. Beatlemania hit New York on February 7, 1964. Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them. 2017七选五突然想到到达1. independently independentdependent depend 2. programming n.程序2. advanced adj. 高级的 advance n./v. 进步3. be capable of 能够 capability n. 能力4.desire n./v. 渴望 desired/desirable adj
38、. 5. keep around 将保留身边6. wipe out 清除干净Something should be noticed in the second part The technology youre using and enjoying today is a basic form of Al which cant think without programming. Of course, it could be very useful to have a more form of Al-a truly independent form of artificial intellige
39、nce, capable of exercising its own judgement, could help us solve many of the worlds problems. But have you ever thought about the risks? After all, why would an independent form of Al need to consider the opinions and of humans? We could be seen as asmallinconvenience thats in the way of a solution
40、 to a bigger problem. If were lucky, Al might think were valuable enough to keep around. If not, it might wipe us all out!1. victim n.受害者2. in the long run 长期3. journalist 记者4. automation 自动Something should be noticed in the second part Even if that doesnt happen, there are other risks. Millenniumbu
41、tterfly, you say how great it would be to have self-driving cars, but what about all the taxi drivers who would lose their jobs? They would just be among the first victims of Al.Nearly every job is potentially at risk in the long run. Even journalists are now being replaced with technology that can
42、write basic news reports. As it is, almost 50 per cent of US jobs are at risk from automation in the next 20 years.The truth is that none of us is prepared for the challenges of Al1. lies in 在于，位于2. capacity n. 能力3. interpret v. 解释4. vast adj. 大量的5. leap n. 巨变 Machine learning is something we have c
43、ome to accept as a part of our modern world. I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data, which means it can even solve problems that are too challenging for human experts. But while super-intelligent Al could be the biggest leap forward in hu
44、man history, if it goes wrong or falls into the wrong hands,it could also be the most dangerous. However, Al is not going to go away. We have no choice but to embrace it and it One thing I think we all agree on, though, is that sayingMy Al did it！” wont be any excuse for or behaviour!6. have no choice but to 别无选择只能 7. embrace v.拥抱8. v. 管理，控制regulation n. 规章制度9. excuse n. 借口 adj. 违法的legal adj. 合法的adj. 不道德的moral adj. 道德的
