2019年6月英語六級閱讀真題及答案：仔細閱讀PassageOneProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligence(AI)willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofourcivilizationandourspecies”.HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCenterfortheFutureofIntelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch.“Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,”Hawkingsaid,“which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit'sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.”Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuperintelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring“Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge”,hesaid,“WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAL.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,webeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone—Industrialization.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourcivilisation.”HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultiftheuniversity'sCenterforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitiveattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn'ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers.“AIishugelyexciting.”Shesaid,“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilization.Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch.ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry.Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI.D)Theincreasingawarenessofmankind'spaststupidityWhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI?Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry?Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment.TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics.TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.【參考答案】BCADCB)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.D)Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinm