Unit4AglimpseofthefutureabrieforincompleteviewaquicklookWhatdoyouthinktheworldwillbeinthefuture?avoyage/triptothemoonmovetootherplanetsrobotwaiterself-drivingcars/driverlesscarssolar-poweredcarsflyingmotorcyclessmarthomestelesurgery（遠程手術）timetravelLearningobjectivesAfterthisclass,youareexpectedto：1.haveabasicideaofAI;2.knowaboutthemainideaandthestructureofthepassage;3.learnabouttheviewsofthethreeposters(發帖者）andfindrelevantsupportingsentencesandkeywords;4.beabletotreatAItechnologyobjectively.WherecanAIbeusedinourlives？

fooddeliveredrobotvacuumcleaner（真空吸塵器）facerecognitionsmartphoneentertainment

transportationeducationsecuritymedicineeconomy&finance...tourismActivity1:ReadthefactsaboutAIandanswerthequestions.milestone里程碑mathematician數學家logician邏輯學家devise=designcoin=create

term術語reason理性vacuumcleaner真空吸塵器version(n)版本nil(分數)零

ReadthefactsofAIandanswerthequestions.1.Whatcanyoulearnfromthetimeline？2.HowdoyouthinkAIwilldevelopinthefuture?

Achievement?Orthreat?

DevelopmentAItechnologyhasdevelopedgreatly,andcannowoutperform(做得比......更好，勝過)humansinsomeaspects.Unit4ArtificialIntelligence:AREALTHREAT?Fast-reading1Readthepassagequicklyandanswerquestions.1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Self-drivingcars.B.Thebiggestthreat.C.ThreeviewsonAI.D.Thegreatesthumanachievement.2.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomeform?A.NewspaperB.OnlineforumC.MagazineD.ResearchpaperInthewordsof(用......的話來說，根據......的說法）ProfessorStephenHawking,artificialintelligencewillbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”.TechnologyofTomorrowForumwantstohearyourthoughtsonAI.Isitourgreatesthumanachievementsofar?Orisitthebiggestthreattoourexistence?What’sthefunctionofthewordsofStephenHawking?A．Togivethebackground.B．Toputforward/raisethequestion.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．Toexpressthepurpose.√IsAIourbiggestachievementorthreat?Let’sgoonreadingwiththisquestion.Activity2:Careful-readingfordetailssthhappentosb某事發生在某人身上1ThankstoAl,I'vegotmyownsupersmartpersonalassistant

built

（植入）intomyphone.ShealwayshasanimmediateanswerforanyquestionIput（提問）toher,andevenusesmyanswerstolearnmoreaboutmy

preferences（偏好）.Itusedtofeellike50percentofmytimewasspentresearchingnewrestaurants.Incontrast（相反地）,myPAonlyneedsafewsecondstofindtherightplace.Everyrecommendationshegivesmeisgreatsince/as/becauseshecanpredictifIwilllikeaparticular(特定的）restaurant.

incontrast=bycontrast相反地recommendationv.recommend推薦

2

Andspeakingof

(說到)hangingout(閑逛),I'mhopingthatself-driving

cars

(自動駕駛汽車)

areavailable(可獲得的，可利用的)soon.I'vebeentakingdrivinglessonsforovera

year,andstillhaven'tgotmylicence(執照，許可證).Self-drivingcarscanlearn

todriveinthesamewaythatwedo,andcanmakejudgements

basedoninformation.Andas/since/becausetheywon’tbesusceptibleto(=beinfluencedby)

humanerror,they'llcertainlybealotsafer.Theonlythingis

thattheremightbeafewmachine-learningproblemswhenthe

firstcars

hitthemarket,soperhapsI’dbetterlearntodrivefirst.Still,IdothinkthatdevelopmentsinAlwillonthewholemake

doingday-to-daythingsaloteasier.hit

到達，進入（市場）onthewhole總體而言day-to-day日常的，例行的hit各項詞義拓展1.

Theboxerhithisopponenthardintheface.2.Thecarhitatreeonthesideoftheroad.3.Wehitthecityatdusk.4.Ahurricanehitthecoastalarealastweek.5.Ithitherthatshehadmadeabigmistake.襲擊碰撞到達突然想到打擊，擊中1.FinddetailsaboutMillenniumbutterfly’sviews：

ReadParas.1-2anddothefollowingexercises.?gettingmyown__________________________?Whenresearchingnewrestaurants:super-smartpersonalassistantbefore:_______________________now:_____________________50%ofmytimewasspentafewsecondsAIcan_________savetime?hopingthatself-drivingcarsareavailablesoon.

Why?①Self-drivingcarscanlearntodriveinthesamewaythathumando,andcanmakejudgementsbasedoninformation.②Theywon’tbesusceptibletohumanerror.AIcanmakedriving______saferAIcanmake_______________________easierdoingday-to-daythingsachievement2.Whatrhetoricaldevice/figureofspeechdoestheauthoruseinthissentence?A．Metaphor(隱喻)．B．Personification．C．Hyperbole(夸張)．D．Antithesis(對比)．EveryrecommendationshegivesmeisgreatsinceshecanpredictifIwilllikeaparticularrestaurant.√3.What’sMillenniumbutterfly’sattitudetoAI?A．Negative. B．Critical.C．Objective. D．Positive.√1.approving2.optimistic3.favourablebecapable

of

能夠capabilityn.能力keeparound將……保留身邊wipe

out清除干凈

3Thetechnologyyou'reusingandenjoyingtodayisabasicform

ofAlwhichcan’tthinkindependentlywithoutprogramming編輯程序.Of

course,itcouldbeveryusefultohaveamoreadvancedformof

Al-atrulyindependentformofartificialintelligence,capable

ofexercising(運用，行使某種能力)itsownjudgement,couldhelpussolvemanyof

theworld'sproblems.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouttherisks?

Afterall,whywouldanindependentformofAlneedto

considertheopinionsand

desiresofhumans?Wecouldbeseen

asa"small"inconveniencethat’sinthewayof

asolutiontoa

biggerproblem.Ifwe’relucky,Almightthinkwe’revaluable

enoughto

keeparound.Ifnot,itmightwipeusallout!4

Even

if

thatdoesn'thappen,thereareotherrisks.Millenniumbutterfly,yousayhowgreatitwouldbetohave

self-drivingcars,butwhataboutallthetaxidriverswhowould

losetheirjobs?TheywouldjustbeamongthefirstvictimsofAl.Nearlyeveryjobispotentiallyatriskinthelongrun.Even

journalistsarenowbeingreplacedwithtechnologythatcan

writebasicnewsreports.

Asitis（事實上，實際上）,almost50percentofUSjobs

areatriskfromautomationinthenext20years.5ThetruthisthatnoneofusispreparedforthechallengesofAl.ReadParas.3-5anddothefollowingexercises.1.FinddetailsaboutPopkid’sviews：

?Itmight________________________.wipeallhumanbeingsout?

Nearlyeveryjob________________________.isatriskinthelongrun?Conclusion:___________________________________________.We’renotpreparedforthechallengesofAIthreat2.What’sPopkid’sattitudetoAI?A．Negative. B．Critical.C．Objective. D．Positive.√1pessimistic2.disapproving3.doubtful4.indifferent5.unconcerned3.WhichoneisrightaccordingtoPopkid’sopiniononAI?A．PeoplehavebeenpreparedfortherisksAIwillbring.B．AIwilloffermorejobstopeople.C．PeopleshouldnotignoretherisksbroughtbyAI.D．Risksoutweigh(超過,比......更重要）benefitsofAI.√

6Machinelearningissomethingwehavecometoacceptasapart

ofourmodernworld.IbelievemostofthevalueofAIliesinits

capacitytoanalyseandinterpretvast（大量的）

amountsofdata,which

meansitcanevensolveproblemsthataretoochallengingfor

humanexperts.7Butwhile/althoughsuper-intelligentAlcouldbethebiggestleap(巨變，飛躍)

forward

inhumanhistory,ifitgoeswrongorfallsintothewronghands,itcouldalsobethemostdangerous.However,Alisnotgoingto

goaway/disappear.Wehavenochoicebuttoembrace(v.欣然接受，擁抱)itandregulate(控制、管理)it.

OnethingIthinkweallagreeon(認可),though,isthatsaying"MyAl

didit！”

won'tbeanyexcuseforillegalorimmoralbehaviour!fallintothewronghands:落入不當之人手中

ReadParas.6-7anddothefollowingexercises.1.FinddetailsaboutPink-haze’sviews：

?Advantage:AIcan________________________________________________.?Disadvantage:AIcouldbe_________________________________________.?Solution:________________________________.solveproblemsthataretoochallengingforhumanexpertsthemostdangerousifitfallsintothewronghandsWeshouldembraceandregulateit2.TheopinionofPink_hazeis________.A．subjective B．objectiveC．indifferent D．negative√3.ForAI,whatdoesPinkhazeagreewith?A．Itiseasytofallintothewronghands.B．Weshouldcontrolitwhilemakinggooduseofit.C．Inmodernsociety,mankindcanneglect/ignoreAI’sdisadvantages.D．PeoplecanuseotherhightechnologiestoreplaceAI.√WeallneedtolearntolivewithAItechnologywhetherwelikeitorareconcernedaboutit.Wecannotstopthemarchofprogress.IadmitthatmoreadvancedAIcouldbehelpfulinsolvingtheworld’sproblems,butthereisahighlevelofriskinvolved.Ican’tunderstandwhysomepeopleworrysomuch.IhopemorebreakthroughsinAIwillbemadesoon,sothatwecanenjoymoreandmoreconvenience.While-readingActivity1:Matchtheopinionswiththepersons.2.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.

?AIcanhelpussavetime.

?1______________________

?2_____________________________________________

?3________________________includingthosetoochallengingforhumanexperts.AIcanmakedrivingsafer.

AIcanmakedoingAIcansolveproblemsday-to-daythingsaloteasier.AIisarealachievement.?AImightwipeouthumanbeings.?4______________________?5____________________ifitfallsintothewronghands.AIcouldbedangerousJobsareatriskduetoAI.AIisarealthreat.Debate:AI:AchievementorThreat?learnmoreaboutmypreferencesandgiveusrecommendationshelpussavetimemakedrivingsafermake

doingday-to-daythingsaloteasierenjoyconveniencesolvingchallengingproblemswipehumansoutbepotentiallyatrisknotpreparedforthechallengesofAIbeconcernedaboutgowrongfallintowronghandscouldbedangerousWhatshouldwedo?Everycoinhastwosides.CreateabetterworldwithArtificialIntelligence.(1)ControlthedevelopmentdirectionofAI.Makelawsandregulationstocreatorsandproducers.(government)(2)DirectorguideitproperlytoputalimittoAI.(scientists)(3)BuildaproperattitudetowardsAI.Embraceitandmakefulluseofitsachievements.Enjoyitsbenefitsandconven