Unit4Understandingideas课件-高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

1、Unit4 A glimpse of the futureUnderstanding ideasArtificial Intelligence:A REAL THREAT?Have you ever used AI in your daily life?Lead-inActivity 1: Read the facts about AI and answer the questions. Pre-readingsome words you may dont know:milestone 里程碑mathematician 数学家logician 逻辑学家devise=designcoin=cre

2、ateterm 术语vacuum cleaner 吸尘器nil (分数)零Activity 1: Read the facts about AI and answer the questions. 1. How did AI develop?2 Are you concerned about developments in AI? Why or why not?Pre-readinga small test mobile robot working machine for home use a computer program that can beat humanLanguage point

3、sActivity 2: Predict the content and type of the passage.Pre-readingcontent: share different views about AI type: 专题讨论Artificial Intelligence:A REAL THREAT?In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking, artificial intelligence will be “ 1 either the best,or the worst thing, ever to 2 happen to humanity”

4、. Technology of Tomorrow Forum wants to hear your 3 thoughts on AI. Is it our greatest human achievement so far? Or is it the biggest 4 threat to our 5 existence?1要么要么；不是就是；或者或者2 遭到，遇到3 想法4 对构成威胁的人或事物5 存在 v exist 1Thanks to Al, Ive got my own super-smart personal 2assistant 3built into my phone. She

5、 always has an immediate answer for any question I 4 put to her, and even uses my answers to learn more about my 5preferences. It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was spent researching new restaurants.6 In contrast, my PA only needs a few seconds to find the right place. 8Every 7recommendati

6、on she gives me is great since she can predict if I will like a particular restaurant多 亏了，由于assistant assist assistance build v.植入 提问偏好 preference preferin contrast = by contrast 相反地recommendationv.recommend 推荐 Something should be noticed in the first part8 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。speaking

7、 of 说到hang out 闲逛self-driving 自动驾驶available 可获得的licence 证照 And 1speaking of 2hanging out, Im hoping that 3self-driving carsare 4available soon. Ive been taking driving lessons for over ayear, and still havent got my 5licence. Self-driving cars can learnto drive in the same way that we do, and can ma

8、ke judgements6based on information. And 7as they wont 8be susceptible to(=be influenced by)human error, theyll certainly be a lot safer. The only thing isthat there might be a few machine-learning problems when thefirst cars 9 hit the market, so perhaps Id better learn to drive first. Still, I do th

9、ink that developments in Al will 10 on the whole makedoing11 day-to-day things a lot easier.红色词结合语境考虑翻译（be) based on 以为基础as 因为be susceptible to 易受影响的 hit 到达，进入（市场）on the whole 总体而言day-to-day 日常的，例行的hit 各项词义拓展More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝). The fruits that made

10、 it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, 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He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well

11、 as his son. 2012 D篇Three days later, a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall.When two cars traveling at 30 mpb hit each other. 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 recipesrespi that can work well with you

12、r appetite and schedule. 2014 2卷七选五It hit me that we can ask for his help. Beatlemania ,bi:tlmeinj 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independently independentdependent depend programming n.程序advanced adj. 高级的 advance n./v. 进步be capableo

13、f 能够 capability n. 能力be seen as 被视为keep around 将保留身边wipe out 清除干净Something should be noticed in the second part The technology youre using and enjoying today is a basic formof Al which cant think1 independently without2 programming. Ofcourse, it could be very useful to have a more 3advanced form ofA

14、l-a truly independent form of artificial intelligence, 4capableof exercising its own judgement, could help us solve many ofthe worlds problems. But have you ever thought about the risks?After all, why would an independent form of Al need toconsider the opinions and desires of humans? We could 5be se

15、enas asmallinconvenience thats in the way of a solution to abigger problem. If were lucky, Al might think were valuableenough to 6 keep around. If not, it might 7wipe us all out!蓝色词思考其含义和各类变形词红色词结合语境考虑翻译even if 即使victim n.受害者in the long run 从长远来看，长此以往 journalist 记者as it is 照现状，实际上automation 自动Someth

16、ing should be noticed in the second part 1 Evenif that doesnt happen, there are other risks. Millenniumbutterfly, you say how great it would be to haveself-driving cars, but what about all the taxi drivers who wouldlose their jobs? They would just be among the first 2victims of Al.Nearly every job i

17、s potentially at risk 3in the long run. Even4journalists are now being replaced with technology that canwrite basic news reports. 5As it is, almost 50 per cent of US jobsare at risk from 6automation in the next 20 years.The truth is that none of us is prepared for the challenges of Al红色词结合语境考虑翻译lies

18、 in 在于，位于capacity n. 能力interpret v. 解释vast adj. 大量的leap n. 巨变，飞跃蓝色词思考其含义和各类变形词 红色词结合语境考虑翻译 Machine learning is something we have come to accept as a partof our modern world. I believe most of the value of AI lies in itscapacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data, whichmeans it can even so

19、lve problems that are too challenging forhuman experts. But while super-intelligent Al could be the biggest leap forwardin human history, if it goes wrong or falls into the wrong hands,it could also be the most dangerous. However, Al is not going togo away. We have no choice but to embrace it and re

20、gulate itOne thing I think we all agree on, though, is that sayingMy Aldid it！”wont be any excuse for illegal or immoral behaviour!6. have no choice but to 别无选择只能 7. embrace v.欣然接受，拥抱8. regulate v. 管理，控制regulation n. 规章制度9. excuse n. 借口；v 原谅，宽恕10. illegal adj. 违法的legal adj. 合法的immoral adj. 不道德的moral adj. 道德的We 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