2023-2024学年牛津版选择性必修二Unit 4 living with technology reading（同课异构）课件（共18张）

Unit4ReadingArtificialintelligence:

friendlyorfrightening?Teachingobjectivespredictthestructureofthearticleaccordingtothetitleandthepictures;analysethebenefitsandpotentialthreatsofthedevelopmentofAI;understandtheauthor’sattitudetoartificialintelligenceandhavetheirownideasaboutit.Bytheendofthissection,studentswillbeableto:Step1Lead-inQ：HowdoyouimproveyouroralEnglishindailylife?A:IoftencommunicatewithAnniewhoisanAIchattingrobottohelpmepractiseEnglish.Whatdoyouknowaboutartificialintelligence(AI)?Reading

ArtificialIntelligence:friendlyorfrightening?Step2PredictionthebenefitsandthreatsofAIQ:Canyoupredictwhatthetextisabout?ApossiblediscussionofvariousrelationshipbetweenAIandhumans.Step3ReadforStructure（B）Readthetextandchoosethecorrectstructureofthepassage.para5para4para3Mainideapara2AIisabranchofcomputersciencethataimstocreateintelligentmachines,imitatingthecomplexnetworksofthehumanbrain.AIhasdevelopedoveralongtimeandhadsomemajorbreakthroughs.

AIisbeingappliedinvariousfields,transformingthewaywelive.

para1AIcanmakeyourdreamscometrue.Readthepassagequicklyandcompletethechartbelowwiththemainideaofeach

paragraph.para6ThedevelopmentofAIhasalsobrought

concernsandfears.Weneedtomakesurethatwewillnotfallvictim

toAI.IntroductionDefinitionDevelopmentApplicationsConcernsConclusionTrytouseonewordtoconcludeeachparagraph.Step4ReadformainideaTask1:ReadPara.

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andfillinthefollowingchart.OneessentialaimofAIOneapproachtotheaimTodevelopcomputerintelligencecapableoflearningfromexperience,adjustingtonewinputsandperformingtaskslikehumans.Deeplearning,whichenablesa

machinetoimproveitsownperformancebylearningfromtheresultsofitspreviousactions.Step5ReadfordetailedinformationSincethe1940sYearsbeforethemid-1950sInthemid-1950sIn1997In2017ThedevelopmentofcomputershasfinallymadethedreamofAIareality.AlanTuringhadexploredthetheoryofAI.Theterm“artificialintelligence”wascoined.AmajorbreakthroughinAIwasmade.AcomputerprogramdefeatedarguablythebesthumanGoplayer.quickraceTask2:

IdentifythespecificinformationofthedevelopmentofAIinparagraph3.KeJieVS

AlphaGoDeepBlueVSCarryKasparowFindthesupportingdetailsinthearticle.Criticalthinking

“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace.”Inlines44–46,StephenHawkingisquotedassaying,Doyouagreewithhim?Whyorwhynot?Step6DiscussionSuccessincreatingAI,couldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilization.Butitcouldalsobethelast,unlesswelearnhowtoavoidtherisks.Alongsidethebenefits,AIwillalsobringdangers,likepowerfulautonomousweaponsornewwaysforthefewtooppressthemany.Itwillbringgreatdisruptiontooureconomy.Andinthefuture,AIcoulddevelopawillofitsown,awillthatisinconflictwithours.Inshort,AIislikelytobeeitherthebestorworstthingtohappentohumanity.

FurtherthinkingStep7What’sthevideoabout?DespiteallthedangersposedbyAI,thehumanbeingsarestillkeenonresearchinganddevelopingnewtechnologiestochangeourlives.Why?Scienceandtechnologyisthefirstproductiveforce.Talentisthefirstresource,andinnovationisthefirstdrivingforce.科技是第一生产力,人才是第一资源,创新是第一动力。Scienceandtechnologyarethefoundationofnationalprosperity,andinnovationisthesoulofnationalprogress.科技是国家强盛之基，创新是民族进步之魂。

Step7FurtherthinkingTechnologyopensupmorepossibilitiesandhelpsusprogressasasociety.ThefutureofAIanditsimpactonhumanitywilldependonhowwenaviagteitsdevelopmentanduseitforthebettermentofsociety.Self-assessmentWhathaveyoulearntaboutartificialintelligence(AI)throughthearticle?Whatdoyouthinkintelligentmachineswillbecapableofdoi