谷歌AI话题 学案 高中英语培优外刊阅读

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜谷歌AI“觉醒”了？爆料工程师或遭解雇近日，谷歌一名工程师声称，该公司正在研发的一款人工智能系统可能产生了意识，并表现出了对人性的关心和强烈的同情心。目前，虽然谷歌对这一观点并不买帐，但围绕这一事件的讨论，已经沸沸扬扬。人工智能究竟会出现知觉力吗？若人工智能真的有了自主意识，人类应该如何与其相处呢？GoogleSidelinesEngineerWhoClaimsItsA.I.IsSentientByNicoGrantandCadeMetzGoogleplacedanengineeronpaidleaverecentlyafterdismissinghisclaimthatitsartificialintelligenceissentient,surfacingyetanotherfracasaboutthecompany'smostadvancedtechnology.BlakeLemoine,aseniorsoftwareengineerinGoogle'sResponsibleA.I.organization,saidinaninterviewthathewasputonleaveMonday.Thedaybeforehissuspension,Mr.Lemoinesaid,hehandedoverdocumentstoaU.S.senator'soffice,claimingtheyprovidedevidencethatGoogleanditstechnologyengagedinreligiousdiscrimination.Googlesaidthatitssystemsimitatedconversationalexchangesandcouldriffondifferenttopics,butdidnothaveconsciousness.Formonths,Mr.LemoinehadtussledwithGooglemanagers,executivesandhumanresourcesoverhissurprisingclaimthatthecompany'sLanguageModelforDialogueApplications,orLaMDA,hadconsciousnessandasoul.Mr.Lemoine,amilitaryveteranwhohasdescribedhimselfasapriest,anex-convictandanA.I.researcher,toldGoogleexecutivesasseniorasKentWalker,thepresidentofglobalaffairs,thathebelievedLaMDAwasachildof7or8yearsold.Hewantedthecompanytoseekthecomputerprogram'sconsentbeforerunningexperimentsonit.YannLeCun,theheadofA.I.researchatMetaandakeyfigureintheriseofneuralnetworks,saidinaninterviewthisweekthatthesetypesofsystemsarenotpowerfulenoughtoattaintrueintelligence.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.sideline[ˈsaɪdlaɪn]v.___________________________2.sentient[ˈsentiənt;ˈsenʃənt]adj.___________________________3.dismiss[dɪsˈmɪs]v.___________________________4.surface[ˈsɜːfɪs]n.___________________________；v.___________________________5.suspension[səˈspenʃən]n.___________________________6.riff[rɪf]v.___________________________7.tussle[ˈtʌsəl]v.___________________________8.ex-convict[,eks'kɔnvikt]n.___________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.退伍军人___________________________2.神经网络___________________________拓展练习阅读理解Overthepastfiveyears,researchersinartificialintelligencehavebecometherockstarsofthetechnologyworld.AbranchofAIknownasdeeplearning,hasprovensousefulthatskilledoperatorscancommandsix-figuresalariestobuildsoftwareforAmazon,Apple,FacebookandGoogle.Thetopnamescanearnover$1millionayear.ThetraditionalwaytogetthesejobshasbeenaDoctor’sdegreeincomputersciencefromoneofAmerica’stopuniversities.Earningonetakesyearsandrequiresapersonwhocanbedevotedtostudy,whichisrareamongnormalpeople.Moreover,graduatestudentsareregularlyattractedawayfromtheirstudiesbyvarioushigh-paidjobs.Thatischanging.LastmonthFast.ai,aneducationnon-profitbasedinSanFrancisco,kickedoffthethirdyearofitscourseindeeplearning.Sinceitsbeginningithasattractedmorethan100,000studentsfromIndiatoNigeria.Thecoursecomeswithasimpleidea:thereisnoneedtospendyearsobtainingaDoctor’sdegreeinordertopractisedeeplearning.Fast.ai’scoursecanbecompletedinjustsevenweeks.Forexample,agraduatefromFast.ai’sfirstyear,SaraHooker,washiredintoGoogle’shighlycompetitiveAIresidencyprogrammeafterfinishingthecourse,havingneverworkedondeeplearningbefore.SheisnowafoundingmemberofGoogle’snewAIresearchofficeinAccra,Ghana,thefirm’sfirstinAfrica.TomakeitaccessibletoanyonewhowantstolearnhowtobuildAIsoftware,JeremyHoward,whofoundedFast.aiwithRachelThomas,amathematician,saysmiddleschoolmathematicsisenough.Fast.aiisnottheonlyA.I.programme.AI4ALL,anothernon-profitorganization,foundedbyleadingtechnologistsincludingDr.Fei-FeiLi,workstobringAIeducationtoschoolchildrenthatwouldotherwisenothaveaccesstoit.Howard’sambitionsrundeeperthanjustdealingwiththeshortageintheAIlabourmarket.Hisaimistospreaddeeplearningintomanyhands,sothatitmaybeappliedinasmanyfieldsaspossible.Theambition,saysMrHoward,isforAItrainingsoftwaretobecomeaseasytouseandcommonassendinganemailonasmartphone.37.What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A.ThewaytogetaDoctor’sdegree.B.ThedifficultiestogetaDoctor’sdegree.C.TheimportancetogetaDoctor’sdegree.D.ThenecessitytogetaDoctor’sdegree.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutFast.ai?A.ItaimstoproduceAIgraduatesinafastway.B.Itaimstocollectmoneyforpoorstudents.C.Itchargesahighfreeforofferingcourses.D.ItbecomespopularonlyinIndiaandNigeria.39.WheredoesSaraHookerworkaccordingtothepassage?A.India. B.Nigeria.C.Ghana. D.America.40.WhatdoFast.aiandAI4ALLhaveincommon?A.Theyarebothmeantforchildren.B.Theyrequireadvancedmath.C.Theyhavethesamefounder.D.Theyarebothnon-profit.41.What’sHoward’sattitudetoAItrainingsoftwareinthefuture?A.Anxious. B.Disappointed.C.Optimistic. D.Surprised.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.sideline[ˈsaɪdlaɪn]v.遭到排挤；退出比赛2.sentient[ˈsentiənt;ˈsenʃənt]adj.有知觉力的3.dismiss[dɪsˈmɪs]v.不予理会；解雇4.surface[ˈsɜːfɪs]n.表面；v.显露，浮现出来5.suspension[səˈspenʃən]n.停职；暂停；停赛处罚6.riff[rɪf]v.妙语连珠，侃侃而谈7.tussle[ˈtʌsəl]v.争辩，吵架8.ex-convict[,eks'kɔnvikt]n.曾经被判刑的人【词块学习】请从文章中