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Unit2Robots[话题导读]AgeoftherobotWhatdoesitmeantobehuman?Wehaveaskedourselvesthisquestionsincethedawnofmankind.Scientistsandphilosophershaveofferedmanyanswers,butthequestionstillremains.Thedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(AI)hasmadethisquestionevenmorecomplicated.InOctober2017,arobotcalledSophiawasgranted(准许)SaudiArabiancitizenship,becomingthefirstrobotevertohaveanationality.Sophiausesacombinationofartificialintelligenceandfacialrecognitiontoholdconversationswithhumans.Hercitizenshipraisedquestionsaboutwhetherintelligentrobotsshouldhavethesamerightsashumansinthefuture,suchastherighttogetmarriedorvote.Ofcourse,AIisstillalongwayfrombeingabletothinkandfeelthesamewayhumansdo.Assuch,thequestionofwhetherAIshouldhaverightsornotisabitsillyatthemoment.Butit'sworthnotingthatAIcanlearnfromthethingshumansteachit—forbetterorworse.Forinstance,in2016,MicrosoftintroducedTay—acomputerprogramthatcouldholdconversationswithpeopleviasocialmedia.Taylearnedhowtoconversewithhumansbyreadingthethingstheywroteonlineandcreatingitsownlanguagedatabase(语料库).Withinlessthan24hours,Taywentfromwritingpoliterepliestomakingsexistremarks(性别歧视的言论).Itlearnedto“say”thesethingsfromrealhumans.ThisincidentmadeitclearthatfutureAIdevelopmentwillrequireustoprogramAIwithasenseofethics(伦理)andmorality(道德)—oneofthethingsthatseparatesusfromanyotheranimalonEarth.AIcandomanyofthesamethingswedo—aswe'velearnedsofar,itcandrivecars,ordergroceries,evenwritepoetry.Butitcan'ttellthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Itcan'tfeelsadnessorjoy.Itcan'tappreciatebeautyinallofitsforms.Onthe2008TVseriesTerminator:TheSarahConnorChronicles,awomannamedSarahConnorteamsupwithanintelligentrobotnamedCamerontostopanevilAIsystemfromdestroyingthehumanrace.Inoneepisode(集),Cameronlearnsballet(芭蕾)inordertogetclosertooneoftheirenemies.AsCamerondances,Connorremarks:“Therearethingsmachineswillneverdo;theycannotpossess(拥有)faith,theycannotcommunewith(与……交流)god,theycannotappreciatebeauty;theycannotappreciateart.Iftheyeverlearnthesethings,theywon'thavetodestroyus.They'llbeus.”BYMIKEFUKSMAN,21STCENTURYTEENSSTAFF21世纪应如何应对人工智能带来的伦理问题?LearnmoreaboutAIWanttoknowmoreaboutthefascinating(迷人的)worldofAI?CheckoutthesenonfictionbookstolearnmoreabouthowAIischangingourlives.Life3.0:BeingHumanintheAgeofArtificialIntelligence(2017)Inthisbook,ProfessorMaxTegmarktakesalookathowAIwillaffectmankindinthefuture.Hemakessuggestionsaboutwhatcanbedonetoensure(确保)thatAIhasapositiveeffectonhumanlifeasitcontinuestobedeveloped.Superintelligence:Paths,Dangers,Strategies(2014)SwedishphilosopherNickBostromarguesthatAIcouldbecomethedominant(主要的)formoflifeonEarth.Hesuggeststhatmachinescouldeventuallybeabletodeveloptheirowncapabilities(能力)fasterthanhumanscan.Dadlovestoconversewithpeoplefromdifferentplacesintheworld.5.incident/'ΙnsΙdənt/n.事件;插曲Hisbadbehaviorwasjustanincident.Anyonecanappreciateourmusic.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Prereading&Reading-Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]SATISFACTION①GUARANTEEDLarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots1.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahousehold②robot.Itwasgoingtobetestedout③byLarry'swife,Claire.Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsent④forthreeweeks2,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn'tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus⑤.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed⑥.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine3.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron⑦,broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing4.Shefeltembarrassed⑧andquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbing⑨andfrighteningthathelookedsohuman5.Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculous⑩tobeofferedsympathy⑪byarobot6.Butshebegantotrusthim.Shetoldhimhowshewasoverweight⑫andthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn'telegant⑬enoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition7.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.Asafavour⑭TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedapile⑮ofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather⑯,scan⑰.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder⑱astheyturnedeachpage8andsuddenlyreachedfor⑲hishand.Shewasamazed⑳byhisfingernails○21andthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurd○22,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.TonygaveClaireanewhaircut○23andchangedthemakeup○24shewore9.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompany○25hertotheshops10,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions○26,acarpetandbedding○27.Thenshewentintoajewelleryshoptobuyanecklace○28.Whentheclerk○29atthecounter○30wasrudetoher,sherangTonyup○31andtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.Theclerkimmediatelychangedhisattitude.ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaround○32,therestoodGladysClaffern11.Howawful○33tobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bytheamusedandsurprised12lookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavinganaffair○34.Afterall○35,sheknewClaire'shusband'snamewasL
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