高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級(jí)：____________學(xué)號(hào)：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜谷歌AI“覺醒”了？爆料工程師或遭解雇近日，谷歌一名工程師聲稱，該公司正在研發(fā)的一款人工智能系統(tǒng)可能產(chǎn)生了意識(shí)，并表現(xiàn)出了對(duì)人性的關(guān)心和強(qiáng)烈的同情心。目前，雖然谷歌對(duì)這一觀點(diǎn)并不買帳，但圍繞這一事件的討論，已經(jīng)沸沸揚(yáng)揚(yáng)。人工智能究竟會(huì)出現(xiàn)知覺力嗎？若人工智能真的有了自主意識(shí)，人類應(yīng)該如何與其相處呢？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.【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.sideline[?sa?dla?n]v.___________________________2.sentient[?senti?nt;?sen??nt]adj.___________________________3.dismiss[d?s?m?s]v.___________________________4.surface[?s??f?s]n.___________________________；v.___________________________5.suspension[s??spen??n]n.___________________________6.riff[r?f]v.___________________________7.tussle[?t?s?l]v.___________________________8.ex-convict[,eks'k?nvikt]n.___________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.退伍軍人___________________________2.神經(jīng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)___________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解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.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.sideline[?sa?dla?n]v.遭到排擠；退出比賽2.sentient[?senti?nt;?sen??nt]adj.有知覺力的3.dismiss[d?s?m?s]v.不予理會(huì)；解雇4.surface[?s??f?s]n.表面；v.顯露，浮現(xiàn)出來5.suspension[s??spen??n]n.停職；暫停；停賽處罰6.riff[r?f]v.妙語連珠，侃侃而談7.tussle[?t?s?l]v.爭辯，吵架8.ex-convict[,eks'k?nvikt]n.曾經(jīng)被判刑的人【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中