题目内容
We often praise science.
It explains the world and makes our lives easier with technology. One of the most exciting fields in science is artificial intelligence (人工智能) . This is an area where scientists are working on creating machines that can think like humans.
However,one of the most famous scientists has a very dark warning for us about this type of technology.
" The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," said Professor Stephen Hawking to the BBC.
Hawking is a well-known British physicist and author of the best-selling science book — A Brief History of Time. This warning came after commenting on the technology he uses to speak with. As Hawking suffers from a serious disease called ALS,he needs an AI computer to communicate. The computer learns how Hawking thinks and suggests the words he may want to use next.
This is a basic type of AI,which is very useful,yet Hawking fears the possibility of creatjng machines that can match or surpass human intelligence. And it's easy to imagine how terrible things may be. Many TV shows and films display big machines that are far cleverer than us. " Humans,who are limited by slow biological evolution (进化) ，couldn’t compete," said Hawking.
But not every scientist is pessimistic (悲观的) about AI technology. ” I believe we will remain in charge of the technology for a long time”1 said Rollo Carpenter,the creator of Cleverbot in the UK,which is a software program that remembers past conversations. "The potential" of it to solve many of the world problems will be realized."
41. The best-selling science book A Brief History of Time explains the world.
42. Hawking is a great scientist who works for the BBC.
43. Hawking is pessimistic about AI technology.
44. Hawking needs an AI computer to communicate because it's useful.
45. AI is an area where scientists are working on creating machines which can think like humans.
[阅读A篇短文大意]本文介绍了什么是人工智能，并且讲 述了英国著名科学家斯蒂芬•霍金及其他科学家对人工智能的 看法。
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