Relier Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 9 TECHNOLOGY EVERYWHERE Lesson 4Version en ligne Reading comprehension par Martha Uribe 1 What is the question that experts are divided on? 2 According to scientists, how likely is it for robots to suddenly become conscious? 3 What evidence do they use to justify their enthusiasm? 4 What is the position of skeptical experts? 5 What is the author’s answer? 6 What does Melissa want to know? 7 What is the position of more optimistic experts? whether AI robots could really become conscious that some AI robots have already achieved some level of self-awareness as likely as a monkey accidentally building a robot by shaking a box of parts the fact that in one experiment an AI robot recognized itself and distinguished itself from other robots that it is highly unlikely whether they could create a conscious machine on purpose that since we don’t understand how our own brains achieve consciousness, we can’t replicate the process 1 What does one of the items on the list say? 2 What are the Asilomar AI Principles? 3 What is the author’s answer? 4 What is Albert’s question? 5 What did Stephen Hawking famously say about AI? that although it is technically possible, we just don’t know if it’s likely a list of concepts designed to keep AI safe for everyone that it could be the best or worst thing ever to happen to humanity whether AI programs will ever turn against humans that research funding should be used for AI security, not just AI development 1 Who first used the term and when? 2 What does Mori’s graph mean? 3 What happens when we see something that seems human but has unfamiliar features? 4 What answer does the author give? 5 What is Liu’s question? She wants to know why she finds some robots, like Sophia, creepy, but not others. Our brains signal that something is wrong with The author says that we find robots like Sophia creepy because of their humanoid appearance. a Japanese roboticist named Masahiro Mori, in the 1970s It means that the more human a robot looks. But it is almost completely human, our feelings of familiarity suddenly drop. 1 Could robots ever develop romantic feelings toward humans? 2 How did humans respond to images of robot hands “feeling” pain in one study? 3 How does the author define a romantic relationship? 4 What is Ray’s question? 5 What does the author tell him? as a two-way interaction with empathy He wants to know whether it is possible for a human and a humanoid robot to have a romantic relationship. probably not It’s possible for humans to feel an emotional attachment to a robot, or maybe even love. 1 What do we already have in our homes? 2 How long do some scientists think it will take for these robots to become common? 3 How quickly is the technology to make real robot housekeepers advancing? 4 What does Sam want to know? rapidly only another 10 to 20 years smart gadgets such as automatic vacuum cleaners and refrigerators that order food when he can have a humanoid butler in his house