Artificial intelligence

1.4. Artificial intelligence

It is said that laziness drives all progress. Humans created robots so that robots could do all the hard work. But then humans thought that programming and controlling robots is too much work again… and so they decided to invent artificial intelligence, also known as AI.

1.4.1.Before you watch the video, discuss these questions with your friends:

a) How advanced are today’s AI systems?

b) Can they help industrial or space robots?

c) Do you think AI systems could ever become dangerous?

1.4.2.Make sure you know the following words and expressions:

a matter of time – дело времени caution– предостережение, предупреждение overriding [´əuvə'raɪdɪŋ] – важнейший; доминирующий (overriding question)

survey – зд. опрос, анкетирование to transcend [træn'send] – превосходить, превышать; synonym: to exceed

1.4.3.Watch the video and answer the questions:

a) What caution does the speaker make?

b) What could happen if robots transcended human intelligence?

c) What is the overriding question that finishes the video?

d) What does the final speaker compare humans to, in the (hypothetical) robot opinion?

1.4.4.*Watch the video and mark the following statements T(True) or F(False). If a statement is false, make it true.

a) The first computers were created in 1930s.

b) Humans believe that robots will outsmart us. And it’s only a matter of time.

c) Nick Bostrom conducted 5 surveys of 190 artificial intelligence researchers.

d) The outcome of the surveys concluded that robots will gain human-level intelligence with

a 10% probability by 2022

a 45% probability by 2040

a 95% probability by 2075

e) If artificial intelligence were ever achieved, it would be a disaster.

f) Superintelligence is defined as possessing logic and computing data.

g) Robots cannot improve their own design by themselves as of now.

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