Weoftenpraisetheworldofscience.Itexplainstheworldandmakesourliveseasierwithtechnology.Oneofthemostexcitingfieldsinscienceisartificialintelligence(人工智能,AI).Thisisanareawherescientistsareworkingonacreatingmachinesthatthinklikehumans.
However,oneofthemostfamousscientistshasaverydarkwarningforusaboutthistypeoftechnology."Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace,"saidProfessorStephenHawkingtotheBBC.
Hawkingisawell-knownBritishphysicistandauthorofbestsellingsciencebookABriefHistoryofTime.Thiswarningcameaftercommentingonthetechnologyheusestospeakwith.AsHawkingsuffersfromaseriousdiseasecalledALS,heneedsanAIcomputertocommunicate.ThecomputerlearnshowHawkingthinksandsuggeststhewordshemaywanttousenext.
ThisisabasictypeofAI,whichisveryuseful,yetHawkingfearsthepossibilityofcreatingtechnologythatcanmatchorsurpasshumanintelligence.Andit'seasytoimaginehowterriblethingsmaybe.ManyTVshowsandfilmsdisplaybigkillermachinesthatarefarclevererthanus."Humans,whoarelimitedbyslowbiologicalevolution(进化),couldn'tcompete,"saidHawking.
Butnoteveryscientistispessimistic(悲观的)aboutAItechnology."Ibelievewewillremaininchargeofthetechnologyforalongtime,"saidRolloCarpenter,creatorofCleverbotintheUK,whichisasoftwareprogramthatrememberspastconversations."Thepotential(潜力)ofittosolvemanyoftheworldproblemswillberealized."InwhatdirectiondoyouthinkAIisheading?Shouldwebehopefulorfearful?
42.Accordingtothepassage,AI___.
A.isveryusefulandcandoeverythingforhumans
B.aimstoworkoncreatingmachinesthatthinklikehumans
C.willbeawarningforscientists
D.helpspatientslikeHawkingtokeephealthy
43.Hawkingthinks___.
A.thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldfallbehindthehumanrace
B.anAIcomputercanlearnwhathesuggestsandhelphimwritethebook
C.AItechnologywillbefarclevererthanhumansandmaybebeatenbyit
D.humanscancompetewithAItech