At times computers seem almost human. They can “read” hand printed letters,play chess, compose music, write plays and even design other computers. Is it any wonder that they are sometimes called “thinking” machines? Even though they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomp...
Would thinking machines work alongside humans or 1 the existence of humans? How would they be punished if they 2 crimes or even murdered humans? As we become more and more 3 on computers, some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers 4 by the advances in AI. Stephen Hawking,...
Machine thinking is in our homes, offices, schools and hospitals. Computer algorithms are helping us drive our cars. They’re diagnosing what’s wrong with us in hospitals. They’re marking student essays. Neil and Tim talk about artificial intelligence and teach you six items of vocabulary. T...
Here, however, the question is very specific: what to think about machines that think. So the major players in this field are in danger of unbalancing the rest because they are involved in (or have spent time thinking about) the hefty issues underlying such machines. In short, t...
"Machine capabilities are growing," says Dr. Stephen Cave, Executive Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI). "Machines will perform the tasks that we don't want to: the mundane jobs, the dangerous jobs. And they'll do the tasks we aren't capable of – ...
Study authors programmed a software to identify 27 facial feature points. They concluded that software that exaggerates people's facial muscle movements could make reading expressions better for machines.doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(09)60904-0ELSEVIERNew entist...
Early work with neural networks stirs excitement for “thinking machines.” 1980s–2010s Machine Learning Machine learning becomes popular. 2011–2020s Deep Learning Deep learning breakthroughs drive AI boom. Present Day Generative AI Generative AI, a disruptive tech, soars in popularity. ...
B.Statisticsarecollecteddifferently. C.Machinescanmakedecisionsfaster. D.Self-drivingcarsknowtheworldbetter. 9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”perils”inParagraph3mostprobablymean? A.Dangers. B.Self-drivingcars. C.Pedestrians. D.Human-drivencars. 10.Inwhichaspectcanself-drivingcarsbeathuman-drivencars? A.Dri...
decades.Yetthetraditionalprocessforproducinghydrogen,inwhichfossilfuelsareexposedto steam,isnotevenremotelyzero-carbon.Hydrogenproducedthiswayiscalledgrayhydrogen;if theCO2iscapturedandsequestered(封存),itiscalledbluehydrogen. Greenhydrogenisdifferent.Itisproducedthroughelectrolysis(电解),inwhichmachines splitwaterinto...
1. What Is Creative Thinking? Creative thinking skills are important to master in many professions and workplaces. On the face of it, “creativity” seems like a skill useful only to artists, designers, writers, or marketers. Truth is—creative skills are indispensable forallprofessionals. ...