In February, 2015, a South Korean woman was sleeping on the floor when her robot vacuum(吸尘器) ate her hair, forcing her to call for emergency help. It surely isn’t what Stephen Hawking warned us that intelligent devices “mean the end of the human race”. But it does highlight one of the unexpected dangers of inviting robots into our home.
There are many examples of intelligent technology going bad, but more often than not, they involve cheating rather than physical danger.
Meanwhile, increasing evidence suggests that we , especially children, tend to tell our deepest, darkest secrets to human robots. So how do we protect ourselves from giving-away code?
Once you’ve invited a robot into your home, you need to manage your expectations. Movies and marketing may have told us to expect deep interaction with robots friends but we’ve still got a long way to go before they are as socially aware as described. Given the gulf between expectation and reality, it’s important to avoid being tricked.
The message is clear: as robots became increasingly connected to the internet, and able to respond to natural language, you need to especially cautious about figuring out who or what you are talking about.
We also need to think about how information is being stored and shared when it comes to robots that can record our every move. Some recording devices may have been designed for entertainment but can easily be adapted for more dangerous purposes. Take Nixie, the wearable camera that can fly off your wrist at a moment’s notice and take shots around you in the air. It doesn’t take much imagination to see how such technology could be taken advantage of.
Most people protect their secrets in the presence of a recording device. But what happens once we get used to a robot around the house, answering every instruction and call? We may be at risk of letting our guard down, treating them as extended member of our family. If the technology around us is able to record and process speech, images and movement, or listen secretly to us, what will happen to that information? Where will it be stored? Who will have access? If our internet history can be a mirror, these details could be worth their gold weight to advertisement company. If we grow accustomed to having trustworthy robots getting into our daily lives, our words and deeds could easily become over-exposed.
So, what is the safest way to welcome robots into our homes, public spaces, and social lives? We should be cautiously optimistic that intelligent machines could become enriching companions, while acknowledging that we need to determine strict boundaries for robots.
We might think of expanding the reach of consumer protection agencies or creating new robot-centered policies. Advances in robots may call for a body responsible for the combination of robots with society. There should be someone to turn to should your robot commit a crime, steal your card… or try to eat your hair.
50. The hair-eating story in Paragraph 1 is intended to _______.
51. According to the writer, it is wise to ________.
52. The last two paragraphs are mainly about _______.
53. The underlined word body in last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
54. The writer’s attitude to our over-trusting robots can best be described as ______.
第一段介绍的故事目的是为了引出下文,介绍本文真正要讨论的话题。
第一段介绍的故事目的是为了引出下文,介绍本文真正要讨论的话题。
误认为是故事性文体。
事实细节题。根据文章倒数第二段中We should be cautiously optimistic that intelligent machines could become enriching companions, while acknowledging that we need to determine strict boundaries for robots.
可知, 我们不要盲目乐观,要确定机器人的严格界定。所以选择D。
事实细节题。根据文章倒数第二段中We should be cautiously optimistic that intelligent machines could become enriching companions, while acknowledging that we need to determine strict boundaries for robots.
可知, 我们不要盲目乐观,要确定机器人的严格界定。所以选择D。
不联系上下文。
文章最后两段主要讲述的是要采取措施解决问题。所以C选项正确。
文章最后两段主要讲述的是要采取措施解决问题。所以C选项正确。
以偏概全
根据本句话Advances in robots may call for a body responsible for the combination of robots with society. 是呼吁一个负责任的机构。Institute 机构,组织,最符合接近意思。
根据本句话Advances in robots may call for a body responsible for the combination of robots with society. 是呼吁一个负责任的机构。Institute 机构,组织,最符合接近意思。
不联系上下文。
positive 积极的 ;objective 反对的, pessimistic 悲观的, Critical批评的。作者对于过度信任机器人的态度是批评的。所以选D.
positive 积极的 ;objective 反对的, pessimistic 悲观的, Critical批评的。作者对于过度信任机器人的态度是批评的。所以选D.
不理解作者观点。