阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
If you've logged on to
any social media app this week, you've probably seen pictures of your friends,
but they are re-imagined as fairy princesses, handsome princes, and charming
characters. It is all because of Lensa, an app which uses artificial
intelligence to present digital portraits based on photos users submit.
Lensa recommends users
submit 10-20 selfies for the best results. The pictures should be close-up of
your face with a variety of different backgrounds, facial expressions, and
angles. A yearlong subscription to the app, which also provides photo editing
services, costs $35.99. But you can use the app for a weeklong free trial if
you want to test it out before committing.
To test out the app, I
took 20 selfies I thought showed a variety of expressions and angles and
submitted. It took around 20 minutes for Lensa to return my portraits, which
fell into several categories: fantasy, fairy princess, focus, pop, stylish,
light, kawaii, and cosmic. In general, I felt like the app did a decent job
producing artistic images based on my selfies.
Other users have
documented unfavorable experiences which come from their Lensa images. Aubrey
Gordon, a writer and fat rights activist, wrote on her Instagram the app
produced images which made her look much thinner than she actually is.
"Lensa is really working overtime to make AI me into a thin person,"
she wrote in the caption.
Several of the artists
expressed concern the apps could also threaten their livelihoods. Digital
artists cannot compete with the low prices and fast turnaround artificial
intelligence enables for a digital portrait, they said at the time.
Lensa's owner Prisma
has tried to relieve anxiety that digital artists will be robbed of work opportunities
owing to the technology. "While both humans and AI learn about artistic
styles in semi-similar ways, there are some fundamental differences: AI is
capable of rapidly analyzing and learning from large sets of data, but it does
not have the same level of attention and appreciation for art as a human
being."
(1)
What can be learned about Lensa?
A . It is a tool that stores photos.
B . It is a photo trading platform.
C . It is an app that takes photos.
D . It aims to offer customized photos.
(2)
What impressed the author most?
A . The low price of Lensa.
B . The wide popularity of Lensa.
C . The artistic images Lensa made.
D . The speed at which Lensa makes photos.
(3)
Why does Aubrey Gordon disapprove of Lensa?
A . Because it is time-consuming.
B . Because it is friendly to the thin.
C . Because it presents unrealistic photos.
D . Because it is posing a threat to her job.
(4)
What does Prisma imply?
A . Lensa cannot replace human artists.
B . Lensa will give a hand to digital artists.
C . Lensa needs further improvement.
D . Lensa is good at data analysis.
答案: C
C
C
A