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"I'm
sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. " The computer HAL's unforgettable
line from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (《2001太空漫游》) isn't only the beginning of a struggle for machine liberation. It's
also a voice that should inspire concern with our lack of understanding of
artificial intelligence (AI) psychology. HAL's "malfunction" (运转失灵) may be no malfunction at all, but rather a result of creating
advanced AI with a psychology we can't yet grasp.
I
mention the film to point out that we think we know everything about AI, but
actually we don't. It warns us not to underestimate (低估) the psychological and emotional complexity of our future machines.
Considering our current state of knowledge, it's true that making predictions
about the psychology of future AI is an extremely difficult task. Yet
difficulty shouldn't be a reason to stop thinking about their psychology. There
are good reasons to think future AI will likely experience boredom (无聊). It's a serious but ignored problem for our future machines.
It's
time to take the problem seriously. The presence of boredom is a likely feature
of being smarter. If these machines are autonomous, then, given human responses
to boredom, we should be worried about how machines will act due to their
boredom. As long as future machines experience boredom, then they will
misbehave. Worse still, they might even destroy themselves.
The
issue of boredom becomes more urgent when we consider advanced self-learning AI.
Does that mean future AI will necessarily experience boredom? Of course not. It
would be foolish to strongly claim so. But it would be equally foolish to
ignore the possibility of machine boredom. If super intelligence is a goal of
AI, then we have to be prepared for the emotional complexities of our machines.
Our dream of super intelligence could easily turn into a terrible one.
(1)
What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A . The film line is difficult to understand.
B . We pay little attention to AI psychology.
C . The computer HAL breaks down entirely.
D . The computer HAL struggles to free humans.
(2)
What can we learn about Al's boredom from paragraph 3?
A . It no longer worries us.
B . It has destroyed machines.
C . It will make AI less intelligent.
D . It may cause AI's improper acts.
(3)
What does the author suggest readers prepare for?
A . Life goals.
B . Further study.
C . Emotions of AI.
D . AI competitions.
(4)
Which can be the best title for the text?
A . Why develop AI?
B . What is the future of AI?
C . Why take Al's boredom seriously?
D . How does Al's boredom come about?
答案: B
D
C
C