English 12 e12 UNIT 7 SPEAKING

Do you think that they will become more intelligent than humans and exterminate humans?... UNIT 7: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Lesson 4: Speaking The risks of artificial intelligence... Rea

Welcome to our class

Watch a video clip and answer the questions

1 Do you know the names of the androids in the video?

2 What can they do?

3. Do you think that they will become more intelligent than humans and exterminate humans?

UNIT 7: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Lesson 4: Speaking

The risks of artificial intelligence

Task 1. Discuss the following questions.

Do you know the name of this person? What is he famous for?

He is a world-renowned British theoretical physicist, known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology, general relativity and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes

(Nhà vật lý, nhà vũ trụ học lừng danh, nổi tiếng với học thuyết hố đen.)

The author of the best – seller book – “A brief history of time” (Lược sử thời gian)

He is the inspiration for a well-known film - “The theory of everything” (Thuyết yêu thương).

Task 2. Read and complete the following news item with the words in the box.

Professor Stephen Hawking told the BBC that (1) to create thinking machines pose a (2) _ to humans and the development of full artificial intelligence could end human existence His warning came in response to a question about the (3) that he uses to communicate The device which he uses is a basic

(4) _of A.I He thinks the primitive forms of artificial intelligence developed so far have already proved very useful However, he fears the (5) _of creating something that can match or surpass humans could lead to their (6) because humans would not be able to compete with A.I due to their slow biological (7) _

Evolution consequences efforts destruction

Form threat technology

efforts threat

technology

form

consequences

destruction evolution

Task 3 Work in pairs Complete the conversation using the information in 2 and practice it.

Nam: Did you read Professor Stephen Hawking's interview about artificial intelligence?

Mai: No, I didn't (1) ?

Nam: The BBC

Mai: What did he talk about?

Nam: He talked about (2) _.

_

Mai: Why is it risky to develop artificial intelligence?

Nam: Because (3) _

Mai: I still don't understand that

Nam: Professor Hawking thought that humans couldn't compete with A.I because of

(4)

_

_

Who interviewed him

the threat of creating thinking

it can lead to the destruction of humanity

their slow biological evolution

machines and the development of full artificial intelligence

Creating intelligent machines that could match or surpass

humans could lead to the destruction of people

Task 4. Work in groups Prepare a talk about the risks of artificial intelligence to present to the class using the ideas from 2 and 3 Add your own ideas if there are any Following these questions Following these dialogue.

A: Do you often hear the news about artificial intelligence?

B: Yes, I do

A: What do you think about artificial intelligence?

B: ………

A: Many scientists warn that artificial intelligence will exterminate humans in the future? Do you agree with them?

B: I……….What about you?

A:………

Learn by heart all the new vocabulary

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