A special copyright (版权) case has recently drawn attention because is it related to artificial intelligence (人工智能,简称AI). A court in Shenzhen ruled that a news report written by Tencent’s AI enjoys copyright protection. A website broke the law because it used the article without permission.
This is the first case in China that has provided copyright protection to work done by AI. But what does it indicate? Will AI take the place of creative workers in the future?
Probably not. AI is not yet able to write creative stories. The news report mentioned above is mainly about data. Since AI is good at processing (处理) data, it is often used to write financial (金融的) reports. Some newspapers also use AI to report on stories about natural disasters, which mainly require basic facts such as “where” and “when”. As Forbes wrote, instead of losing their jobs, journalists can make their work more efficient by using AI so that they can focus more on storytelling and less on numbers.
AI is actually being helpful in many creative fields. For example, Wayne McGregor, a British choreographer (编舞者), whose job is to arrange how dancers should move during a performance, is famous for using AI to create new dances. For him, AI is a powerful tool that can help choreographers break out of common movements. McGregor is not worried that AI might replace human artists. “AI can’t judge the quality of the dance design,” he said.
“It’s time to stop worrying about whether AI can be creative,” according to Forbes. Instead, we should focus on how humans and AI can work together in ways that we have never dreamed of before.
12. According to the copyright case related to AI, we know that ________.
A.AI can also break the law |
B.news stories cannot be written by AI |
C.articles written by AI also have copyright protection |
D.AI can copy others’ articles without permission |
13. Which kind of articles might AI be good at writing?
A.Romantic stories. | B.Earthquake reports. | C.Horror stories. | D.Public speeches. |
14. Wayne McGregor agrees that ________.
A.AI helps him do creative work | B.AI can create new dances by itself |
C.AI might replace human artists | D.AI can teach people how to dance |
15. Which of the following might be the author’s view?
A.Many jobs will disappear due to AI. | B.We should make laws against AI. |
C.AI is difficult to use. | D.We should work together with AI. |