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“Dear Afu, who is Steve Jobs?”

“Steve Jobs is famous to all in the world. He is famous as the founder of Apple and famous for the iPhones.”

“Good. Tell me how I can have two girlfriends.”

“Are you crazy? If you do that, your secret won’t go undiscovered!”

This was a conversation I had in a WeChat group called “Talking with your robot”, an account based on Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer(GPT) technology. To me, the replier was just like a real person. ChatGPT, the new talking AI, has surprised users around the world, including me, ever since it came out online on Nov. 30.

The new AI can answer questions, do translations, write passages and even develop a computer program. It is as good as a human living inside a computer. It seems that ChatGPT is making life very convenient. For example, you have to hand in a report on medical care system, all you need to do is telling ChatGPT your requirement and it will make a well-organized PPT for you. That could, however, mean job losses. After all, if a computer program itself can write code, then a programmer may lose his seat.

That may be a worry. But no matter how ChatGPT develops, it still follows the same technological path. Its biggest advantage lies in the ability to sift(筛选) through a large amount of information and restructure(重组) words into a language, but it’s still not that creative. AI can quickly draw a picture, but that picture will be based on pictures it is fed. It can also write science fiction, but based on what it has read. AI can imagine a future with faster spaceships, but it can’t imagine a world of space elevators as humans can. Humans can imagine the future and then puts in efforts to realize it. By being creative there will be plenty of chances for humans to score over AI. So there is no need to worry too much.

【推荐2】As we all know, it’s polite to follow the public customs. You may think these are common sense, but common sense is not so common. Here are some common public customs. Have you done them?

Be polite to your server The waiters or waitresses usually work 12 hours a day, always standing on their feet. How tired they are! And they have to deal with the most annoying and impolite customer. So don’t be that person who thinks waiters and waitresses have to deal with your terrible attitude. They’re just here to do their job; don’t make it harder than it is.

Put your things back on the proper shelves in supermarkets   If you decide you don’t need that item (商品), it doesn’t mean somebody else has to put it back to its place. Your action creates extra work for the already busy supermarket staff, so put the item back where you took it.

Don’t look through other things when someone hands you their phones to show a picture They only want to show you one picture. You do not have the right to look through their photos and check what they have on their phones. Imagine how embarrassing it would be if you saw something very private!

Don’t check your phone in the middle of a conversation   Unless it’s actually urgent (紧急的), please do not check your phone in the middle of a conversation with someone. It seems like you’re bored, and you make other people feel uncomfortable. Also, it’s one thing to quickly check the time and another when you just keep scrolling(翻阅).

【推荐1】Your smartphone isn’t listening to you——but does secretly watch everything you do.

Scientists made the finding while finding out the long-held rumor(传闻) that apps are able to control microphones in smart devices to secretly record audio to help them better target(把……对准某群体) advertisements showed online.

Smartphone users have complained of the frightening feeling for years——their apps are listening to their every word, but the new study found no evidence(证据) of the practice ever taking place.

Scientists did an experiment that tested 17,260 of the most popular Android apps, including many owned by Facebook. Of those surveyed, more than half had the right to enter users’ camera and microphone, allowing them to activate the features(激活该功能) any time the app was open. Researchers found no evidence that any were secretly recording using the built-in microphone.

The latest findings dispel the rumor that apps like Facebook sometimes record conversations and send keywords to third parties to help them target ads. Users have complained that after chatting about some topics or tourist attractions, relevant ads will often appear across their apps or online browsing.

A closer look at the results shows that while apps are not listening, some do regularly record footage(镜头，片段) and screenshots of what users are doing. The software then send this information to a third party for analysis.

Researchers caught one app, GoPuff, recording the screens of users and sending the footage to mobile analytics company Appsee. The app, which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times from Google Play Store, took footage of a screen that asked for customers to list their zip code. Once this issue was brought to our attention, the company immediately disabled tacking capabilities(跟踪能力) for the mentioned app and removed all recording data from our servers.

【推荐2】When it comes to internet safety for kids, one important aspect that must be addressed is social media sites. Social media sites such as Facebook can be a great way for kids to interact with each other. But it’s also important for parents to be aware of（意识到）the negative effects and dangers of being on such sites.

Here are some tips to keep in mind about how to keep kids safe on social media sites. Think of the Internet as a Big, Open Space. You wouldn’t drop your child off at a big public place like a mall for the day and expect everyone he meets to treat him with kindness and protect his best interests, would you? That is a good analogy（类比）for What happens when a child goes online unsupervised. Be sure to keep a close eye on exactly who your child is talking to and when.

Be aware of the possibility for bullying（欺负）. While it is probably the case that many children online will have pleasant interactions with friends and peers, for the most part, the truth is that bullying—both online and off—is a reality among children. When you have more opportunity for social interaction, you have more opportunity for rejection or bullying by peers. Keep an eye out for signs that your child may be the one who is bullied, and educate yourself about bullying in school.

Know about something called facebook depression（抑郁症）. Researchers say looking at Instagram or Facebook posts of happy events in others’ lives can make some kids with poor self-esteem（自尊）feel even worse. That makes a certain amount of sense when you consider the fact that people tend to post happy news and photos of themselves at parties on social media sites. Be sure to explain to your child that what he sees on social media sites is definitely not what a person’s everyday real life is. People are not likely to post news about failures or mistakes or times when they are not feeling good about themselves. Images of shiny, happy people on such sites tell only a small pair of the much bigger story.

【推荐3】Have you ever posted your photos on the Internet? Would you mind if people cut part of your photo, perhaps your face, and paste (粘贴) it into other photos as a joke? Most people would not like to be made fun of in this way.     1    

We are living in an age of information explosion (爆炸).     2     However, we must always keep in mind that some people may use others’ personal information for unpleasant purposes (不良企图). A good example of this is what happened to a 25-year-old man.     3     However, after he sent his account (账户) number to the sender, he found that his money was stolen (偷) out of his bank online criminals (罪犯).

This story warns us and reminds (提醒) us never to tell strangers information such as our real names, telephone numbers or home addresses.     4     Also remember not to give out unnecessary but important information when filling in online forms.     5    

This is the key to protecting ourselves in a world where the Internet is becoming more and more important.