A. abusive B. bounds C. descriptions D. dramatic E. emerges F. essentially G. fantastic H. promises I. settings J. trust K. unusually |
Are You Scared of AI?
A recent Monmouth University survey has found that only 9 percent of Americans believe that computers with artificial intelligence will do more good than harm to society. When the same survey was conducted 35 years ago, about one in five said AI would benefit mankind. In other words, people have less complete
“It’s
When asked questions about
The term “AI” is a catch-all for everything. It can be the constant use of technology, such as our daily preference to autocomplete in web search queries (关键词). It can also be the software that
Actually, the fear of AI
A. architects B. influenced C. merely D. aimed E. projected F. deliberate G. boundaries H. significantly I. contain J. producing K. range |
An entirely new art form is developing. This art form goes beyond
The most famous company
Other companies are also developing immersive exhibitions
Immersive exhibits maybe a new development, but they are
By combining skills and technologies in creative ways, teams are developing new ways for people to experience art.
A. applications | B. connections | C. emotions | D. identify | E. intervene | F. notifications |
G. sacred | H. shared | I. specialize | J. stressed | K. technological |
Animal Communication
Many pet owners long to talk with their animals. After all, if pets were able to talk, people could take care of them more easily and have closer emotional
One such app is called MeowTalk. Using voice recognition software, this app recognizes different sounds a cat makes and offers English translations of them. For example, one type of sound might mean “feed me” while another could be translated “let me outside.” The app can use machine learning to assess its translations and improve at recognizing one particular cat’s voice. In other words, it can
In the future, MeowTalk could connect to a smart collar that would hear the cat meow and play the translation out loud. Perhaps if the cat is outside and needs to be let in, it could even send
For dogs, a Japanese company called Inupathy has developed a harness (保护带) with a heart rate monitor and an app. The heart rate monitor is used to assess a dog’s
The most obvious use of this technology is to help pet owners
There are other
Anyone who interacts regularly with animals could benefit from understanding their animals better. Thus these
A. targeted B. culture C. consumption D. interview E. combine F. distributed G. especially H. compete I. extremely J. estimates K. old-fashioned |
Spain Looks to Chinese Travelers
Spain's tourism industry is looking to Chinese tourists for its high-end market, according to the president of the Spain-China Tourism Association.
“It is the kind of tourism that is not only interested in the sun, beach and the all-included
The Spanish business leader described the
Speaking of the
In his eyes, “Chinese tourists are very important because they
They not only travel abroad in the summer months when Spain has to
Spain is the second most popular tourist destination in the world, only after France. It attracted about 82 million visitors in 2017, 700,000 of them from China, a number which the United Nations World Tourism Organization
“We are ready; we have the infrastructure (基础设施)at every level,
A. prey B. internalize C. attachment D. initial E. insufficient F. struggling G. capped H. edge I. imposed J. suspected K. ignorance |
As colleges and universities nationwide revealed their admission decisions, news broke of a dramatic decline in acceptance rates-and not just at Ivy League schools. The shift meant that many high school students who pinned all their hopes on particular dream schools might find themselves
Why were admissions so low these years? It’s a number game. These years, colleges saw the number of applicants soar to record-high levels. But considering
It’s not that most students won’t get into colleges at all. Instead, there are more than enough spots nationwide for every qualified applicant to find a place for study. But for many, the school they end up enrolling in may not have been their first, or even third choice. The
But some of the pressure is
That emotional
Actually, painful as the rejection is, in the long run, getting into a high-ranking university doesn’t necessarily mean competitive
A. mobility B. concerning C. joblessness D. upcoming E. unemployed F. automated G. deliberately H. inequality I. quoted J. assumed K. significantly |
Will a Robot Really Take Your Job?
It is one of the most widely quoted data of recent years. No report or conference presentation on the future of work is complete without it. It has been pointed to as evidence of a(n)
At one extreme are the negativists. They warn of mass technological
At the positive end of the debate, classical economists argue that in the past, new technology has always ended up creating more jobs than it has destroyed. It was several decades before industrialization led to
Frey is often