文章大意:本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了《自然》杂志将ChatGPT选入“自然10强”并分析了原因。文章同时介绍ChatGPT的创造者之一伊利亚·苏茨克维尔对ChatGPT的看法。
This story is part of Nature’s 10, an annual list produced by the world’s leading science journal Nature, exploring individuals who contributed to the key developments in science. On the 2023 list published, the journal included a non-human entity — ChatGPT, for the first time.
ChatGPT and related software can help to brainstorm ideas, enhance scientific search engines and identify research gaps in the literature, says Marinka Zitnik, who works on AI for medical research at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Models trained in similar ways on scientific data could help to build AI systems that can guide research, perhaps by designing new molecules or simulating cell behaviour, Zitnik adds.
But why include a computer program in a list of people who have shaped science in 2023? ChatGPT is not a person. But actually, it and other generative artificial-intelligence (AI) programs are changing how scientists work. They have also rekindled debates about the limits of AI, the nature of human intelligence and how best to regulate the interaction between the two. That’s why this year’s Nature’s 10 has a non-human addition.
Interestingly, Nature’s list also includes one of its creators. Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist and cofounder of OpenAI, the organization that created ChatGPT, is one of the minds at the forefront of generative artificial intelligence. He saw this company as an opportunity to develop general artificial intelligence that could outperform humans and develop its own consciousness.
Sutskever believes that artificial intelligence’s potential is too great for models to be available to anyone who wants to use them, and he was among the first to realize that the systems that scientists like his mentor, Geoffrey Hinton, had begun to develop would begin to show their actual capabilities as computing power increased. In recent months, he devoted his efforts toward creating a method to direct and control artificial intelligence systems that are more intelligent than humans.
8. Which of the following is true about Nature’s 10 according to the passage?
A.Nature’s 10 is celebrating the development of science technology. |
B.Only human beings were elected as Nature’s 10 before. |
C.Nature’s 10 was started in 2023 for the first time. |
D.It was awarded by the local government yearly. |
9. What is the second paragraph about?
A.Experts’ opinions on ChatGPT. |
B.How ChatGPT functions. |
C.The application of ChatGPT in science research. |
D.The promotion of ChatGPT. |
10. What does the underlined word
rekindled in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Settled. | B.Restarted. | C.Participated. | D.Launched. |
11. Which of the following can best describe Ilya Sutskever’s attitude towards ChatGPT?
A.Confident and cautious. | B.Proud and concerned. |
C.Objective and doubtful. | D.Enthusiastic and warning. |