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?
 Stephen Hawking
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
Prepare the next lesson.
Thank you