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For two centuries, the famous University of Cambridge debating society

英语试题 05-02
For two centuries, the famous University of Cambridge debating society has hosted many outstanding figures, from world leaders to scientists to comedians.
On Nov 21, 2019, the Cambridge Union hosted its first-ever non-human guest.  Designed by IBM, Project Debater is a machine that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to form a spoken argument.  It can even listen to and answer opposing statements, much like a real person.
Speaking with a voice similar to Siri, Project Debater uses AI to search journals, newspapers and other information sources.  It then filters out useless information, picks the strongest arguments, and arranges them into a persuasive argument.
In the Cambridge test debate, it argued the topic: AI will do more harm than good in the long term.  According to IBM, it is the first machine that can debate complicated topics with humans.
Before the debate, more than 1,100 arguments for the positives and negatives of AI were submitted to the IBM website.  The machine then analyzed these sources and formed the basis of its arguments in minutes.  Project Debater then showed off its AI by arguing for both sides of the debate.
Over a four-minute speech, it argued first that, “AI can only make decisions that it has been programmed to solve, while humans can be programmed for all situations. ”
In support of AI, it then argued that AI would create new jobs and “bring a lot more efficiency” to the workplace.
According to New Scientist, on both occasions, Project Debater repeated points and didn’t always sufficiently support them.
Speaking to Cambridge Independent, Noam Slonim, the project’s lead engineer, said, “The AI is not perfect, but it’s going in the right direction. ”
32. What can we learn about the University of Cambridge debating society?
A. It has hosted many debating parties for centuries.
B. It designed Project Debater with IBM.
C. It has invited many famous hosts to join it.
D. It has never hosted a non-human guest before.
33. What do we know about Project Debater?
A. In the Cambridge test debate, it argued for both sides.
B. AI helps it to find the useful information sources.
C. Before the debate the arguments were submitted to it.
D. It would create many new jobs in the future.
34. What’s the probable purpose of debate?
A. To find out how AI works.
B. To create a debating machine.
C. To do an experiment about AI.
D. To prove AI is better than humans.
35. How does Noam Slonim feel about AI?
A. Worried. B. Hopeful. C. Doubtful. D. Nervous.

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