Machine minds

Multiple Choice

sentient

/ˈsen.ti.ənt/

• conscious and aware of oneself and one's surrounding

• intelligent and capable of learning

• emotional and expressive

• artificial and man-made

Multiple Choice

machine learning

/məˌʃiːn ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/

• programming computer to follow explicit instructions

• enabling computer to learn and improve without explicit instructions

• building robots that can perform human tasks

• connecting machines to the internet for data sharing

Multiple Choice

outstrip

/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/

• fall behind

• catch up with

• barely keeps pace with

• exceed and surpass

Multiple Choice

sort the hype

/sɔːt/ðə/haɪp/

• organise and categorise information

• separate truth from exaggeration

• promote and advertise something

• analyse and critique data

Multiple Choice

silicon brain

/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/breɪn/

• a human brain made of silicon

• a complex artificial intelligence system

• a computer chip resembling a brain

• a metaphor for human intelligence

Multiple Choice

grainy

/ˈɡreɪ.ni/

• smooth and polished

• blurry and pixelated

• colourful and vibrant

• high- resolution and detailed