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Open Ended

Do you think it will be easy or difficult to turn off advanced AI in the future? Why?

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Multiple Choice

Based on everything you have read about AlphaGo, Tay, and future AI predictions, which statement best summarizes the author’s overall message about artificial intelligence?

• AI will always improve humanity because it can outperform people in every situation, including real-world communication.

• AI shows great promise when learning in structured environments like games, but its unpredictable behavior in the real world proves we must be cautious.

• AI has already passed human intelligence in every field and will soon be impossible to control under any conditions.

• AI has no major impact on society because computers have performed the same way since the Deep Blue chess victory.

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How do the author’s warnings in paragraph 7 and the expert predictions in paragraph 8 work together to help the reader understand the risks of future AI?

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1. How does paragraph 7 build the author’s argument about future AI?

• It shows that AI may reach a point where it can resist human control

• It shows that AI will only follow commands in carefully set situations

• It shows that AI will help humans solve basic tasks more efficiently

• It shows that AI will remain dependent on human shutdown systems

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2. What conclusion can readers draw by connecting the warnings in paragraph 7 with the timeline in paragraph 8?

• AI could become uncontrollable around the time experts predict human-level intelligence

• AI will remain limited long after experts predict human-level performance

• AI will become less advanced once it reaches human-level intelligence

• AI trends will slow down even after experts predict intelligence gains

Open Ended

In paragraphs 9 and 10, what concern does the author raise about how AI should be designed?

Exemplar Answer

The author is concerned that AI must be designed to think and act ethically, especially when human lives or interests are involved. The text states that “we should think about how we can design AI to consider the interests of humans,” and also questions whether driverless cars can be programmed to “act ethically” when choosing between lives. This evidence shows that the author believes AI should not only function correctly but also make moral decisions that protect people and other living beings.

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Which definition best matches the way ethically is used in paragraph 10?

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What can the reader conclude  from paragraph 10? 

• Self-driving cars will completely eliminate all traffic accidents in the future.

• Ethical programming for AI is an urgent issue because the technology is already being used on public roads.

• Driverless cars should never be programmed to put their passengers at risk under any circumstances.

• Human drivers are more capable of making ethical decisions than self-driving cars will ever be.

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What is the key idea of the section  Intelligent Machines May Outsmart Humans?

• Artificial intelligence will definitely surpass human intelligence by the year 2040.

• While advanced AI poses future challenges, society must address current ethical issues in AI technology now.

• Driverless cars are the most dangerous form of artificial intelligence being developed today.

• Scientists should stop all AI research until they can guarantee machines will never become smarter than humans.

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What is the author’s main point in paragraphs 11–13?

• Humans should slow down AI development until machines can build homes and care for families like the owl.

• Teaching ethics to superintelligent AI will be much harder than current AI challenges, so humans must prepare before creating it.

• Sparrows represent how easily animals can train stronger creatures when they work together.

• Driverless cars will never cause ethical problems because they make fewer mistakes than human drivers.

Open Ended

How does the fable of the sparrows and the owl help explain the author’s warning about building superintelligent AI? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.