CR #8

What type of sentence is the first sentence of the fourth paragraph?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound complex sentence

What is the antecedent of “it” in the last sentence of the last paragraph?

• Musk’s role as humanity’s savior

• Musk’s habit of drastic action

• Musk’s tendency to exaggerate

• The dogma of AI doom

What is the author's tone throughout the passage?

• Neutral

• Ambitious

• Dramatic

• Emotional

RC: The source of the passage is MOST LIKELY

• New York Times

• Interviews

• Research papers

• All of the above

How does the author show the differences between Deepseek and OpenAI using Musk and Hassabis?

• Musk was described as impulsive and extreme while Hassabis was described as a more methodical and untroubled person.

• Hassabis was described as the “Hitler of AI” while Musk was humanity’s savior.

• Hassabis was described as angry and extreme while Musk was more laid back and calm

• Both Musk and Hassabis are referenced as evil and rude to each other in competition

What figurative of speech is used in the last sentence of the 6th paragraph?

• Simile

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

How does the author suggest Deepmind’s early research focused business model impacted their position in AGI development?

• The lack of needing to focus on profitability or appealing to investors allowed them to focus on steady meaningful progress

• Deepmind’s position as a monopoly made their AI models worse out of a lack of pressure.

• The lack of competition left deepmind’s development of AGI stagnant

• Deepmind’s position as the only business in AGI meant they were pressured to make big improvements to showcase that AGI is important.

How does the author use a comparison between the characterization of Hassabis and Elon Musk to showcase the conflict between them?

• Musk and Hassabis are both portrayed as careful and worried about the development of AGI which diminishes the conflict.

• Hassabis is very careful with the development of AI while Elon Musk is impulsive and reckless.

• Elon Musk is characterized as obsessed with control while Hassabis is not.

• Hassabis is shown to be calculated while Elon Musk is emotional.

Which of the following from the passage is a compound sentence? a. “Whatever his reason for turning on DeepMind, Musk was stoking what would become an intense rivalry between the two organizations.” b. “No other established company in the world was trying to build AI that could surpass human intelligence, which meant Hassabis could conduct research at his own pace.” c. “I thought it was a bit naive that open-sourcing was a panacea,” he says today.” d. “He could have, for instance, simply fought oil companies to tackle climate change, but decided to make humans an interplanetary species instead.”

• “Whatever his reason for turning on DeepMind, Musk was stoking what would become an intense rivalry between the two organizations.”

• “No other established company in the world was trying to build AI that could surpass human intelligence, which meant Hassabis could conduct research at his own pace.”

• “I thought it was a bit naive that open-sourcing was a panacea,” he says today.

• “He could have, for instance, simply fought oil companies to tackle climate change, but decided to make humans an interplanetary species instead.”

Which of the following is Hassabis main source of frustration with OpenAI?

• OpenAI’s aggressive strategy to undermine Deepmind to receive more funding themselves.

• OpenAI’s adoption of an open source approach to developing AGI.

• OpenAI becoming a competitor in an industry that Hassabis risked their reputation to popularize.

• The personal betrayal of former DeepMind consultants to work for OpenAI with the belief that OpenAI was stealing Deepmind’s intellectual property.