English 12 e12 UNIT 7 SPEAKING

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.

Evolution

consequences

efforts

Form

threat

technology

destruction

Professor Stephen Hawking told the BBC that (1) ____________to create thinking machines pose a efforts
(2)___________ to
humans and the development of full artificial intelligence could end human
existence. His warning came in response to a
threat
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
technology
lead to their (6)________________because humans would not be

able to compete with A.I. due to their slow biological
form
(7)___________________.

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) ______________________________?

Who interviewed him

Nam: The BBC
Mai: What did he talk about?

Nam: He talked about (2) _________________________________.
_________________________________________________________
the threat of creating thinking
Mai:
Why isand
it risky
develop artificialofintelligence?
machines
thetodevelopment
full artificial intelligence
Nam: Because (3) _________________________________________

Mai: I still don't understand that.

it can lead to the destruction of humanity

Nam: Professor Hawking thought that humans couldn't compete with A.I. because of
(4)______________________________
_________________________________________________________
their slow biological evolution.
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