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    1. Robots and artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role in society by 2050, with predictions including driverless cars and transportation becoming the norm, and AI helping to improve health outcomes like organ transplants. 2. AI will also help address problems like an aging population through monitoring health at home, and increase food production through precision agriculture. 3. Some experts believe that AI may reach a level of intelligence exceeding humans, known as the "Singularity," raising questions about how AI and technology will continue to shape society and our lives in the coming decades.

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    1. Robots and artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role in society by 2050, with predictions including driverless cars and transportation becoming the norm, and AI helping to improve health outcomes like organ transplants. 2. AI will also help address problems like an aging population through monitoring health at home, and increase food production through precision agriculture. 3. Some experts believe that AI may reach a level of intelligence exceeding humans, known as the "Singularity," raising questions about how AI and technology will continue to shape society and our lives in the coming decades.

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    1. Robots and artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role in society by 2050, with predictions including driverless cars and transportation becoming the norm, and AI helping to improve health outcomes like organ transplants. 2. AI will also help address problems like an aging population through monitoring health at home, and increase food production through precision agriculture. 3. Some experts believe that AI may reach a level of intelligence exceeding humans, known as the "Singularity," raising questions about how AI and technology will continue to shape society and our lives in the coming decades.

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    1. Robots and artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role in society by 2050, with predictions including driverless cars and transportation becoming the norm, and AI helping to improve health outcomes like organ transplants. 2. AI will also help address problems like an aging population through monitoring health at home, and increase food production through precision agriculture. 3. Some experts believe that AI may reach a level of intelligence exceeding humans, known as the "Singularity," raising questions about how AI and technology will continue to shape society and our lives in the coming decades.

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    Robots and

    artificial
    intelligence
    ADVANCED ENGLISH
    Warm-up
    Do you think robots will be useful in the future or will they
    create problems? Why/why not?
    MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE PICTURES
    THAT SHOW DIFFERENT JOBS FOR ROBOTS

    WHICH JOBS
    DO YOU
    THINK
    ROBOTS CAN
    DO BETTER
    THAN
    PEOPLE?
    WHY?
    1. Robots will certainly be very interesting / important / expensive in
    Vocabulary
    the next ten years.
    practice
    2. Computers will be important in education, but robots won’t be
    very good / bad / interesting teachers.
    3. These small robots will probably be very dangerous / difficult /
    expensive at first, but after ten years, a tiny robot doctor will be
    normal!
    4. Robots in some areas, like war or police work, will possibly be
    bad / dangerous / important to people.
    5. I hope he’ll be good / easy / ready to work soon.
    Talking point
    1. Do you think it is necessary to have
    rules for robots? Why/why not?
    DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING
    QUESTIONS 2. Do you think that robots might take a
    lot of jobs in the future? Why/why not?

    3. Do you think that robots might start to


    behave badly and become out of
    control? Why/why not?

    4. Do you think there might be a time


    when robots have the same rights as
    humans? Why/why not?
    Key Words
    Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right.
    Useful language for predictions
    Key Words

    What do you think the


    underlined words mean?
    Match them with their
    definitions below.
    Talking point
    1. Do you think that a machine will be
    able to do your job in the future?
    DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING
    QUESTIONS 2. Do you think that a machine might be
    able to write a novel?

    3. Which jobs do you think machines will


    never be able to do?

    4. What do you think we can do to ‘stay


    ahead’ of the machines?
    Artificial intelligence
    Where will AI have taken society by 2050?

    1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the study and development of computer systems that can copy intelligent human
    behavior. AI has made huge advances since the start of the millennium and is already helping us to do everyday
    tasks with a high degree of perfection.
    2. Nowadays, most of us use AI perhaps without even thinking about it, from smart devices to chatbots. But where
    will it take us in the next thirty years and will new innovative technology help to solve some of the problems facing
    society?
    3. Driverless cars are already on our roads, and Boeing is currently developing an autonomous plane. It is predicted
    that by 2050 our railways, roads, seas, and skies will be occupied by driverless vehicles. Unlike humans, AI self-
    driving vehicles stay aware of their environment without losing their focus, so they may improve road safety.
    4. However, according to Toby Walsh, a leading researcher on AI, planes without human pilots won’t have been
    perfected by 2050. Walsh, who has written a book predicting the state of AI in 2050, believes that "the debate on
    whether humans should still be airline pilots" will begin only after several decades of successful autonomous cargo
    flights.
    5. AI could help significantly in the field of health and social care. More than 107,000 people around the world are
    currently waiting for an organ transplant. Some artificial organs are already being used in medicine, but it is
    estimated that by 2050 scientists will have managed to create more lab-grown organs, therefore saving
    thousands of lives. By using a 3D-printing technique, scientists will also have eliminated the chance of the body
    rejecting the organ.
    Artificial intelligence
    Where will AI have taken society by 2050?

    6. Many countries are faced with issues caused by an aging population, but AI will have helped many elderly
    people stay more independent in their homes by 2050. Robots can help them to reach things more safely and
    track their movements, gathering data on, for example, how many times a person has been to the bathroom and
    whether they have showered. The information is then analyzed by algorithms that can detect potential problems.
    7. The world’s population, and therefore our demand for food, will have increased significantly by 2050. However, AI
    can help farmers increase production and reduce waste, while also protecting the environment. For example, John
    Deere’s Auto Trac system allows machines to plant crops in a much more efficient way and also reduces chemical
    use. In the coming years, AI will allow farmers to access more real-time data, giving them more time to react to
    problems and avoid disaster.
    8. AI may also help to entertain us in the future. It’s possible that by 2050 you will have appeared in your own Netflix
    movie! With new futuristic technology, people will be able to create virtual characters and enjoy customized films.
    9. Walsh also predicts that AI will host TV and news shows. By 2050, it will have become efficient enough to write
    complex stories. The process will be completely automated, with robotic cameras making the shows and avatars
    presenting them. You will set your personal preferences, and algorithms will decide what news to show you.
    10. But will the intelligence of AI have overtaken human intelligence by 2050? According to some, yes. This idea of a
    point in time when the ability of AI machines is greater than the brains of those that created them is known as "The
    Singularity." Will it happen in our lifetime?
    Talking point 1. What other things do you think will have
    happened by 2050? Why?
    2. Does increasing our use of technology
    DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING come with any risks?
    QUESTIONS 3. How do you feel about the introduction of
    autonomous vehicles? Will they really reduce
    the number of accidents?
    4. Would you feel comfortable with AI
    collecting personal data about elderly family
    members in order to help them (as
    described in the article)? Why / why not?
    5. Think about what you like and don’t like to
    see in movies. What kind of customized film
    would you create?

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