Artificial Intelligence Unit 20, lesson 2-1

Artificial hill Have you seen this film? What is it about? CIA: Central Intelligence Agency IQ: intelligence Quotient

Have you seen these movies. What category do they belong to Have you seen these movies? What category do they belong to? Who are the leading roles?

Do you think robots have feelings?

Can the robots …? Play football Control cars Play chess Speak to us Work in factories Write music? Give us the news? Have a real conversation with us?

Read the following questions and guess who Ananova is? Where can you see and hear her? What does she do? Does Ananova really exist? Can she really talk? Why are there no photos of her as a child? How does she find news stories? What are her plans for the future?

Ananova is a virtual newsreader providing a personalized and up-to-date news service on the internet (ananova.com)

Read the following passage and guess the meaning of the underlined words Ananova falls into the category of being a virtual character. She can do nothing autonomous, so when we interview her, we should send the questions to her programmer in advance, and her programmer will send the answers to her. Not controlled by others Ahead of time; beforehand One who writes computer programs ;.

Listen to the interview with Ananova and answer the following questions. 1. Where can you see and hear her? What does she do? On the internet: she presents the news 24 hours a day. 2. Does Ananova really exist? Can she really talk? No. no. 3. Why are there no photos of her as a child? Because she isn’t human and was created in 1999. she’s never been a child. 4. How does she find news stories? She has her own search engine. 5. What are her plans for the future? She’ll be sending news directly to mobile phones.

Clarifying and asking questions What I mean is, What that means I mean What I'm trying to say, What I’m getting at In other words To put it another way, That’s a programme which Is that clear? So does that mean, Could you explain how What I don’t quite understand,

what kind of function expressions should be filled in the blanks? And tonight she’s in the studio for an interview with us, well, (1)____________she’s here on screen, of course, because she’s not real, she’s a virtual character-just an image. (2) _________ it’s not a real interview. (3) ____________ Is that we sent the questions to her programmers in advance. (4) ____________ your creators decided what you should look like? (5) ____________, they only receive what they want to know. (6) ____________, I have no childhood,

(7) _____________________ is how you are so quick. (8) ____________ is how you gather the news so quickly. I also have a “web spider”- (9) ____________ searches the internet… (10) ____________ They tell you whether to smile or read in a serous voice? So what next? (11) ______What are the plans for Ananova? (12) ____________ Is I will deliver the latest stories that you're interested in wherever you are.

Listen to the interview again and complete the function file with the expressions. And tonight she’s in the studio for an interview with us, well, (1)____________she’s here on screen, of course, because she’s not real, she’s a virtual character-just an image. (2) _________ it’s not a real interview. (3) ____________ Is that we sent the questions to her programmers in advance. What I mean is Is that clear? What I’m trying to say

(4) ____________ your creators decided what you should look like? (5) ____________, they only receive what they want to know. (6) ____________, I have no childhood, (7) _____________________ is how you are so quick. (8) ____________ is how you gather the news so quickly. Could you explain how To put it another way In other words What I don’t quite understand What I’m getting at

I also have a “web spider”- (9) ____________ searches the internet… (10) ____________ They tell you whether to smile or read in a serous voice? So what next? (11) ______What are the plans for Ananova? (12) ____________ Is I will deliver the latest stories that you're interested in wherever you are. That’s a programme which So does that mean I mean What that means

A robot friend Recognizes its owner's feelings Talks to people Talks about anything Reacts to people Is a good listener Tells jokes to cheer people up Does personalized homework Does domestic chores

clarify them E. g. Recognizes its owner's feelings What I mean is that it uses cameras to see facial expressions and body language of its owner. Talks to people What I am trying to say is that it can use up to ten languages to talk to people.

Talks about anything (list of options is supplied, e. g Talks about anything (list of options is supplied, e.g.. Sport, music, films) Reacts to people (its conversation depends on how the owner wants to hear) Is a good listener (sympathetic and gives advice) Tells jokes to cheer people up (has 1,000 jokes programmed) Does personalized homework (the teacher can’t tell the difference) Does domestic chores (sweep the floor, make beds, etc.)

design your own robot guard dog, and present it to your classmate, you can take the information on page 103 for references. Make it special and get ready to answer the questions of your classmates.