阅读理解Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandeaseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeab
阅读理解
Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandeaseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeabilitybutnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbe
lesssure.Quitesooninonlyl0or20yearsperhapswewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplex
asthehumanbrainandifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloading
intherightsoftwareorbyalteringthearchitecturebutthattoowillhappen.
Ithinkitcertainthatindecadesnotcenturiesmachinesofsilicon(硅)willarisefirsttorivalandthen
exceed(超越)theirhumanancestors.Oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesignina
realsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon'slongcontrol.And
wewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.
Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrough
economiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiersfirstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironmentsharmfultoourselves.Thusdesertsmaybloomandtheoceanbemined.Furtheraheadbyacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovidetheconstruction
ofavastman-createdworldinspacehometothousandsormillionsofpeoplewillbewithinourpower.
1.Inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?
A.Bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdesertsoceansorspace.
B.Byworkinghardfor10or20years.
C.Byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.
D.Byreproducingit.
2.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutmachineswithhuman-likeability?
A.Hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.
B.Hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.
C.Heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.
D.Hedoesn'tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.
3.Theunderlinedword"carbon"inPara.2standsfor .