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Robotics 11

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Discuss with a partner.

1. There are huge advances in computing every year. Do you think computers will one day be more
intelligent than humans?
2. Do you think we should be worried about artificial intelligence? Why/Why not?

B. Match the words with their definitions.

autonomous chatbot device gadget input manufacture programme prototype

1. These two nouns both mean a piece of equipment, often electronic.
2. This noun describes an early version of a piece of equipment, which is later improved.

3. This noun refers to an interactive computer programme which communicates with people online.
4. This verb means to produce something, generally in a factory.
5. This adjective refers to something working independently.
6. This noun is the information which we feed into computers.
7. This verb means to give instructions to a machine about how to do something.

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