Open F2F Class Notes April 12th (Ben)
Vocabulary
speak of the devil (and you see its tail) = used when someone you are talking about arrives unexpectedly
Let’s get down to business
Speaking exercise
People were shocked at how high the level of AI had come up.
People were shocked at the high levels AI had reached.
evolve 动词, evolution 名词
Living beings evolving is called evolution.
People learned high-level skills
An good opportunity –> a
Don’t do routine work anymore –> We shouldn’t do routine work anymore. (=We should try to progressively walk away from routine work that can be automated)
If you are artisan –> If you are an artisan
Handful work –> Handmade work, handcraft
It becomes less and less –> It is becoming less and less common
Extra vocabulary
AI poses a threat that we need to counter (=to resist against)
Some people might feel the need to counter the threats posed by AI as more and more of our work tasks can become automated and therefore jeopardized.
But critical thinking and creativity are still the exclusive privilege of humans.
Therefore, the end goal (one of the workarounds) for humans is try to become irreplaceable by thinking out of the box.
automation 自动化
TEMPLATE
| In 2015, increasingly high figures of modern societies find themselves confronted to the phenomenon of | ||||||||
| children wanting phones | ||||||||
| women wanting to work | ||||||||
| tobacco being banned from public places. | ||||||||
| In the wake of developed countries, more and more | ||||||||
| kids | ||||||||
| people | ||||||||
| communities | ||||||||
| feel the need to highlight their deep desire to | ||||||||
| be connected to social networks | ||||||||
| become productive members of society | ||||||||
| live in a smoke-free world | ||||||||
| On the plus side, this is a great opportunity for local communities as | ||||||||
| kids can be joinable | ||||||||
| moms can make extra income | ||||||||
| more public places can be accessible to families | ||||||||
| Furthermore, some claim that | ||||||||
| phones help children develop their social skills | ||||||||
| work enhances womens’ sense of realization | ||||||||
| smoke-free societies are more family-friendly | ||||||||
| This being said, | ||||||||
| phones are still a great expense for parents | ||||||||
| work is still a heavy burden | ||||||||
| a ban is opposite to the concept of freedom | ||||||||
| Which is more | ||||||||
| making a phone call | ||||||||
| giving women jobs | ||||||||
| banning tobacco | ||||||||
| does not guarantee that | ||||||||
| children communicate | ||||||||
| women run their families | ||||||||
| smokers and non-smokers cohabitate | ||||||||
| more effectively or skillfully | ||||||||
| To make matters worse, increasingly numerous | ||||||||
| brands | ||||||||
| people | ||||||||
| governments | ||||||||
| find themselves in the spotlight for posing a threat to our essential freedoms by | ||||||||
| allowing children to be tracked in real time | ||||||||
| making women the new low working class | ||||||||
| putting bans rather than helping smokers | ||||||||
| for pure economic profit. | ||||||||
| This raises serious concerns for us as a whole and raises the question of the extent to which we are ready to jeopardize our freedom for the sake of happiness. | ||||||||
| Diverse | ||||||||
| citizen associations | ||||||||
| communities | ||||||||
| associations | ||||||||
| have attempted to tackle the issue at its source by carrying out campaigns of sensititization to | ||||||||
| the dangers of mobile phones | ||||||||
| the benefits of being a stay-at-home mom | ||||||||
| the dangers of tobacco | ||||||||
| This has yielded overall encouraging results as | ||||||||
| people | ||||||||
| companies | ||||||||
| individuals | ||||||||
| show progressive change in their habits and take increasing notice of these new challenges. | ||||||||
| This being said, several of these actions have been said to be mere PR exercises allowing a respectable façade for the very companies that are accused of |
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| being at the root of the problem and which are looking for a way to buy their upper hand in the debate for a song. | ||||||||
| While there is still much to be done for those who are ready to make the necessary sacrifices, there is, as a matter of fact, little that can be done to change old habits and make | ||||||||
| children throw away their phones | ||||||||
| working women go back home | ||||||||
| smokers quit against their will | ||||||||
| Without pondered and minutious monitoring by public authorities, the question of | ||||||||
| children wanting phones | ||||||||
| women wanting to work | ||||||||
| tobacco being banned | ||||||||
| runs the risk of becoming no more than the tree that hides the forest of the infringement on our essential rights to freedom. | ||||||||
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