24.What led to the swifts'decline.in the UK
A.A loss of food.
B.A lack of nesting sites.
C.Their being removed from the red list.D.Their deaths during their long journey.
)5.What is Stimpson's attitude towards the practice of the government and big wildlife
organisations
A.Curious.
B.Doubtful.
C.Tolerant.
D.Negative.
6.What does the underlined word "staggering"in paragraph 4 mean
A.Misleading.
B.Shocking.
C.Confusing.
D.Disturbing.
27.What does Newell advise developers to do
A.Build fewer buildings in rural areas.B.Increase buildings made of bricks.
C.Include a swift brick in new buildings.D.Give special attention to bees and hedgehogs
C
Science fiction has long entertained the idea of artificial intelligence becoming conscious
(有意识的).Many researchers say that AI systems aren't yet at the point of con.sciousness,but
the pace of AI evolution (has got them considering:how would we know if they were
To answer this,a group of 19 neuroscientists(神经系统科学家),philosophers and
computer scientists have come up with a checklist of standards that,if met,would indicate
whether a system has a high chance of being conscious.The authors made the effort because"it
seemed like there was a real lack of detailed,thoughtful discussion of AI consciousness,"says
co-author Robert Long,a philosopher at the Center for AI Safety.
The team says that a failure to identify whether an AI system has become conscious has
important moral implications.If something has been labelled "conscious",according to
co-author Megan Peters,.a neuroscientist at the University of California,"that changes a lot
about how we as human beings feel that entity(独立存在的个体)should be treated''.Long
adds that,as far as he can tell,not enough effort has been made by the companies building
advanced AI systems to evaluate the models for consciousness and make plans for what to do if
that happens.
One of the.challenges in studying consciousness in AI is defining what it means to be
conscious.Peters says that for the report,the researchers focused on "phenomenal
consciousness”.
Many neuroscience-based theories describe the biological basis of consciousness.But there
is no agreement on which is the right.one.To create their framework,the authors therefore used
a range of these theories.The idea is that if an AI system functions in a way that matches aspects
of many of these theories,then there is a greater likelihood that it is conscious.
They argue that this is a better approach to assessing consciousness than simply putting a
system through a behavioural test-say,asking ChatGPT whether it is conscious,or
challenging it and seeing how it responds.That's because AI systems have become remarkably
good at mimicking(模仿)humans..
28.What does Robert Long'say about present research on AI consciousness