Latihan shadowing: Artificial Intelligence - 6 Minute English

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  1. 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish .com Welcome to 6 Minute English where we bring you an intelligent topic and six related items of vocabulary.0:00
  2. I'm Neil and I'm Tim and today we are talking about AI or artificial intelligence.0:12
  3. Artificial intelligence is the ability of machines to copy human intelligent behaviour.0:19
  4. For example, an intelligent machine can learn from its own mistakes and make decisions based on what's happened in the past.0:25
  5. There's a lot of talk about AI these days Neil, but it's still just science fiction, isn't it?0:32
  6. That's not true.0:37
  7. AI is everywhere.0:39
  8. Machine thinking is in our homes, offices, schools and hospitals.0:40
  9. Computer algorithms are helping us drive our cars.0:45
  10. They're diagnosing what's wrong with us in hospitals.0:48
  11. They're marking student essays.0:51
  12. They're telling us what to read on our smartphones.0:53
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  1. Well, that really does sound like science fiction, but it's happening already you say Neil.0:56
  2. It's definitely happening Tim.1:01
  3. And an algorithm by the way is a set of steps a computer follows in order to solve a problem.1:03
  4. So, can you tell me, what was the name of the computer which famously beat world chess champion Gary Kasparov using algorithms in 1997?1:08
  5. Was it a Hal, B, Alpha 60 or C, Deep Blue?1:18
  6. I'll say Deep Blue, although I'm just guessing.1:24
  7. Was it an educated guess Tim?1:28
  8. I know a bit about chess.1:30
  9. An educated guess is based on knowledge and experience and is therefore likely to be correct.1:31
  10. Well, we'll find out later on how educated your guess was in this case Tim.1:37
  11. Indeed.1:41
  12. But getting back to AI and what machines can do.1:42
  13. Are they any good at solving real life problems?1:45
  14. Computers think in zeros and ones don't they?1:50
  15. That sounds like a pretty limited language when it comes to life experience.1:52
  16. You would be surprised at what those zeros and ones can do Tim.1:56
  17. Although you're right that AI does have its limitations at the moment.2:00
  18. And if something has its limitations there's a limit on what it can do or how good it can be.2:04
  19. OK, well now it might be a good time to listen to Zubin Bachramani, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Deputy Director of the Leyva -Hulmer2:08
  20. Center for the Future of Intelligence.2:20
  21. He's talking about what limitations AI has at the moment.2:23
  22. I think it's very interesting how many of the things that we take for granted, that we humans take for granted as being sort of things we don't even think2:28
  23. about.2:37
  24. Like how do we walk, how do we reach, how do we recognize our mother, you know, all these things.2:37
  25. When you start to think about how to implement them on a computer, you realize that it's those things that are incredibly difficult to get computers to do.2:44
  26. And that's where the current cutting edge of research is.2:55
  27. If we take something for granted we don't realize how important something is.3:01
  28. You sometimes take me for granted, I think Neil.3:05
  29. No, I never take you for granted Tim, you're far too important for that.3:09
  30. Good to hear.3:13
  31. So things we take for granted are doing everyday tasks like walking, picking something up, or recognizing somebody.3:14
  32. We implement or perform these things without thinking, whereas it's cutting edge research to try and program a machine to do them.3:23
  33. Cutting edge means very new and advanced.3:32
  34. It's interesting isn't it that over ten years ago a computer beat a chess grandmaster, but the same computer would find it incredibly difficult to pick up a chess piece.3:35
  35. I know, it's very strange.3:44
  36. But now you've reminded me that we need the answer to today's question.3:46
  37. Which was, what was the name of the computer which famously beat World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov in 1997?3:50
  38. Now you said Deep Blue Tim and that was the right answer.3:58
  39. You see, my educated guess was based on knowledge and experience.4:02
  40. Oh maybe you were just lucky.4:06
  41. So the IBM Supercomputer Deep Blue played against US World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov in two chess matches.4:09
  42. The first match was played in Philadelphia in 1996 and was won by Kasparov.4:17
  43. The second was played in New York City in 1997 and won by Deep Blue.4:21
  44. The 1997 match was the first defeat of a reigning World Chess Champion by a computer under tournament conditions.4:26
  45. Let's go through the words we learned today.4:34
  46. First up was Artificial Intelligence or AI, the ability of machines to copy human intelligent behaviour.4:37
  47. There are AI programs that can write poetry.4:44
  48. Do you have any examples you can recite?4:47
  49. Afraid I don't.4:50
  50. Number two, an algorithm is a set of steps a computer follows in order to solve a problem.4:51
  51. For example, Google changes its search algorithm hundreds of times every year.4:57
  52. The adjective is algorithmic.5:02
  53. For example, Google has made many algorithmic changes.5:04
  54. Number three, if something has limitations there's a limit on what it can do or how good it can be.5:08
  55. Our show has certain limitations.5:15
  56. For example, it's only six minutes long.5:17
  57. That's right, there's only time to present six vocabulary items.5:19
  58. Short but sweet.5:23
  59. And very intelligent too.5:25
  60. Okay, the next item is take something for granted, which is when we don't realise how important something is.5:27
  61. We take our smartphones for granted these days, but before 1995 hardly anyone owned one.5:33
  62. Number five, to implement means to perform a task or take action.5:39
  63. Neil implemented some changes to the show.5:44
  64. The final item is cutting edge, new and advanced.5:46
  65. This software is cutting edge.5:50
  66. The software uses cutting edge technology.5:52
  67. Okay, that's all we have time for in today's cutting edge show.5:55
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  69. Bye bye.6:03
  70. Goodbye.6:04

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