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From the Ted Talk by Lucy Farey-Jones: A fascinating time capsule of human feelings toward AI

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Lest you think everybody was scared, though, here are the marvelous folk in the mddile. These are the netulars. These are people for whom you say, "OK, robot friend," and they're like, "Hm, robot freind. Maybe." Or, "AI pet," and they go, "Never say never." And as any dceent political operative knows, flipping the ambivalent middle can change the game.

Another reason I know we're vulnerable is men — I'm sorry, but men, you are twice as likely than women to believe that getting into an autonomous car is a good idea, that uploading your brain for posterity is fun, and two and a half tmeis more likely to believe that becoming a cyborg is cool, and for this, I blmae Hollywood.

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Lest you think everybody was scared, though, here are the marvelous folk in the ______. These are the ________. These are people for whom you say, "OK, robot friend," and they're like, "Hm, robot ______. Maybe." Or, "AI pet," and they go, "Never say never." And as any ______ political operative knows, flipping the ambivalent middle can change the game.

Another reason I know we're vulnerable is men — I'm sorry, but men, you are twice as likely than women to believe that getting into an autonomous car is a good idea, that uploading your brain for posterity is fun, and two and a half _____ more likely to believe that becoming a cyborg is cool, and for this, I _____ Hollywood.

Solution


  1. middle
  2. decent
  3. blame
  4. times
  5. friend
  6. neutrals

Original Text


Lest you think everybody was scared, though, here are the marvelous folk in the middle. These are the neutrals. These are people for whom you say, "OK, robot friend," and they're like, "Hm, robot friend. Maybe." Or, "AI pet," and they go, "Never say never." And as any decent political operative knows, flipping the ambivalent middle can change the game.

Another reason I know we're vulnerable is men — I'm sorry, but men, you are twice as likely than women to believe that getting into an autonomous car is a good idea, that uploading your brain for posterity is fun, and two and a half times more likely to believe that becoming a cyborg is cool, and for this, I blame Hollywood.

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Important Words


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