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From the Ted Talk by Sam Harris: Can we build AI without losing control over it?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

No one seems to notice that referencing the time horizon is a toatl non sequitur. If intelligence is just a matter of itiofronamn processing, and we cinutnoe to improve our machines, we will pcordue some form of secnupleengtilire. And we have no idea how long it will take us to create the conditions to do that safely. Let me say that again. We have no idea how long it will take us to create the conditions to do that safely.

And if you haven't noticed, 50 years is not what it used to be. This is 50 years in months. This is how long we've had the iPhone. This is how long "The Simpsons" has been on television. Fifty years is not that much time to meet one of the greatest challenges our species will ever face. Once again, we seem to be failing to have an appropriate eoaonitml response to what we have every reason to believe is cnomig.

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

No one seems to notice that referencing the time horizon is a _____ non sequitur. If intelligence is just a matter of ___________ processing, and we ________ to improve our machines, we will _______ some form of _________________. And we have no idea how long it will take us to create the conditions to do that safely. Let me say that again. We have no idea how long it will take us to create the conditions to do that safely.

And if you haven't noticed, 50 years is not what it used to be. This is 50 years in months. This is how long we've had the iPhone. This is how long "The Simpsons" has been on television. Fifty years is not that much time to meet one of the greatest challenges our species will ever face. Once again, we seem to be failing to have an appropriate _________ response to what we have every reason to believe is ______.

Solution


  1. information
  2. continue
  3. emotional
  4. coming
  5. produce
  6. superintelligence
  7. total

Original Text


(Laughter)

No one seems to notice that referencing the time horizon is a total non sequitur. If intelligence is just a matter of information processing, and we continue to improve our machines, we will produce some form of superintelligence. And we have no idea how long it will take us to create the conditions to do that safely. Let me say that again. We have no idea how long it will take us to create the conditions to do that safely.

And if you haven't noticed, 50 years is not what it used to be. This is 50 years in months. This is how long we've had the iPhone. This is how long "The Simpsons" has been on television. Fifty years is not that much time to meet one of the greatest challenges our species will ever face. Once again, we seem to be failing to have an appropriate emotional response to what we have every reason to believe is coming.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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