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A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He (1) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's (2) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ artificial intelligence (A.I.). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans. He also thinks they will (3) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil's 2029 prediction (4) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would (5) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ before a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful (6) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Mr Kurzweil (7) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ago, people thought he was a little crazy for predicting computers would be as intelligent as humans. His thinking has stayed the same (8) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ changed the way they think. He said: "My views are (9) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. I've actually stayed consistent. It's the rest of the world that's changing its view." He highlighted (10) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people (11) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: "Because the public has seen things like Siri [the iPhone's voice-recognition technology] where you talk to a computer; they've seen the (12) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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| 1. | What is Ray Kurzweil's job? |
| 2. | What is Dr Kurzweil an expert on? |
| 3. | What will computers soon be able to tell? |
| 4. | When did scientists think it would be hundreds of years before computers were very intelligent? |
| 5. | How many times more powerful than the brain will computers become? |
| 6. | Why did people think Dr Kurzweil was a little crazy? |
| 7. | What has happened to Dr Kurzweil's thinking? |
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| 8. | What things did Kurzweil use to highlight computer intelligence? |
| 9. | What is the name of Apple's voice-recognition technology? |
| 10. | What kind of high-tech cars have people seen? |
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| 1. | What is Ray Kurzweil's job? | 6. | Why did people think Dr Kurzweil was a little crazy? |
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| | a) brain surgeon b) IT consultant c) director of engineering d) search engine engineer | | a) his eyes b) for predicting computer intelligence c) he put jam on his fried eggs d) he loved bananas |
| 2. | What is Dr Kurzweil an expert on? | 7. | What happened to Kurzweil's thinking? |
| | a) artificial intelligence b) Google c) world jokes d) TV | | a) it is now very deep b) it has become impossible to understand c) it has become very different d) it has stayed the same |
| 3. | What will computers soonbe able to tell? | 8. | What things did Kurzweil use to highlight computer intelligence? |
| | a) humans what to do b) jokes and stories c) the difference between an ant and an elephant d) the time | | a) a powerful torch b) everyday high-tech things c) Microsoft Word d) his thumb and index finger |
| 4. | When did scientists think it would be hundreds of years before computers were very intelligent? | 9. | What is the name of Apple's voice-recognition technology? |
| | a) 1969 b) 1971 c) 1980 d) 1999 | | a) Hello Hello b) Siri c) Pip d) Apple Pie |
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| 5. | How many times more powerful than the brain will computers become? | 10. | What kind of high-tech cars have people seen? |
| | a) 7 b) 897,332.610.0002 c) one billion d) 10 trillion | | a) Google's self-driving cars b) the ones in the movie Star Wars c) 999GB cars d) blue and gold ones |