英语六级阅读试题：人工智能英语六级阅读试题：人工智能2016年12月英语六级考试在即，仔细阅读主要包涵三个题型：细节题、段落题及全文题，下面是yjbys网小编提供给大家关于英语六级阅读试题：人工智能，希望对大家的备考有所帮助。Someoftheoldworriesaboutartificialintelligencewerecloselylinkedtothequestionofwhethercomputerscouldthink.Thefirstmassiveelectroniccomputers,capableofrapidcalculationandlittleornocreativeactivity,weresoondubbed(取绰号)"electronicbrains".Areactiontothisterminologyquicklyfollowed,computerswerecalled"highspeedidiots",anefforttoprotecthumanvanity.Butnoteveryonerealizedtheimplicationsofthehigh-speedidiottag.Ithasnotbeenpointedoutenoughthateventhehumanidiotisoneofthemostintelligentlifeformsonearth.Iftheearlycomputerswereeventhatintelligent,itwasalreadyaremarkablestateofaffairs.Oneconsequenceofspeculationaboutthepossibilityofcomputerthoughtwasthatwewereforcedtoexaminewithnewcaretheideaofthoughtingeneral.Itsoonbecameclearthatwewerenotsurewhatwemeantbysuchtermsasthoughtandthinking.Wetendtoassumethathumanbeingsthink,somemorethanothers,thoughweoftencallpeoplethoughtlessorunthinking.Dreamscauseaproblem,partlybecausetheyusuallyhappenoutsideourcontrol.Theyareobviouslysometypeofmentalexperience,butaretheyatypeofthinking?Andthequestionofnonhumanlifeformsaddsfurtherproblems.Manyofuswouldmaintainthatsomeofthehigheranimals-dogs,cats,apes,andsoon-arecapableofatleastbasicthought,butwhataboutfishandinsects?Ifthinkingisdemonstratedbyevidentelectricalactivityinthebrain,thenmanyspeciesarecapableofthought.Oncewehaveformulatedclearideasonwhatthoughtisinbiologicalcreatures,itwillbeeasiertodiscussthequestionofthoughtinartifacts(人工制品).Andwhatistrueofthoughtisalsotrueofthemanyothermentalprocesses.Oneoftheimmensebenefitsofaresearchisthatwearebeingforcedtoscrutinize,withnewrigor,theworkingofthehumanmind.Itisalreadyclearthatmachineshavesuperiormentalabilitiestomanylifeforms.Nofernoroaktreecanplaychessaswellaseventhesimplestdigitalcomputer,norcanfrogsweldcarbodiesaswellasrobots.Itseemsthat,viewedintermsofintellect,thecomputershouldbesetwellaboveplantsandmostanimals.On