#36 AI is going to run the world

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Tasks
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Rules

Present simple

Habits or actions that happen regularly
We use the present simple for habits or actions that we repeat regularly:
I wash my hair every day.
I never go to the library.


Permanent situations or things that are always or often true
I don’t drink coffee.
She’s very tall.


Adverbs and expressions of frequency

We use adverbs and expressions of frequency with the present simple to talk about how often something happens.
We usually order a pizza on Fridays. 
I go running twice a week. 


Stative or non-action verbs

Some verbs don’t describe actions. These verbs are called stative or non-action verbs, and we can use these verbs in present simple but NOT in present continuous. Some of these verbs are: be, have (=possess/own), like, love, hate, prefer, need, want, know, etc.
They have a new car. (NOT They are having a new car.)
I like chocolate. (NOT I’m liking chocolate.)
 


Present continuous use

Actions happening now
We use the present continuous for things happening now, at the moment of speaking.

‘What are you doing?’ ‘I‘m watching TV.’

Actions happening around now
We use the present continuous for temporary things that are happening around now (=not at the moment of speaking but these days, or weeks, etc.)
I‘m reading a very good book at the moment. (=I’m not reading it at the moment I’m speaking, but I’m reading it these days.)
What TV series are you watching these days? (=You are not watching it at the moment of speaking, but these days.)

now, these days, at the moment, etc.
 
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Do this exercise!
Please follow the link
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Additional exercises
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    A: We ______ to the cinema tonight.  B: ______ to the cinema?
  • 2.
    A: What time ______ this afternoon?  B: I don't know. We ______ tomorrow.
  • 3.
    A: ______ ?   B: Yes, but I ______ to quit.
  • 4.
    A: I ______ on holiday two or three times a year.   B: That's great! And where______ this year?
  • 5.
    I think it's better to stay. It ______ and we ______ an umbrella.
  • In Johannesburg most people _____ (speak) at least five languages.

  • Languages ______ (disappear) very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.

  • You can't see Tim now; he _____ (have) a bath.

  • Nobody ____ (think) they will win the match.

  • Nobody ____ (think) they will win the match.

  • You look worried. What ___ (you think) about?

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Reading about AI

Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Specific applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision.

How does AI work?
As the hype around AI has accelerated, vendors have been scrambling to promote how their products and services use AI. Often what they refer to as AI is simply one component of AI, such as machine learning. AI requires a foundation of specialized hardware and software for writing and training machine learning algorithms. No one programming language is synonymous with AI, but a few, including Python, R and Java, are popular.

In general, AI systems work by ingesting large amounts of labeled training data, analyzing the data for correlations and patterns, and using these patterns to make predictions about future states. In this way, a chatbot that is fed examples of text chats can learn to produce lifelike exchanges with people, or an image recognition tool can learn to identify and describe objects in images by reviewing millions of examples.

AI programming focuses on three cognitive skills: learning, reasoning and self-correction.
cognitive skills
speech recognition
machine vision
application
include
a capability which enables a program to process human speech into a written format.
is the technology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis
to have something smaller as a part of it
the act of applying to a particular purpose or use.
the core skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention.
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Answer this questions using Present Tenses!
  • Why do we need Artificial Intelligence?

  • Give some real-world applications of AI.

  • Is your job connected to AI?

  • What do you think about the future of AI?

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Watch the video and discuss it with the teacher!
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