Have you ever shouted at your computer because it wasn’t working? 【小题1】 But AI researchers have been working on computers that can argue and perhaps even win debates (辩论) with humans.

IBM scientists recently published a paper in Nature about their new AI system-Project Debater. It can debate with people in front a live audience (观众). After listening to arguments from its opponent (对手), the system can search around 400 million online articles in less than five minutes.【小题2】.

【小题3】 When it debated with Harish Natarajan, a professional debater who holds the world record for the most debate competition victories. The topic was about subsidizing preschool (资助幼儿园), Project Debater argued to support this idea. Although Project Debater lost the debate in the end 【小题4】 Interestingly, 58 percent of the audience said that Project Debater increased their knowledge about the topic. Only 20 percent said the same about Natarajan.

According to Scientific American, results show that the system is able to form logical statements (逻辑的陈述). However, winning a debate is never the researchers’ goal.【小题5】 “It can debate both sides, so it can very quickly help you understand both sides of the problem, thus you can have a wider view of the problem and make a more thoughtful decision,” Aharanoy said.

Most people have map apps on their phones that can show their locations and guide them to where they want to go. But how do these app systems know your location at any time or place? They find you by using satellite navigation system.

A navigation system uses groups of satellites to find the user’s location. This location information is then sent to a receiver.

The first satellite navigation system is the Global Position System (GPS), which belongs to the United States. It is the world’s famous navigation system. But China’s satellites are important for improving the navigation system. Beidou is larger than GPS in size.

China sent Beidou’s first navigation satellite into space in 2000. China also became the third country to build a navigation system after the United States and Russia. As of right now, over 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East are using the Beidou system.

With its world-leading technology, Beidou is leading Chinese people to a better life in different areas. For example, over 6.2 million vehicles in China are using Beidou for navigation.

At the Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beidou has been used to keep track of vehicles indoors and outdoors. Each baggage cart has Beidou to help passengers get their baggage faster.

For a navigation system, the number of satellites is important for improving the system’s positioning accuracy. The more satellites, the more accurate the positioning is. The satellite navigation system is useful in many ways.

What will your life be like in the future?

6G

The most important thing is that 6G will integrate (融合) the real world and the virtual (虚拟的) one around 2030 according to the news. The study of 6G will be started by around 2025 and will be put into use around 2030.

Driverless vehicles (无人驾驶汽车)

Huawei wants to make vehicles driverless by 2025. Huawei told of this idea in April 2021. It is said that its vehicle can go by itself for 1,000 kilometers. Huawei said the vehicles would become driverless between 2025 and 2030. The vehicles will become smart, and it is possible for people to do anything they want in the vehicles.

The Third Eye

People can wear a high-tech (高科技的) third eye on their heads. It can tell you if there are obstacles as you walk when your real eyes watch your smartphone. Maybe you can buy it next year. You may have seen people falling into water because of looking at their phones. Well, thanks to the Third Eye, you’ll be able to send e-mails or watch videos (视频) as you walk.