ChatGPT, an intelligent AI chatbot(聊天机器人) tool, has been very popular all over the world in the past few months. According to a US survey of more than 1,000 students, over 89 percent of them have used ChatGPT to help with their homework.

Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT is a powerful tool. You can ask it to write stories and emails, create recipes, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions.

Some schools in the US, Australia and France have banned(禁止) the use of ChatGPT. In the US, for example, New York City public schools banned students and teachers from using ChatGPT.

The move comes out of worries that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat(作弊) on homework. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread incorrect information.

Apart from bans, teachers are making changes to their classes to stop the use of ChatGPT.

Some college teachers in the US try to include more speaking exams and handwritten papers instead of typed ones.

However, not all schools say “no” to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are drafting policies on its use, for both students and teachers.They have no plans to completely ban the tool so far.

Bhaskar Vira, pro-vice-chancellor(副校长) for education at the University Cambridge in the UK, said that bans on Al software like ChatGPT are wise. “We have to know that AI is a tool people will use,” he told the school newspaper the university. What we need to do is “change our learning, teaching and examination. That way, we can “have integrity(诚信) while recognizing(认可) the use of the tool”.

Scientists are now using new technologies and making innovative(创新的) products to give them a hand.

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Big data(大数据)

Our smart phones send data to telecom companies(电信公司) around the clock, telling these companies where we have been and where we are going. Chinese telecom companies provide governments with the data. 【小题2】 They can also track how many people were coming to and going out of Changsha during the outbreak of the COVID-19.

Drones (无人机)

Drones have played an important role in disinfection(消毒) and preventing cross-infection(交叉感染) in crowded places like hospitals, railway stations and airports. 【小题3】 For example, if people gather in large groups or do not wear masks, drones with cameras can warn(警告) these people.

Robots

【小题4】 They are used at hospitals to offer medical advice, offer medicine or meals, check people’s body temperature and do other repetitive(重复的) work over and over again. In this way, robots can not only help doctors and nurses, but also reduce the cross-infection. 【小题5】

The Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The world’s leading technology companies are planning to build smarter online communities. 【小题1】 It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) was a hot topic at the conference. If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.

A company uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarkets, just a computer on a desk that says “please smile”. 【小题2】 The bigger you smile, the more discounts (折扣) you get. Payment is done automatically (自动地) through your mobile account (手机账户). When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarket’s AI recognizes your face and your account.

 There is also AI that can read lips (嘴唇). 【小题3】 It recognizes your mouth’s movements and turns them into voice or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminals by lip-reading recordings from video cameras.

【小题4】 The company M’s chatbox XiaoIce can not only provide useful information but also chat with people like a real friend. XiaoIce has Wechat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her. 【小题5】 She keeps improving herself by talking with users.

These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better life in the near future.