新標準大學(xué)英語第三版視聽說課件 B4U4 The age of AIto the stars

Aftercompletingthisunit,youwillbeabletotalkaboutAI’sdevelopmentandthehuman–AIrelationshipbasedonwhatyouhavelearnedlistentoidentifydifferentargumentsmakeavideoaboutthedevelopmentofroboticsinChinaandhowitimprovespeople’slivesLearningobjectivesUNIT4TheageofAIInsideviewOutsideviewListeningacrossculturesTalkingaboutChinaExpansionandreviewUnit4TheageofAItothestarsCharacterintroduction1Warmingup2Conversation13Conversation24EverydayEnglish5Actitout6CharacterintroductionJanetAndyAreporterAstudentfromAnshanChina,majoringinEnglishJoeJanet’sbossLookatPhotosAtoC.Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.WarmingupBAWarmingupWhatkindsofdigitalmediaorentertainmentdoyouuseinyourfreetime?Doyoustillenjoymoretraditionalentertainment,likebooksandboardgames?CWarmingup1)ThedigitalmediaIuseinmyfreetime:1.

Onlinestreaming:IwatchmoviesandTVseriesonseveralvideo

platformspopularinChinafortheirextensiveandoriginalcontent.2.

Socialmedia:Ikeepupwithfriendsandfollowthelatesttrendsonsocial

mediaplatformsandapps,whichtakeupalargepartofmysocialinteraction.3.

Mobilegaming:Casualgamesandmultiplayeronlinegamesarepopular

pastimesthatIoftenplayonmyphone.Whatkindsofdigitalmediaorentertainmentdoyouuseinyourfreetime?Warmingup4.

MusicStreaming:IlistentomusicthroughappslikeQQMusicand

NetEaseCloudMusic,whichofferavastselectionoftracks,includingthe

latesthitsandtraditionalChinesemusic.5.

Podcastsandaudiobooks:Ienjoylisteningtopodcastsonvarioustopics,

aswellasaudiobooks,especiallywhencommutingorduringstudybreaks.Warmingup2)Yes,Istillenjoytraditionalentertainment.1.Books:Despitetheprevalenceofdigitalmedia,Istillenjoytheexperience

ofreadingphysicalbooks.Bookstoresandlibrariesremainpopularspotsfor

relaxationandlearning.2.Boardgames:Traditionalboardgameslikeplayingcardsareafunwayto

socializewithfriendsandfamily,especiallyduringgatheringsandfestivals.3.Traditionalarts:IalsoappreciatetraditionalChinesearts,suchas

calligraphyandtraditionalmusic.Iattendacalligraphyclasseveryweek

andsometimesexploredigitalplatformsthatoffertutorialsandperformances.Doyoustillenjoymoretraditionalentertainment,likebooksandboardgames?WarmingupMyfreetimeisenrichedbyablendofdigitalmediaandtraditionalformsofentertainment,reflectingbothmodernconveniencesandaloveforclassicpastimes.ThemixofdigitalandtraditionalentertainmentallowsmetobalancethebenefitsoftechnologywiththerichculturalheritageIcherish.It’saversatileapproachthatcaterstodifferentinterestsandsocialsituations.Trafalgar

Square特拉法爾加廣場（位于倫敦市中心）demo

n.（新軟件的）演示版VocabularyConversation1Conversation1Joe,Andy,andJanetarediscussingnewcontentforLondonTimeOff.WatchConversation1.Check(?)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones.11JanetandAndyhavebeendoingstoriesoninternationalrestaurantsinLondon.

2TheupcomingLondonVideoGamesFestivalwillbeheldonline.(TheupcomingLondonVideoGamesFestivalwillbeheldoutdoorsinTrafalgarSquare.)×?Conversation13Visitorscouldtrydemosofthelatestgamesinlastyear’svideogamefestival.4LondonTimeOffpreferstodostoriesaboutlittle-knownleisureactivities.

(LondonTimeOffisaguidetopopularleisureactivities.)5Theyareconsideringafeatureonhowtechnologyischangingentertainment.??×Conversation1Workinpairs.ReadthefollowinglinesfromConversation1.Discusswhattheymeaninthecontextoftheconversationandmatchthemtowhatthecharactersaredoing.Somelineshavemorethanoneanswer.21Janet:

Thankyouverymuchforgivingmeanotherchance

afterlastweek.2Joe:

OK,well,justrememberthatthere’snosuchthingasa

freelunch!WhatthecharacterssayConversation13Joe:

Videogames?InTrafalgarSquare?4

Andy:

Youmean,likepeopledownloadingmusicinsteadof

buyingCDs?5

Joe:

Thatallsoundsverypromising.Conversation1Whattheyaredoinga

showingconfidenceb

expressingsurprisec

expressinggratituded

askingforclarificatione

beinghumorousf

expressingapprovalg

givingacautionNowwatchConversation1againandcheckyouranswers.1-c2-e,g3-b4-d5-a,fTheexpressionthere’snosuchthingasafreelunchisusedinsituationswhereyouwanttoemphasizethatnothingiscompletelyfreeandeverythinghasacost.Inotherwords,ifsomethingappearstobefree,youprobablyneedtogiveordosomethinginreturn.Languageand

CultureConversation1TrafalgarSquareisafamoussquareincentralLondon.It’snamedafteran1805navalbattlebetweenBritainandthecombinednaviesofFranceandSpainduringtheNapoleonicWars.ThesquarehasastatueofNelson,thevictoriousBritishadmiral,highuponacolumncalledNelson’sColumn.TheNationalGalleryandNationalPortraitGalleryarealsocloseby.Languageand

CultureConversation1TrafalgarSquareConversation2JanetandAndykeepexploringthetopicoftheirnextfeaturearticle.WatchConversation2andchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.31WhatdoesAndylikeaboute-books?

A.Theydon’thurthiseyes.

B.They’reeasytocarryaround.

C.Theyprovideunlimitedreadingoptions.

D.Theyhavepersonalizedusersettings.√Conversation22WhatisJoe’sreactionwhenJanetusesherphone?

A.He’samused.

B.He’sannoyed.

C.He’ssurprised.

D.He’sconfused.3WhatdoesAndythinkofJanet’sideaaboute-readers?

A.Itcanbeusedasanintroductionfortheirreport.

B.Itcanbeagoodtopicfortheirnextfeaturestory.

C.Itcanhelptheirwebsitegainalargeraudience.

D.Itcanhelpthemreducethecostofprintingmagazines.√√Conversation24

AccordingtoAndy,whichofthefollowingisimportantfor

runningacompany?

A.Capital.

B.Humanresources.

C.Managementstrategies.

D.Interpersonalrelationships.√Conversation2WatchConversation2againandfillinthemissingexpressions.4Janet:Goingbacktotechnologyandtradition…Whydon’twedosomethingontheriseofe-bookreaders?Andy:

1)_________________.They’renotreallylikebooks,arethey?They’remorelikehand-heldcomputers.…Janet:Butthereis2)_______________agoodold-fashionedbook.Andy:Maybe,butdon’tyoureadmorewordsonlinethanonpaper?I’msureIdo.Janet:Excuseme,I’dbetter

3)__________.That’sagoodideanothingquitelikecheckthisConversation2Andy:Andyoureadmoretextmessagesthananyoneelse!Joe:Issomeoneusingtheirmobileinhere?…Janet:Oh,it’smyfault.I4)____________realized…Andy:Thatservesyouright!Janet:Ohno,Ikeepmaking5)___________ofthings!Andy:Justignorehim!It’s6)___________.Nowworkinpairsanddiscussiftheycanbeexpresseddifferently.shouldhavesuchamessnobigdealEverydayEnglishCompletethefollowingconversationswiththecorrectcoloredexpressionsinthebox.5?

OK,well,justrememberthatthere’snosuchthingasafreelunch!?That(all)soundsverypromising.?Thatservesyouright!?

It’snobigdeal.?

Don’tbeatyourselfupaboutit.There’snosuchthingasafreelunch!Thisisacommonidiomthatpeopleuse

to

emphasize

thatyoucannotgetsomethingfornothing.EverydayEnglishThat(all)soundsverypromising.Thisexpressionrefersto

somethinglikelytobesuccessfulorverygood.EverydayEnglishThatservesyouright!Thisexpressionindicatesthatyouthinksomeonedeservessomething

unpleasantthat

happenstothem,implyingitisaconsequenceoftheirownactions.

Youeitherhavenosympathyfortheirsituationoraremakingafriendlyjokeaboutthem,likewhatAndydoestoJanet.EverydayEnglishIt’snobigdeal.Thisexpressionisusedtoreassuresomeonethatsomethingisnotasseriousorworrisomeasitmightseem.

EverydayEnglishDon’tbeatyourselfupaboutit.Thisexpressionmeansdon’tblameyourselfaboutit,ordon’tcriticizeyourselfaboutit.EverydayEnglish1A:ImadesuchadumbmistakeinthecodeIwrote!

B:_________________________.Mistakeshappen,andyou’lllearn

fromit.2A:Look,they’reofferingafreetrialforafitnessmembership.Let’s

signup!

B:Holdon.Youmayhavetocommittoalong-termcontract.

Remember,______________________________!Don’tbeatyourselfupaboutitEverydayEnglishthere’snosuchthingasafreelunch4

A:ThealgorithmsI’mworkingoncouldmakeourdataanalysismore

efficientandmoreaccurate.

B:Thanksforyourefforts._____________________________.That(all)soundsverypromisingEverydayEnglish3A:Badnews!Someimportantdataismissingfromthedatabase.

B:_____________.Wehavebackupfiles,sowecaneasilyrestorethedata.It’snobigdealEverydayEnglish5

A:YouknowthatworkshopImissed?Theprofessorsaysit’sgoingto

affectmyattendancerecord.

B:

__________________!Itwassupposedtobeateameffortandwe

neededyourinput.ThatservesyourightActitoutWorkinpairsandactouttheconversation.6Youhavemadeamistakeinaclassprojectthatwillaffectyourteam’sgrade.Describethesituationtoyourinternationalstudentpartner,whoshouldofferyoureassuranceandhelpyoucomeupwithasolution.RefertotheFunctionallanguageboxforsupport.YoucanalsouseexpressionsintheEverydayEnglishbox.ActitoutWorkingroupsofthreeandactouttheconversation.6Setting:Describingamistakeinaclassproject.Topic:Mistakedescriptionandreassurance.Identity:Youareastudentwhomadeamistakeinaclassproject.Theotheroneisyourinternationalstudentpartner.ActitoutWorkingroupsofthreeandactouttheconversation.6Purpose:

Toinformyourpartneraboutthemistakeintheclassproject.Toseekandofferreassurance.Tocollaboratewitheachothertocomeupwithasolution.FunctionallanguageDoingsomeself-reflection

?It’smyfault.?Ishouldhaverealized…?Ikeepmakingsuchamessofthings!Reassuring?Justignorehim!?Forgetaboutit.?Anyonecouldhavedonethat.?Itwasn’tyourfault.ActitoutFunctionallanguageTalkingaboutadvantagesanddisadvantages

?Butthetroubleis…?Thegreatthingaboutthemis…ActitoutFunctionallanguageCheckingandmakingplans?So,you’reallsetfor…??You’reOKto…??Anythingelseweneedtodofor…??Let’splansomethingforthat.?Canwetrytothinkaboutsomethingwhich…?ActitoutActitoutYou(A)andyourforeignpartner(B)aretalkingabouttheerrorsyouhavemadeinagroupproject.Yourpartnertriestoreassureyouandhelpyoucomeupwithasolution.A:Hey,Jack!Ineedtotalktoyouaboutsomething.Imadeamistakeonourclassprojectbymisinterpretingtheinstructions,andI’mworrieditmightaffectourteam’sgrade.B:Hi,LiYuan.Don’tworryaboutit.Anyonecouldhavedonethat/SampleconversationActitoutmadethatmistake.It’simportanttoaddressitnow.A:It’smyfault.IshouldhaverealizedearlierhowImisinterpretedtheprofessor’sinstructions.B:Forgetaboutit.Theimportantthingisthatweworktogethertosolveit.Onthedownside,itmightlowerourgrade.However,thegreatthingaboutthissituationisthatitgivesusachancetofixitandlearnfromit.A:You’reright.Let’sworktogethertofindasolutionandimproveourSampleconversationActitoutproject.Doyouhaveanyideasonwhatwecandonexttomeettheprofessor’srequirementsandstandards?B:Let’splansomethingforthat.Ithinkweshouldscheduleameetingwiththeprofessortoclarifyanymisunderstandingsandseekguidanceonhowtocorrectthemistake.Also,wecandividethetasksamongtheteamtoensurethateachaspectoftheprojectmeetstherequiredstandards.A:Thatsoundslikeasolidplan.I’llreachouttotheprofessortoarrangeSampleconversationActitoutameeting.Let’sstayfocusedandturnthissituationaround.Thankyouforyoursupportandcollaboration,Jack.B:Noproblem.We’reateam,andwe’llworkthroughthistogether.Justkeepmeupdatedonanyprogressoradditionaltasks.A:Absolutely,I’llkeepyouintheloop.Let’saimforthebestoutcome.SampleconversationViewingandunderstanding2Warmingup1Higher-orderthinking3Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1HowcanAIbeutilizedinthefieldofartandcreativity?2CanyougiveanexampleofanartistwhohasexperimentedwithAI?Whatdifferencedoyouthinkithasmadetotheirwork?WarmingupWarmingupReferenceanswersAIcanbeapowerfultoolforenhancingandexpandingthefieldofartandcreativityinseveralways.Firstly,AIcancreateworksofart,includingpaintingsandsculptures,bylearningfromexistingartandgeneratingnewcombinationsofstylesandelements.Secondly,AIalgorithmscancomposemusicbyanalyzingpatternsinexistingcompositionsandcreatingnewpieces.Thirdly,AIcanassistinwritingstories,poems,andscriptsbyunderstandinglanguagestructuresand1HowcanAIbeutilizedinthefieldofartandcreativity?Warmingupgeneratingtextthatfollowsagivennarrativeortheme.TheuseofAIintheartsisanexcitingfrontierthatcanpushtheboundariesofwhatispossible,offeringbothnewchallengesandopportunitiesforcreativeexpression.WarmingupReferenceanswersAnotableexampleofanartistwhohasexperimentedwithAIisBritishartistandcyberneticpioneer,HaroldCohen.CohencreatedaprogramcalledAARON,oneofthelongest-running,continuallymaintainedAIsystemsinhistory.TogenerateAARON’soutput,Cohenbuilthisownplottersandpaintingmachines,whichinterpretcommandsfromacomputertomakelinedrawingsonpaperwithautomatedpensandadd2CanyougiveanexampleofanartistwhohasexperimentedwithAI?Whatdifferencedoyouthinkithasmadetotheirwork?Warmingupcolorwithbrushes.AARONiscapableofproducingnotonlysimplegeometricshapesbutalsocomplexcompositionsthatcanincludeelementsoflandscape,portraiture,andabstractart.Overthedecades,theAARONsoftwarehascreatedimagesmeanttobeexecutedbydrawingandpaintingdevices,aswellasvisualsfordisplayonmonitorsorasprojections.CohenunderstoodhisworkwithAARONtobeacollaboration,andhedevotedhislifetoexploringthepotentialofartificialintelligencetotranslateanartist’sknowledgeandprocessintocode.WarmingupThedifferencethatAARONhasmadetoCohen’sworkisprofound.Firstly,Cohen’suseofAIhasshiftedhisrolefrombeingthedirectcreatortomoreofacollaboratororcurator,selectingandrefiningtheworksproducedbyAI.Secondly,byintegratingtechnologyintohiswork,Cohenhasblurredthelinesbetweenartandtechnology,demonstratingthattheycancoexistandenhanceeachother.Thirdly,theuseofAIinarthasmadeCohen’sworkmoreaccessibletoabroaderaudience,particularlythoseinterestedintheintersectionofartandWarminguptechnology.Lastly,Cohen’sworkwithAARONraisesphilosophicalquestionsaboutcreativity,authorship,andthenatureofartitself.Itpromptsustoconsiderwhatconstitutesanartwork.HerearesomeusefulexpressionsrelatedtoAIinthefieldofartandcreativity:AlgorithmicArt:“AlgorithmicartinvolvesusingAIalgorithmstocreatevisualpiecesthatcanrangefromabstracttohighlydetailed.”CreativeAI:“CreativeAIreferstotheuseofartificialintelligencetoenhanceorautomateaspectsofthecreativeprocess.”UsefulInformationWarmingupNeuralNetworks:“Neuralnetworkscanbetrainedtorecognizepatternsinexistingartworksandgeneratenewpiecesthatmimicthosestyles.”AI-AssistedCreativity:“AI-assistedcreativityallowsartiststoleveragemachinelearningtoolstoexplorenewartisticdirections.”GenerativeAdversarialNetworks(GANs):“GANsareusedtocreatenewimages,music,andotherformsofartbypittingtwoneuralUsefulInformationWarmingupnetworksagainsteachother.”DeepLearning:“DeeplearningtechniquesenableAItoanalyzeandreplicatecomplexartisticstylesandtechniques.”StyleTransfer:“StyletransferisatechniquewhereAIappliesthevisualstyleofoneimagetoanother,creatingauniqueblendofboth.”UsefulInformationWarmingupScanthecode.WatchthevideoandcompletetheactivitiesonUcampus.ViewingandunderstandingVocabularyposen.（為畫像、拍照等擺的）姿勢animationn.動畫制作prescribed

a.規(guī)定的insert

v.插入gesturen.手勢；姿勢patchn.小塊footagen.影片片段1Watchthevideoandmatchthepictureswiththeirdescriptions.ViewingandunderstandingABCDTheposeestimationtechniqueThebasicprocessofmotiontransferSyntheticyetphotorealisticfootageTransferringspeechandbehaviorontosubjectsReferenceanswersA-2,B-1,C-4,D-3Viewingandunderstanding2

Watchthevideoagainandarrangethefollowinginformationintheorderitappearsinthevideo.ThisnewAI-basedtechniquecangenerateanimationsbasedonasingleimageandprescribedmotions.Animageofatargetsubject,orevenapaintingliketheMonaLisacanbemadeto“speak”andbehaveaccordingtothevideoinputofsomeoneelse.Theprogressinmachinelearningresearchisremarkable,andsoonartistswillhavepowerfultoolstoenhancetheirwork.Differenttaskscanbehandledbyonearchitecturewhichrequireslessdatathanpreviousmethods.ViewingandunderstandingE.Varioustechniquescanperformposeestimationbyusingphotosorvideos

ratherthandrawingoranimation.F.Motiontransferreferstotheprocessoftransferringsomeone’smovements

ontoanotherperson’sbodyinavideo.ReferenceanswersF,A,E,B,D,CTheterm“machinelearning”wascoinedbyArthurSamuelin1959,butthegroundworkwaslaidbyresearcherslikeAlanTuring,whoexploredtheconceptofmachineintelligence.Machinelearningisafieldofartificialintelligence(AI)thatinvolvesthedevelopmentofalgorithmsandstatisticalmodelsthatenablecomputerstoperformtaskswithoutusingexplicitinstructions.Instead,thesesystems“l(fā)earn”fromdata,identifyingpatterns,andmakingdecisionsbasedonthatdata.MachinelearninghasLanguageandcultureWarmingupthepotentialtorevolutionizemanyindustriesbyenablingmoreaccuratepredictions,automatingcomplextasks,andprovidinginsightsfromlargedatasets.Today,machinelearningisdeeplyintegratedintoourdailylives.Frompersonalizedrecommendationsonstreamingplatformstoautonomousvehicles,machinelearningalgorithmsarecontinuouslyevolvingtomeetthedemandsofthedigitalage.LanguageandcultureWarmingupHigher-orderThinkingWorkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Inwhichfieldscanmotiontransfertechnologybeapplied?

Whatchangesdoesitbringtothesefields?2HowmightAIaffectourperceptionofwhatisrealorartificial?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswers1)Thefieldsmotiontransfertechnologycanbeappliedto:Entertainmentandanimation:Transfermovementsandactionsfromprofessionalactorsordancerstoanimatedcharactersinfilmsoranimations,creatingmorerealisticanddynamicscenes.Virtualandaugmentedreality:Transfermotionsfromreal-worldhumanstoVRorARavatarstoimprovethesenseofpresenceandinteractivityinvirtualenvironments.1Inwhichfieldscanmotiontransfertechnologybeapplied?

Whatchangesdoesitbringtothesefields?Higher-orderThinkingSportsandathletics:Analyzeandreplicatethemovementsofprofessionalathletes,enablingdetailedbiomechanicalanalysisandtrainingsimulationsforsportsperformanceimprovement.2)Changesitbringstothesefields:Increasedefficiency:Motiontransfertechnologycansavetimeandresourcesbyeliminatingtheneedtomanuallyanimatecharactersorcapturemovementsforvariousapplications.Higher-orderThinkingEnhancedrealism:Theuseofactualhumanmotiondatatransfersnaturalandrealisticmovementstovirtualcharactersoravatars,improvingtheoverallvisualqualityandbelievability.Improvedaccessibility:Motiontransferallowsindividualswithlimitedphysicalabilitiestointeractandengageinactivities,suchasgamingorvirtualexperiences,bymappingtheirownmotionsontodigitalrepresentations.Higher-orderThinkingAdvancedanalysisandtraining:Insportsandrehabilitation,motiontransferfacilitatesdetailedanalysisofmovements,enablingathletesorpatientstoidentifyandcorrectflawsintechniqueorposture.Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersWhenAIreplicateshuman-likebehaviors,suchasAI-poweredvirtualassistantsorcustomerserviceagents,therecanbequestionsabouttheauthenticityofinteractionsinvolvingtechnology.Forexample,theintroductionofAI-generatedvoicescanblurthedistinctionbetweenrealandartificialexchanges,affectingourtrustinspokencommunication.2HowmightAIaffectourperceptionofwhatisrealor

artificial?1NewsreportPassage2Higher-orderthinking3Newsreport%Vocabularygender

n.性別transparency

n.透明度；公開度Listentothenewsreportandcompletethefollowingactivity.NewsreportChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothenewsreport.11

Whathaveresearchersbeenexploringabouthuman–AIcommunication?A.HowfastAIcanrespondtohumans.B.HowhumansunderstandandreacttoAI.C.HowaccuratelyAIcaninterpretwhathumanssay.D.HowAIcanadapttodifferenthumanspeakers.√Newsreport2WhatproblemisassociatedwithAIvoices?A.Theycanmakescammingeasier.B.Theycanmakepeopledistrustful.C.Theycanmakeconversationsboring.D.Theycanmakepeopleuncomfortable.√Newsreport3Accordingtoresearchers,whatwouldimprovehuman–AIcommunication?A.CreatingAIwithoutgenderidentity.B.DevelopingAIwithmorehuman-likefeatures.C.CreatingAIvoicesthatdon’tsoundreal.D.ImprovingAI’sabilitytoformimpressions.√Human–AIcommunicationreferstotheinteractionbetweenhumansandartificialintelligencesystems.Thiscommunicationcantakevariousformsandservedifferentpurposes,dependingontheapplicationandcontext.Differenttypesofhuman-AIcommunicationincludechatbots,virtualassistants,personalizedrecommendation,AItutoringsystems,andAItranslationapps,etc.LanguageandcultureNewsreportPassageTheStarryNight《星空》（凡·高畫作）VincentvanGogh文森特·凡·高（荷蘭畫家）criticismn.批評；批判mimic

v.模仿subscriptionn.訂閱VocabularyListentothepassageandcompletethefollowingactivities.Passageacknowledgement

n.致謝；鳴謝replicate

v.復(fù)制VocabularyPassageChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.2

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WhatcriticismdoartistshaveofAI?A.TheythinkAIdoesapoorimitationofart.B.TheyarguethatAIistakingovertheirjobs.C.TheyfindAI-producedartboringandinsignificant.D.TheybelieveAItakestheirideaswithoutpermission.√2HowdoesAIbecomeskilledatgeneratingart?A.Bypracticinglikehumanartists.B.Byanalyzingmillionsofartworks.C.Byimprovingaccordingtouserfeedback.D.Byhavingartistsimproveitsprogramming.√Passage3Accordingtothespeaker,whatmakesartsignificant?A.Theeducationalvalue.B.Thehumanexperience.C.Thevarietyoftechniques.D.Thecommunicationofideas.√Passage4WhydoesthespeakerbelieveAIwillneverreplacehumanartists?A.BecauseAIdoesn’thaveimagination.B.BecauseAIdoesn’thaveculturalawareness.C.BecauseAIdoesn’tvaluehumanerror.D.BecauseAIdoesn’tfunctionwithouthumans.√PassageTheStarryNightisoneofthemostrenownedworksbytheDutchpost-impressionistpainterVincentvanGogh.CreatedinJune1889,thisiconicpaintingisknownforitsswirling,vibrantdepictionofthenightsky,filledwithstarsandabrightcrescentmoon.Thepaintingisanoiloncanvas,whichiscurrentlyhousedintheMuseumofModernArt(MoMA)inNewYorkCity,U.S.A.Thepaintingischaracterizedbyitsexpressive,impastotechnique,withthick,visiblebrushstrokesthatcontributetoitsdramaticLanguageandculturePassageeffect.Itfeaturesadominantcypresstreeontheleft,asmallvillageinthemiddle,andtheswirlingskyontheright.Thecontrastbetweenthetranquilvillageandthedynamicskyisstriking.VanGoghusedaboldpalette,withbluesandyellowscreatingavividcontrastthatbringsthenightskytolife.ThepaintingisofteninterpretedasareflectionofvanGogh’sstateofmindatthetime,withtheswirlingskyseenasasymbolofturmoilorspiritualaspiration.TheStarryNighthashadaprofoundimpacton20th-centuryartandcontinuestoinspireartists,musicians,andwriters.LanguageandculturePassagePassageMatchtheargumentswiththeperspectivesaccordingtothepassage.Eachargumentmaycomefrommorethanoneperspective.3

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TheStarryNightgeneratedbyAIwouldnotbeaspopularasthe

original._______2AIartisunfairtotheoriginalartistswhoseuniquestylesarestolen._______3TheprocessofgeneratingAIartisthesameasartistslearning

techniquesfromoneanother._______4AI’slackofhumanemotionmakesitsartlesssignificant.a

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supportersofAIartAA,BCAIt’seasiertocomprehendanargumentativelisteningtextifyoucanidentifythedifferentstandpoints.Herearesometipstohelpyoudothat.Firstly,payspecialattentiontothetransitionalphrasesandconnectivesthatindicateshift