B. More luxurious facilities.
C. Closer proximity to the capital of the country.
D. Increased chances of seeing the polar lights.
2. Which of the following statements is true about the impact of tourism on Venice?
A. Tourism has had little effect on Venice’s economy.
B. Tourism has caused rents to decrease significantly.
C. Tourism has led to the closure of many artisan shops.
D. Tourism has improved the quality of life for most Venetians.
3. What makes the Raja Ampat Islands a good alternative to Bali?
A. They are more developed and have more luxury resorts.
B. They are closer to major cities and easier to access.
C. They offer a more serene environment with fewer crowds.
D. They have a similar level of commercialization and activity.
B
More than a million people have reportedly tried out ChatGPT, a new chatbot from the research lab OpenAI.
Users can ask it questions, or submit prompts for poems, term papers, or essays. “It makes mistakes,” Calum Chace,
the author and expert on AI told us, “and copies from the Internet. But the speed and quality is remarkable.”
A user asked ChatGPT to write a poem about childhood. Within seconds, it sent back these lines: “Childhood, a
time of wonders, a time of joy and fun...” and went on to invoke trees, mud pies, innocence, and the sound of cicadas.
What, no puppies?
Katha Pollitt, one of America’s great poets and critics, read that poem and said, “Cliched and tiresome. I don’t
think Auden has to worry about his laurels.” Some asked ChatGPT to conjure a verse about bagels ( 圆形面包) in the
style of William Shakespeare. “It’s a bagel, a round delight;” the chatbot burped back — “a breakfast treat to make us
bright; a crisp, chewy texture to please; a sprinkle of sesame for ease…” Katha Pollitt wasn’t impressed. “No
wordplay or anything to think about. The bot has not had any experiences or emotions, and no imagination. It has no
sense of the multiple meanings and resonances of words. So how could it write a good poem?”
It is inviting to end with that critical slam-dunk from a great poet to dismiss chatbots that write, draw, or soon,
I’m sure, talk like a radio host. But Calum Chace cautions that Artificial Intelligence software will keep learning. It
has no human experiences, but also no human foibles, like exhaustion, distraction, anxiety, or forgetfulness. Humans
may soon become, he says, “the second-smartest species on the planet. It will be the most important event in human
history. Bar none. The outcome may well be fabulous for humanity, but that is not guaranteed.” So be polite to bots.
Maybe they’ll remember us kindly when their day arrives.
4. According to Calum Chace, what are some limitations of ChatGPT?
A. It cannot make mistakes.
B. It lacks accuracy and originality.
C. It cannot produce high-quality content.
D. It needs to improve the speed to generate responses.
5. How did Katha Pollitt react to the poem about childhood generated by ChatGPT?