Vocabulary
The meaning of "clumsy"
moving or doing things in a very awkward way
Who was defeated by Watson in the TV quiz?
Ken Jennings
Watson was invented in order to defeat Ken Jennings at the TV quiz.
Not Given
Name three jobs that can't be replaced by robots
teachers/ police officers/ designers/actors/ athletes etc.
Winston had profound __________ in generating unconventional recipes to attract different customers.
expertise (uncountable)
The meaning of "superiority"
advantage/ high quality
Tell a diease that Watson can help in diet.
Diabetes/ lactose intolerance
The only thing that human beings are better at robots is we can eat.
False
There are three databases that Watson uses to create recipes, what are they about?
1. information about flavor combination
2. chemical structure of ingredients
3. hedonic psychophysics to quantify how people react to different combinations
Gas lamps became ________ when electric lighting was invented.
obsolete
The synonyms of "deduce"
infer/ guess/ figure out
Give two examples of the recipes that Watson created
bearmeat with saffron and sandalwood/ kebab with 12 ingreidents/ Creole Shrimp-lamp dumpling/ Baltic Apple pie/ Austrian Chocolate burrito/ Bengali Butternut BBQ sauce
With the help of the three databases, Watson can come up with quintillion methods according to the given theme and description of the dish.
True
Match the words with the meaning:
1.niche a)direct
2. unconventional b) maintain
3. hands-on c) position
4. retain d) off-the-wall
5. in our corner e) supporting
1.niche c) position
2. unconventional d) off-the-wall
3. hands-on a)direct
4. retain b) maintain
5. in our corner e) supporting
It was only after I turned 60 that old age began to ______ me. I didn’t even notice about it.
creep up on
A word that describes something unusual, often in an amusing way
off-the-wall/ unconventional
How are Watson's new recipes?
delicious and unconventional
The supercomputers, Watson, was invented in 2011.
Not given
On p.125 'Future jobs at risk?' one example that shows us robots could help us is _____.
Robots can help legal assistants to prepare courtroom cases.
He has carved a _______ for himself as a financial advisor.
niche
Spell the word that describes useless, outdated, not in use anymore
obsolete
Which section contrasts human capabilities with those of advanced computers
Section 5 (paragraphs 10-11)
Besides cooking, Watson can also help us to diagnose patients, predict fashion trends and find an occupation.
False
Find words on p. 125 to fill in the blanks:
Almost half of all jobs in the US might be _________ by 2050 because of __________, for example, bank tellers, cashiers, typists.
obsolete
automation
His friends and family recalled him as a ______ who was always in a good mood and ready to recount his many adventures.
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