Lesson 4 The Future Ahead of Us
AI: Opportunity or Threat?
Recently, an ____ used an artificial intelligence (AI) system to create the image above for an art contest.
The image ____ first place in the digital arts category.
This led to a controversy in the ____ community.
Some people complained that the artist simply provided the system with basic instructions and ____ it do all the work.
They ____ this wasn’t fair to the rest of the artists in the contest.
However, there were also people ____ were excited by the potential of AI.
Today, there are numerous AI programs that can create ____ forms of art including images, songs, and novels.
Example 1 Making Digital Images with AI
AI image generators create images based on our text ____.
They do this by copying other ____ that were created by humans.
The generators have the ability to ____ millions of images and their corresponding descriptions.
This allows them to create works of art in a short time based on the provided ____.
Moreover, AI ____ can mix the styles of existing images upon request.
For example, you can blend a photograph of a ____ with Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
These ____ images have a few differences.
However, the overall design, the ____, and the scarf around the head are clearly based on Vermeer’s painting.
A simple request was enough to create this ____ and detailed image.
Example 2 Making Music with AI
AI programs may lead to changes not ____ in the art world but also in the music industry.
These programs are already able to ____ songs, and they give you many options.
For example, ____ can choose the style and key, such as C major or A minor.
You can also ____ how long the song will be.
Once you’ve entered the information, the program will produce a song that you ____ edit or use as it is.
Furthermore, computer-generated ____ (commonly known as CGI) has opened up new possibilities in the music industry.
Virtual ____ with extremely realistic faces, bodies, and voices have already released several songs.
Some of them have many followers on social media, just like ____ singers.
These types of virtual musicians are able to speak and move ____ with the help of their human creators.
The Debate on Using AI
Many AI programs are open to the ____, which means they are free and convenient to use.
However, these programs have sparked a debate over their impact on ____.
Since AI has the ____ to learn skills and perform them better than humans, some people view it as a threat.
They worry that AI ____ replace humans in more and more areas.
There are also concerns that AI may ____ the styles of human artists without their consent.
On the other hand, others think that AI cannot exceed human imagination and that it is ____ dependent on human assistance.
This is because the data that AI uses ____ have flaws or limitations.
A dependence on imperfect data with little diversity eventually ____ the output of AI programs.
Human imagination, on the other hand, ____ no limits or boundaries.
What kind of future do you think lies ____ of us?
Will more people use AI programs to ____ their creativity and productivity?
Or will people grow ____ of the limitations of AI tools?
AI ____ many benefits and new opportunities.
What we ____ to do is figure out how to use AI tools ethically and think about how humans and AI can collaborate.