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