Zoubin Ghahramani from Google and Cambridge University says AI can help solve climate problems. AI has already helped make airplane paths better and reduced contrails, which are lines in the sky made by planes. Google has been working for many years to use less energy in its big computer places. By 2025, Google wants to use almost no carbon energy in the UK. But, some people worry that AI uses too much energy and can hurt the environment. They think we should only use AI when we really need to. This shows that we need to make AI in a good and safe way.
Original news source: Google boss: AI too important not to get right (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of cards with words related to AI, such as "robot," "healthcare," "climate change," "energy," etc. One player from each group will pick a card and act out the word without speaking, while the rest of the group tries to guess the word. The group that guesses correctly gets a point. Play several rounds and see which group gets the most points.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of cards with words related to the article. One student from each pair will pick a card and draw a picture representing the word, while the other student tries to guess the word. The pair that guesses correctly gets a point. Switch roles and play several rounds, keeping track of the points.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the class to think about and write down their opinions on the following question: "Do you think AI is a good thing or a bad thing? Why?" Then, have students pair up and share their opinions with their partner. After discussing, ask some pairs to share their opinions with the whole class, and facilitate a class discussion on the topic.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Ask each student to come up with two true statements and one false statement about AI. They should write these statements on separate pieces of paper without revealing which one is false. Then, have each student share their statements with a partner, who must guess which statement is the lie. After guessing, students can discuss why they chose a particular statement as the lie.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a headline related to the article, such as "Google and Cambridge University Collaborate on AI Research" or "Concerns about AI's Environmental Impact." In their groups, students must come up with a short news article or story based on the headline. Each group will then present their headline and story to the class, encouraging discussion and feedback.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
AI is a type of technology that helps computers think and learn like humans.
Google and the University of Cambridge are working together to study AI.
AI can help with robots, health care, and climate change.
AI has helped make airplane paths better and reduced contrails, which are lines in the sky made by planes.
Google wants to use almost no carbon energy in the UK by 2025.
Some people worry that AI uses too much energy and can hurt the environment.
It is important to make AI in a good and safe way to ensure it is helpful and doesn't cause any harm.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Google's boss, Matt Brittin, says that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is very important. Google is working with the University of Cambridge to a new place for studying AI. They will look at how AI can help with robots, health , and climate . This is happening before a big meeting in the UK about AI safety. The UK government wants to talk with big companies about for AI. Zoubin Ghahramani from Google and Cambridge University says AI can help solve climate problems. AI has already helped make paths better and reduced , which are lines in the sky made by planes. Google has been working for many years to use less energy in its big computer places. By 2025, Google wants to use almost no carbon energy in the UK. But, some that AI uses too much energy and can hurt the environment. They think we should only use AI when we really need to. This shows that we need to make AI in a good and safe way.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
2. How would you feel if robots could help with your health care?
3. Do you like airplanes? Why or why not?
4. Do you think AI can help solve climate change? Why or why not?
5. What are contrails and how are they made?
6. How do you think AI can help reduce contrails?
7. Do you think it's important for big companies to follow rules for AI? Why or why not?
8. How do you think AI can help make computer places use less energy?
9. How would you feel if Google used almost no carbon energy in the UK by 2025?
10. Do you think AI uses too much energy? Why or why not?
11. When do you think we should use AI? Why?
12. Why do you think it's important to make AI in a good and safe way?
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