2019高考英语一轮复习 习题天天练 模块6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you 牛津译林版选修6

Unit 2 What is happiness to you一、阅读理解。A business school in Paris will soon begin using artificial in

Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou 一、阅读理解。 AbusinessschoolinPariswillsoonbeginusingartificialintelligenceand facialanalysistodeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentioninclass.The software,calledNestor,isusedintwoonlineclassesattheESGbusinessschool beginninginSeptember. Theidea,accordingtoLCAfounderMarcelSaucet,istousethedatathat Nestorcollectstoimprovetheperformanceofbothstudentsandprofessors.The softwareusesstudentswebcams（网络摄像机）toanalyzeeyemovementsandfacial expressionsanddeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentiontoavideo lecture.Itthenformulatesquizzesbasedonthecontentcoveredduringmoments ofinattentiveness.Professorswouldalsobeabletoidentifymomentswhen students’attentiondeclined,whichcouldhelptoimprovetheirteaching,Saucet says. AdvocatesforAIineducationsaythatthesoftwareisactuallyunableto teachacourse,butthetechnologycouldbeusedasadigitaltutorthatwould adapttoastudent’sindividualneeds,andhelpdevelopmoreeffectivestudying habits.Suchsoftwarecouldalsohelpteachersbyprovidingfeedbackonthe effectivenessoftheirteaching,advocatessay. SaucetsaysNestorwon’tstoreanyofthevideofootageitgetsandthathis panyhasnoplanstosellanyotherdatathesoftwarecollects.Inadditionto facialrecognitionandanalysis,thesoftwarecanintegrate（合并）withstudents’ calendarstosuggestpossiblestudytimes,andtracktheironlinebehaviorto pickuponpatterns. RoseLuckin,aprofessorattheUniversityCollegeLondonKnowledgeLab,says AIcouldunlockthe“blackboxoflearning”byprovidinginformationonhowand whenlearninghappens.LuckinsaysaprogramlikeNestorcouldbeusefulfor studentswhotakeclassesremotely,since“thereisn’tahumantherewatching them.”AndwhilesomeareconcernedthatAImayonedayreplaceteachers,Luckin