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Machines learn to play video games

 

科技發展一日千里,有研究人員已經研發出懂得自己摸索、學習玩電子遊戲的裝置,不能小覷!

 

The computer program, which is inspired by the human brain, learned how to play 49 classic video games. In more than half, it was as good or better than a professional human player.

 

inspire 給〔某人〕創作靈感;鼓舞;激勵

例子:The leader can always inspire the team. 這位領袖總可以振奮士氣。

 

  • inspire sb to sth
  • inspire + emotion / reaction

► inspire confidence / fear

例子:His driving hardly inspires confidence .   他的開車技術難以讓人信任。

 

inspiration 啟發 (noun 名詞)

 

跟以往的人工智能系統不同,今次這個名為DeepMind的裝置只須接收簡單指令,便會自行尋找解題方法:

 

Researchers from Google DeepMind said this was the first time a system had learned how to master a wide range of complex tasks.

 

master 掌握

(verb 動詞)

 

連人類也覺得困難的任務,這個人工智能系統勝任有餘!

 

For the first time, we have used it in a perceptually rich environment to complete tasks that are very challenging to humans.

 

perceptual 感知的;知覺的  

(adjective 形容詞)

 

perception

(noun 名詞)

 

1. 感知能力;認識能力;洞察力

2. 認識;觀念;看法

例子:Teachers' views influence their students’ perceptions of the world.  

 

人工智能玩桌上遊戲表現優秀:

 

However, this artificial intelligence system was pre-programmed with a sort of instruction manual that gave it the expertise it needed to excel at the board game.

 

excel at / in  優於;擅長;勝過他人

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:Kevin excels at/in teaching.

 

► excel yourself 超水平發揮

 

例子:He excelled himself in this competition.

 

intuitive 憑直覺獲知的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子:He has an intuitive awareness of how others feel.   他直覺就知道人的感受。

 

intuition直覺 (noun 名詞)

 

不過,人工智能如此精妙,比人腦猶有過之,難怪知名科學家如霍金也擔心起來:

 

Some fear that creating computers that can outwit humans could be dangerous.

In December, Prof Stephen Hawking said that the development of full artificial intelligence "could spell the end of the human race".

 

outwit 智勝,以機智勝過;騙過

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:Some fear that creating computers that can outwit humans could be dangerous.

 

spell 帶來 (負面後果)

(verb 動詞)

 

例子:The development of full artificial intelligence "could spell the end of the human race".

 

 

Kevin 教室

research vs. study

§ research (uncountable 不可數的)   vs.   study (countable 可數的) §

 

例子:There is a study showing that…

例子:There has been research showing that…

例子:Research shows that… 

   
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