Is artificial intelligence bad for the world? A new survey has found most teenagers fear AI is affecting their work. Some experts believe they are the canary in the coal mine.
Pupils ‘can’t tell’ if AI content true
Students' view: It is not just teachers who are worried by students using AI; students are worried about it too. Comprehension quiz
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The word “rehabilitate” most nearly means:
A: To help restore someone to a normal life
B: To punish someone for a crime
C: To study something in detail
D: To damage something permanently
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Which word is the closest synonym for “astonishing”?
A: Slow
B: Normal
C: Amazing
D: Obvious
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a new survey by oxford university press has found teenagers are just as worried.
How many capital letters should this sentence have? Where should you put them?
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By July 2025, what percentage of the world’s population was using ChatGPT at least weekly?
A: 62%
B: Three-fifths
C: Half
D: More than 10%
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According to the article, what is one concern young people have about their classmates using AI?
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Besides its effect on our minds, what is one negative environmental impact of AI mentioned in the text?
Answers
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1. A 2. C 3. The sentence should have four capital letters: 'A new survey by Oxford University Press has found teenagers are just as worried.' 4. D 5. They worry their classmates are using AI to do their work and that their teachers cannot spot this. 6. AI data centres use vast amounts of electricity OR they are causing air and water pollution.
1. A 2. C 3. The sentence should have four capital letters: 'A new survey by Oxford University Press has found teenagers are just as worried.' 4. D 5. They worry their classmates are using AI to do their work and that their teachers cannot spot this. 6. AI data centres use vast amounts of electricity OR they are causing air and water pollution.
Glossary
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
ChatGPT - An Artificial Intelligence chatbot released in November 2022.
Impact - Impact implies changes in people's lives, such as changes in knowledge, skill, behaviour, health or living conditions. Impact can also be the action of one object hitting another, or the force with which one object hits another.
Astonishing - Very surprising.
Rehabilitate - Restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Economy - The way that money flows through a country, which affects wages and the cost of living.
Data centres - A large group of computer servers used by organisations to store, process and distribute very large amounts of data.
Devour - Eat very quickly.
Pollution - When harmful or dangerous things are put into the environment.