Are computers always right? 6 Minute English

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Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Human beings are flawed and carry their prejudices and opinions with them. Wouldn't it be better if we could replace them with artificial intelligence, if we could get computers to do all our thinking for us? Rob and Catherine discuss if technology is a good solution for all our problems and teach you six items of vocabulary. See the transcript and download the programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180719 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Is the internet good or bad? https://youtu.be/Fxh3HeJvRhw The power of smell https://youtu.be/AJRqLvAZp4Q Are you excited about the World Cup? https://youtu.be/savzorNB_sI Is gaming a sport? https://youtu.be/gfnyMyCZjqA 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 someone who believes their country, race or sex is better than any others 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 the belief that a technological solution is always a better solution to a problem 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 neutral, fair and balanced 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲 a piece of software but also someone who does something for you, on your behalf 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 a problem which has small and important areas which may be hard to spot, but they need to be considered 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 a set of software instructions for a computer system [Image: GETTY IMAGES] #BBCLearningEnglish #LearnEnglish #6MinutesEnglish

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