{"id":26205,"date":"2023-07-21T20:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T18:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=26205"},"modified":"2023-07-25T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T06:05:34","slug":"should-we-fear-chatbots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/07\/should-we-fear-chatbots\/","title":{"rendered":"Should We Fear Chatbots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chatbots have become more and more popular these days. We encounter a lot of chatbots when we do certain transactions on the internet. However, there is this existing fear that chatbots might surpass the level of information stored in human brains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript to learn more about chatbots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2023\/ep-230706<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “on guard<\/strong>” mean? “…we need to be\u00a0on guard<\/strong>\u00a0against that because what’s coming out of ChatGPT is none of that.”<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is a “sentient entity<\/strong>“? “You can\u00a0provoke\u00a0it to say things that sound like what a\u00a0sentient\u00a0entity<\/strong> would say.<\/em>” Make a sentence with this phrase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Define “primed<\/strong>“. “We are really primed <\/strong>to imagine a mind behind language whenever we encounter language.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What do you think of chatbots?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. In your opinion, are chatbots helpful? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Should we fear chatbots? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are the potential reasons that people might be afraid of chatbots?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What do you think are the pros and cons of using a chatbot?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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