【題組】34.(AB)Deep learning can automatically optimize human-given goals—called “objective ­functions”—with unlimited memory and superhuman accuracy (AC) Richards’ impressive feat is a useful metaphor for how artificial intelligence works (AD) General AI requires advanced capabilities such as reasoning, conceptual learning, common sense, planning, creativity and even self-awareness and emotions, all of which remain beyond our scientific reach (AE)The age of “artificial general intelligence”- or when AI will be able to perform intellectual tasks better than humans- is far in the distance. (BC) It can help Amazon maximize profit from recommendations or Facebook maximize minutes spent by users in its app (BD) Just as Richards committed vast troves of words to memory in order to master the domain of the Scrabble board (BE) Autonomous vehicles, for example, will dramatically reduce cost and improve safety and efficiency (CD) This was especially noteworthy because Richards does not speak French.