(5) Technology has come a long way in the decades since the first slow and bulky computers found their way into our homes, offices, and daily lives. Artificial intelligence—commonly known as AI—has given machines the power to think much like humans. In fact, computers are capable of thinking and calculating much faster than people. What’s more, they never get distracted, nor do they need to rest. These features mean their awesome power can be harnessed to perform complex functions and process huge amounts of information. Automated computer programs called bots can quickly accomplish tasks that would take humans days, weeks, or even years. Bots are even changing the face of journalism by producing written articles for newspapers, magazines, online blogs, and websites. One bot called Tobi wrote an amazing 40,000 news articles about a recent election in Switzerland in only 5 minutes! Of course such a feat would be impossible, even for a team of ten thousand news reporters working together.  Many media outlets—including major newspapers and television news channels—are now using bots to produce the content

provide to readers and viewers. These bots are able to imitate human writing so closely that audiences don’t know the difference. AI can even predict what topics will interest readers, based on big data analysis. Bots allow media outlets to easily meet deadlines and save money by paying fewer employees. Here’s a question: do you think this article was written by a human or a bot?
【題組】77.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?　
(A) To discuss the amazing results of a recent election in Switzerland.
(B) To discuss the growing use of artificial intelligence by news media outlets to generate written content.
(C)To argue it’s unfair that human reporters might lose their jobs as a result of media outlets using bots.
(D) To provide a brief history of the development of artificial intelligence.