Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence Flashcards
the fact that one person or thing is better, stronger, etc. than another
an unpleasant way of behaving that a person has when they think they are better than other people
E.g: The Australian team soon demonstrated their s_________ over the opposition.
superiority (n)
/suːˌpɪə.riˈɒr.ə.ti/
superiority over
sense of superiority
the situation in which two things become different
E.g.: The d_________ between the incomes of the rich and the poor countries seems to be increasing.
Recently published statistics show a d_________ from previous trends.
divergence (n)
/daɪˈvɜː.dʒəns/
divergence between
divergence from
divergence of view/opinion
to happen at or near the same time
to be the same or similar
E.g.: If the heavy rain had c_________d with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted
If our schedules c_________, we’ll go to Spain together
coincide (v)
/ˌkəʊ.ɪnˈsaɪd/
coincide with
to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong
E.g.: On the other hand, if Watson generated a recommendation that c_________ed the experts’ opinion, doctors would typically conclude that Watson wasn’t competent.
He kept c_________ing himself when we argued - I think he was slightly confused.
contradict (v)
/ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪkt/
contradict yourself
able to do something well
E.g.: I wouldn’t say he was brilliant but he is c_________ at his job.
competent (adj)
/ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/
seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed
E.g.: He did not think it p_______ that all the differences could be explained in this way.
a p_______ explanation/excuse
a perfectly p_______ theory
plausible (adj)
/ˈplɔː.zə.bəl/
true > plausible
= possible = conceivable
strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like
E.g.: Many doctors ignore the seemingly o_________ AI recommendations and stick to their own expertise.
outlandish (adj)
/ˌaʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/
an unwillingness to do something
E.g.: She showed considerable r_________ to leave.
With great r_________, we have come to the decision to close the hospital.
a show/sign of r_________
reluctance (n) = unwillingness
/rɪˈlʌk.təns/
Many people are also simply not f_________ with many instances of AI actually working because it often happens in the background.
be familiar with sth
(of a plan or machine) so simple and easy to understand that it is unable to go wrong or be used wrongly
E.g.: We’re trying to work out a way to make the system f_________.
The system is pretty well/ absolutely, quite/ nearly/ virtually f_________.
foolproof (adj)
/ˈfuːl.pruːf/
to represent or show something in a picture or story
E.g.: Her paintings d_________ the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
The book vividly d_________ the French society of the 1930s.
In the book, he d_________ his father as a tyrant.
depict (v)
/dɪˈpɪkt/
depict someone as something
