# Living with artificial intelligence: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 18, Test 2, Reading Passage 2

Source: Passage, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 18, Test 2, Reading Passage 2. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | C | But many experts believe this restriction is very temporary. |
| 15 | A | Machines will be free of many of the physical constraints on human intelligence. |
| 16 | B | the more important it will be to specify its goals with great care |
| 17 | D | If superintelligent machines don't do a lot better than us, we'll be in deep trouble. |
| 18 | C | If there are routes to the moral high ground, they'll be better than us at finding them |
| 19 | D | This won't be easy, given that we are tribal creatures and conflicted about the ideals ourselves. |
| 20 | YES | We might lose our freedom to discriminate in favour of our own communities, for example. |
| 21 | NOT GIVEN | But are we ready for ethical silicon police limiting our options? |
| 22 | NO | but few of us are likely to welcome such a future |
| 23 | YES | it will require a cooperative spirit, and a willingness to set aside self-interest |
| 24 | C | AI already has some input into how resources are used in our National Health Service (NHS) |
| 25 | A | we'd be depriving some humans (e.g. senior doctors) of the control they presently enjoy |
| 26 | E | of the control they presently enjoy |

## Why these answers are right

**14. C.** The first paragraph admits that current AI is narrow, then says many experts believe this restriction is very temporary and that machines may reach human-level performance on the full range of tasks. A temporary restriction means future AI will not stay limited, which is option C.

**15. A.** The second paragraph says machines will be free of the physical constraints on human brains, such as slow biochemical speed and a size restricted by the birth canal. Listing human handicaps that machines lack explains why machines can outperform us, so A is correct.

**16. B.** The writer says that as AI grows more powerful it becomes more important to specify its goals with great care, then gives King Midas as someone who asked for the wrong thing with disastrous results. The story illustrates badly defined objectives going wrong, option B.

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