diumenge, 30 de novembre del 2014

Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind

Stephen Hawking said to BBC news that create thinking machines could be the extinction of the human race.
He said this answering a question about the evolution and the renovation of the technology in the society. It implies use the AI (Artificial Intelligence).
Hawking who suffers ELA, uses the AI for can talk. Intel is developing a keyboard. It can learn about the person who uses it and it recommends you the best words to use.
He says that this technology helps a lot to society but he is scared if appears a technology that could equalises or surpasses the human race.
There is the possibility that a machine can replace a human in his job and gradually finishing with the humans.
Others say that the machines with AI couldn't replace us. The humans crate this robots and technology for help in our basic costumes or in the most complexes disciplines like nanotechnology, quantic physic...
Hawking affirm that we must take more care about the use of internet because it could be a perfect net to terrorists and they could control machines with AI for hurt the humanity.

Stephen Hawking don't want change his robotic voice that he is using. He said that his robotic voice has become a kind of mark for him. The child who need this voice, because they suffer the ELA, say that they want the same voice like Stephen Hawking.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30290540



Vocabulary:

Mankind
Imply

Concordia captain delayed alarm to avoid 'panic'

The captain of the ill-fated cruise ship called Costa Concordia said in the tribunal that he didn’t advice the people with the alarm for avoid the scary and panic of the people.
On the second day in the tribunal he said that he was afraid meanwhile the ship was sinking.
The captain called Francesco Schettino was charged for manslaughter and dereliction of duty.
The ship sank in Italy in 2012. There, in the accident dead 32 people.
It happened after the ship left his route and the ship crashes against the stones of the Italy’s island of Giglio.
He said that his form to bring the situation saved more lives than if he hadn’t done it.
On the first day, he said that he deviated from the route because he wanted to satisfy the passengers with the beautiful views, salute a captain who he knows and do a favour to the head’s waiter, who was from Giglio.
He was denying that he wanted to impress a woman from the ship.

If he is guilty, he could achieve 20 years in prison.


Map of Costa Concordia's route
2012
  • 13 Jan: Costa Concordia runs aground 
  • 31 Jan: Search for bodies abandoned
  • 22 March: Five more bodies found in wreck
  • 24 March: Fuel removal work completed
  • 21 April: Salvage contract awarded to firms Titan Salvage and Micoperi
  • 15 Oct: Capt Schettino appears at court inquiry
2013
  • 3 Apr: Largest support platform in position
  • 9 July: Captain Schettino goes on trial
  • 20 July: Five senior crew members convicted of manslaughter
  • 17 Sept: Ship rolled upright in 'parbuckling' operation
2014
  • 14 July: Refloating operation begins
  • 27 July: Arrives in Genoa for scrapping

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30312230


Vocabulary
Wreck
Delayed
Award
Trial
Crew
Manslaughter
Scrapping
Achieve
Ill-fated
Duty
Guilty
Deny







What you need and how to play to volleyball

Physically you need a strong and athletic body and be tall, 1,80 more or less. You need jump rather and move quickly for touch the ball. You must have a good coordination and know how to move in the court.
Volleyball is a team sport so, you must know play with other players. Don’t be selfish and impotent and above all have fun and enjoy the sport. You must know lose and respect the rival.
This sport it’s a little bite difficult to learn. You have to take 2 weeks minimum to learn all the technics of this sport and then you could play normally with a team.
I only play volleyball with my friends in summer in the beach. I’m not in a official team. I just want spend a good and fun time with my friends.
Volleyball is a competitive sport. It’s in Olympic games and there are leagues of males and females.