Unit 5  Digital Age

AlphaGo:Using Machine Learning to Master the Ancient Game of Go’

 

LearningObjectives for This Unit

Instudying this unit, you must be able to:

1. have a thorough understanding of the text contextuallyand linguistically;

2. build up an active vocabulary to talk about digitaltechnology and know how to use the key words and expressions in contextproperly;

3. analyze the pros and cons of the different applicationsof digital technology mentioned in this unit, including self-driving cars,machine learning, MagicBand, autonomous flying vehicles, predicative analytics,and MOOCs;

4. write a well-developed process description of how to usea smart phone app.

 

 

Pre-readingTasks  

Task 1 Oral Activity:

1) Read the following backgroundinformation and then answer the questions.

 

1. The four essential arts required of any true Chinesescholar: music, chess,calligraphy and painting.

2.Artificialintelligence (Al): A term created by John McCarthy in 1953. it refersto the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. The goals of Al researchinclude reasoning, knowledge, planning, learning natural language processing (communication),perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects.

3. AlphaGo:  an artificial intelligent computerprogram that plays the board game Go. It was developed by a team led by DemisHassabis, Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind in London. In March 2016, it beat LeeSedol, which was the first time that a computer Go program had beaten a 9-danprofessional. At the Future of Go Summit in May 2017, AlphaGo beat Ke Jie, theworld No.1 ranked player, by 3 games to 0. After the match, AlphaGo retiredwhile DeepMind continues AI research in other areas.

 

 4.  IBM(International Business Machines Corporation): an American multinationaltechnology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, withoperations in over 170 countries. In February 17, 2011, Watson from IBMdefeated two champions at Jeopardy, a famous American television TV show, whichwas recognized as a remarkable breakthrough in computer science and artificialintelligence in the 21st century

 

Task 2 Words and Phrasesand Expressions Studying:Studentsshould do Exercise 1.1-1.3 in Focusing on Language in Context onPage 119-121 in textbook to check how well they have mastered the words andphrases and after the quiz teacher should explain the difficulties students mayhave；

 

Originate            Essential             Worldwide        Opponent           Territory

Intuition             Intellectual         Imagination        Profound            Artificial

Intelligence       Invent Flexible   Tackle               Best              Raw

Input                   Adjust                  taketurns             to date           get the better of