高中英语课标3000词40篇40小时通关(27版)passage 12

Week 6

Passage 12

个性笔记

A study looking at how using generative AI in the workplace affects critical thinking skills has been conducted by researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University.

“Excessive reliance on AI is closely linked to the decline of important mental capabilities that ought to be preserved,” the paper states.

When employees rely on generative AI to attainsolutions, their effort shifts toward verifying that an AI’s response is good enough to use, instead of applying higher-order critical thinking skills like creating, evaluating, and analyzing information. 

If humans only intervene when AI responses are insufficient, then workers are denied “routine opportunities to practice their judgment and strengthen their thinking abilities. As a result, these skills may contract, leaving them unprepared when the exceptions do arise.”

The study involved 319 people who use generative AI at least once a week at work. Respondents were asked to share three instances of how they use generative AI at work, which fall into three main categories: creation (writing a standard email to a colleague, for example); information (researching a topic or writing a summary of a long article); and advice (asking for guidance or making a chart from existing data). 

Then, they were asked if using generative AI makes them use more or less effort to think critically. In addition, for each task that respondents mentioned, they were also asked to share how confident they were in themselves, in generative AI, and in their ability to evaluate AI outputs.

About 36% respondents participating in the study reported that they used critical thinking skills to reduce potential negative outcomes from using AI. One participant said she used ChatGPT to write a performance review, but double checked the AI output for fear that she could accidentally submit something that would get her suspended. Another respondent reported that he had to edit AI-generated emails that he would send to his boss - whose culture places more emphasis on hierarchy (等级) and age - so that he wouldn’t commit an error. And in many cases, participants checked AI-generated responses with more general web searches from resources like YouTube and Wikipedia, possibly defeating the purpose of using AI in the first place.

The study is small, and yet it delivers a warning that even artificial intelligence assistants are willing to acknowledge. When asked whether AI can make us dumber or smarter, ChatGPT answered, “It depends on how we engage with it: as a crutch (拐杖，支柱) or a tool for growth.

1. generate 

2. conduct 

3. link 

4. capable 

5. preserve 

6. employ

7. attain 

8. solution 

9. response 

10. evaluate 

11. intervention 

12. sufficient

13. deny 

14. contract 

15. arise 

16. respond 

17. instance 

18. category 

19. topic 

20. summary 

21. chart 

22. addition 

23. output 

24. participate 

25. submit 

26. suspend 

27. editor 

28. emphasis 

29. commit 

30. error 

31. defeat 

32. warning 

33. assistant 

34. acknowledge

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1. generate /ˈdʒenəreɪt/ v. 产生；引起

【搭配】generate electricity 发电

generate interest 引起兴趣

【变形】generation n. 产生；一代人

generator n. 发电机；发生器

2. conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ /ˈkɒndʌkt/

v./n. 进行；引导；行为

【搭配】conduct a survey 进行调查

conduct an experiment 进行实验

code of conduct 行为准则                    【变形】conduction n. 传导

conductor n. 指挥；售票员；导体

3. link /lɪŋk/ v./n. 连接；联系；环节

【搭配】link to/with 与…连接/联系

link between ...之间的联系                    【变形】linked adj. 连接的

【同义词】connect, associate; connection

4. capable /ˈkeɪpəbl/ adj. 有能力的

【搭配】capable of (doing) sth. 有能力做某事；

【变形】capability n. 能力

【同义词】able, competent, skilled                    【反义词】incapable, incompetent

5. preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ v. 保护；保存；维持

【搭配】preserve the environment 保护环境

preserve tradition 保存传统

preserve food 保存食物

【变形】preservation n. 保护；保存

preservative n. 防腐剂                    【同义词】protect, conserve, maintain                    【辨析】preserve(保持原样)

conserve (节约使用)

reserve (预留)

6. employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ v. 雇用；使用

【变形】employee n. 雇员；employer n. 雇主

employment n. 就业；雇用

un employment n. 失业

【同义词】hire, use

7. attain /əˈteɪn/ v. 达到；获得

【搭配】attain a goal 达到目标

attain success 获得成功

attain a position 获得职位

【同义词】achieve, accomplish, reach

18. category /ˈkætəɡəri/ n. 类别；种类

【搭配】fall into a category 属于某一类

【变形】categorize v. 分类

【同义词】class, group, type

19. topic /ˈtɒpɪk/ n. 话题；主题

【搭配】hot topic 热门话题

topic sentence 主题句

【同义词】subject, theme

20. summary /ˈsʌməri/ n./adj. 

摘要；概要；总结的

【搭配】in summary 总之

【变形】summarize v. 总结；概括

21. chart /tʃɑːt/ n./v. 图表；绘制图表

【搭配】pie chart 饼图；bar chart 条形图

【同义词】n. graph, diagram; v. map, plot

22. addition /əˈdɪʃən/ n. 增加；加法

【搭配】in addition 此外

in addition to 除…之外

【变形】add v. 增加；additional adj. 额外的

23. output /ˈaʊtpʊt/ n. 输出；产量

【搭配】industrial output 工业产量

data output 数据输出

【反义词】input

24. participate /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ v. 参加；参与

【搭配】participate in 参加；参与

【变形】participation n. 参与

participant n. 参与者

【同义词】take part in, join in

25. submit /səbˈmɪt/ v. 提交；呈递；屈服

【搭配】submit to 提交给；屈服于

submit an application 提交申请

submit oneself to 服从于

【变形】submission n. 提交；屈服

submissive adj. 顺从的

26. suspend /səˈspend/ v. 暂停；悬挂；使停职

【搭配】suspend from 从…悬挂；使停职

suspend operations 暂停运营

【变形】suspension n. 暂停；悬挂；停职

suspense n. 悬念

【同义词】hang, postpone, stop

8. solution /səˈluːʃn/ n. 解决方案；解答；溶液

【搭配】solution to ...的解决方案                    【变形】solve v. 解决

9. response /rɪˈspɒns/ n. 回答；反应；响应

【搭配】in response to 作为对…的回应；

【变形】respond v. 回答；响应

responsive adj. 反应迅速的                    【同义词】reply, reaction, answer

10. evaluate /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ v. 评估；评价

【搭配】evaluate performance 评估表现

【变形】evaluation n. 评估；评价

【同义词】assess, judge, appraise

11. intervention /ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/ n. 干预；介入

【搭配】government intervention 政府干预

【变形】intervene v. 干预；介入

intervening adj. 介于中间的                    【同义词】interference, involvement

12. sufficient /səˈfɪʃnt/ adj. 足够的；充分的

【变形】sufficiency n. 足够；充分

【同义词】enough, adequate, ample                    【反义词】insufficient, inadequate

13. deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ v. 否认；拒绝给予

【搭配】deny doing sth. 否认做过某事

there is no denying that 不可否认

【变形】denial n. 否认；拒绝

【反义词】admit, acknowledge

14. contract /ˈkɒntrækt/ /kənˈtrækt/ 

n./v. 合同；契约；收缩

【搭配】sign a contract 签订合同

【变形】contractor n. 承包商

contraction n. 收缩

15. arise /əˈraɪz/ v. 出现；产生

【搭配】arise from 由…引起；起源于

【同义词】occur, emerge, appear                    【辨析】rise (上升)/raise (举起) /arise (出现)

16. respond /rɪˈspɒnd/ v. 回答；响应；作出反应

【搭配】respond to 对…做出回应

【变形】response n. 回应

responsive adj. 反应迅速的

【同义词】reply, answer, react

17. instance /ˈɪnstəns/ n. 例子；实例

【搭配】for instance

【同义词】example, case 

27. editor /ˈedɪtə(r)/ n. 编辑；编者

【搭配】chief editor 主编

editor in chief 总编辑

news editor 新闻编辑

【变形】edit v. 编辑；edition n. 版本

editorial adj. 编辑的 n. 社论

28. emphasis /ˈemfəsɪs/ n. 强调；重点

【搭配】place/put emphasis on 把重点放在

【变形】emphasize v. 强调

29. commit /kəˈmɪt/ v. 犯；承诺；致力于

【搭配】commit a crime 犯罪

commit to (doing) sth. 承诺做某事

commit oneself to 致力于                    【变形】commitment n. 承诺；奉献

committed adj. 坚定的；效忠的

committee 委员会

30. error /ˈerə(r)/ n. 错误；差错

【搭配】make an error 犯错误

in error 错误地

【变形】erroneous adj. 错误的                    【同义词】mistake, fault

31. defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ v./n. 击败；失败

【同义词】v. beat, conquer; n. loss

32. warning /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ n. 警告；警示

【搭配】warning against 告诫不要

warning sign 警示标志

【变形】warn v. 警告；预先通知

33. assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ n. 助手；助理

【搭配】teaching assistant 助教

shop assistant 店员

【变形】assist v. 帮助；assistance n. 帮助

34. acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ v. 承认；致谢

【搭配】acknowledge one's mistake 承认错误

it is acknowledged that 公认…                    【变形】acknowledgment n. 承认；感谢

acknowledged adj. 公认的                    【同义词】admit, recognize, accept