Question

Today, almost all of us depend on the internet for a wide variety of purposes. We may be making purchases, reading the news to find out more about the world around us, doing research for school or hobbies, or just enjoying music, movies, and other popular media. The internet has become our main source of information, education, and entertainment. Many people, however, fail to consider what may be going on behind the scenes on our screens. Computer technology can be harmful as well as helpful. While the internet may give us many wonderful things, it also takes something from us—our data.

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Artificial intelligence can record information from online activity to create a user profile. For example, a student doing research on parrots for a biology report may suddenly find their email inbox flooded with promotional material from companies that sell products to parrot owners. Colorful ads for parrot cages and toys start to pop up on their favorite websites. Why?

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A computer program cannot tell the difference between someone doing academic research and someone looking to buy a pet parrot. Although some of those ads may be from honest companies, others may be so-called "phishing" schemes. These ads encourage users to give them financial and personal data that can later be sold to criminals. Dishonest people use artificial intelligence to create fake identities that can steal real money and damage reputations.

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Artificial intelligence does not automatically know if the user is an adult or a child. A student doing research on Paris for a geography project may receive offers for low-cost airfare and hotels aimed at someone planning a vacation in France. Children cannot purchase airline tickets or make hotel reservations, but they may accidentally reveal information about their families that their parents prefer to keep private.

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Fortunately, people can change their computer settings and preferences to avoid artificial intelligence programs. Artificial intelligence, however, has become so widespread throughout the internet that it may be impossible to escape its reach entirely. One question we need to ask is, "Who benefits most from AI? The one using the computer or those who seek to gain a profit from that activity?"

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As artificial intelligence expands in scope and power, we need to remain aware of its pitfalls. Human intelligence invented the internet. Hopefully, humans will be able to solve its problems, too.
In the text "AI - Not so Intelligent After All?", what evidence does the author provide to support the idea that AI cannot distinguish between adults and children?

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The author describes how an AI may be employed as a chatbot, which cannot distinguish between children and adults.

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The author describes how many advertisements online may be bait for phishing schemes.

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The author describes how a student doing a geography report on Paris may receive email advertisements for discounted flights and hotel rooms in France.

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The author describes how parents can avoid their children falling for these schemes by changing their computer's preferences.

Answer 1

C. The author gives the example of a student researching Paris who may receive ads for discounted flights and hotels, showing AI can't tell adults from children.