AI experiment shows“mindreading”capability梦境再现或成现实

孙启禄

主題语境：科技 篇幅：307词 关键词：AI， online data， brain scans

1 After waking up， you may feel frustrated because you cannot recall the dreamsyou had last night. Artificial intelligence （AI） may be able to help.

2 Previously， there have been AI modelsthat can turn texts into images. They do this  bylearning from a large amount of data from bothtexts and images. This time， researchers from Japanhave developed an AI system called Stable Diffusion to recreate  images based on people’sbrain scans， Science magazine reported.

3 The researchers used an online data setprovided by the University of Minnesota， which consisted of brain scans from four par⁃ticipants after they each viewed a set of  10，000 photos. The scans were recorded by functionalmagnetic resonance （磁共振） imaging.

4 The AI then learned about the brain activities by analyzing changes in blood flowshown by the fMRI data—when a part of the brain is activated， more blood will flow to it. Itthen matched the brain activity with the photos. Through this method， AI learned how humanbrains would react when seeing different photos.

5 Finally， the researchers tested the AI on additional brain scans from the same participantswhen they viewed photos of a toy bear， airplane， clock and train.

6 If the person looked at an airplane， for example， the AI would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very blurry airplane. Then， it would turn on the previous“texttoimage”model and improve the quality of the image by feeding itself the keyword“airplane”.

7 The final images were“convincing”to about 80 percent accuracy， according to  theresearchers. The new study created a novel approach that combines texts and  images with“deciphering （破译） the brain”.

8 In the future， scientists hope the technology can be used to record imagined  thoughtsand dreams or allow people to become familiar with how differently other  animals perceivereality.

Reading Check

1. How is paragraph 2 mainly developed？

A. By making comparisons.

B. By making classification.

C. By referring to previous tests.

D. By using theoretical possibilities.

2. What did AI learn about the brain activities by analyzing changes in blood flow？

A. The part of the brain activated.

B. Analyses of changes in blood flow.

C. Participants’ reactions to different photos.

D. Images of participants’ viewing the same photo.

3. What does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 6 refer to？

A. The AI. B. The airplane.

C. The image created. D. The brain scan data.

4. What did researchers think of the result of the experiment？

A. Doubtful. B. Satisfying.

C. Unbelievable. D. Disappointing.

语篇解码

本文是一篇说明文，主题语境为人与社会，话题为科技发展。在电影《盗梦空间》中，一群特工进入他人的梦境，从而窃取他人潜意识中的机密，并重塑他人的梦境。现在，这样读取他人梦境的科幻场景可能通过AI就能实现了。

语言学习

Ⅰ. 语料荟萃

Ⅱ. 语句分析

1. After waking up， you may feel frustrated because you cannot recall the dreams  you had last night. 你可能会因为醒来后不记得昨晚做的梦而感到沮丧。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。you may feel frustrated是主句，After wakingup是介词短语作时间状语，because you cannot recall the dreams是原因状语从句，youhad last night是省略了关系代词that或which的限制性定语从句。

2. The researchers used an online data set provided by the University of  Minnesota，which consisted of brain scans from four participants after they each viewed  a set of 10，000photos. 研究人员使用了明尼苏达大学提供的在线数据集，其中包括四名参与者在每人观看了一组1万张照片后进行的大脑扫描。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。The researchers used an online data set是主句，provided by...Minnesota 是动词⁃ed 形式短语作定语，which consisted of brain scans是非限制性定语从句，after they each viewed a set of 10，000 photos是时间状语从句。

语言运用

Ⅰ. 例句仿写

1. 我已经下定决心大学毕业后去农村教英语。

I have made up my mind to go to teach English in the countryside _________________.

2. 我的英语老师建议我买一本英汉词典，他认为这对我的学习会有很大帮助。

My English teacher recommended buying an EnglishChinese dictionary，_________________.

Ⅱ. 寫作实践

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座活动，请你写一份书面通知，内容包括：

1. 活动时间和地点；

2. 专家简介和讲座内容；

3. 欢迎参加。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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