The charge of the chatbots

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

The charge of the chatbots: 

how do you tell who's human online?

Some vocabulary first

https://wordwall.net/play/38463/380/123

Now read the text and answer the questions.

1. Text chats that are "interminable"(line 7) are

1. very boring
2. hard to understand
3. never ending

2."domestic" spies (line 9) are those that

1. research wants and desires
2. investigate your home
3. always inquire politely

3. The word "rapport"(line 10) means

1. a good relationship
2. lively conversation
3. tough competition

4. A "virtual valet" (line 10) is

1. a false friend
2. an online servant
3. an unreal helper

5. The author's grandmother has only recently started using computer

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

5. justification:

6. The author has deliberately tried to preserve his privacy

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

6. justification:

7. The term 'bot' refers only to programmes which use voices.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

7. justification:

8. In the author's opinion, the public in general believe that they can detect when a robot is speaking.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

8. justification:

Discussion Time

> What are the advantages of chatbots? And the disadvantages?

> Can we recognise different types of chatbots? 

> To what extent should we be suspicious of bots? And if so, why?

> Why should we apply critical thinking to everything provided through information technology (not just bots, but the internet in general)?