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Anger over Al's role in exacerbating could endanger the technology's future.In her
new book Cogs and Monsters:What Economics is,and What It Should Be,Diane Coyle,an economist at Cambridge University,argues that the digital economy requires newways of thinking about progress."Whatever we mean by the economy growing.By
hings getting better,the gains will have to be more evenly shared than in the recent
past"she writes."An economy of tech millionaires or billionaires and gig workers,with
middle-income jobs undercut by automation,will not be politically sustainable.Improving ling standards and increasing prosperity for more people will require
greater use of digital technologies to boost productivity in various sectors,including
health care and construction,says Coyle.But people can't be expected to embrace the
changes if they’re not seeing the benefits--if they’re just seeing good job being
destroyed.In a recent interview with MIT Technology Review,Coyle sad she fears that tech's
inequality problem could be a roadblock to deploying AI."We re talking about
disruption,”she says."These are transformative technologies that change the ways we
spend our time every day,that change business models that succeed."To make such
"tremendous changes,"she adds,you need social buy-in.Instead,says Coyle,resentment is simmering among many as the benefits are
perceived to go to elites in a handful of prosperous cities.In the US,for instance.During much of the 20th century the various regions of the
county were--in the language of economists-"Converging"and financial disparities
decreased.Then,in the 1980s,came the onslaught of digital technologies,and the
trend reversed itself.Automation wiped out many manufacturing and retail jobs New.Well paying tech jobs were clustered in a few cities.According to the Brookings institution,a short list of eight American cities that
included San Francisco Jose,Boston,and Seattle had roughly 38%of all tech jobs by
2019.New Al technologies are particularly concentrated:Brookings's Mark Muro and
Sifan Liu estimate that just 15 cite account for two-thirds of the Al assets and
capabilities in the United States(San Francisco and San Jose alone account for about one-quarter
The dominance of a few cites in the invention and commercialization of Al means
that geographical disparities in wealth will continue to soar.Not only will this foster
political and social unrest but it could,as Coyle suggests,hold back the sorts of Al
technologies needed for regional economies to grow.Part of the solution could lie in somehow loosening the stranglehold that Big Tech
has on defining the Al agenda,That will likely take increased federal funding for
researching dependent of the tech giants,Muro and others have suggested hefty
federal funding to hefty create US regional innovation centers.for example
A more immediate response is to broaden our digital imaginations to conceive of
AI technologies that don’t s simply replace jobs but expand opportunity in the sectors
that different parts of the country care most about,like health care,education,and
manufacturing
21.Coyle argues that economic growth should.A.give rise to innovations
B.diversify career choices
C.benefit people equally
D.be promoted forcedly
正確答案:C
22.In Paragraph 2,digital technologies should be used to.A.bring about instant prosperity
B.reduce people's workload
C.raise overall work efficiency
D.enhance cross-sector cooperation
正確答案:C
23.What does Coyle fear about transformative technologies?
A.They may affect work-life balance
B.They may be impractical to deploy.C.They may incur huge expenditure.D.They may unwelcome to public
正確答案:D
24.Several cities are mentioned to show.A.the uneven distribution of Al technology in US
B.the disappointing prospect of jobs in US
C.the fast progress of US regional economics
D.the increasing significance of US Al assets
正確答案:A
25.With regard to Coyle’s concern,the author suggests.A.raising funds to start new Al projects
B.encourage collaboration in Al research
C.guarding against side effects of AI
D.redefining the role of AI technologies
正確答案:D