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W: (5) [How do you feel about the future of artificial intelligence? Personally, I feel quite optimistic about it.] 

M: (5) [AI? I’m not so optimistic actually. In fact, it’s something we should be concerned about.] 

W: Well, it will help us humans understand ourselves better, and when we have a better understanding of ourselves, we can improve the world.

M: Well, one thing is for sure: technology is evolving faster than our ability to understand it, and in the future AI will make jobs kind of pointless.

W: (6) [I think artificial intelligence will actually help create new kinds of jobs which would require less of our time and allow us to be centered on creative tasks.] 

M: I doubt that very much. Probably the last job that will remain would be writing AI software. And then eventually, AI will just write its own software.

W: At that time, we are going to have a lot of jobs which nobody will want to do. So we’ll need artificial intelligence for the robots to take care of the old guys like us.

M: I don’t know. (7) [There’s a risk that human civilization could be replaced by a superior type of digital life.] AI will be able to completely simulate a person in every way possible. In fact, some people think we’re in a simulation, right now. 

W: That’s impossible. Humans can’t even make a mosquito. Computers only have chips. People have brains, and that’s where the wisdom comes from.

M: (8) [Once it’s fully developed, AI will become tired of trying to communicate with humans, as we would be much slower thinkers in comparison.] 

W: I’m not so sure. A computer is a computer, and a computer is just a toy.

M: (8) [Computers can easily communicate incredibly fast, so the computer will just get impatient talking to humans. It’ll be barely getting any information out.] 

W: Well, I believe there’s a benevolent future with AI. I also think you watch too many science fiction films.

8. What is the man’s concern about AI technology?  （男士对人工智能技术有什么顾虑？）

解析：A。在对话的后半部分，男士预测未来人类的思考速度可能会比人工智能的思考速度慢得多，以至于人工智能在和人类交流时会变得不耐烦。也就是说，男士担忧人工智能会比人类更聪明，从而超过人类。A项与此内容相符，故为正确答案。

错项排除：录音中虽然出现了chips和brains，但说的是电脑有的只是芯片，而人拥有大脑，没有提到芯片会被植入人脑，故排除B项。男士只是说人工智能可能会让人们的工作变得没什么意义，并没有说人工智能会彻底夺走人们的工作，故排除C项。D项利用对话结尾的science fiction films设置干扰，但在这里女士只是提醒男士，他的过度担心可能是因为看了太多的科幻电影；而男士担心人工智能会在智力上超越人类，并不等同于他担心生活会变得像一部科幻电影，故排除D项。