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IELTS Essay: Computers will be more intelligent than human beings

WRITING TASK 2 Computers will be more intelligent than human beings
 
You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
 
Write about the following topic:
 
  • Some scientists believe that very soon computers will be more intelligent than human beings. Some people think that this will be a positive development, while others worry it will have negative effects. 
  • What are your opinions on this?
  • Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
 

 

IELTS Computers will be more intelligent than human beings

Sample Answer:

 
 
Human civilization has developed at a staggering pace in the last century. We went from not having sliced bread to being on the path to having supercomputers more powerful than we can comprehend. There is indeed a common presumptuous notion out there; that one-day computers might become ‘more intelligent than human beings’.  
 
The amount of ignorance this specific thought conveys leaves me quite inarticulate. Firstly, computers are digital, brains are analogue. There is no conceivable way to compare these two. Computers are highly logical machines designed to perform tasks; humans are essentially a tangled mass of neurons behaving in an unpredictable manner, which births thoughts, emotions and ideas. Their core functions are polar opposites. 
 
The issue that must be addressed is the highly misdirecting role of movies and entertainment media in presenting Artificial Intelligence as ‘self-sufficient’ and ‘intelligent’ in the manner of independent thought processing.  One cannot press this enough; but machines will never aim for world domination. They have been created for one purpose and one purpose only, to aid humanity. 
 
The world’s fastest computer averages out at 200 petaflops, the human brain has been estimated to run at one exaflop. The difference between them is akin to the earth and sky. Nonetheless, I do not doubt the gap will be closed within the next decade. However, this will just mean that supercomputers will be more efficient at the analysis tasks they perform, this will not mean that they will spontaneously decide to sprout a conscience and destroy the world in the blink of an eye. This idea is so ridiculous it has passed the point of comedic hilarity into plain oblivion and beyond even idiosyncrasy. 
 
I refuse to even acknowledge such a possibility. Computers becoming more efficient than human processing power would be a leap in the fields of data analysis, weather prediction, space calculation, molecular modeling, natural resource exploration, etc. There is absolutely no cause for worry, fear or panic. Only further awareness on the true nature of computers and the fictionality of popular media tropes. 
 
In conclusion, it is inevitable that computers will become more efficient. There are very little drawbacks to this save for initial job losses, the positives outweigh the negatives in all formulate-able aspects. 

 

Staggering

very shocking and surprising

Comprehend

to understand something completely

Presumptuous

Showing little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do

Notion

a belief or idea

Inarticulate

unable to express feelings or ideas clearly, or expressed in a way that is difficult to understand

Conceivable

possible to imagine or to believe

Misdirecting

to use something in a way that is not right or legal

Petaflops

a unit of computing speed equal to one thousand million million (1015) floating-point operations per second.

Exaflop

a billion billion calculations per second (1018)

Comedic

relating to or involving comedy

Hilarity

a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny

Oblivion

the state of being completely forgotten

Idiosyncrasy

a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has

Media tropes

something such as an idea, phrase, or image that is often used by the media

Fictionality

the quality of being fictional (= imaginary)

Inevitable

Certain to happen

 

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IELTS Writing Task 2 # Entry for Museums

Museums are that part of the country that showcase the past or the scientific or artistic nature of the things. Although, there are different variations of museums, some of them charge entry fees while others do not. In this writing task, we are looking at a sample answer, which weighs the advantages and disadvantages of charging people for museums.

Many museums charge for admission while others are free.

Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages?

SAMPLE ANSWER

Some museums are chargeable on entry for individuals. Although, there are some questions on this rule, in my opinion, the drawbacks for entrance are eclipsed by its benefits. The income can be ploughed back into operation and development of the museums.

The major disadvantage of entry fee for museum is a possibility of reducing the number of visitors. Most individuals are not very enthusiastic about entering into museums, charging fee might reduce the interest even further. In addition, museums are a great way of showing the culture to the poor, who often are not able to attend schools. Putting an entry fee limits the education that a country can provide to its economically backward individuals.

Granted an admission, might have a negative impact on the number of people visiting, but it surely uplifts the people maintaining and operating the museums. Museums feature educational exhibitions at times, and this could not have been done without a sum of money expended on hiring professionals and buying equipment. Even more, there are a lot of people employed within museums. Providing salary to them can only be possible if Museums have certain funding.

In conclusion, the disadvantages of an admission fee for the museums overcome the free entry considering all aspects of the development of museums.

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