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title: Your friend says, "Computers once took jobs, so nothing good came of… — In the news: deepfakes, fake robocalls… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friend says, "Computers once took jobs, so nothing good came of them." Which is fairer? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 21 «In the news: deepfakes, fake robocalls and history gone wrong» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Test 3 · ★ · In the news: deepfakes, fake robocalls and history gone wr…

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Your friend says, "Computers once took jobs, so nothing good came of them." Which is fairer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, Computers, nothing · **What happens:** say, take, come, be · **To what, where:** jobs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 21 «In the news: deepfakes, fake robocalls and history gone wrong» of the AI course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend says, "Computers once took jobs, so nothing good came of them."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:21-news-deepfakes-history:t3:1
# text = Your friend says, "Computers once took jobs, so nothing good came of them."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Computers	Computer	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *in a quote* | past | Computers | jobs |  |  |  | once *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 3 | **come** *in a quote* | past | nothing |  |  |  |  | of Computers *= computer* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of they=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* Which is fairer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:21-news-deepfakes-history:t3:2
# text = Which is fairer?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Computers only ever created more jobs for everyone, and nobody lost one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:21-news-deepfakes-history:t3:o1:1
# text = Computers only ever created more jobs for everyone, and nobody lost one
1	Computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | participle · passive |  | Computers |  |  | ever | for everyone | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past | nobody | one |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Computers have never changed any job at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:21-news-deepfakes-history:t3:o2:1
# text = Computers have never changed any job at all
1	Computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **change** | present · perfect · passive |  | Computers |  | all |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Some jobs went, new ones came, and the change was hard for some people

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:21-news-deepfakes-history:t3:o3:1
# text = Some jobs went, new ones came, and the change was hard for some people
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | some jobs |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | new ones |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | the change |  |  |  |  | for some people; hard *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Computers took every job and gave none back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:21-news-deepfakes-history:t3:o4:1
# text = Computers took every job and gave none back
1	Computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Computers | every job |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 2 | **give back** | past | Computers *not said here* | none |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent none=Theme |

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