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title: In respect of the comparison between artificial intelligence and the… — The future: fears, rules and your part · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of the comparison between artificial intelligence and the telephone, which of the following statements is most accurate? Exam question 4 of lesson 25 «The future: fears, rules and your part» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 4 · The future: fears, rules and your part

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In respect of the comparison between artificial intelligence and the telephone, which of the following statements is most accurate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** comparison · **What happens:** follow, be, respect · **To what, where:** comparison

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 25 «The future: fears, rules and your part» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/25-future-fears-rules/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:25-future-fears-rules:e4:1
# text = In respect of the comparison between artificial intelligence and the telephone, which of the following statements is most accurate?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	comparison	comparison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	artificial	artificial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	intelligence	intelligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the comparison between artificial intelligence and the telephone |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | the comparison between artificial intelligence and the telephone |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The telephone was never regarded with apprehension

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:25-future-fears-rules:e4:o1:1
# text = The telephone was never regarded with apprehension
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	apprehension	apprehension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **regard** | past · passive |  | the telephone |  |  |  | with apprehension | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Customary use of an invention demonstrates that it carries no risk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:25-future-fears-rules:e4:o2:1
# text = Customary use of an invention demonstrates that it carries no risk
1	Customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	risk	risk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | Customary use of a invention |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **carry** | present | use | no risk |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent risk=Theme |
| 3 | **use** |  |  | a invention |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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New inventions become customary, yet their genuine risks continue to require attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:25-future-fears-rules:e4:o3:1
# text = New inventions become customary, yet their genuine risks continue to require attention
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	inventions	invention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	risks	risk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	continue	continue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	require	require	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | New inventions | customary |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **continue** | present | inventions's genuine risks |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **require** | to-infinitive | inventions's genuine risks *not said here* | attention |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |
| 4 | **risk** |  | inventions *= invention* |  |  |  |  |  | nom risk «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Artificial intelligence will cease to exist as early telephones did

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:25-future-fears-rules:e4:o4:1
# text = Artificial intelligence will cease to exist as early telephones did
1	Artificial	artificial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	intelligence	intelligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cease	cease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	telephones	telephone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | future | Artificial intelligence |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **exist** | to-infinitive | Artificial intelligence *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | past | early telephones |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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