一、听力练习
1.
A. The benefits of AI chatbots.
B. How AI chatbot operators use user data.
C. Ways to improve AI chatbot performance.
D. The privacy settings available for AI chatbot users.
2.
A. Opt out of all data collection and delete all past conversations.
B. Request that no human workers review their conversations.
C. Turn off Gemini's activity tracking and remove previous conversations.
D. Ensure that no conversations are saved at all.
3.
A. Users can opt out of data collection for AI training.
B. Users can remove their conversation history from Copilot's settings.
C. Copilot does not save any user data.
D. Users in the European Union have stricter privacy controls.
二、听力文本
Operators of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot tools have made it clear that users' requests can be saved and used to further develop the AI systems. But what if a user does not want that? Some tools permit users to request that personal information used in chatbot requests not be saved or used to develop or train AI systems. Technology experts say it could be too late for users who have already provided information to these tools to have the data removed. But the Associated Press is offering the following advice for users who want to increase their privacy protections. Google saves chatbot interactions, known as conversations, with its Gemini tool. The company says it uses the data to train its machine learning systems. But the company does give users a way to limit the information captured and to remove past conversations. For users 18 or older, requests are kept for 18 months, although this can be changed in user settings. Human workers are sometimes used by Google to examine some user conversations as part of efforts to improve Gemini's systems. In general, Google warns Gemini users not to enter any sensitive information they do not want human workers to see. Gemini users can change or “opt-out” of these default settings. From the main Gemini website page, users should find and click on the “Activity” button toward the bottom left of the page. From there, they can click the “Turn off” button next to the heading “Gemini Apps Activity.” Users then have the chance to block future conversations from being saved. They can also choose to have all previous conversations removed. Whether a user chooses to turn their activity off or leave it on, Google notes that all conversations with Gemini are saved for 72 hours to “provide the service and process any feedback.” Meta has an AI chatbot used across its social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. The company says its AI models are trained on information shared by users including social media posts and photos. Meta says it does not train its AI systems on private messages sent by users to friends or family. Not everyone can opt out of this policy. People in the 27-nation European Union and Britain – both of which have strong privacy rules – can. This process can be completed from Meta's main Privacy Center. Click “Other Policies and Articles” from the list near the bottom on the left side, then click the part related to AI. Users can then find a link to a form to opt out. People in the United States and other countries without national data privacy laws do not have this ability. With Microsoft's Copilot chatbot, personal users cannot opt out of having their data used to develop the company's AI models. The best a user can do is to remove conversations with the chatbot by going to Microsoft account's settings and privacy page. Find the drop-down choice called “Copilot interaction history” or “Copilot activity history” to find the button to remove the history. Users of OpenAI's ChatGPT service can make privacy changes from the tool's settings page. Find the “data controls” setting and remove the choice called "Improve the model for everyone." If a user does not have an account, they can click on the small question mark at the bottom right of the page. Then click “Settings” to see the same choice to opt out of AI training. OpenAI explains on its data controls “help page” that when users opt out, their conversations will still appear in the history but will not be used for training. The company says these temporary conversations will be kept for 30 days.
Question 1: What is the main idea of the news report?
Question 2: What can users of Google's Gemini tool do to protect their privacy?
Question 3: Which of the following is true about Microsoft's Copilot chatbot?
三、重点词汇
1. chatbot: a computer program designed to have a conversation with a human being, especially over the internet 聊天机器人，网络聊天系统
四、背景知识
生成式人工智能（Generative artificial intelligence）是人工智能的一个分支，是基于算法、模型、规则生成文本、图片、声音、视频、代码等内容的技术。这种技术能够针对用户需求，依托事先训练好的多模态基础大模型等，利用用户输入的相关资料，生成具有一定逻辑性和连贯性的内容。与传统人工智能不同，生成式人工智能不仅能够对输入数据进行处理，更能学习和模拟事物内在规律，自主创造出新的内容。（背景知识来自于百度百科）
五、参考答案
Question 1: D
Question 2: C
Question 3: B
六、网络翻译
人工智能（AI）聊天工具的运营商已经明确表示，用户的请求可能会被保存并用于进一步开发AI系统。但如果用户不希望这样做呢？有些工具允许用户请求不保存聊天请求中涉及的个人信息，或者不将其用于开发或训练AI系统。技术专家表示，对于已经向这些工具提供信息的用户来说，可能已经太晚了，无法删除这些数据。但美联社为希望增强隐私保护的用户提供了以下建议。 谷歌会保存与其Gemini工具的聊天互动，这些互动被称为“对话”。公司表示，他们使用这些数据来训练其机器学习系统。但谷歌确实为用户提供了一种限制所捕获信息的方法，并允许用户删除过去的对话。对于18岁及以上的用户，请求会被保留18个月，虽然这个时间可以在用户设置中更改。谷歌有时会使用人工工作人员检查一些用户对话，以帮助改进Gemini系统。总体而言，谷歌警告Gemini用户不要输入任何他们不希望人工工作人员看到的敏感信息。Gemini用户可以更改或“退出”这些默认设置。在Gemini的主网站页面上，用户应找到并点击页面左下角的“活动”（Activity）按钮。从那里，他们可以点击标题为“Gemini应用活动”（Gemini Apps Activity）旁边的“关闭”（Turn off）按钮。用户然后可以选择阻止将来对话被保存。他们还可以选择删除所有以前的对话。不论用户选择关闭活动还是保持开启，谷歌指出，所有与Gemini的对话都会保存72小时，以“提供服务并处理任何反馈”。 Meta公司在其社交媒体服务Facebook、WhatsApp和Instagram中使用AI聊天工具。公司表示，其AI模型是基于用户共享的信息进行训练的，包括社交媒体帖子和照片。Meta表示，其AI系统不会基于用户发送给朋友或家人的私人消息进行训练。并非所有人都可以选择退出这一政策。27个欧盟国家和英国——它们都有严格的隐私规则——的用户可以。这一过程可以在Meta的主隐私中心完成。点击列表底部左侧的“其他政策和文章”（Other Policies and Articles），然后点击与AI相关的部分。用户随后可以找到一个链接来填写退出表单。在没有国家数据隐私法的美国和其他国家，用户无法这样做。 使用微软的Copilot聊天工具的个人用户无法选择退出其数据被用于开发公司的AI模型。用户最好的选择是通过前往微软账户的设置和隐私页面删除与聊天工具的对话记录。找到下拉选项“Copilot互动历史”（Copilot interaction history）或“Copilot活动历史”（Copilot activity history），然后找到删除历史记录的按钮。 OpenAI的ChatGPT服务用户可以在工具的设置页面中进行隐私更改。找到“数据控制”（data controls）设置，并删除名为“为所有人改进模型”（Improve the model for everyone）的选项。如果用户没有账户，他们可以点击页面右下角的小问号。然后点击“设置”（Settings），可以看到相同的退出AI训练的选项。OpenAI在其数据控制“帮助页面”上解释说，当用户选择退出时，他们的对话仍会显示在历史记录中，但不会用于训练。公司表示，这些临时对话将保存30天。
七、版权说明
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