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議論の練習-生成AI-5

生成AIをテーマに未来を悲観的にみる人の立場で論理的な表現を学ぶ。

AI議論

💡Key Phrases and Explanations

It won’t stop there

「それで終わることはない」

AIの進展が止まらないことを強調する表現。

It depends on who benefits

「誰が恩恵を受けるかによる」

中立的な姿勢から社会的影響を指摘する表現。

Even those roles might disappear once the AI learns to train itself

「AIが自分で学ぶようになれば、その仕事でさえ消えるかもしれない」

技術進化の加速を示す悲観的な見方。onceは「一度~したら」というのを簡潔に表せます。

I worry that society isn’t ready for the scale of change

「社会がこの変化の規模に対応できていないのが心配だ」

worry thatで懸念点を端的に表現できます。

AI might redefine what being human means

「AIが“人間であること”の意味を変えるかもしれない」

redefineは再定義する、ということで重みのある主張で使えます。

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📜Script

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Talking About the Future of AI in Research

A

To be honest, I’m not entirely optimistic about the future of AI.

A

It’s already replacing many human tasks, and I don’t think it will stop there.

B

You mean like customer service or factory work?

A

Exactly.

A

And now it’s starting to handle more complex work, like writing reports or analyzing data.

B

But isn’t that just progress?

A

It depends on who benefits.

A

For workers without technical skills, this shift could be devastating.

A

Once machines can do their jobs faster and cheaper, where will they go?

B

True, but AI also creates new opportunities—like AI trainers or system managers.

A

Maybe for now.

A

But even those roles might disappear once the AI learns to train itself.

A

The more efficient AI becomes, the fewer people it actually needs.

B

That sounds kind of bleak.

A

It is.

A

I’m not against AI, but I worry that society isn’t ready for the scale of change it will bring.

A

To sum up, AI won’t just change work—it might redefine what being human means.

B

That’s a powerful thought.

B

Maybe we need to prepare faster than we innovate.

Practice Questions

Question 1Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

正直に言うと、AIの未来をそれほど楽観的には見ていません。

Question:

A: To be honest, I’m ___ optimistic about the future of AI.

Self evaluation

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Question 2Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

すでに多くの人間の仕事を置き換えていますし、それが止まるとは思えません。

Question:

It’s already replacing many human tasks, and I don’t think it will ___ there.

Self evaluation

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Question 3Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

そして今では、報告書の作成やデータ分析のような、より複雑な仕事までこなすようになっています。

Question:

A: And now it’s starting to ___ more complex work, like writing reports or analyzing data.

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Question 4Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

でもAIが自分で学べるようになれば、そうした職もいずれ消えるでしょう。

Question:

Even those roles might disappear once the AI learns to ___ itself.

Self evaluation

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Question 5Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

ちょっと暗い話ですね。

Question:

B: That sounds kind of ___

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Question 6Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

まとめると、AIは仕事を変えるだけでなく、「人間であること」の意味すら変えてしまうかもしれません。

Question:

To ___, AI won’t just change work—it might redefine what being human means.

Self evaluation

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💡 Effective Study Tips:

  • • Listen to the audio first and try to answer
  • • Use the translation to understand the context
  • • After checking the answer, listen again to review
  • • Practice using similar expressions in other situations