人工智能（Artificial Intelligence），英文缩写为AI。它是研究、开发用于模拟、延伸和扩展人的智能的理论、方法、技术及应用系统的一门新的技术科学。人工智能是计算机科学的一个分支，该领域的研究主要包括机器人技术、语言识别、图像识别、自然语言处理等等。

Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that tries to understand the nature of intelligence and to produce  new intelligent machines that can react in a similar way to human brains.The research of artificial intelligence includes: robotics ([rəʊˈbɒtɪks]  机器人技术), speech recognition（语言识别）, image recognition（图像识别）, natural language processing （自然语言处理）and so on.

人工智能在现代生活的方方面面都有广泛应用。

例如，阿尔法围棋（Alpha Go）是一款围棋人工智能程序，主要工作原理是“深度学习”，形成神经网络“大脑”进行精准复杂的处理。

又比如，支付宝的如影计划，今后我们将会拥有和我们的身体融为一体的支付宝。

写作素材

人工智能是近年来英语考试的一个热点话题，我整理总结了一些关于人工智能的英文写作素材，供大家参考。

1.With the progress of technology, artificial intelligence is no longer an alien  [ˈeɪliən] （陌生的） notion to the public.

随着科技的进步，人工智能对公众来说不再是一个陌生的概念。

2.The technology industry is facing up to the worldshaking ramifications（震撼世界的结果） of artificial intelligence. 

科技行业正面临着人工智能带来的翻天覆地的结果。

3.Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs.

人工智能正在代替人类从事许多工作。

4.Artificial intelligence is embedded in many features of modern life for the simple reason that intelligent machines can already outperform （超越）humans in many aspects.

人工智能被嵌入现代生活的许多特征中，原因很简单，智能机器在许多方面已经超过了人类。

5.As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make our life easier and more convenient.

随着机器变得越来越智能，它们将为我们做更多的思考工作，使人们的生活变得更舒适和方便。

6.Artificial intelligence has surpassed（超越） the human brain in terms of speed and accuracy.

人工智能在速度和准确性方面已经超过了人脑。

7.Artificial intelligence and big-data technology(大数据技术） have been profoundly transforming（改变） the whole world. Companies can develop products and services that improve people’s lives. There are intelligent and automatic machines that can drive your car, translate foreign languages, organize your photos, recommend entertainment options and maybe diagnose your illnesses（诊断疾病）. As artificial intelligence is applied in a growing number of areas, it is not new and we live with it all around us.

人工智能和大数据技术正在深刻地改变整个世界。相关公司可以开发改善人们生活的产品和服务。有智能和自动机器可以驾驶你的汽车，翻译外语，整理你的照片，推荐娱乐选项，也许还可以诊断你的疾病。随着人工智能应用于越来越多的领域，它并不是新事物，我们生活在它的周围。

8.Automatic machines have make our life easier and more convenient; however,  another problem arises at the same time:   in a world run by intelligent machines, will our brains become lazy?

自动化机器使我们的生活更容易、更方便；然而，同时也出现了另一个问题：在一个由智能机器运行的世界里，我们的大脑会变得懒惰吗？

9.Starved of mental effort,  will human brains regress(退化）？

缺乏脑力劳动，人类的大脑会退化吗?

10.As far as I’m concerned, artificial intelligence will never replace human brains, and the challenge of AI, instead, will stimulate （刺激）human brains to be more intelligent and creative.

就我而言，人工智能永远不会取代人脑，人工智能的挑战反而会刺激人脑变得更聪明、更有创造力。

11. The computer-based artificial intelligence has to depend to humans for maintenance to ensure its survival. It requires the supplies and repairs, thus human brains will keep pace with the advancement of artificial intelligence.

基于计算机的人工智能必须依靠人类来维护，以确保其生存。它需要人类的补给和修理，因此人脑将跟上人工智能的发展。

12.Although some tasks are automatic, many others rely on human judgment.

虽然有些任务是可以自动化的，但其他许多任务仍然依赖人类的判断。

13.There are certain human skills machines will probably never replicate, like common sense, adaptability, initiative  and  creativity.

人类的某些技能机器或许永远无法复制，比如常识、适应性、主动性和创造力。

范文

Artificial Intelligence Will Not Make Human Brains  Regress

with the fast development of science and technology, artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs and intelligent machines have become indispensible to modern life (人工智能快速发展的现状）. Consequently, automatic machines have make our life easier and more convenient; however,  another problem arises at the same time: starved of mental effort, will our brains regress?（转折，提出问题）As far as I’m concerned, the challenge of AI, instead, will stimulate human brains to be more intelligent and creative.（表明中心论点）

As we all know, AI works according to the preestablished programs, but human brains are quite different from the machines. Human beings can take initiative and do things actively. With emotion, imagination and vision, mankind can think and work creatively, so human brains will not regress; on the contrary, they are needed to complete tasks requiring creation and inspiration.（分论点一）

Moreover, when people are free from tedious, repetitive daily routines, they can devote themselves to do more creative thinking and learning, so their intelligence would be enhanced rather than weakened.（分论点二）

Based on the discussion above, we can conclude that our brains will not become lazy even if AI can do many human jobs. No matter how smart automatic machines are, they are made by mankind, so they can never surpass human brains in intelligence.（结论，总结全文，重申中心论点，人脑不会退化）

要点提示：

1.涉及到人工智能是否会取代人类，人脑会不会退化相关主题的作文，一般来说，大家应该考虑从人脑不会变懒、人工智能无法取代人类大脑这个角度来写；

2.分论点可以从人工智能与人脑的差别、人类大脑的特点、人类大脑的不可替代性入手，找到合适的切入点进行论证。

3.关键词和关键短语的可替换表达方式：

 人工智能的可替换表达：

artificial intelligence， intelligent machines, automatic machines, electronic machines, AI，computer-based machines，AI driven by big-data

人脑不会变懒的可替换表达：

human brains will not regress

our brains will not become lazy

our brains will not retrogress

人工智能在某些方面超越人类，超越的可替换表达：

outperform, surpass