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09:22 Aug 29, 2019 |
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| Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 12:03 | ||||||
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***as they are reinforced*** by intelligent machines. as intelligent machines give them more capabilities and capacities to act Explanation: ***as they are reinforced*** by intelligent machines. => as intelligent machines give them more capabilities and capacities to act |
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because they are reinforced Explanation: Since the point of the sentence is that technological development is empowering people to make life better, I'm pretty sure what he means is "because". Intelligent machines are supporting human inventiveness and productivity, that's the point he makes. |
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being reinforced Explanation: I think that the phrase "as they are reinforced" refers to all these capabilities of humans (more resilient, productive and prosperous) being reinforced by intelligent machines. |
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while they are reinforced Explanation: <in the process, we won’t also find ways for humans to become even more resilient, productive, and prosperous ***as they are reinforced*** by intelligent machines.> It means "at the same time as being reinforced", or "while" they are reinforced. This is due to the author having previously written "in the process" - the author is describing a process of more than one thing happening at the same time. |
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as they are made/become more effective Explanation: ... by intelligent machines. |
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because tools are made even more powerful by intelligent machines Explanation: I am taking a different view here. I believe the word "reinforce" relates to the tools that enable people. Yes it's a bit further back in the sence but the subclauses can be removed But it is impossible for me to believe that with so many more people now empowered to invent, compete, create, and collaborate, with so many more cheap and powerful tools enabling us to optimize social and commercial and governmental interactions,[ ... ]we won’t also find ways for humans to become even more resilient, productive, and prosperous as they =tools are reinforced by intelligent machines. I really can't see "reinforced" as referring to humans. It just isn't the right word to use. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2019-08-29 13:19:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Otherwise I would agree with David in DBOX that the the writer wanted to get tha idea of humans being "supported and indeed displaced by..." machines but then the rest of the sentence doesbn't really work. I think "they" has to refer to the tools and not the humans. It's rather clumsily written... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2019-08-29 13:28:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in other words, the intelligent machines added to (reinforcing) the already-existing tools will give humans even more ways "to become even more resilient, productive, and prosperous..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2019-08-29 13:29:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- just notice typo in 1st line "sence"> SENTENCE -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 4 hrs (2019-08-30 14:01:21 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Glad to help |
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