Question 1a

Read the following passage from a newspaper report and then answer the question below:

The

filmmakers of the documentary "Machine" spent a year researching the

state of artificial intelligence (AI), in the hope their documentary might

provoke some serious thinking on the subject before it's too late.

"There's a lot of decisions we're making right now that will have ripple

effects for decades to come," says Justin Krook, the director of the film.

"In the whole history of humanity we've never had so much power at our

disposal, and we only have one chance to get these decisions right”. Given this,

the filmmakers contend, it is important to consider the potential consequences

and ethical implications of AI now – before it becomes more advanced. Michael

Hilliard, one of the film’s producers, admits that right now, "the machine

is not actually that smart". But that doesn't mean it's not to be feared:

as the filmmakers argue, decisions we make in 2019, 2020 will affect the world

in 2050 and 2060.

(Adapted from a report in The Age newspaper, 2019)

Which one of the following most accurately represents the main conclusion of the argument reported above?