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4.2.

stress the role of parents in stimulating their child’s language development in

the early years?

4.3.

contrast a robot’s and a parent’s reaction to a child’s accident?

4.4.

present factors that explain the attractiveness of robot nannies on the market?

4.5.

suggest that interacting with iPal may lead to a child’s violent behaviour?

ROBOT NANNIES

A. Imagine a robot that could undertake the role of a childminder. Given the huge amounts

of money paid for childcare, that’s a very attractive prospect. In the US, over 60 percent

of families with children have both parents working full-time. In China and Japan,

the percentage of parents employed outside the home is even higher. Due to long

working hours and shifting demographics, these countries have a severe shortage of

nannies. Now one company is offering a tempting solution – a child-sized humanoid robot

nanny, which can keep children engaged and entertained for hours. According to

the manufacturer, its product, called iPal, is selling like hot cakes.

B. iPal talks, dances, plays games, reads stories, and plugs into social media and

the internet. Over time, it learns a child’s likes, dislikes and habits. For example, it can

independently learn about subjects your child is interested in to boost learning. There is

more: iPal learns to behave like a loving human being because it has an “emotion

management system” that detects the child’s emotions and mirrors them. The kid

responds to the robot as though it actually were a human being, but this is where

a problem arises. Robots can’t possibly “love” children the way humans do. So

researchers are worried about how children’s long-term emotional development may be

affected by spending so much time with robots.

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C. There are more dark sides to the robot. Although most children love it, some might abuse

the helpless machines by hitting and kicking them. The trouble is that the robot can’t

respond appropriately, so children could get the message that they can behave

aggressively without any consequences. This is likely to affect their relationships with

people. Another concern is that talking electronic toys don’t actually teach kids good

communication skills. It’s well-known that frequent verbal interactions with parents during

the first three years of life boost a child’s developing brain. They set the stage for

the child’s future communication skills.

D. The inadequacy of robot nannies rests on the programmed emotional responses they

have in their repertoires, for example, they’re programmed to play a child’s favourite song

when the child is crying. But such a response could be inappropriate if the child is upset

because he or she fell over and scraped a knee. A robot playing a catchy jingle is no

substitute for having Mum clean the wound and, perhaps, more importantly, help the child

feel better. Most experts believe that robots can be valuable educational tools, but they

can’t make a child feel truly loved and valued. That’s the role of parents.

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A

4.5.

III.4) Zdający znajduje w tekście

określone informacje.

C