What would life be like if AI (artificial intelligence) solved all your problems? You wouldn’t have to work anymore. You could get anything you wanted by just moving a finger. You could feel pleasure whenever you wanted. Death would become almost a choice—you could turn into a digital form (数字化的形式) and keep going for a million years.

All that sounds terrible to me.

It’s true that humans don’t like problems. But if we had no problems to solve, what would be the point of living? How long would we be happy sitting on top of our big mountains of candy? For me, a long weekend would be enough. A million years of perfect happiness would feel like a terrible dream.

Professor Nick Bostrom from a famous university believes that even if AI could do everything perfectly, people might still “work” at “jobs” in “offices”. “But these jobs would really be more like hobbies.”

That wouldn’t be a problem, you might say, as people could stay busy doing other things. They could go shopping, do some gardening or take care of their children. But one reason people get satisfied with such activities is that they pride themselves on being good at them.

They know how to find the right beds, grow roses or dry a child’s tears. However, AI will probably do these all better than you. In a world like that, you might feel like you’re doing more harm than good to your child if you try parenting on your own.

But life in that “ perfect ” world might still be bearable (可忍受的), says Bostrom. For example, we could ask our computers to give us interesting tasks. In Greg Egan’s sci-fi novel Permutation City, a man forces himself to develop new hobbies every now and then to keep from being bored. He finds joy in making table legs and ends up making 162,329 of them.

Bostrom suggests we not rush to make a decision. We might end up liking the future. “The question here is not how interesting a future is to look at, but how good it is to live in,” he says.

1.1. How does the writer feel about a life where AI could solve all problems?

A Life would be terrible.

B People would find real joy.

C There would be no more jobs.

D

解析：选A。A.细节理解题。由文中 “All that sounds terrible to me.” 可知，作者认为 AI 解决所有问题的生活很糟糕。

2.2. What does Bostrom say about “future jobs” if AI could do everything?

A People might fight against AI for jobs.

B People might give up creating new tasks.

C People might still do some work as hobbies.

D

解析：选C。C.细节理解题。根据 “Professor Nick Bostrom...But these jobs would really be more like hobbies.” 可知，博斯特伦认为未来人们的工作更像爱好。

3.3. When might people feel helpless in a world with smart AI?

A When they find AI cannot finish their tasks.

B When they compare their abilities with AI’s.

C When they work together with AI in offices.

D

解析：选B。B.推理判断题。文中提到 AI 在各方面都比人类做得好，人类与之对比会觉得自己的努力毫无意义，从而感到无助。

4.4. Why does the passage mention a man making 162,329 table legs?

A To suggest that AI would force humans into boring work.

B To give an example of how AI helps humans work faster.

C To show humans can still have fun in a problem-free world.

D

解析：选C。C.推理判断题。举这个例子是为了说明在无问题的世界里，人类仍能通过培养爱好找到乐趣，让生活可忍受。

5.5. What question does the writer want us to think about most?

A Can life remain meaningful if AI solves all problems?

B Is it a good idea to stay alive for millions of years?

C Do we need to stop making AI smarter now?

D

解析：选A。A.主旨大意题。文章围绕 AI 解决所有问题后生活是否有意义展开，核心是探讨生活的意义所在。