Exercise 1. Read and fill each gap with one word from the box.

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At present young people tend to use a lot of time using their smartphones or tablets, which gives them a chance to study for ten to fifteen minutes in their free time by using AI applications. AI helps us understand the mood or ease of students during the lectures by using Gesture Recognition Technology. Since AI becomes more sophisticated, the machine reads the facial (1) _______________ or gestures of the student and uses them to know if the student is struggling to understand the lecture and alter the lesson so that the student can follow up easily.

AI-powered machines can do the customization of the academic curriculum. Al tools can make global classrooms (2) _______________, including people who are visually or hearing impaired. This can also help students who cannot attend classes due to illness. In the standard education system, the teacher grades the students on their homework and tests, which would (3) _______________ a lot of time. Here when AI steps in, it would make quick work out of these tasks. It also helps in suggesting ways to (4) _______________ the gaps in learning.

Despite the enormous opportunities AI offers, there might also be some (5) _______________ risks with it. AI is likely to become either the best or the worst thing that might happen to (6) _______________ AI could support teaching and learning but new ethical implications and risks emerges with the development of AI applications in higher education. One such example is, due to the ongoing coronavirus (7) _______________ and the budget cuts, the administrators might think of replacing teaching with profitable automated AI (8) _______________ If the usage of AI in education increases there might be a (9) _______________ that personal interactions get decreased, and students get technology (10) _______________ and sometimes this may hurt the learners instead of helping them.