I. [Евразийская] Задание № 1 По фрагментам аудиозаписи определите, что именно имеется в виду говорящими. Укажите номера выбранных вариантов под соответствующей буквой (a)–o). VPN required!
1. images or design elements created for basic advertising,
2. to change direction in response to economic developments,
3. a profession dealing with financial records and reporting,
4. ultimately / when all factors are considered,
5. examining large sets of information to identify patterns,
6. programming as a once highly promising career path,
7. your opinion or interpretation,
8. innovating together,
9. will reduce the workforce,
10. a visual representation of data generated from a database,
11. Although radiologists are at risk,
12. tasks that can be easily automated,
13. safe from the possibility of replacement by artificial intelligence
14. to learn how to learn,
15.P&G announcing that it will cut up to 7,000 jobs
a) Your take
b) It will cut
c) And that sounds like AI to me
d) Repeatable actions
e) AI-proof
f) At the end of the day
g) To pivot as the economy changes
h) Accountants
i) Data analysis
j) That said
k) Visuals
l) A chart
m) Was seen as the job of the future (coding)
n) That adaptability (to learn how to learn)
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[Евразийская] Задание №2
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a) Which tasks does the guest explicitly mention as being vulnerable because AI can do them easily?
1) Data entry.
2) Sorting through documents at scale.
3) Coordinating and innovating with other people.
4) Both 1 and 2.
5) Not given.
b) In the interview, what does the guest mean by “that sounds like AI to me”?
1) He is quoting the company’s exact wording about AI.
2) He is claiming AI is the only reason for layoffs.
3) He is interpreting “digitization and automation” as a sign of AI-related replacement of routine work.
4) He is saying the layoffs have nothing to do with technology.
5) Not given.
c) According to the guest, which features make a job relatively “AI-proof”?
1) It relies on rote memorization and basic phrasing.
2) It mainly involves processing numbers and figures.
3) It requires interpersonal interaction and coordination.
4) Both 3 and (working together to innovate).
5) Not given.
d) What is the guest’s main point about accountants?
1) They are safe because the job depends on empathy.
2) They are at risk because key tasks involve data entry and data analysis.
3) They are protected because AI can’t handle documents.
4) They are unaffected because the interview says layoffs are limited to healthcare.
5) Not given.
e) How does the guest describe the outlook for data scientists?
1) They are completely safe because AI cannot do analysis.
2) They are already mostly unemployed due to AI.
3) They are at risk in exactly the same way as accountants, with no exceptions.
4) Both: they may be somewhat more insulated if they do analysis AI can’t do, and AI is strong with numbers and figures.
5) Not given.
f) What does the guest say specifically about radiologists?
1) He suggests radiologists are in trouble.
2) He says radiologists are completely safe from AI.
3) He says radiologists will be replaced only by robots in surgery.
4) He says radiology is not mentioned at all.
5) Not given.
g) What is said about digital marketing?
1) It is described as fully AI-proof.
2) It depends on the type of work: basic ad creation is vulnerable because AI can create visuals well.
3) It is discussed only in relation to hospitals and clinics.
4) The guest says AI cannot create visuals yet.
5) Not given.
h) What example does the guest give to illustrate AI’s ability to generate visuals from data?
1) You can feed AI a database and ask it to create a chart.
2) AI can detect light human eyes cannot see.
3) AI can replace doctors immediately across healthcare.
4) AI can only generate text, not images.
5) Not given.
i) What concern is raised about coding as a career?
1) Coding is mentioned only as a hobby, not a job.
2) Coding is described as never having been a “job of the future.”
3) Coding is described as completely immune to AI.
4) Both: it was seen as the job of the future, and now people fear coders may also be at risk from AI.
5) Not given.
j) What long-term strategy does the guest recommend to “get ahead of this”?
1) Learn a very narrow, highly specific skill so it cannot change.
2) Learn how to learn, so you can adapt and pivot as the economy changes.
3) Avoid any technology-related field entirely.
4) Focus only on memorizing standard phrases for interviews.
5) Not given.
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III. [ДВИ МГУ, Евразийская] Read the script of the interview and write its summary.Do not quote the text: a copied sequence of 4 words and more is considered a quotation. Write 150–170 words.
0:00
A new jobs report shows some gains in industries like healthcare, hospitality, and leisure. But concerns are growing about AI replacing some human workers.
0:08
Major companies like Microsoft, Walmart, and Business Insider are laying off employees amid the rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
0:16
And business reporter at Axios, Nathan Bomey, is here with more on that. Nathan, thanks so much for joining us.
0:22
You know, our team has tracked spikes in AI-related questions being asked on search engines, and we wanted to bring you on to get your take and respond to some of them.
0:34
One of the big questions is which jobs you think will be the first to go, and what layoffs you’ve seen so far that may be connected to AI.
0:42
Well, just this week, for example, Procter & Gamble announced that it will cut up to 7,000 jobs. Although the company did not use the word “AI,” it did cite digitization and automation.
0:53
And that sounds like AI to me, because the positions most at risk are those involving a lot of repeatable actions—data entry, data analysis, and anything that requires sorting through large volumes of documents at scale. Those are tasks AI can do very easily.
1:13
Is there such a thing as an AI-proof job?
1:15
I think the most AI-proof jobs are those that involve a lot of human interaction. At the end of the day, AI can’t really replace the interpersonal aspects of humanity.
1:28
Chatting with other people, coordinating, and innovating together—those are the kinds of activities AI won’t be able to replace anytime soon.
1:39
But if a job simply involves rote memorization or very basic communication using simple words and phrases, those are the kinds of tasks AI can do quite easily.
1:52
I want to run you through some specific careers—the ones we were asked about the most—and get your take on how they might be affected by AI. Let’s do a quick speed round.
2:02
Accountants?
2:04
Definitely at risk. Accountants are in real trouble because data entry and data analysis can be done very efficiently by AI.
2:11
Data scientists?
2:12
Similar situation. That role may be a bit more insulated—if you’re doing analysis that AI can’t—but overall, AI is very good at sorting through numbers and figures.
2:25
Radiologists?
2:28
That depends on the medical specialty. I think radiologists are at risk. That said, we already have a shortage of medical professionals, so I’d be surprised to see a major rise in unemployment in healthcare.
2:46
Still, AI is coming for certain medical jobs.
2:50
What about digital marketers?
2:53
It really depends on what kind of digital marketing you do. If your role mainly involves basic ad creation, AI can already do that—especially since it’s now very strong at producing visuals.
3:09
If that’s all you do, you’ll need to find a way to distinguish yourself.
3:12
And graphic designers?
3:15
That’s another area of concern. Creating visuals, charts, and graphics is something AI can already do very well.
3:23
For example, you can feed a database into an AI system and ask it to generate a chart, and it will do so quite effectively.
3:28
So how do people get ahead of this? Many left struggling careers to learn coding because it was seen as the job of the future. Now they’re hearing they might be replaced by AI. What skills should people be learning?
3:44
That’s a really good question. There was a time when being a software coder felt like an instant job guarantee.
3:50
Now we’re hearing that even those roles could be at risk, and to some extent, that’s true.
3:53
The lesson here is that you don’t want to pursue a very narrow skill—whether in college or graduate school—because it could become outdated quickly.
4:03
Instead, you want to learn how to learn. That adaptability is what will allow you to pivot as the economy changes.
4:09
If you can do that, you’ll be able to acquire new skills as needed and reduce the risk of losing your job to AI.
4:20
Axios business reporter Nathan Bomey. Nathan, thanks so much for coming on. We appreciate it.
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IV. [ДВИ МГУ, Евразийская,] Give your own opinion on the issue raised in the interview. Write 70–80 words.
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V. Think of answers to the questions below. Before answering them, you may want to watch this short animated film about the fully automated world:
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VI. After you study the article about the universal basic income concept in question 10 above, write an essay on the topic: "Do the advantages of the universal basic income really outweigh the disadvantages?"
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VII. 1. Watch this short video and answer the question at its end