A: Have you tried the new AI chatbot ChatGPT?
B: Yes, I have. It interacts conversationally, and can answer my questions on the spot.
A: My school has announced a ban on ChatGPT, to prevent AI-assisted cheating.
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B: My school hasn’t banned it, but teachers are encouraged to come up with a strict usage policy to avoid disputes.
A: Instead of banning it, perhaps we should learn to live with it.
A: 你試過新型人工智能聊天機器人ChatGPT嗎？
B: 試過啊，它會以對話方式互動，還會立即回答問題呢。
A: 不過我的學校最近宣布禁用ChatGPT，以防止人工智能作弊。
B: 我的學校雖然沒禁用，但是鼓勵老師制定嚴格使用政策以避免爭議。
A: 與其禁用，或許我們應該學習與它共處。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩〉
A: Apart from the musical Sunset Boulevard, Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki is also touring Taiwan after a 17-year wait. She’s holding two concerts starting tonight. B: Ayu has the most No. 1 hits of any Japanese solo artist, with 33 total. A: “Time” magazine even crowned her as “The Empress of Pop.” B: She staged shows in Taipei back in 2007 and 2008, causing an “Ayu fever” across Taiwan. A: Unfortunately, the singer has been deaf in her left ear since 2008, and is gradually losing hearing in her right ear. I’m so excited to see her singing in Taipei again. A: 除了音樂劇《日落大道》，日本歌后濱崎步睽違17年，今晚起在台北熱唱兩場。
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