Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Our Summer Vacation

 


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During this summer, I went on a trip to Europe.  I went to Switzerland, France and Spain.  I didn't like Switzerland because the room was so tiny.  I didn't like Spain because it was hot, smelly and dangerous.  I liked France and Euro Disney.  My favorite ride weas the roller coaster, and I didn't like the Tower of Terror.  I don't think I would go back to Europe again.

In July, I went to summer school.  I played Minecraft and made new friends. I like Minecraft.  I have been playing Minecraft for at least 4 years.  I also made YouTube posts and have them on my USB.  I liked this summer school and would like to go back next summer.

Now, I am finishing my second week of Hi-New-York.  I like Hi-New-York because I get to eat a lot of chocolate.  There is nothing that I don't like.  This is my second summer with Hi-New-York, and I'm still not bored.  (T)

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I had a very busy summer.  I spent most of my time at home in New York City and went to Europe for a two-week vacation with my family.  I enjoyed everything I did but wish I had more time to play games and go to the playground.

In July, I went to summer school.  During the first week, I learned about AI.  I really liked the teacher because he was so funny.  During the second week, I learned about business .  I hated this week because it was boring and my partner was younger than me but very bossy.  During the third week, I did Minecraft .  Sometimes it was boring, but most of the time, it was ok.  I don't know if I would like to go back to this summer school.

In August, I went to Europe with my family.  We went to Switzerland, Spain and France.  In Switzerland, we stayed in a hotel in Zurich and saw beautiful mountains and lakes.  In Spain, we saw a famous church of Gaudi.  In France, we went to Euro Disney.  I liked France best because of Euro Disney.

On our next school vacation, we are going back to Japan.  We haven't been in Japan for a year and a half, and I am really looking forward to it.  (E)

AI - Good or Bad?



Edited for clarity.

Artificial Intelligence or better known as AI is a technological phenomenon that has existed since the first line of code was written. During the Cold War, NASA, to reach the moon, had to make hundreds of thousands of calculations that would have taken years to do by hand.  NASA, to beat the Soviets to space, didn't have time to do this; so, they built the first supercomputer, and with that, the first artificial intelligence code.

Since that moment, 56 years have passed, and now everyone has access to humanity's greatest and worst creation.  Nowadays, we use AI for personal things like schoolwork and emails, and some companies lay off workers to replace them with AI. You might think that it's fine to make AI do stuff for you, but would you trust a random person with your emails, schoolwork or even bank details?  Of course not!  AI is just like a normal person, and it's only a matter of time until it understands everything.

In my opinion, we have to limit AI's reach and get prepared for a potential uprising.  I know that an AI uprising sounds like the plot of a cliche sci-fi movie, but it can happen.  It's only a matter of time.  (P)

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AI can be dangerous.  It might take away people's jobs.  It can spread fake news that trick people into believing lies.  It is still helpful sometimes in doing school tasks, but it collects a lot of personal information, which means we lose privacy.  Overall, I think AI is not good for our world.  (M)

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I think artificial intelligence is good for humans. These days, AI is improving so fast, and AI users are increasing too like my parents.  There are so many AI tools on the internet, and they are useful for programming or just searching.  If we can use them efficiently and completely, we can decrease our tedious tasks.  

AI can be used for not only tasks at school or work but also our personal lives.  For example, there is an AI platform called Alexa which allows us to control furnishings in our homes by voice only.  So, for these reasons, I believe AI can make our lives great.  (H)

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Artificial Intelligence is a revolutionary development in technology.  It's being used for a lot of things now - for good things and bad things.  

In some hospitals, AI is used to discover bad things in the body with images from a camera.  It can help some people discover bad things before they become worse.

Some companies like OpenAI offer the possibility to use AI.  The most popular one is ChatGPT, and children of now (and the future) can use it for their tasks without thinking about them.  AI can make children think less and not progress at school.

Like all technology-related products, we need to use AI carefully.  It is important to take the good and not the bad.  (K1)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AI is bad because you can use it for class and to do homework without thinking. AI can make mistakes too.  AI is bad, but you can use it if your teacher says "yes".  (K2)