Exercices de Anglais : Fictions et réalités

Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary list: (a) surveillance, (b) propaganda, (c) censorship, (d) conformity.

1. In George Orwell's $1984$, the state enforces strict __________ to suppress any information that challenges the official narrative.
2. The government maintains absolute control by using constant __________ to monitor the movements of every citizen.
3. The Ministry of Truth produces __________ to manipulate public opinion and ensure loyalty to the Party.
4. In such societies, any act of rebellion is crushed, forcing citizens into total __________ to avoid punishment.

Write a well-structured paragraph (150 words) discussing how science fiction has shaped our perception of Artificial Intelligence compared to current reality. Your paragraph must include: 1) A clear comparison between a sci-fi trope and a real-world technical issue. 2) A conditional sentence regarding ethical risks using the formula $R = \alpha imes I$, where $R$ is the risk, $\alpha$ is the bias coefficient, and $I$ is the impact factor. 3) Use modal verbs of deduction (e.g., must, can't, might) to evaluate the future of human control over machines governed by logic gates where the state $S \in \{0, 1\}$.

In the context of the theme 'Fictions and Realities', write a 180-word argumentative response to the following question: 'Is the digital curation of our lives a form of voluntary alienation?'. Your analysis must: 1) Contrast the 'Big Brother' model of surveillance (Orwell) with modern algorithmic feedback loops. 2) Explain how our perception of 'real life' is distorted when the probability of encountering diverse opinions, denoted as $P(O_{diverse})$, approaches $0$. 3) Include at least three sophisticated linking words (e.g., 'furthermore', 'conversely', 'notwithstanding').