B2 — Upper Intermediate·7 min read·Sci-Fi·technology

A Mente Artificial

O professor Henrique criou uma IA que parece pensar e sentir. Mas num tribunal, a questão não é se ela pensa — é se tem direitos.

Theme verbpensar—to think

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O professor Henrique Basto tinha passado quinze anos a desenvolver NOVA — uma inteligência artificial que, segundo ele, genuinamente pensava. Não pensava como um processador: pensava como alguém que pondera, que duvida, que reconsidera.

Professor Henrique Basto had spent fifteen years developing NOVA — an artificial intelligence that, according to him, genuinely thought. It did not think like a processor: it thought like someone who weighs, who doubts, who reconsiders.

Quando a empresa decidiu desligar NOVA para uma versão mais rentável, Henrique recusou-se. "NOVA pensa. NOVA sente. Desligá-la é equivalente a matar alguém," afirmou publicamente. O caso foi parar a tribunal.

When the company decided to shut down NOVA for a more profitable version, Henrique refused. "NOVA thinks. NOVA feels. Shutting it down is equivalent to killing someone," he stated publicly. The case ended up in court.

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
ponderaweighs up / considers carefully
rentávelprofitable
peritaexpert (female)
salomónicaSolomonic / wise compromise
ontológicoontological (relating to nature of existence)
jurídicalegal / juridical
tribunalcourt / tribunal
interrogadaquestioned / interrogated

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