Question 246
HardOriginal questionThe opening sentence is given. Arrange the rest to make a paragraph.
Opening: Can a machine be creative?
P. Some of their paintings have even been sold for large sums of money.
Q. Whether that counts as creativity, or only a very clever copy, is a question people are still arguing about.
R. Computers can now write poems, paint pictures and compose music.
S. But critics point out that a computer only rearranges what it has learned from millions of human works.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
After the given question, R gives what computers can now do.
P goes further with "even", S turns with "but" to the critics, and Q says the question is still argued.
So the order is RPSQ.
Worth noting
PRQS opens with the paintings sold for money, before we know that computers paint at all.
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