Fabio was fired by a supermarket in Scotland because it did not help customers. Fabio is the machine made by the Scottish University Heriot-Watt to talk to humans. Its system is similar to Apple’s Siri. Luisa Margiotta is the owner of the supermarket where the robot was working. She said that Fabio scared some of the clients and gave vague answers. For example, when customers asked where the beer was, the robot would answer: “It’s in the alcohol section.”

Questions – level I

Why was Fabio fired?
a. Clients did not talk to him.
b. The machine was unable to help supermarket customers.
c. The bot scared the customers.
d. The bot did not like the work.

Would you hire a robot?

The Tallest and Shortest People in the World Meet 

The 2.51 metre tall Turk, Sultan Kösen, and the 62.8 cm Indian, Jyoti Amge, met each other and were photographed together in Egypt. Sultan is the tallest man in the world, and Jyoti the shortest woman in the world. The Egyptian Council for Tourism Promotion invited them to help promote tourist sites, like the Giza Pyramids. Kösen is 35. He has gigantism. This means his body produces more growth hormone than normal. Jyoti is 25. She has dwarfism. This means her body produces less growth hormone than normal.

Questions – level I

According to the text, is it the first time the tallest man and the shortest woman in the world meet?
a. Yes, they had not met each other yet.
b. No, they already knew each other, but they were not photographed together.
c. Yes, but one of them did not go.
d. None of the above.  

What do gigantism and dwarfism cause?