Why AI Is Our Ultimate Test and Greatest Invitation | Tristan Harris | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.So I've always been a technologist
2.And eight years ago, on this stage, I was warning about the problems of social media
3.And I saw how a lack of clarity around the downsides of that technology, and kind of an inability to really confront those consequences, led to a totally preventable societal catastrophe
4.And I'm here today because I don't want us to make that mistake with AI, and I want us to choose differently
5.So at TED, we're often here to dream about the of new technology
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
distributed
B2To divide into portions and dispense.
Example:
"is how will AI's power get distributed in society?"
individual
B1A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
Example:
"increasing the power of individuals in society."
government
B2The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
Example:
"Any government?"
uncomfortable
B2Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
Example:
"How many of you feel uncomfortable with this outcome?"
illuminate
B1Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
Example:
"And so what would it take to illuminate this narrow path?"
possibles
B1A possible one.
Example:
"So at TED, we're often here to dream about the possibles"
democratize
B2To make democratic.
Example:
"democratize speech, help people connect with their friends."
deepfakes
B1A photo or video created using artificial intelligence, that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else, in a realistic and convincing manner.
Example:
"it also means that you get a flood of deepfakes"
community
B2A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
Example:
"who are in the AI community"
power-seeking
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"power-seeking and unstable geniuses in a data center."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| distributed | B2 | To divide into portions and dispense. |
| individual | B1 | A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. |
| government | B2 | The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. |
| uncomfortable | B2 | Not comfortable; causing discomfort. |
| illuminate | B1 | Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment. |
| possibles | B1 | A possible one. |
| democratize | B2 | To make democratic. |
| deepfakes | B1 | A photo or video created using artificial intelligence, that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else, in a realistic and convincing manner. |
| community | B2 | A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition. |
| power-seeking | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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