Is AI the most important technology of the century? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.What's the most century in human history
2.Some might argue it’s a period of extensive military campaigning, like Alexander the Great’s in the 300s BCE, which reshaped political and cultural borders
3.Others might cite the emergence of a major religion, such as Islam in the 7th century, which codified and spread values across such borders
4.Or perhaps it’s the Industrial Revolution of the 1700s that transformed global and redefined humanity's relationship with labor
5.Whatever the answer, it seems like any century vying for that top spot is at a moment of great change— when the actions of our ancestors shifted humanity’s for centuries to come
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
definitively
B1In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
Example:
"But even if we can't definitively say that ours is the most important century,"
trajectory
A2The path an object takes as it moves.
Example:
"when the actions of our ancestors shifted humanity’s trajectory"
contribute
A2To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
Example:
"contribute to humanity’s unprecedented levels of existential risk—"
catastrophe
B1Any large and disastrous event of great significance
Example:
"Very rough guesses put the risk of existential catastrophe"
regarding
A2To look at; to observe.
Example:
"AI experts have a wide range of estimates regarding"
challenge
A2A confrontation; a dare.
Example:
"This is an incredibly difficult philosophical and engineering challenge"
enlightened
B1To supply with light.
Example:
"History has taught us that no matter how enlightened"
constrain
A2To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
Example:
"And this kind of value lock in could permanently distort or constrain"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"What's the most important century in human history?"
commerce
A2The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
Example:
"that transformed global commerce"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| definitively | B1 | In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. |
| trajectory | A2 | The path an object takes as it moves. |
| contribute | A2 | To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole. |
| catastrophe | B1 | Any large and disastrous event of great significance |
| regarding | A2 | To look at; to observe. |
| challenge | A2 | A confrontation; a dare. |
| enlightened | B1 | To supply with light. |
| constrain | A2 | To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| commerce | A2 | The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic. |
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