AI Companies Prepare Crisis Plans for a Possible 2027 Disaster
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Big companies that make artificial intelligence (AI) are worried.
They think something very bad could happen because of AI by 2027.
This is called a catastrophic event. It means a very big and dangerous problem.
The companies are making crisis plans. A crisis plan helps people act fast when something goes wrong.
People are asking if AI is a good opportunity or a big threat.
An opportunity is a good chance to do something. A threat is a danger.
One important person in AI is Sam Altman. He leads a big AI company.
Some people compare him to Oppenheimer, a scientist who helped make the atomic bomb.
But is Sam Altman like Oppenheimer? Many people are not sure.
People also ask: should we trust him with the future of the world?
This shows that AI can be very powerful, but also very risky.
Vocabulary5 words
- artificial intelligence
- computer systems that can think and learn like humans
- catastrophic
- very bad; causing great damage
- crisis
- a dangerous or difficult moment
- opportunity
- a good chance to do something
- threat
- something dangerous that can hurt people
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1. A catastrophic incident 2. Crisis plans 3. Sam Altman
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Big companies that make _____ (AI) are worried.
They think something very bad could happen because of AI by _____.
This is called a _____ event.
The companies are making _____ plans.
People are asking if AI is a good _____ or a big _____.
One important person in AI is Sam _____.
Some people compare him to _____, a scientist who helped make the atomic bomb.
People also ask: should we trust him with the _____ of the world?
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