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Nvidia Boss: No Chance AI Will Destroy the World by 2030

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Jensen Huang is the boss of Nvidia. Nvidia is a big company. It makes computer chips for AI.

Some people say AI is dangerous. They say AI could destroy the world by 2030. This idea is called a doomsday narrative.

A former researcher from a company called Anthropic gave this warning. Other people gave the same warning too.

Jensen Huang does not agree with them. He says there is a '0% chance' this will happen.

He thinks these warnings are wrong. He believes AI will not destroy the world.

Nvidia makes chips that help AI work. Many companies use these chips. Jensen Huang knows a lot about AI.

This is a big argument about the future of AI. Some people are scared. Other people, like Huang, are not scared.

Vocabulary15 words

AI
computer systems that can think and learn like humans
doomsday narrative
a story that says something very bad will happen to everyone
chip
a small part inside a computer that helps it work
researcher
a person who studies things to learn new information
boss
the leader of a company
warning
words that tell people about danger
company
a business that makes or sells things
dangerous
able to hurt people or cause harm
destroy
to break or ruin something completely
future
time that has not happened yet
argument
when people disagree about something
scared
feeling afraid
agree
to think the same as someone else
believe
to think something is true
chance
the possibility that something will happen

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1. Who is Jensen Huang?
2. What does Jensen Huang say about AI destroying the world by 2030?
3. True or False: Everyone agrees with Jensen Huang about AI.

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Jensen Huang is the boss of _____. Nvidia is a big company. It makes computer _____ for AI.

Some people say AI is _____. They say AI could destroy the world by 2030. This idea is called a doomsday _____.

A former _____ from a company called Anthropic gave this warning. Other people gave the same warning too.

Jensen Huang does not _____ with them. He says there is a '_____' chance this will happen.

He thinks these warnings are wrong. He _____ AI will not destroy the world.

This is a big _____ about the future of AI. Some people are _____. Other people, like Huang, are not scared.

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