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Why Tech Bosses Keep Writing Long Letters About AI

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Mark Zuckerberg is the boss of Meta. Meta owns Facebook and Instagram.

Zuckerberg wrote a long letter about AI. AI means artificial intelligence. It is computer thinking.

His letter had thousands of words. Many tech bosses write letters like this.

These letters are called manifestos. A manifesto tells people what a person believes.

Big Tech bosses want to explain their ideas about AI. They want people to trust them.

AI is changing many things. Companies are building new AI tools every year.

Some people worry about AI. They think it can be dangerous.

Other people think AI can help the world. Tech bosses want to share their side.

Writing a manifesto helps a company look important. It also helps the boss look like a leader.

Many Big Tech companies now do this. Big Tech means large tech companies like Meta and Google.

These letters get a lot of attention. News websites often write about them.

Vocabulary15 words

AI
computer that can think or learn
manifesto
a paper that tells your beliefs
Big Tech
very large tech companies
boss
the top person in a company
letter
written words sent to people
public
for everyone to see
trust
to believe someone is good
dangerous
can hurt people
important
very needed or big
leader
a person who guides others
attention
when people look and listen
company
a business
explain
to make something clear
changing
becoming different
tools
things that help do work

Quiz

1. Who wrote the long letter about AI?
2. What is a manifesto?
3. True or False: Only Zuckerberg has written a letter like this.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

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

Mark Zuckerberg is the boss of _____. Meta owns Facebook and Instagram.

Zuckerberg wrote a long letter about _____. AI means artificial intelligence.

His letter had _____ of words. Many tech bosses write letters like this.

These letters are called _____. A manifesto tells people what a person believes.

Big Tech bosses want to explain their ideas about AI. They want people to _____ them.

AI is changing many things. Companies are building new AI _____ every year.

Some people worry about AI. They think it can be _____.

Writing a manifesto helps a company look _____.

Many _____ companies now do this.

These letters get a lot of _____. News websites often write about them.

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