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
Answer key
1. Mark Zuckerberg 2. A paper that tells your beliefs 3. False
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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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