AI is dangerous, but not for the reason you think Flashcards

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weird

/wɪəd/

adjective

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very strange and unusual

I have got the weirdest email of my career

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headline

/ˈhed.laɪn/

noun

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the main points of the news that are broadcast on television or radio

It’s in the headlines pretty much every day

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molecule

/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/

noun

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the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or more atoms

Because of really cool things like discovering new molecules for medicine

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chlorine gas

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khí clo

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propose

/prəˈpəʊz/

verb

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to offer or suggest a possible plan

He proposed dealing directly with the suppliers

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recipe

/ˈres.ɪ.pi/

noun

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a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food, including a list of what food is needed for this

Do you know a good recipe for wholemeal bread?

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feature

/ˈfiː.tʃər/

verb

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to include someone or something as an important part

AI meal planner app proposing a crowd pleasing recipe featuring chlorine gas

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doomsday

/ˈduːmz.deɪ/

noun

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the end of the world

We’ve heard a lot of talk about doomsday scenarios

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singularity

/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˈlær.ə.ti/

noun

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an event that some people believe will happen in the future when technology becomes much more intelligent than humans

The point in time when advances in AI can create machines that are smarter than humans is known as Singularity

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nasty

/ˈnɑː.sti/

adjective

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bad or very unpleasant

There’s some pretty nasty things going on right now

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vacuum

/ˈvæk.juːm/

noun

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chân không

AI doesn’t exist in a vacuum

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consent

/kənˈsent/

noun

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permission or agreement

Their training data uses art and books create by artists an authors without thier consent

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discriminate

/dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/

verb

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to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.

Its deployment can discriminate against entire communities

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track

/træk/

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to follow a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere

We need to start tracking its impacts

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sustainable

/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/

adjective

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able to continue over a period of time

Future generations of AI models are going to be more trustworthy, sustainable.

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initiative

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/

noun

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a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem

Last year, I was part of the BigScience initiative

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emphasis

/ˈem.fə.sɪs/

noun

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the particular importance or attention that is given to something

I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing desease as we do on curing it

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ethic

/ˈeθ.ɪk/

noun

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a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour

The children learned an ethic of hard work from their parents

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transparency

/trænˈspær.ən.si/

noun

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the characteristic of being easy to see through

An emphasis on ethics and transparency

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the tip of the iceberg

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đỉnh của tảng băng trôi

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melting

/ˈmel.tɪŋ/

adjective

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becoming liquefied by heat

This is probably only the tip of the iceberg, even if is a melting one

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switch out

phrasal verb

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to exchange something for something else

Switching out a smaller, more efficient model for a large language model emits 14 times more carbon for the same task

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pile up

phrasal verb

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to increase in amount

The environment costs are really piling up quickly

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tangible

/ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/

adjective

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real and not imaginary

We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action

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paralled | /ˈpær.ə.lel/ ## Footnote adjective
If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all along their length ## Footnote I helped create CodeCarbon, a tool that runs in parallel to AI training code
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informed | /ɪnˈfɔːmd/ ## Footnote adjective
having a lot of knowledge or information about something ## Footnote Using a tool like this can help us make informed choices
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drastically | /ˈdræs.tɪ.kəl.i/ ## Footnote adverb
in a way that is severe and sudden or has very noticeable effects ## Footnote Their budget has been drastically reduced.
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emission | /ɪˈmɪʃən/ ## Footnote noun
an amount of something, especially a gas that harms the environment, that is sent out into the air ## Footnote Deploying AI models on renewable energy, which can drastically reduce their emission
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send out ## Footnote phrasal verb
produce, emit, or give out something ## Footnote Have the invitations been sent out yet?
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sue | /suː/ ## Footnote verb
to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you ## Footnote And if you want sue someone, you tend to need proof, right ?
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massive | /ˈmæs.ɪ/ ## Footnote adjective
very large in size, amount, or number ## Footnote It lets you search these massive data sets to see what they have on you
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curiuos | /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/ ## Footnote adjective
interested in learning about people or things around you ## Footnote I was curious
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crucial | /ˈkruː.ʃəl/ ## Footnote adjective
extremely important or necessary ## Footnote This provides crucial evidence that her life's work
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infringement | /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/ ## Footnote noun
an action that breaks a rule, law, etc. ## Footnote She and two artists used this as evidence to file a class action lawsuit against AI companies for copyright infringement
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bias | /ˈbaɪ.əs/ ## Footnote noun
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment ## Footnote The very last thing I want to talk about is bias
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stereotype | /ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/ ## Footnote noun
định kiến ## Footnote The characters in the book are just stereotypes
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racism | /ˈreɪ.sɪ.zəm/ ## Footnote noun
phân biệt chủng tộc ## Footnote Formally speaking, it's when AI models encode patterns and beliefts that can represent stereotype or racism and sexism
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facial recognition system
hệ thống nhận dạng khuông mặt ## Footnote She found that common facial recognition systems were vastly worse for women of color compare to white men
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vastly | /ˈvɑːst.li/ ## Footnote adverb
very much ## Footnote vastly different
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enforcement | /ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/ ## Footnote noun
the process of making people obey a law or rule ## Footnote When biased models like this are deployed in law enforment settings, this can result in false accusations
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morally | /ˈmɒr.əl.i/ ## Footnote adverb
based on principles that you or people in general consider to be right, honest, or acceptable ## Footnote Morally, you're right, but in practice I don't think it would work
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accuse | /əˈkjuːz/ ## Footnote verb
to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind ## Footnote Are you accusing me of lying?
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imprisonment | /ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/ ## Footnote noun
the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison ## Footnote Wrongful imprisonment
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carjacking | /ˈkɑːˌdʒæk.ɪŋ/ ## Footnote noun
the crime of stealing a car while someone is in it by using physical force or threats ## Footnote Woodruff was wrongfully accused **of** carjacking at eight months pregnant
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perpetrator | /ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tər/ ## Footnote noun
someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act ## Footnote A description of a perpetrator
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legislation | /ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/ ## Footnote noun
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament ## Footnote And sadly, my tool hasn't been used to write legislation yet
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guard rail | /ˈɡɑːd ˌreɪl/ ## Footnote noun
đường sắt bảo vệ ## Footnote Start creating guardrails to protect society and the planet
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distraction | /dɪˈstræk.ʃən/ ## Footnote noun
sự xao lãng ## Footnote I said that focusing on AI's future existial risks is a distraction from its current
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mitigate | /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ ## Footnote verb
to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad ## Footnote Let's talk about tools we can create to measure and mitigate these impacts
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measure | /ˈmeʒ.ər/ ## Footnote verb
to discover the exact size or amount of something ## Footnote This machine measure your heart rate