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Could AI Cause Human Extinction?

That's News to Me

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from Reuters, students read about why some AI companies are slowing development due to concerns over risks to human existence. This lesson features a video, vocabulary practice, comprehension questions, and discussion questions.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
AI

Vocabulary

go public
extinction
dire
ego
go rogue
IPO
pact
tackle
pace
frontier