AA: AI and Defence
Any Questions? and Any Answers?

AA: AI and Defence

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 12, 202639 min

Have your say on the subjects raised in Any Questions?

Play episode

Opens the player: the full transcript, every word clickable, with translation and flashcards.

Try it: tap any word

Real sentences from the start of this episode. Every word is marked with its level.

Sentence 1 of 12 · 0:00

.

Welcome to Any Answers. So, is AI going to kill us? That's the way the question was put

Hear this sentence

Tap a word to see its meaning in your language.

Do you know these words?

8 harder words from this episode. Tap one to see what it means, then mark it.

  • B21:49
  • B26:20
  • B211:42
  • B216:55
  • C123:17
  • B226:48
  • B234:43
  • C140:12

Mark a few words and we'll tell you how this episode fits your level.

Is this episode right for you?

B2

B2 · Upper-intermediate

Comfortable if you already follow TV news

A1 38%A2 28%B1 18%B2 13%C1 3%
  • 84% of the words are B1 or easier.
  • 175 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
  • 173 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.

Transcript

The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.

0:00

This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Welcome to Any Answers. So, is AI going to kill us? That's the way the question was put on the programme. Ministers want Britain at the front of the AI race. They promise jobs. They promise growth. But this week has seen a senior researcher at Anthropic

1:05

warn that there is a more than one in ten chance of the technology wiping out humanity within a decade. A colleague quit, accused the industry of gambling with our lives. Others have come forward and said this fear is completely overblown. I'd really like to hear from you if you work in the sector. Do you share these worries? Is this hype? And just generally, what do you

1:26

make of AI? Do you use it? Are you worried about the way in which its powers can be curtailed? O3700, 100, 444. And, you know, as if the rise of the machines wasn't enough, the world just looks more dangerous, doesn't it? And the pressure to spend on defence is growing, but that money has to come from somewhere, ministers tell us. Now, the Prime Minister,

That was the opening. The rest of the episode (38 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.

Continue in the player

Automatically generated from the audio. May contain errors. Audio belongs to its publisher and is played from their feed. Rights holders can request removal — copyright & takedown policy