2024-10-09
10 分钟From BBC Learning English
this is learning English from the news,
our podcast about the news headlines.
In this programme, AI critic wins Nobel Prize for AI.
Hello, I'm Georgie.
And I'm Pippa.
In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
so let's hear more about this story.
The Nobel Prize in physics.
A famous science award has been given to two scientists, Jeffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, for their work on machine learning.
Machine learning is a kind of technology which is used by a lot of artificial intelligence software.
And so the scientist's work is very important for a lot of modern technology.
But one of the winners of the award, Jeffrey Hinton, now believes that AI technology could be dangerous in the future.
Let's have our first headline.
This one's from the Evening Standard in the UK.
Godfather of AI, who warned technology could end humanity, wins Nobel Prize.
Okay, let's hear that again.
Godfather of AI, who warned technology could end humanity, wins Nobel Prize.
And that's from the Evening Standard in the UK.