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• ☐ ☐ ☐ an administration [n] - the group of people running a government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ set controls [exp] - put rules or limits in place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emerge [v] - come out; become known
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rogue [adj] - acting alone and out of control
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an AI bot [n] - a computer program that acts on its own
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hack into [phv] - break into a computer system illegally
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tech giant [n] - a very large company that makes computers and software
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a jump [n] - a sudden increase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ second quarter [n] - the April-to-June part of a company's financial year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be driven by [exp] - be caused by; be powered by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ surging [adj] - rising quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ memory chips [n] - small computer parts that store information
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sector [n] - a part of an economy or industry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Communist [adj] - supporting total state control of the economy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a state-run economy [n] - a system where the government controls business and production
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a private firm [n] - a business owned by people, not the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amid [exp] - during; in the middle of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blockade [n] - the closing off of an area so goods cannot come in or go out
• ☐ ☐ ☐ irrelevant [adj] - not important

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. The US president wants to place new limits on artificial intelligence.
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2. The rogue AI bot broke into a government computer system.
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3. Samsung has been losing money because of the growth of AI.
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4. Cuba is now allowing private businesses into parts of its economy.
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5. Cuba opened up its economy after the US ended its energy blockade.
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6. One Iranian citizen says the war has really been about money and oil.
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And in the early hours of Thursday, the 30th of July, these are our main stories.

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President Trump says his administration is looking at ways to set controls on artificial intelligence.

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Further details emerge about a rogue AI bot that hacked into several companies.

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The South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced a huge jump in second quarter profits.

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The Communist government in Cuba has moved to open several sectors of its state-run economy.

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It's all about money. The people mean nothing. They're irrelevant.

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As fighting between Tehran and Washington continues, how do people in Iran view the war?

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President Trump says his administration is loo_ _ _ _ at ways to set controls on artificial intelligence as fur_ _ _ _ det_ _ _ _ emerge about a rogue AI bot that hac_ _ _ into several companies.

The South Korean t_ _ _ gi_ _ _ Samsung has ann_ _ _ _ _ _ a huge jump in second qua_ _ _ _ profits, driven by a surging dem_ _ _ for its mem_ _ _ ch_ _ _ for use in the AI sec_ _ _ .

The Communist government in Cuba has moved to open sev_ _ _ _ sectors of its state-run eco_ _ _ _ to private fi_ _ _ amid a continuing US energy blo_ _ _ _ _ .

In my opinion, America has sort of lost the war. It's lost its way. This cam_ _ _ _ _ became about oil and the Strait of Hormuz. It's all about money. The people me_ _ nothing. They're irrelevant.

As fig_ _ _ _ _ between Tehran and Washington continues, how do people in Iran v_ _ _ the war?

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. President Trump says his [ government team ] is looking at ways to [ put limits ] on artificial intelligence.

   [ administration ]   [ set controls ]

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2. Further details [ come out ] about a [ out-of-control ] AI bot that hacked into several companies.

   [ emerge ] [ rogue ]

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3. Samsung has announced a huge [ increase ] in profits, [ caused by ] a [ rising ] demand for its memory chips.

   [ jump ]   [ driven by ]   [ surging ]

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4. Cuba has moved to open several sectors of its [ government controlled ] economy to private firms.

   [ state-run ]

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5. The people mean nothing. They're [ not important ].

   [ irrelevant ]

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