PBS Newshour 1

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Vocabulary List

contain
(verb) to keep something under control; to prevent something from getting worse
 
catastrophic
(adjective) extremely bad; causing great damage or suffering
 
galloping
(adjective) increasing or developing very quickly
 
advance
(noun) an improvement or development

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The development of artificial intelligence carries extremely damaging risks.
On Wednesday, delegates from 28 countries, including the U.S. and Chine, agreed to work together to keep those risks under control.

Grammar

Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, agreed Wednesday to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.
 
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