chance 作机会讲可数，作可能性讲可以用作不可数；humanity 人类、人性，不可数
There’s a strong probability that AI will make life much better and have an age of abundance and there’s also some chance that it goes wrong and destroys humanity.
I think I’ve made the best use of the chance of going to Holland to work as an interpreter.
the printing press印刷机
The printing press was a great innovation that largely expanded people’s sphere of knowledge.
rein in，合起来是vt，控制、驾驭
Lawmakers in Congress are trying to prevent the damage（不可数，作damages只用于表示赔偿金）to humanity that could be caused by AI technology and rein in the players that control this technology.
equitable education公正的教育
AI is believed to have world-changing benefits consisting of equitable education and eradicating diseases， and so on.
automate away some jobs使一些工作因自动化而不存在
GPT4 will entirely automate away some jobs.
glacial冰川的，还有特别缓慢的意思（very slow）
As Google，Microsoft and other conglomerates pour billions of dollars into AI，government’s reaction is glacial.
keep up with跟上，合起来是vt
One of the lawmakers contends that it is impossible for Congress to keep up with the speed of technology.
agency 除了“中介机构”的意思，还有“专门机构”的意思；agent 除了有中介（intermediary）的意思，还有特工的意思
A special agency was alleged to be created to oversee the AI industry.
something is coming down the pike=something is going to happen or appear
It’s recommended by experts that we educate ourselves in terms of AI so as to know what’s coming down the pike and how it might impact us.
Clear有批准的意思，vt
Joe has been cleared to drive after two years’ suspension of his driver’s license.
cardiac arrest 心脏骤停（据观察是作不可数名词用）
Mike was cleared to resume playing basketball after suffering cardiac arrest a month earlier.
commencement speech毕业演讲（注意commencement有开始的意思，也有学位授予典礼的意思）
alma mater母校
Tianjin Foreign Studies University is my alma mater.
Preparation is one of life’s keys to success.
