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The Most Important Century In Human History (C1)

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What do you know about the following centuries/events in history? Write a word
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that fits each description. How did each century/event impact the world?

300 BC 7th Century 18th century

Extensive military The The

of Islam Revolution

PART 2 Discuss the questions below about centuries.

1 Which century would you say is the most important century in
history? Is it any of the centuries from Part 1, or another? Why?

2 What events define and mark our current century? What makes it significant?

3 If you could travel back in time or into the future, which century would you
want to experience? Why?

PART 3 Choose the correct words that you think fit the definition of existential risk below.

Existential risk is the risk of our species going (extinct / extinguished) or

experiencing some kind of (defeat / disaster) that permanently limits humanity’s
ability to grow and (bloom / thrive).

Which phenomenon below do you think poses the greatest existential risk? Is there
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any other kind of event that may pose an existential risk? Explain.

1 2 3

A PANDEMIC CLIMATE CHANGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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PREVIEW DISCUSSION

Have you ever heard of Narrow AI and General

AI? If so, what do you know about each kind of AI?
If not, what do you think they may refer to?

VIEWING ACTIVITY
Write the words you hear in the century descriptions below. What was the impact of
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each century/event? How similar were your answers in Preview, Part 1 & 2?

0:10 1 300 BC A period of extensive military

0:23 2 7th Century The of Islam

0:34 3 The 1700s The Revolution

1:06 4 The 21st Century Rapid technological

PART 2 Discuss/Write short answers below according to the information from the video.

1:41 1 What invention in history marked a rise in existential risk?

1:52 2 What are the odds of existential risk due to climate change and a pandemic?

2:40 3 What’s the difference between narrow AI and AGI?

3:18 4 What are some possible impacts, challenges, and concerns of AGIs?

4:29 5 What does the narrator say about predicting future existential risks?
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PART 1 Discuss the questions below.

1 What do you think the conclusion, point, or message of this video is?

2 How eye-opening or enlightening is this video to you? Does it influence your

views at all on whether the 21st century is the most important in history?

PART 2 Choose the correct nouns that fit each partitive phrase in the sentences below.

the values | the odds | the cusp | the pace | terms

1 Phones and computers have accelerated of life. And we’re

likely on of developing new transformative technologies.

2 It’s profoundly difficult to estimate of an existential collapse

occurring this century.

3 No matter how enlightened a civilization thinks they are, they are rarely up to
the moral standards of later generations. So in of existential
risk, it’s imperative of this new technology align with our own.

PART 3 Write the prefixes that fit the adjectives below. Then try to define each adjective.

1 To avoid becoming aligned, AI has been developed to be

incredibly rigid about its beliefs.

2 Many technologies we already have contribute to humanity’s

precedented levels of existential risk.

3 AGIs might help us achieve our goals, regard us as

consequential, or see us as an obstacle to swiftly remove.

Write which prefixes fit the adjectives below. Use the same prefixes from Part 3.
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Then try to define each adjective.

1 adequate 3 used 5 desirable

2 predictable 4 conceivable 6 efficient
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STEP 1: CHOOSE A PREVIOUS/FUTURE CENTURY

• Work with a classmate or on your own.

• Imagine you’re living in a previous century or in a future century.
• Specify the century below. Choose one other than the ones presented in the video.

CENTURY:

STEP 2: PRESENT YOUR CENTURY

• Think of, prepare, and/or research information about what life was or will be like.
• Present your information about this century to your class/teacher.
• Try to make the case that this century is the most important one in history.
• Use at least 3 of the phrases when presenting.

PHRASES:

• This has been a period of… • The pace of life is…

• There has been the emergence of… • We’re on the cusp of…
• There has been a revolution in… • It’s profoundly difficult to...
• There has been rapid... • The odds of…
• Our moral standards and values... • In terms of...

STEP 3: DESCRIPTIONS

• Describe society, people, life, and any inventions/technology from this century.
• Use at least 2 of the adjectives below in your descriptions.

inadequate misused undesirable

unpredictable unconceivable inefficient
misaligned unprecedented inconsequential
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PART 1 Answer the questions below about the video.

1 Which centuries in history were mentioned in the video? How were they
described and what were their impacts?
2 What’s the difference between narrow AI and AGI?
3 What are three possible impacts, challenges, and concerns of AGIs?
4 What does the narrator say about predicting future existential risks?

PART 2 Write the missing nouns that fit the sentences below.

1 Phones and computers have accelerated of life. And we’re

likely on the of developing new transformative technologies.

2 It’s profoundly difficult to estimate of an existential collapse

occurring this century.

3 No matter how enlightened a civilization thinks they are, they are rarely up to
the moral standards of later generations. So in of existential
risk, it’s imperative of this new technology align with our own.

PART 3 Discuss/Write what each adjective means below and how it was used in the video.

1 misaligned

2 unprecedented

3 inconsequential

PART 4 What are some other adjectives that have the same prefixes as the ones in Part 3?

LESSON REFLECTION:

Discuss the topics below about the lesson.

1 Did you learn or use any new vocabulary or phrases in this lesson? If so, what?
2 Did you learn anything new about centuries or artificial intelligence?
3 What did you enjoy about the lesson?
4 Is there anything you found difficult about the lesson?