Experts make predictions about the future of tech all the time, but Clem Delangue’s platform Hugging Face is central to many current AI innovations—so when he talks about AI’s future, we should listen.
WORD FORMATION
Change the word in CAPITALS to fill in the blanks.
It’s that time of year, when tech luminaries (=leaders) offer 1. ……………s [THINK] on where 2. …………s [INNOVATIVE] will take us in the year ahead, and Ai promises to be a driving force. Back in December 2023, tech luminary Bill Gates made a bold 3. …………. [PREDICT] about how AI would advance in 2024, guessing that “we are 18-24 months away from 4. ………… [SIGNIFY] levels of AI use by the general population.” Gates was largely correct (…).
Looking to 2025, another AI executive with an even more 5. …………. [IMPRESS] track record has made his forecast, with some 6. ……………. [STARTLE] surprise forecasts. Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, an AI-development platform and user community used by millions of developers and big names like Intel and Qualcomm, expects that we’ll see “the first major public protest related to AI” next year.
Delangue published his predictions as a list of bullet-points on his LinkedIn page (…), the pushback could be about anything from AI stealing jobs en masse (…) to 7. …………….. [APPROPRIATE] use of AI tech by police, government bodies or health care systems.
Delangue also predicts that a “big company will see its market cap divided by two or more because of AI,” implying AI breakthroughs will suddenly render obsolete some core tech or core business philosophy of a major corporation—perhaps in the way that the 8. …………. [ARRIVE] of the internet hit newspapers’ core print advertising revenue business model.
The third prediction is interesting because it crosses from software to hardware: “at least 100,000 personal AI robots will be ordered,” Delangue said. This is right in line with AI robot 9. ………………s [DEVELOP] from companies like Tesla and Figure. (…)
Before you dismiss these predictions as 10. …………………… [ENTREPRENEUR] hucksterism, it’s worth noting that many of Delangue’s AI predictions for this year were accurate (…).
In order to read the whole article, go to: https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/here-are-the-big-2025-predictions-for-ai-from-a-ceo-who-was-right-about-this-years-developments
Key: 1. thoughts; 2. innovations; 3. prediction; 4. significant; 5. impressive; 6. startling; 7. inappropriate; 8. arrival; 9. developments; 10. entrepreneurial
Glossary
- luminary – a person who is famous and important in a particular area of activity
- bold – brave, daring
- swirling – circulating
- pushback – resistance
- market cap – market capitalization – the total value of a company’s outstanding shares (“a big company will see its market cap divided by two or more because of AI” = a big company will see its market value halved or more because of AI)
- render – to cause (someone or something) to be or become
- obsolete – no longer needed because something better has been invented
- pronouncement – an official announcement
- musing – a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- weather vane – a flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to indicate wind direction
- hucksterism – salesmanship; marketing spin
Practice makes perfect
Read the article:
and pick the right answer:
1. What is the primary purpose of the MasterClass On Call product?
a) To provide users with pre-recorded MasterClass lessons
b) To allow users to book live video sessions with MasterClass instructors
c) To enable users to chat with AI-powered versions of MasterClass instructors
d) To offer a subscription-based service for online learning in general
2. What is the key reason behind MasterClass launching the On Call product, according to the article?
a) To meet customer demand for more direct access to celebrity instructors
b) To compete with other online learning platforms offering AI-powered features
c) To generate additional revenue through a new subscription-based service
d) To experiment with the latest advancements in generative AI technology
3. Which of the following features is NOT mentioned as being available in the MasterClass On Call beta?
a) The ability to upload documents for AI instructors to review
b) The ability to role-play with AI instructors as potential investors
c) The ability to receive personalized feedback and advice from AI instructors
d) The ability to access AI mentors in multiple languages
4. What is the purpose of the extensive interviews conducted by MasterClass with the mentors?
a) To assess the mentors’ teaching abilities and suitability for the platform
b) To negotiate the compensation for the mentors’ participation
c) To gather voice samples and understand how the mentors respond to questions
d) To determine the mentors’ availability for live video sessions
5. According to the article, what was one of the surprising findings from the internal testing of MasterClass On Call?
a) Customers preferred interacting with human instructors over AI mentors
b) Customers felt more comfortable asking questions to the AI mentors
c) Customers found the AI mentors to be less knowledgeable than the human instructors
d) Customers were hesitant to share personal information with the AI mentors
6. What is the expected future development for the MasterClass On Call product, according to the article?
a) The ability to access live video sessions with instructors
b) The ability to purchase individual AI mentor sessions
c) The ability to access a wider range of course topics beyond just business and entrepreneurship
d) The ability for AI mentors to remember previous conversations
Key: 1c; 2a; 3d;4c; 5b; 6d
Discuss:
- What springs to mind when you hear the term ‘artificial intelligence’?
- How is artificial intelligence helping us today?
- What are the dangers of artificial intelligence?
- Will artificial intelligence ever be more intelligent than humans?
- How would you like artificial intelligence to help you?
Watch and revise!
The Future of AI
Bold Predictions and Innovations
https://www.cloud.worldwideschool.pl/index.php/s/mqyoiQg25GeWjMZ
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