{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6aa35455ff74edfd00460b3a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Could AI Get Smart Enough to Kill Us?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/09f78bc9-7ecd-4dfa-8a2b-6d8bfc29511b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A former Anthropic researcher warns that AI is moving fast, could take control of parts of daily life, and may be misused for destructive weapons. Also: UN peacekeepers travel behind Israeli lines in Lebanon, where they see destroyed roads and villages during a tense ceasefire period.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: could become so advanced = might become very advanced. Vocabulary: AI (artificial intelligence), advanced (very developed or powerful), safeguards (protection steps that reduce danger).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-11\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-11</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}