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Welcome to Learning English, a daily 30 minute program from the Voice of America. I'm Ashley Thompson.

And I'm Mario Ritter Jr. This program is designed for English learners so we speak a little slower and we use words and

phrases especially written for people learning English.

Today, John Russell and I have a story on how artificial intelligence might or might not reduce the number of jobs. Later Brian Lynn presents this week's science report.

Finally, we hear today's lesson of the day,

from Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins. But first,

Chat GPT and other generative AI tools have raised concerns that chatpots will replace many kinds of workers.

Writers, editors, and customer service representatives are among the jobs that could be affected.

But some people are suggesting that AI might not reduce jobs as many people fear. Instead, the technology might turn out to be more

like the technological developments of the past, such as the steam engine, electricity, or the Internet.

Supporters reason that AI might destroy some jobs while creating others. They also say that the technology

will probably make workers more productive, benefiting themselves, their employers, and the economy.

Nick Bunker is an economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab, part of a job search website. He said he thinks AI will affect many, many jobs,

maybe every job indirectly, to some degree.

Bunker added that he does not believe the technology is going to lead to a lot of unemployment.

We have seen other big technological events in our history, and those didn't lead to a large rise in unemployment. Technology destroys but also

creates. There will be new jobs that come about," he said.

Artificial intelligence gives machines the ability to perform tasks once thought to require

human intelligence.

The basic technology has existed in early versions for many years.

Some reports say it began with a problem-solving computer program called

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