Big Tech, AI & Regulation
After governments started discussing AI regulation, several tech companies increased their legal and compliance ______.
a) donations b) expenses c) janitors
Explain why AI regulation is becoming expensive for companies.
Vocab: expenses, legislative amendment.
Collocations: compliance expenses, proposed legislative amendment, AI regulation.
After catastrophic floods in South America, international organizations offered emergency grants and donations to affected cities.
Explain the difference between the two forms of support.
Vocab: grant, donation.
Collocations: humanitarian grant, private donation, disaster relief.
Public hospitals argued that private health insurance companies refused to cover the _____ charged for psychiatric treatment.
a) amount b) janitor c) loophole
Explain the conflict.
Vocab: insurance, psychiatric ward, amount.
Collocations: insurance coverage, psychiatric ward, medical amount charged.
News reports revealed that some companies tried to find a loophole in AI transparency rules by outsourcing operations to smaller firms outside the country.
Explain the strategy and possible legal risks.
Vocab: find a loophole, outside.
Collocations: find a loophole in regulations, operate outside the jurisdiction.
Environmental agencies decided to _____ mining activities after reports of water contamination.
a) inspect b) donate c) seize
Then student explains what authorities are trying to discover.
Vocab: inspect, environment.
Collocations: environmental inspection, water contamination, environmental damage.
A nonprofit organization started to offer legal assistance to families of autistic children seeking access to speech therapy through public healthcare systems..
Explain why legal action was necessary.
Vocab use: offer legal assistance, speech therapist.
Collocations: access to therapy, offer legal assistance to families, public healthcare system.
Regulators started to audit recurring payments made by social media platforms to influencers promoting political content during elections.
Explain why authorities are concerned.
Vocab: audit, recurring payments, politicians.
Collocations: conduct an audit, political content, recurring payments to influencers.
A famous company owner is under investigation after authorities decided to seize assets linked to illegal deforestation schemes in protected environmental areas. Student explains the accusations and possible consequences.
Vocab: seize assets, owner, environment.
Collocations: seize assets, illegal deforestation, environmental crimes.
Journalists discovered an email attachment showing discussions between pharmaceutical executives and public officials about vaccine pricing during a health emergency.
Explain why the document is controversial.
Vocab: attachment, price, politicians.
Collocations: email attachment, vaccine pricing, government negotiations.