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B1 –  Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the AI company Anthropic refused to give the Pentagon full access to its AI system, the US government decided to end its agreement with the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right away, OpenAI struck a deal with the Pentagon, with promises of better security\u00a0measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the audio and read the transcript about the cooperation between OpenAI and Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/openai-changes-the-deal-with-the-pentagon-level-3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cmeasure<\/strong>\u201d mean here, \u201cIn response, CEO Sam Altman said the company would make changes and add more safety\u00a0<\/em>measures<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d? Use the term in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cmisuse<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMany people worry about risks and the possible <\/em>misuse<\/em><\/strong> of powerful technology.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cadministration<\/strong>\u201d mean here, \u201cAnthropic didn\u2019t want to give the Pentagon full access to its AI system. Because of this\u00a0disagreement, the Trump <\/em>administration<\/em><\/strong> ended its cooperation with the company.\u201d? <\/em>Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Share your opinion about OpenAI striking a deal with the Pentagon immediately after Anthropic. Do you think they \u201cacted too quickly and tried to take advantage of the situation\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Do you think that OpenAI could really make changes and add more safety\u00a0measures when it comes to the government using their AI system?\u00a0Share your opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your opinion about the growing use of AI in wars.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What could be some risks and the possible misuse associated with AI technology?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Right away, OpenAI struck a deal with the Pentagon, with promises of better security\u00a0measures.\u00a0 Listen to the audio and read the transcript about the cooperation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,294,384,290,295],"class_list":["post-32170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-audio","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-government","tag-listening","tag-preliminary-pet"],"yoast_head":"\nOpenAI Deal with Pentagon | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/03\/openai-deal-with-pentagon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OpenAI Deal with Pentagon | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 –  Intermediate  After the AI company Anthropic refused to give the Pentagon full access to its AI system, the US government decided to end its agreement with the company. 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