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obsolescence /ob-suh-LES-uns/
noun
the state of becoming outdated and no longer useful
"Engineers now design phone batteries with planned obsolescence in mind, knowing users will replace the device within three years."
disintermediation /dis-in-tur-mee-dee-AY-shun/
noun
the removal of middlemen between producers and consumers, made possible by technology
"Streaming platforms completed the disintermediation of the music industry, letting artists reach listeners without record labels."
panoptic /pan-OP-tik/
adjective
allowing everything to be seen or watched at once
"Smart cities are becoming panoptic environments where cameras track every pedestrian's movement."
skeuomorph /SKYOO-oh-morf/
noun
a design detail that copies the look of a real-world object into a digital product
"The leather texture on that old calendar app was a skeuomorph meant to comfort paper-and-pen users."
black box /BLAK BOKS/
noun
a complex system whose inner workings are hidden from its users
"Large language models are often black boxes: even their creators cannot fully explain every answer they produce."
hallucination /huh-loo-suh-NAY-shun/
noun
a confident but completely false output generated by an AI
"That chatbot's hallucination about a nonexistent law briefly fooled a busy lawyer."
deepfake /DEEP-fayk/
noun
a fake video or audio clip made with artificial intelligence
"The viral video of the mayor confessing to bribery turned out to be a crude deepfake."
singularity /sing-gyu-LAR-i-tee/
noun
the hypothetical moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence
"Some futurists predict the singularity will arrive within our lifetime; others call it science fiction."
neoluddite /nee-oh-LUH-dyte/
noun
a person who opposes or distrusts new technology
"The neoluddite in our office refuses to use the cloud and still backs up everything on printed paper."
datafication /day-tuh-fuh-KAY-shun/
noun
the process of turning every aspect of life into data that can be collected and analyzed
"Fitness trackers are a symbol of datafication: even sleep has become a set of numbers."
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📝Grammar: Ability and possibility at C2: can, could, could have, be able to
**CAN** is present or future ability, simple and direct: I **can** spot a deepfake after one viewing. It also covers general possibility: technology **can** surprise us all.
**COULD** is the past of **can** for general ability: early phones **could** barely hold a charge. It also softens a present or future possibility: the singularity **could** arrive quietly, through updates.
For everything **can** and **could** cannot do — perfect forms, infinitives, gerunds — use **BE ABLE TO**. I'd love to **be able to** explain that black box. She has **been able to** resist datafication so far.
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