Level 6 _ Episode 13 Amazon Alexa Head Dave Limp

Title: WSJ In the Elevator With Amazon Alexa Head Dave Limp

DAVE LIMP
SVP OF DEVICES AND ALEXA, AMAZON
 
데이브 림프(Dave Limp) 아마존 장치
서비스 담당 수석 부사장
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VOCA
1. prioritie [prahy-AWR-i-tahyz] 우선순위를 매기다
The company prioritized profits over the employees' safety.
 
2. heavy (양, 정도가) 심한, 많은
She has a heavy workload to complaete by the end of the week.
 
3. odds (어떤 일이 있을) 가능성
What are the odds of getting a promotion this year?
 
4. horizontal 평평한
You know music is really popular, but it's incredibly horizontal too.
 
5. corny 진부한
And then, people also love corny jokes.
 
6. awfully 매우, 몹시
It is a awfully long.
 
7. fairly 상당히, 꽤
She is fairly good at her job.
 
8. throw away (더 이상 필요 없는 것을) 버리다, 없애다
Please clean up the office and only keep what we need, all the rest can be thrown away.
 
9. via ~를 통해
The food was delivered from the kitchen to the table via robot.
 
10. currently 현재, 지금
What projects are you currently working on?
 
11. capability 기능, 역량
We don't have the capability to offer ant further new products until we get more investment.
 
12. optimistic [op-tuh-MIS-tik] 낙관적인
I'm very optimistic about artifical intelligence.
 
13. offest 상쇄하다
AI's going to change our lives in so many good ways that it will offset ant of the bad.
 
 

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think are the key factors that companies consider when choosing a location for their headquarters or major offices?
2. If you were in charge of selecting a location for a new office, what criteria would be important to you?
3. In your opinion, what makes a city a great place to live and work?
4. How do you think the company's culture contributes to its success?
5. What are some popular uses of voice-activated assistants like Alexa?
6. What are some common tasks or questions you ask your voice-activated assistant? Why these questions?
7. How do you feel about the idea of voice-activated devices potentially listening to our conversations?
8. What features do you wish voice-activated assistants like Alexa had that they currently don't?
9. How do you think artificial intelligence (Al) will impact our lives in the future? Are you optimistic or concerned about it?
10. Do you think technology, like voice-activated assistants, has made our lives better or more
complicated? Why?