Category
Business & Tech
Jobs, industries (e.g. semiconductors), work culture, economy, finance, technology.
Are AI Models Just Ass-Kissers? Exploring Machine Sycophancy
AI chatbots are supposed to be objective, but recent data shows they often agree with users even when the users are wrong. This lesson explores the phenomenon of sycophantic AI and why technology giants are struggling to make chatbots tell us the hard truth.
Empty Beds, Big Profits: The Business of US Private Prisons
This lesson explores the controversial world of private prisons in the United States, focusing on how companies lock governments into minimum occupancy contracts. We will examine the ethics of treating incarceration as a business and look at how these corporate facilities utilize cheap prison labor to keep their operations running.
Red Means Up? The Opposite Colors of Taiwanese and US Stocks
While global investors associate red with financial danger, Taiwan's stock market uses red to celebrate market gains, drawing from local cultural associations with luck and prosperity. This lesson explores the fascinating cultural differences in financial color-coding and how they shape the trading experience. Learners will master the vocabulary needed to discuss stock market trends and cultural nuances in business.