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Atomic bomb - A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy.
Nobel prize - One of a set of prizes, laid out in the will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, given each year to people who "have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
ChatGPT - An Artificial Intelligence chatbot released in November 2022.
Redundant - Not needed any more. Someone who is made redundant loses their job because their work is not needed.
Turmoil - A state of great confusion. The word was originally a verb meaning to agitate.
Sentient - Able to perceive or feel things.