A1June 11, 2026·2 min read·301 words·5 vocab words·Source: TechCrunch

A Boss with One Worker

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Anthropic is a big AI company. It is a very fast company. Dario Amodei is the boss. He is the top leader. People give the company money. They say it is very big. The company is worth one trillion dollars. This is a lot of money. The company is young. It is five years old. Dario talks to Emily Chang. She works for Bloomberg. Dario tells her a secret. He has a special work plan. He manages only one person. This person is his chief of staff. Dario does not manage other leaders. This is a big surprise. It is not normal. Other people manage many workers. Sam Altman manages six people. He works at OpenAI. Jensen Huang manages many people. He works at Nvidia. He has dozens of workers. Dario does not do this. Dario has a sister. Her name is Daniela Amodei. Daniela is a co-founder too. She is the president of Anthropic. She does the daily work. She helps the executive team. Everyone reports to Daniela. Managing people takes a lot of time. Dario does not like this. He wants free time. His plan gives him time. He feels very free now. Dario says, "It is incredibly freeing." Now, Dario thinks about the company. He plans the strategy. He thinks about the culture. He looks at research direction. He writes long essays too. He writes about the future. He writes about civilization. He adds footnotes to his essays. This work is very important. Dario is happy with his job. Business leaders see Dario. They look at his work. They feel very envious. They want his job. His job is very special. Anthropic grows fast every day. Dario and Daniela work together. They make a good team. They build a big AI company. The AI company is very famous.

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How many people does Dario manage directly?

Grammar spotlight

Present Simple for Facts

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We use the present simple tense to talk about facts and things that are true right now.

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Dario does not manage other leaders.

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Scenario: Talking about people's jobs in your family.

  1. 01My sister is a...
  2. 02He works at...
  3. 03They make a good team.

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🔑Key Phrases

This is a big surprise.This is unexpected.

Used to describe something that is not normal or expected.

Subject + 'to be' + noun phrase

The gift is a big surprise.

She does the daily work.She completes the everyday tasks.

Describes a person's regular job responsibilities.

Present simple 'do' for general actions

He does the cleaning in the house.

They make a good team.They work well together.

A common phrase to say two or more people are successful together.

Verb 'make' used to describe forming something together

My brother and I make a good team.

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A Boss with One Worker

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