Companies Save Money on AI
公司在AI方面省錢
Introduction
Big tech companies are changing how they use AI. They do not want to spend too much money on AI data anymore.
大型科技公司正在改變使用 AI 的方式。他們不想再在 AI 數據上花太多錢。
Main Body
AI is now expensive. There are not enough computer chips. Google and other companies now limit how much AI people can use.
現在 AI 很昂貴。電腦晶片不足。Google 和其他公司目前限制了人們使用 AI 的量。
Some companies are finding new ways to save money. Coinbase uses cheaper AI models from China. Uber and Amazon stop counting how much AI their workers use because it does not mean they work better.
有些公司正在尋找省錢的新方法。Coinbase 使用來自中國較便宜的 AI 模型。Uber 和 Amazon 停止計算員工使用 AI 的量，因為這並不代表他們工作表現更好。
Many companies now use Small Language Models. These are cheaper and faster. In Australia, many businesses spent too much money on AI. Now, they only use AI if it helps them finish a real job.
許多公司現在使用小型語言模型 (Small Language Models)。這些模型更便宜且速度更快。在澳洲，許多企業之前在 AI 上花費過多。現在，他們只有在 AI 能幫助完成實際工作時才會使用。
Conclusion
Companies now watch their money carefully. They only use AI to get real results.
公司現在謹慎管理資金。他們僅在能獲得實際成果時才使用 AI。
Vocabulary Learning
💸 Talking about Money and Cost
In this text, we see how to describe things that cost too much or cost very little. This is a key skill for A2 English.
The 'Too Much' Pattern When something is a problem, we use too + adjective or too much + noun.
- Too much money (A problem: spending more than you have)
- Too expensive (A problem: the price is too high)
The 'Cheaper' Pattern To compare two things and say one costs less, we add -er to the word cheap.
- Cheap Cheaper
- Example: "Coinbase uses cheaper AI models." (They cost less than the old ones).
Simple Action Words for Business Notice these three verbs used for managing money:
- Save To keep money for later.
- Spend To give money to buy something.
- Limit To stop someone from using too much.