AI and the Software Business
AI 與軟體業務
Introduction
Software companies are changing. They are using new AI tools and buying other companies.
軟體公司正在改變。他們正利用新的 AI 工具並收購其他公司。
Main Body
Salesforce is buying AI companies. They paid 3.6 billion dollars for a company called Fin. Some people think this is good. Other people think the company will lose money.
Salesforce 正在收購 AI 公司。他們花了 36 億美元收購了一家名為 Fin 的公司。有些人認為這是好事，而有些人則認為公司會虧損。
Some new companies are very small. One company has only ten workers. They use AI to write code. They made 13 million dollars. But the workers forget how to code by hand.
一些新公司規模非常小。有一家公司僅有十名員工，他們使用 AI 撰寫程式碼，創造了 1,300 萬美元的收入。但員工們卻逐漸忘記如何手寫程式碼。
Another company is called Arena. It helps people test AI. This company grew very fast. It made 100 million dollars in eight months.
另一家名為 Arena 的公司則協助人們測試 AI。這家公司的成長速度非常快，在八個月內就創造了 1 億美元的收入。
Conclusion
Old companies are trying to change. New AI companies are growing fast.
老牌公司正嘗試轉型，而新的 AI 公司則成長迅速。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money
In this story, we see how to describe money simply.
Pattern: [Subject] + [Verb] + [Amount]
- They paid 3.6 billion dollars.
- They made 13 million dollars.
- It made 100 million dollars.
Quick Tip: Use 'made' when a company earns money. Use 'paid' when a company gives money to buy something.
📉 Big vs. Small
Notice how the text compares sizes:
- Very small (10 workers)
- Very fast (Growing quickly)
A2 Word Power: Instead of saying 'big', you can use 'grew' to show a company is becoming bigger.