How AI Makes Money and Changes the Internet
AI 如何獲利並改變網路
Introduction
AI companies now want users to pay monthly fees. This change also changes how people and bots use the internet.
AI 公司現在希望使用者支付月費。這一改變也影響了人類與機器人使用網路的方式。
Main Body
Some people use AI for free. Other people pay for better AI tools. More people are paying now than last year. OpenAI says AI costs a lot of money to run, so they need these payments.
有些人免費使用 AI。而有些人則支付費用以獲取更好的 AI 工具。目前付費的人數比去年更多。OpenAI 表示 AI 的運行成本很高，因此他們需要這些款項。
Many bots now use the internet. In fact, more bots use the web than humans. Bots do research for people. This happens a lot in North America, but less in Asia.
現在許多機器人都在使用網路。事實上，使用網路的機器人比人類還多。機器人會為人類進行研究。這在北美非常普遍，但在亞洲則較少。
Meta and other companies are changing. Meta made a paid service for Instagram. They also use AI to talk to customers. Meta cut 10% of its workers to spend more money on AI.
Meta 及其他公司正在做出改變。Meta 為 Instagram 推出了付費服務。他們也使用 AI 與客戶溝通。Meta 裁減了 10% 的員工，以便將更多資金投入 AI。
Conclusion
AI is not a toy anymore. It is a big part of the internet. Companies need new ways to make money because old ads do not work with bots.
AI 不再僅僅是玩具，而是網路的重要組成部分。由於傳統廣告對機器人無效，公司需要尋找新的獲利方式。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Comparing Groups' Pattern
In this text, we see how to describe two different groups of people or things. This is a key skill for A2 English.
1. Some vs. Other
- Some people use AI for free.
- Other people pay for tools.
→ Use this when you want to split a group into two different habits.
2. More vs. Less
- More bots use the web than humans.
- This happens more in North America, but less in Asia.
→ Use More (↑) and Less (↓) to show the difference in size or frequency between two places or things.
3. Simple Word Swap
- Old ads Do not work
- New ways Make money
→ Notice how the text connects an object (ads/ways) directly to a result (work/money). Keep your sentences short: [Thing] + [Action].