New Money and New Plans for AI
AI 的新資金與新計劃
Introduction
European cloud companies want to make their own AI. Also, new AI companies are getting a lot of money.
歐洲的雲端公司想要打造自己的 AI。此外，新的 AI 公司正獲得大量資金。
Main Body
OVHcloud is a big company in Europe. They want to build their own AI systems. The boss, Octave Klaba, says this is important for the future. He says it is now cheaper to build AI. It costs about 150 million to 200 million euros.
OVHcloud 是歐洲的一家大公司。他們想要建立自己的 AI 系統。執行長 Octave Klaba 表示這對未來至關重要。他提到現在建立 AI 的成本降低了，大約需要 1.5 億至 2 億歐元。
OVHcloud will use a big computer called Jupiter. They want to make different types of AI. Later, they want to share this technology with everyone for free.
OVHcloud 將使用一台名為 Jupiter 的超級電腦。他們希望開發不同類型的 AI。隨後，他們打算將這項技術免費分享給所有人。
Another company is called Odyssey. They make AI that understands the real world and physics. They got 310 million dollars from investors. Now the company is worth 1.45 billion dollars.
另一家公司名為 Odyssey。他們開發的 AI 能夠理解現實世界與物理學。他們從投資者處獲得了 3.1 億美元。目前該公司的估值為 14.5 億美元。
Odyssey uses cameras to learn how the world works. They work with AWS to use special computer chips. They do not want to use only one type of chip.
Odyssey 使用攝影機來學習世界的運作方式。他們與 AWS 合作使用特殊的電腦晶片。他們不希望僅僅依賴單一類型的晶片。
Conclusion
Europe wants its own AI. Other companies are using a lot of money to make AI that understands the physical world.
歐洲想要擁有自己的 AI。其他公司則投入大量資金，打造能理解物理世界的 AI。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Want To' Pattern
In this story, we see a very common way to talk about goals and plans: want to + action.
Examples from the text:
- Want to make → To have a goal to create something.
- Want to build → To have a goal to construct something.
- Want to share → To have a goal to give something to others.
How it works:
It is a simple formula: Person/Company + want to + Verb.
Simple Swap: If you are talking about yourself, you say: "I want to..."
- I want to learn English.
- I want to travel.
Money Words: Notice how the text uses numbers to show value:
- Worth (The value of a company) → "The company is worth 1.45 billion dollars."
- Costs (The price to make something) → "It costs about 150 million euros."