CNN互動英語[有聲版]：【時事、新知】開始英語世界的大門 2023年08月號第275期 (電子雜誌)

The Heart, Lungs and Soul of AI
AI狂潮——NVIDIA輝達市值破兆的祕密
Chip Manufacturer NVIDIA Breaks the Trillion-Dollar Ceiling

RICHARD QUEST, “QUEST MEANS BUSINESS”
Good evening. NVIDIA says the tech sector is on the cusp of an AI boom, and demand for it [is] soaring for its high-powered chips. NVIDIA shares jumped 25% to an all-time high. Remember, that stock split two years ago on a four-for-one basis. The company is now worth nearly a trillion dollars.
The latest guidance is lifting other chipmakers. AMD is up 10%, [and] TSMC [is] up 12%, which is all because NVIDIA expects ＄11 billion in revenue this quarter—50% more than the average on the estimates.
Clare Duffy is here. Now, look, Clare—hang on a second. Let’s have a bit of common sense here. Nothing’s really change[d]. I mean, NVIDIA has been making these chips. AI has been coming on stream. So, what did change? Who woke up?
CLARE DUFFY, CNN CORRESPONDENT
Right, Richard. NVIDIA really has been, sort of, the leader in making these kinds of AI pow[ered] … AI chips necessary to make this kind of technology. I think what’s really changed here is this real, sort of, surge in generative AI technology and the demand for this kind of generative AI. These kinds of technology tools rely on these massive … they’re called large language models, and it relies [they rely] on these massive troves of data. It relies on advanced computing to, sort of, sort through those massive troves of data in order to get this, sort of, very interactive, consumer-friendly thing where I can type in a question, and the computer will pop out an answer. 
All of that relies on many, many of these little, tiny—but very powerful—chip[s] that NVIDIA has really been the leader in making.
RICHARD QUEST, “QUEST MEANS BUSINESS”
And let’s factor the geopolitics into it because NVIDIA has also be[en] … had problems with China. We now know, of course, the U.S. and China’s relationship when it comes to chips, but at the same time, the U.S. has had its chip protection policy: the CHIP[S] Act of a few years ago. So, that in itself propels these new chips.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN CORRESPONDENT
That’s right. I mean, the U.S. really has been, sort of, supporting this industry, making sure that onshore production of many of these advanced technologies is more and more possible. And so, all of that is, really, a boon to this company on top of the fact that we’re really, sort of, in the early stages of this AI revolution. One analyst called NVIDIA the heart and lungs of the … 
RICHARD QUEST, “QUEST MEANS BUSINESS”
Right.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN CORRESPONDENT
… AI revolution, and so you really get a sense of what the potential is here for this company.

《奎斯特看經濟》  理查．奎斯特
晚安。輝達表示科技部門正處於人工智慧迅速發展的浪頭，且該公司高性能晶片受到的需求大幅飆升。輝達股價躍升了百分之二十五，達到空前新高。別忘了，那支股票兩年前把一股分割為四股。這家公司現在價值將近一兆美元。
最新的預測指引提振了其他晶片製造商。超微半導體上揚百分之十，而台積電上揚百分之十二，全都是因為輝達本季的營收預計達一百一十億美元——比預估平均值多了逾百分之五十。
克萊兒．達菲在線上。好，你瞧，克萊兒——等一下。我們這邊來釐清一些道理。其實沒有什麼事情改變。我是說，輝達一直都在生產這些晶片。人工智慧已經上線了。所以，是什麼改變了？誰甦醒了？
CNN特派員  克萊兒．達菲
理查，沒錯。在生產這類人工智慧動力……製造這種科技不可或缺的人工智慧晶片上，輝達確實一直都是領導者。我認為這裡真正改變的是生成式人工智慧技術方面這種實際上的飛快發展以及對這種生成式人工智慧的需求。這類科技工具仰賴這些巨大的……他們所謂的大型語言模型，也仰賴這些龐大的資料庫。整理那些龐大的資料庫仰賴先進的電腦運算，才能得出這種非常具有互動性、消費者友善的東西，也就是我可以輸入一個問題，然後電腦就會跳出一個回答。
那一切都仰賴很多、很多這些微小但非常強大的小小晶片，而輝達的確是生產這些晶片的領導者。
《奎斯特看經濟》  理查．奎斯特
讓我們把地緣政治這個因素也考慮進去，因為輝達也是……跟中國也有問題。當然了，我們如今知道美國和中國在晶片這方面的關係，但同時，美國幾年前有了自己的晶片保護政策——晶片法。所以說，那本身就推動了這些新的晶片。
CNN特派員  克萊兒．達菲
沒錯。我是說，美國真的一直在支持這個產業，確保許多這些先進科技的在岸製造越來越可行。所以說，除了我們確實處於這場人工智慧革命的初期階段這件事之外，那一切對這家公司而言都確實是一項利多。一名分析師稱輝達是核心跟支柱……
《奎斯特看經濟》  理查．奎斯特
是。
CNN特派員  克萊兒．達菲
……，在人工智慧革命這方面，所以你確實對這家公司在這邊有什麼潛力有一點概念了。

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The Heart, Lungs and Soul of AI
AI狂潮——NVIDIA輝達市值破兆的祕密
Chip Manufacturer NVIDIA Breaks the Trillion-Dollar Ceiling

RICHARD QUEST, “QUEST MEANS BUSINESS”
Good evening. NVIDIA says the tech sector is on the cusp of an AI boom, and demand for it [is] soaring for its high-powered chips. NVIDIA shares jumped 25% to an all-time high. Remember, that stock split two years ago on a four-for-one basis. The company is now worth nearly a trillion dollars.
The latest guidance is lifting other chipmakers. AMD is up 10%, [and] TSMC [is] up 12%, which is all because NVIDIA expects ＄11 billion in revenue this quarter—50% more than the average on the estimates.
Clare Duffy is here. Now, look, Clare—hang on a second. Let’s have a bit of common sense here. Nothing’s really change[d]. I mean, NVIDIA has been making these chips. AI has been coming on stream. So, what did change? Who woke up?
CLARE DUFFY, CNN CORRESPONDENT
Right, Richard. NVIDIA really has been, sort of, the leader in making these kinds of AI pow[ered] … AI chips necessary to make this kind of technology. I think what’s really changed here is this real, sort of, surge in generative AI technology and the demand for this kind of generative AI. These kinds of technology tools rely on these massive … they’re called large language models, and it relies [they rely] on these massive troves of data. It relies on advanced computing to, sort of, sort through those massive troves of data in order to get this, sort of, very interactive, consumer-friendly thing where I can type in a question, and the computer will pop out an answer. 
All of that relies on many, many of these little, tiny—but very powerful—chip[s] that NVIDIA has really been the leader in making.
RICHARD QUEST, “QUEST MEANS BUSINESS”
And let’s factor the geopolitics into it because NVIDIA has also be[en] … had problems with China. We now know, of course, the U.S. and China’s relationship when it comes to chips, but at the same time, the U.S. has had its chip protection policy: the CHIP[S] Act of a few years ago. So, that in itself propels these new chips.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN CORRESPONDENT
That’s right. I mean, the U.S. really has been, sort of, supporting this industry, making sure that onshore production of many of these advanced technologies is more and more possible. And so, all of that is, really, a boon to this company on top of the fact that we’re really, sort of, in the early stages of this AI revolution. One analyst called NVIDIA the heart and lungs of the … 
RICHARD QUEST, “QUEST MEANS BUSINESS”
Right.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN CORRESPONDENT
… AI revolution, and so you really get a sense of what the potential is here for this company.

《奎斯特看經濟》  理查．奎斯特
晚安。輝達表示科技部門正處於人工智慧迅速發展的浪頭，且該公司高性能晶片受到的需求大幅飆升。輝達股價躍升了百分之二十五，達到空前新高。別忘了，那支股票兩年前把一股分割為四股。這家公司現在價值將近一兆美元。
最新的預測指引提振了其他晶片製造商。超微半導體上揚百分之十，而台積電上揚百分之十二，全都是因為輝達本季的營收預計達一百一十億美元——比預估平均值多了逾百分之五十。
克萊兒．達菲在線上。好，你瞧，克萊兒——等一下。我們這邊來釐清一些道理。其實沒有什麼事情改變。我是說，輝達一直都在生產這些晶片。人工智慧已經上線了。所以，是什麼改變了？誰甦醒了？
CNN特派員  克萊兒．達菲
理查，沒錯。在生產這類人工智慧動力……製造這種科技不可或缺的人工智慧晶片上，輝達確實一直都是領導者。我認為這裡真正改變的是生成式人工智慧技術方面這種實際上的飛快發展以及對這種生成式人工智慧的需求。這類科技工具仰賴這些巨大的……他們所謂的大型語言模型，也仰賴這些龐大的資料庫。整理那些龐大的資料庫仰賴先進的電腦運算，才能得出這種非常具有互動性、消費者友善的東西，也就是我可以輸入一個問題，然後電腦就會跳出一個回答。
那一切都仰賴很多、很多這些微小但非常強大的小小晶片，而輝達的確是生產這些晶片的領導者。
《奎斯特看經濟》  理查．奎斯特
讓我們把地緣政治這個因素也考慮進去，因為輝達也是……跟中國也有問題。當然了，我們如今知道美國和中國在晶片這方面的關係，但同時，美國幾年前有了自己的晶片保護政策——晶片法。所以說，那本身就推動了這些新的晶片。
CNN特派員  克萊兒．達菲
沒錯。我是說，美國真的一直在支持這個產業，確保許多這些先進科技的在岸製造越來越可行。所以說，除了我們確實處於這場人工智慧革命的初期階段這件事之外，那一切對這家公司而言都確實是一項利多。一名分析師稱輝達是核心跟支柱……
《奎斯特看經濟》  理查．奎斯特
是。
CNN特派員  克萊兒．達菲
……，在人工智慧革命這方面，所以你確實對這家公司在這邊有什麼潛力有一點概念了。