「圖靈測試」開發
Artificial intelligence, also called “AI,” has been a popular topic in the news recently thanks to the rise of ChatGPT.
人工智慧又稱「AI」，因ChatGPT的崛起近來成為新聞熱門話題。
thanks to 多虧、由於=owing to=due to
However, the use of AI in computer science and engineering has been growing for many years.
不過，人工智慧在電腦科學和工程領域中的運用已經持續多年。
In the 1950s, Alan Turing, a famous computer scientist, began studying whether computers could think.
在1950年代，著名的電腦科學家艾倫·圖靈開始研究電腦是否能夠思考。
In his research, he developed what is known as the “Turing Test,” which is a way to evaluate whether AI programs can trick a person into thinking the program is human.
他在研究中開發了所謂的「圖靈測試」，這是評估人工智慧程式是否能夠騙過人，讓他以為程式是人類的方法。
be known as 作為……而聞名evaluate (v.)評估trick (v.)欺騙、誘騙trick sb. into V-ing 誘騙某人去……
While not all experts agree with the value of the test, it shows that the goal of some forms of AI is to think and act like humans.
雖然並不是所有的專家都認同這個測試的價值，但這顯示某些形式的人工智慧的目標是像人類一樣思考和行動。
Another main type of AI is less human and more ideal, attempting to think and act in the best possible way.
另一種主要的人工智慧類型則不那麼像人類，而是更加理想化，試圖以最佳方式思考和行動。
main (adj.)主要的=primaryideal (adj.)理想的、完美的an ideal solution 理想的解決辦法an ideal world 理想的世界attempt (v.)嘗試
Additionally, artificial intelligence can be weak or strong.
此外，人工智慧有強弱之分。
Weak AI, also known as narrow AI, is only trained to do specific tasks. This is the type that powers apps like Siri, Alexa and ChatGPT.
弱人工智慧，也稱為狹義人工智慧，只是被訓練來執行特定任務的程式，這是Siri、Alexa和ChatGPT所使用的人工智慧技術。
narrow (adj.)狹窄的、狹義的specific (adj.)特定的
On the other hand, strong AI still only exists in theory.
另一方面，強人工智慧目前還只是理論。
on the one hand...on the other hand… 一方面……，另一方面……exist (v.)存在theory (n.)理論
The idea behind it is that artificial intelligence will eventually be more powerful than the human brain.
其背後的想法是人工智慧最終將比人類大腦更強大。
eventually (adv.)最終
Despite these differences, scientists and engineers are continuing to put efforts into using AI to develop more intelligent machines and programs to improve humans’ everyday lives.
儘管有這些不同，科學家和工程師們仍在繼續努力，利用人工智慧技術開發更多聰明的機器和程式，以改善人類的日常生活。
despite (prep.)儘管effort (n.)努力put efforts into V-ing 努力去……