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Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have a special “Copilot key.” The key will launch the software company’s AI chatbot.
本月开始，一些运行微软Windows 11操作系统的新个人电脑将配备一个特殊的“Copilot键”。这个键将启动该软件公司的人工智能聊天机器人。
Getting computer makers like Dell to add an AI key is the latest move by Microsoft to make use of its close partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. With the development, Microsoft is turning its software into an opening for generative AI technology.
让戴尔等电脑制造商添加一个人工智能键是微软最新的举措，以利用其与ChatGPT制造商OpenAI的密切合作关系。通过这一发展，微软正在将其软件打造成生成式人工智能技术的一个开端。
Most people now connect to the internet and many AI applications by phone rather than computer. But the announcement is the start of what is expected to be a competitive year for technology companies and AI.
大多数人现在通过手机而不是电脑连接到互联网和许多人工智能应用。但这一声明标志着技术公司和人工智能预计将迎来竞争激烈的一年的开始。
Many companies still have not answered all of AI’s ethical and legal questions. The New York Times last month brought legal action against both OpenAI and Microsoft. The news organization argued that tools like ChatGPT and Copilot — formerly known as Bing Chat — are infringing on copyrighted news articles.
许多公司仍未回答所有与人工智能道德和法律相关的问题。上个月，《纽约时报》对OpenAI和微软提起了诉讼。这家新闻机构认为，像ChatGPT和Copilot（以前称为Bing Chat）这样的工具侵犯了受版权保护的新闻文章。
The keyboard design will be Microsoft's biggest change to PC keyboards since it introduced a special Windows key in the 1990s.
这种键盘设计将是自上世纪90年代引入特殊Windows键以来微软对个人电脑键盘的最大改变。
The newest AI key will have a Copilot logo and be placed near the space bar. On some computers, it will replace the right “CTRL” key, while on others it will replace a menu key.
最新的人工智能键将带有Copilot标志，放置在接近空格键的位置。在一些电脑上，它将替换右侧的“CTRL”键，而在其他电脑上，它将替换菜单键。
Microsoft is not the only company with special keys. Apple started the idea in the 1980s with its “Command” key. Google has a search button on its Chromebooks. Google was also the first to try an AI-specific key to launch its voice assistant on its now-discontinued Pixelbook.
微软并非唯一拥有特殊键的公司。苹果在上世纪80年代用其“Command”键提出了这个概念。谷歌在其Chromebook上有一个搜索按钮。谷歌还是第一个尝试在其现已停产的Pixelbook上推出用于启动语音助手的人工智能特定键的公司。
But Microsoft has a much stronger hold on the personal computer market through its agreements with computer makers like Lenovo, Dell and HP. About 82 percent of all desktop computers, laptops and workstations run Windows. Just 9 percent use Apple's operating system and just over 6 percent for Google's, says market research firm IDC.
但微软通过与联想、戴尔和惠普等电脑制造商的协议在个人电脑市场上拥有更强大的地位。据市场研究公司IDC称，约82%的所有台式电脑、笔记本电脑和工作站使用Windows操作系统。仅有9%使用苹果的操作系统，而使用谷歌的操作系统的比例略高于6%。
Last week, Dell Technologies was the first to announce a Copilot key on its newest XPS laptops.
上周，戴尔科技公司是第一家宣布在其最新的XPS笔记本电脑上配备Copilot键的公司。
Microsoft has not yet said which other computer makers will use the Copilot key beyond Microsoft's own Surface devices. It said several companies are expected to show their new models at the CES show in Las Vegas.
微软尚未透露除了微软自家的Surface设备外，哪些其他电脑制造商将使用Copilot键。它表示，预计有几家公司将在拉斯维加斯的CES展会上展示他们的新型号。
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Words in This Story
key — n. any one of the buttons of a computer or typewriter that you push with your fingers
chatbot — n.
ethical — adj. involving questions of right and wrong behavior
infringe — v. to do something that does not obey or follow
copyright — n. the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time
logo — n. a symbol that is used to identify a company and that appears on its products
