Throughout 2024 , we saw further development of artificial intelligence (AI ) systems and new legal action brought against technology companies .
2024年全年，我們看到了人工智慧（AI）系統的進一步發展，以及針對科技公司的新訴訟。
Here is a look back at some of the biggest tech stories we covered in 2024 .
以下回顧一下我們在2024年報導過的一些重大科技新聞。
During the year , companies continued developing and deploying new AI tools .
這一年裡，各公司繼續開發和部署新的AI工具。
Among these were a new set of AI offerings announced by American software company Microsoft .
其中包括美國軟體公司微軟發布的一系列新AI產品。
Officials explained the new tools included “personal agents ” designed to help users complete business activities with little or no human involvement .
官員解釋說，新工具包括「個人代理」，旨在幫助使用者在很少或無需人工參與的情況下完成業務活動。
Microsoft says it designed the agents to expand on so-called chatbots – AI tools that work by themselves to produce human-level writing or discussions .
微軟說，這些代理是為了在所謂聊天機器人的基礎上進一步擴展而設計的——聊天機器人是能自行生成人類水準文字或對話的AI工具。
The company said it expects a full release of the agents sometime in 2025 .
該公司表示，預計將在2025年全面推出這些代理。
In September , technology company Apple announced it was launching several new iPhones equipped with special chips to support AI operations .
9月，科技公司蘋果宣布推出幾款配備專用晶片以支援AI運算的新iPhone。
Apple chief Tim Cook said the new models had been “designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up .”
蘋果執行長提姆·庫克說，新機型是「從零開始為Apple Intelligence而設計的」。
We reported in October about an effort by researchers to use AI to improve existing weather prediction models .
10月，我們報導了研究人員利用AI改進現有天氣預報模型的努力。
One system works by combining past weather predictions with modern methods to provide the most complete picture of weather and climate data .
有一個系統將過去的天氣預報與現代方法相結合，以提供最完整的天氣和氣候資料圖景。
In California , three legislative measures were enacted to ban the use of AI tools to create false images and videos during election campaigns .
加州頒布了三項法律，禁止在競選活動期間使用AI工具製作虛假圖片和影片。
One main goal was to fight deepfakes .
主要目標之一是打擊深度偽造（deepfake）。
Deepfakes were used in several world election campaigns in 2024 .
2024年，深度偽造在世界多場選舉活動中被使用。
Attendees from 16 different technology companies signed a promise to develop AI technology in ways that limit possible public harms .
來自16家科技公司的與會者簽署了一項承諾，保證以限制潛在公共危害的方式開發AI技術。
About one year ago , an American jury found that Google's app store operates as an illegal monopoly .
大約一年前，美國一個陪審團裁定Google的應用程式商店構成非法壟斷。
Then in August 2024 , a federal judge ruled that Google had violated trade laws by operating its search engine as a monopoly .
隨後在2024年8月，一名聯邦法官裁定Google以壟斷方式經營其搜尋引擎，違反了貿易法。
The ruling accused Google of paying smartphone makers to ensure that its search engine was set as the default system on new devices .
裁決指控Google向智慧型手機製造商付費，以確保其搜尋引擎被設為新裝置的預設搜尋系統。
As part of the case , the U.S . government proposed in November a series of measures to limit Google from anti-competition business activities .
作為該案的一部分，美國政府在11月提出了一系列措施，以限制Google從事反競爭的商業活動。
Google criticized the court's ruling as an example of government overreach .
Google批評法院的裁決是政府越權的一個例子。
U.S . officials have long warned that TikTok presents national security concerns .
美國官員長期以來一直警告說，TikTok帶來了國家安全方面的隱憂。
The request came after the same court had upheld a law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok by January 19 or face the ban .
此前，同一法院維持了一項法律，要求字節跳動在1月19日前出售TikTok，否則將面臨禁令，隨後才有了這一請求。
Lawyers for ByteDance and TikTok are seeking to have the U.S . Supreme Court rule on the case .
字節跳動和TikTok的律師正尋求讓美國最高法院對此案作出裁決。
In May , U.S.-based Aurora Innovation said it was preparing to launch a series of driverless trucks to transport goods on a major public highway .
5月，美國公司Aurora Innovation表示正準備推出一批無人駕駛卡車，在一條主要公共高速公路上運輸貨物。
Company officials said it planned to begin the service in Texas , with 20 tractor-trailers transporting goods between Dallas and Houston .
公司官員說，他們計畫在德州開始這項服務，用20輛聯結車在達拉斯和休士頓之間運輸貨物。
The company hopes to expand the service to thousands of tractor-trailers within three to four years .
該公司希望在三到四年內將服務擴大到數千輛聯結車。
In October , the U.S . Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ) announced it had issued final rules for operating air taxis .
10月，美國聯邦航空總署（FAA）宣布已發布營運空中計程車的最終規定。
It also set training and approval requirements for pilots .
它還規定了飛行員的訓練和審核要求。
The FAA said air taxis belong to a kind of aircraft known as Advanced Air Mobility (AAM ) flyers .
FAA表示，空中計程車屬於一類被稱為「先進空中交通」（AAM）的飛行器。
They generally operate on their own on electrical power , with vertical take-off and landing abilities .
它們一般依靠電力自主運行，具有垂直起降能力。
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said such aircraft represent “the first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years .”
FAA局長麥克·惠特克說，這類飛行器代表著「近80年來第一個新的航空器類別」。
He added that the new rules are meant to mark the beginning of possible widespread AAM operations across the U.S . in the future .
他還說，新規定旨在標誌著未來AAM有望在全美廣泛營運的開端。