Throughout 2024, we saw further development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and new legal action brought against technology companies. Here is a look back at some of the biggest tech stories we covered in 2024.在整个2024年，我们看到了人工智能（AI）系统的进一步发展以及针对技术公司带来的新法律行为。 这是回顾我们2024年涵盖的一些最大的技术故事。

During the year, companies continued developing and deploying new AI tools.在这一年中，公司继续开发和部署新的AI工具。

Among these were a new set of AI offerings announced by American software company Microsoft. Officials explained the new tools included “personal agents” designed to help users complete business activities with little or no human involvement.其中包括美国软件公司Microsoft宣布的一套新的AI产品。 官员们解释了新工具包括旨在帮助用户几乎没有人参与的业务活动的“个人代理”。

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. The company said it expects a full release of the agents sometime in 2025.微软表示，它设计了代理商来扩展所谓的聊天机器人 - 自身使用人为写作或讨论的AI工具。 该公司表示，预计该代理商将在2025年的某个时候全面发布。

In September, technology company Apple announced it was launching several new iPhones equipped with special chips to support AI operations. Apple chief Tim Cook said the new models had been “designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up.”9月，技术公司苹果公司宣布将推出几个配备特殊芯片的新iPhone，以支持AI操作。 苹果酋长蒂姆·库克（Tim Cook）表示，新车型是“从头开始为苹果情报设计的”。

We reported in October about an effort by researchers to use AI to improve existing weather prediction models. One system works by combining past weather predictions with modern methods to provide the most complete picture of weather and climate data.我们在10月份报道了研究人员的努力，以利用AI来改善现有的天气预测模型。 一个系统通过将过去的天气预测与现代方法相结合，以提供天气和气候数据的最完整图景。

In California, three legislative measures were enacted to ban the use of AI tools to create false images and videos during election campaigns. One main goal was to fight deepfakes. These are pieces of video or audio created to make it appear that people in it are saying or doing things they never said or did. Deepfakes were used in several world election campaigns in 2024.在加利福尼亚州，制定了三项立法措施，以禁止使用AI工具在竞选期间创建虚假的图像和视频。 一个主要目标是打击深击。 这些是创建的视频或音频片段，以使其中的人们在说或做他们从未说过或做过的事情。 2024年的几项世界大选运动中使用了深击。

In May, an international gathering of major AI developers and top government officials in Seoul agreed on measures that aim to ensure that AI systems are safely built and deployed. Attendees from 16 different technology companies signed a promise to develop AI technology in ways that limit possible public harms.5月，首尔大型AI开发商和高级政府官员的国际聚会达成了措施，旨在确保AI系统安全地构建和部署。 来自16个不同技术公司的参与者签署了一种承诺，可以以限制可能的公共危害的方式开发AI技术。