NEWS ON 07/26
1. 100-DAY COUNTDOWN TO CIIESTARTS TOMORROW
第六届进博会明迎倒计时100天
2. WITH EXPANDING AI APPLICATIONS, WHO’S IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT?
人工智能蓬勃发展：由谁掌握方向盘？
3. EUROPE’S EXTREME SUMMER: HEAT WAVES AND WILDFIRES
欧洲“高烧”难退 多国山火肆虐
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1.100-DAY COUNTDOWN TO CIIESTARTS TOMORROW
第六届进博会明迎倒计时100天
Tomorrow will mark the 100-day count-down to the China International Import Expo. Organizers say more than 360,000 square meters of exhibition space has already been booked. Sun Siqi tells us what to expect.
明天（07/27）将迎中国国际进口博览会倒计时100天。主办方称，签约展览面积已超过36万平方米。记者孙思奇带来详细报道。
The section of the trade fair with national pavilions will return after a 2-year absence. This year’s CIIE will also have sections for: food and agricultural products, automobiles, industrialequipment, consumer goods, healthcare, and trade in services.
连续两年在线上举办之后，国家综合展今年将回归线下。今年的进博会还将设立食品及农产品展区、汽车展区、技术装备展区、消费品展区、医疗器械及医药保健展区和服务贸易展区。
Sun Chenghai, Deputy Director of CIIE Bureau
孙成海上海进口博览局副局长
“目前签约参展的世界500强和行业龙头企业（数量）已经超过上届，全球十五大整车品牌、十大医疗器械企业、十大工业电气企业、三大矿业巨头、四大会计师事务所、三大快递、五大货代均齐聚进博会。”
“There will be more Fortune 500 and industry leading companies at this year’s CIIE. Expect 15 major automakers, 10 of the largest medical equipment makers, 10 leading electronics makers, 3 mining giants, 4 of the biggest accounting firms, and 5 major logistics companies from around the world.”
Organizers have set up 28 work teams to help exhibitors showcase their goods.
主办方成立了28个工作小组，帮助参展商更好地展示商品。
Ye Jian, Deputy Directorof Shanghai Customs
叶建上海海关副关长
“在评估确认风险可控的前提下，允许无动植物疫情流行国家和地区未获检疫准入的动植物产品、食品，经特许审批后入境参展。这项措施将有助于更大范围、更多品类的展品，来参展我们的第六届进博会。”
“Food products from countries and regions with no animal or plant disease pandemics that have not previously obtained customs quarantine【检疫】 approvals will be permitted to import their products through a special approval channel. This means there will be a wider range of food products at the CIIE this year.”
The total order value from businesses in the Shanghai Buyers’ Alliance【联盟】 has increased steadily each year since the CIIE made its debut in 2018.
自2018年中国国际进口博览会首次举办以来，上海交易团的企业订单总额每年都在稳步增长。
The event’s permanent trading service showroom in Qingpu District now has close to 200,000 products listed. More than 323-billion-yuan worth of imported goods have been purchased there.
目前已有近20万种产品入驻位于青浦区的固定贸易服务展厅，进口商品交易总值超过3230亿元。
2.WITH EXPANDING AI APPLICATIONS, WHO’S IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT?
人工智能蓬勃发展：由谁掌握方向盘？
A raft of Chinese tech giants launched their own AI models at the beginning of the year, and now new applications are being developed, creating new demands for qualified professionals. Our reporter Zhang Shixuan visited a tech firm and a university in Shanghai to see where they are all coming from.
今年年初，一大批中国科技巨头推出了自己的人工智能模型，如今新的应用程序正在开发中，对高素质专业人才提出了新的要求。本报记者张诗旋走访了上海一家科技公司和一所高校，了解当前技术发展状况。
With just a few voice instructions the car can quickly respond to a driver’s request or question. More appropriately speaking, it’s the new cabin system that is handling the responses. The idea of smart cabin systems has been around for a while, but with support from Sense Time’s new AI model sets, new applications are now possible. It’s all keeping engineers and product directors busy. Liu Hao is one of them.
只需几个语音指令，汽车就能迅速响应驾驶员的请求或问题。更准确地说，是新的车舱系统在处理这些回应。智能车舱系统的概念已经存在了一段时间，但在商汤科技的新人工智能模型集的支持下，将诞生更多的新应用程序。这一切都让工程师和产品总监们忙得不可开交。刘浩就是其中之一。
Liu Hao, Innovation Product Manager of Intelligent Cabin, SenseAuto
刘浩（音译）商汤绝影智能车舱创新产品经理
“之前在车舱主要做一些深度学习图像感知类的产品工作，随着大模型的发展，然后加入了创新部门之后，主要是研究最前沿的大模型的产品和技术，把它应用到车舱内，打造一些全新的产品。”
“I had been mainly working on products related to deep learning and image recognition. But now, with the development of big AI models, I’ve joined the innovation department. I now work on new applications of the big model technologies in vehicle cabins.”
The product innovation department Liu now works in, is a brand-new segment【部分】of the company, established just at the beginning of the year as the company was finishing off its planning for its big AI models.
刘浩现在所在的产品创新部是公司的一个新部门，于今年年初成立，当时公司刚刚完成人工智能大模型的规划。
Shao Changxu, Senior Director, Product Innovation of Intelligent Cabin, SenseAuto
邵昌旭（音译），商汤绝影智能座舱产品创新高级总监
“我们要了解一些前沿科技的内容，了解最前沿的大模型的进展、技术，分析调研用户需求，把技术和需求联系在一起，我们工作包括了前期需求分析、技术导入、产品方案设计、前期项目落地都是由创新团队去主导的。”
“We have to learn more about the advanced big model development, and also analyze users’ demands, so as to connect technology with the actual demands. The product innovation department is now responsible for demand analysis, tech introduction, product and solution design as well as early-stage project implementation【实施】.”
Shao says that while the first members of the department’s team were selected from within the company, he’s now looking for more staff from outside.
邵昌旭说，虽然该部门的第一批成员是从公司内部选拔的，但现在正在寻找更多的外部人才。
Shao Changxu, Senior Director, Product Innovation Intelligent Cabin, SenseAuto
“随着大模型的涌现，收到来自车厂非常多的需求。旅游规划、儿童陪伴、教育这些场景在大模型发布之前几乎很难做到的，但是目前成为现实。这个架构从端侧升级到云端一体的方案，其实对于整个的产品、设计、开发以及质量验收测试都提出了非常高的需求，各行各业都有一些跨界的人才需求。”
“With the emergence of the large AI model, we have received a huge number of demands from car makers. Functions such as travel route planning, and children’s services weren’t possible without the big models. But now the structure has been upgraded from just the user end to a combination of that with the cloud. We now have higher requirements for product design, R&D and quality control. We need people from different industries.”
Zhang Shixuan, Reporter
张诗旋本台记者
While the concept of big AI models has only recently come under the public spotlight, only just recently, the academic world has been preparing for it for quite a while now. The beyond-expectation job offers for the graduates are proof of the hot demand for qualified professionals in the field.
虽然大型人工智能模型的概念最近才成为公众关注的焦点，但学术界已经为此准备了很长时间。毕业生们超乎预期的就业率证明了该领域对高素质专业人才的热切需求。
Prof. Zhao Hai, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineeringof Shanghai Jiao Tong University
赵海上海交通大学计算机科学与工程系教授
“博士生有曾经收到过offer年薪达到200万。硕士生呢一般是去就是我们常说的大型的IT公司，他们的自然语言处理方向的部门的招生是还是非常的积极的，实际上本质上是供不应求的问题。我们有特别优秀的硕士毕业生能拿到80万的起薪的年薪。”
“One of my doctoral graduates once got an offer with an annual salary of 2 million yuan. Master’s graduates usually go to large IT companies, which are very active in enrolling new people in departments related to natural language processing. There’s not enough talent to fill the demand. Some of my top master’s graduates are getting jobs with an annual income of more than 800,000 yuan.”
Zhao has been teaching students at Shanghai Jiao Tong University specifically in the natural language processing field - the key knowledge required for big AI models - for more than a decade now. And he says the big job offers have been coming in for at least the last seven years.
十多年来，赵海教授一直在上海交通大学教授自然语言处理课程——这是大型人工智能模型所需的核心知识。他说，至少在过去的七年里，该行业的就业机会还是比较不错的。
Prof. Zhao Hai, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University
“从3月份开始到7月份，每天平均一天都会有一封邮件要要求来读博士。现在有ChatGPT，所以比如说今年的这些课的话，我就补了一章就是大语言模型。”
“From March to July, on average I’ve been getting one email application to study for a PhD every day. After the launch of ChatGPT, I added another chapter into my lessons, on the big language model.”
Zhao has just written a textbook specifically on natural language processing, which has included the most recent trendy concept-large language models involving ChatGPT. A college graduate employment data report released by Liepin says that the demand for doctoral graduates in the field has more than quadrupled from a year ago.
赵教授刚刚撰写了一本专门讲解自然语言处理的教科书，其中包括了最近流行的概念——涉及ChatGPT的大型语言模型。猎豹网发布的一份高校毕业生就业数据报告显示，该领域对博士毕业生的需求比一年前增加了四倍以上。
3.EUROPE’S EXTREME SUMMER: HEAT WAVES AND WILDFIRES
欧洲“高烧”难退 多国山火肆虐
Europe is battling the effects of severely high temperatures; June of 2023 was the hottest month since meteorologists began monitoring and recording temperatures 174 years ago. Stephen Rancourt has more.
欧洲正在同高温带来的严重影响作斗争。2023年6月是气象学家自174年前开始监测和记录气温以来最热的月份。本台记者Stephen Rancourt带来更多报道。
Italy has put 16 cities on red alert because of the high temperatures. These include Palermo and Catania on the island of Sicily. According to the Italian media, four people have died in wildfires in Italy as of yesterday and almost 2,000 people have been displaced.
意大利16座城市已发布高温红色预警。其中包括西西里岛上的巴勒莫和卡塔尼亚。据意大利媒体报道，截至昨天（07/25），已有四人丧生于山火，近2000人被迫转移。
More than 600 Portuguese firefighters scrambled to put out flames sweeping across a natural park yesterday, the park is located near the Portugal’s capital Lisbon.
昨天，600多名葡萄牙消防员奋力扑灭了一场自然公园大火，该自然公园位于葡萄牙首都里斯本附近。
Local Resident
当地居民
“这令人难以接受，我们在这里待了一个多小时了，就眼睁睁看着火烧过来，让内政部长来看看这里发生了什么。
“This is unacceptable. We have been here for more than an hour. the firefighters waited for the big flames to come... Call the ministers. The home affairs minister should come here now.”
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In Greece a third successive heat wave pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees across parts of the country on Tuesday while a string of evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days continues.
周二，在希腊，第三波热浪使得全国多地气温再次升至40摄氏度以上，同时失控的山火迫使人们继续撤离。
The fires on the Greek island of Rhodes are forcing tourists and residents to be moved away in the biggest ever fire evacuation in the country’s history.
希腊罗得岛的大火迫使游客和居民撤离，这是希腊历史上规模最大的一次火灾疏散行动。
A Greek water-bomber plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in the south of the country on Tuesday, both pilots are dead.
周二，一架希腊林火消防飞机在该国南部执行灭火任务时坠毁，两名飞行员不幸遇难。
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