At this years internet conference in Wuzhen, a new competition track drew a lot of attention. It was open to a kind of business that would have sounded strange a few years ago. One person, or a very small team, uses artificial intelligence to do almost everything, from the first idea to the finished product and the market. The name given to this model is OPC.
Qin Wenshan runs a content studio that looks like a normal company and is not one. There is one person and seven digital workers. Each of them has a clear job. One plans the whole project, one writes the script, one breaks it into shots, one makes characters and backgrounds, one produces the video, one cuts it, and one answers customers. Qin checks the key steps and reviews the results before anything goes out.
The change is not only about saving money. Yang Minteng, who is in the final of the same competition, used to spend two or three months building the basic frame of a game alone. Now he writes the frame and the AI fills in the details, and the work takes two or three weeks. His ideas reach a finished product much sooner than before. Many people in the room said the same thing: the door is lower now, so more people can try.
The organisers are careful about the limits. They say the model works best in light products, digital content, small services and fast tests. Once a project becomes risky, depends on heavy machines or needs many people to work face to face, a real team is still hard to replace. AI does not take the place of people. It takes away the dull part of the work and gives the creative part back.
Words to know:
- conference (会议，大会)
- studio (工作室)
- competition (比赛，竞赛)
- frame (框架)
- detail (细节)
- replace (取代，代替)
- creative (有创造力的)
- limit (限制，界限)
长难句拆解 · 现在分词短语作后置定语 + 插入成分
原句：Yang Minteng, who is in the final of the same competition, used to spend two or three months building the basic frame of a game alone. 主干：Yang Minteng used to spend two or three months.（杨敏腾过去要花两三个月） 插入成分：who is in the final of the same competition 是非限制性定语从句，修饰人名，用两个逗号隔开，删掉不影响句子完整。 搭配：spend time doing sth 中 building 是动名词，不能换成 to build；used to do 表示过去的习惯，要和 be used to doing（习惯于）区分。 直译：杨敏腾是同一场比赛的决赛选手，他过去要一个人花两三个月搭起一款游戏的基本框架。
长难句拆解 · 条件状语从句 + 排比并列 + 形式主语
原句：Once a project becomes risky, depends on heavy machines or needs many people to work face to face, a real team is still hard to replace. 主干：a real team is still hard to replace.（真正的团队依然很难被取代） 条件从句：once 引导，意思是「一旦」，后面三个谓语 becomes, depends, needs 并列，共用一个主语 a project。 语法定点：hard to replace 是形容词加不定式，主语 a real team 其实是 replace 的受动者，等于 it is hard to replace a real team。 直译：一旦一个项目变得有风险、依赖重型机器，或者需要很多人面对面协作，真正的团队依然很难被取代。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
雅思阅读最爱把原文换个说法再出题，下面每组左边是原文表达，右边是常见替换，先遮住右边自测。
- drew a lot of attention → attracted wide interest / caught the eye of many（赛事报道常用，表达关注度）
- would have sounded strange a few years ago → would have seemed odd before / would once have been hard to imagine（虚拟语气，用于今昔对比）
- runs a content studio → heads a content studio / operates a content business（介绍创业者身份的动词替换）
- The change is not only about saving money → The gain is not just financial / It is about more than cost（观点句否定式开头，写作高频）
- the door is lower now → the barrier is lower / it is easier to get in（比喻表达，考同义转述）
- a real team is still hard to replace → a full team remains hard to substitute / teams are still indispensable（让步句，注意 replace 与 substitute）
阅读自测 · 3 题
- True / False / Not Given: Qin Wenshan works with seven other people in his studio.
- 简答：According to the passage, how long does it take Yang Minteng to build a new game now?
- 选词填空（选一个）：AI ____ the dull part of the work and leaves the creative part to people. (takes away / takes off / takes on)
参考答案与解析
- FALSE。第二段说工作室里是一个人加七个数字员工，digital workers 指软件角色，不是人。典型偷换：把 AI 角色读成真人同事，这是本题唯一设错点。
- Two or three weeks。第三段说过去要两三个月，如今借助 AI 快的时候两三个星期就能完成；若答 two or three months，是把过去和现在的时间混在一起，属时间错位干扰。
- takes away。第四段 AI does not take the place of people. It takes away the dull part。take off 是脱下或起飞，take on 是承担，语义都不合。
中文译文
在今年乌镇的世界互联网大会上，一条新的比赛赛道引来很多关注。报名的是几年前听上去会有些奇怪的一类生意：一个人，或者一个极小的团队，用人工智能把几乎全部事情都做完，从最初的想法一直做到成品上市。这种模式被叫作 OPC。
秦文山经营着一家内容工作室，它看起来像公司，其实不是。这里只有一个人和七个数字员工。每一个都有明确的分工：一个统筹整个项目，一个写剧本，一个把剧本拆成分镜，一个制作人物和场景，一个生成视频，一个剪成片，还有一个负责回复客户。关键节点由秦文山把关，所有成品在发布之前都要经过他审核。
变化不只是省钱。同在决赛中的杨敏腾，过去一个人要花两三个月才能搭起一款游戏的基本框架。现在他定框架，由人工智能补细节，两三个星期就能做完。他的想法变成成品，比过去快得多。现场很多人都说了同一句话：门槛低了，能试一试的人就多了。
主办方对边界说得很谨慎。他们认为，这种模式在轻量产品、数字内容、小型服务和快速验证这几类场景里效果最好。可一旦项目变得有风险、依赖重型机器，或者需要很多人面对面协作，真正的团队依然很难被取代。人工智能不是来占人的位置，它接过枯燥的部分，把创造的部分还给人。