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French Vocabulary

Technology Evolutions: Automation, AI & Modern Networks

Terminology for digital transformation, cloud architectures, automated workflows, and data security.

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Lesson Summary

Terminology for digital transformation, cloud architectures, automated workflows, and data security.

Vocabulary

Le monde de demain

The basic digital vocabulary (l’ordinateur, le logiciel, la connexion, le réseau social) was introduced in the digital universe. The present lesson extends the lexicon to advanced technology, automation, artificial intelligence, and data management. The structures of reported speech that appear in some examples are treated in introduction to reported speech: present tense anchor.

Intelligence artificielle et automatisation

French	English
l’intelligence artificielle (IA)	artificial intelligence (AI)
l’algorithme (m)	algorithm
le robot	robot
l’automatisation (f)	automation
la machine	machine
le logiciel	software
la reconnaissance vocale	voice recognition
l’assistant virtuel (m)	virtual assistant

Réseaux et données

French	English
le cloud / le nuage	cloud computing
le stockage de données	data storage
la base de données	database
le traitement de données	data processing
la cybersécurité	cybersecurity
le piratage	hacking
les données personnelles (f)	personal data
le chiffrement	encryption
le réseau	network

Débattre de la technologie

The following expressions are useful when discussing technology:
- Les experts disent que l’IA va créer de nouveaux emplois.
- Certains affirment que les robots vont remplacer les travailleurs.
- Il faut protéger les données personnelles.
- L’automatisation a des avantages, mais aussi des risques.

Examples

Le PDG affirme que l'automatisation permettra de réduire les coûts.
The verb affirmer introduces reported speech; the futur simple permettra expresses a future outcome.
J'ai lu un article qui dit que la cybersécurité est une priorité pour les entreprises.
Reported speech with present tense anchor: dit que is followed by a present indicative.

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