Vocabulario en Inglés sobre Tecnología Avanzada

Clase 5 de 21 • Curso Avanzado de Vocabulario y Expresiones en Inglés

Resumen

¿Qué es la tecnología y cómo se clasifica?

La tecnología es un elemento omnipresente y crucial en nuestras vidas, desde los teléfonos móviles hasta los asistentes virtuales impulsados por inteligencia artificial. ¿Pero qué entendemos exactamente por "tecnología"? Este término actúa como un sustantivo que puede ser tanto contable como incontable. Veamos algunos ejemplos:

La tecnología facilita la vida - uso incontable.
Las start-ups necesitan adoptar nuevas tecnologías para crecer rápidamente - uso contable en plural.

¿Cómo los avances tecnológicos transforman nuestro entorno?

La tecnología no es estática; evoluciona con continuas mejoras que llamamos avances. Este término proviene del verbo "to advance", que significa progresar o avanzar. Un ejemplo de esto es cómo los avances en la tecnología satelital han llevado al desarrollo de los autos autónomos, con Tesla a la cabeza en este campo.

¿Qué es un breakthrough en tecnología?

Un breakthrough es un avance repentino o dramático en el ámbito tecnológico. Estos son momentos cruciales que transforman la manera en que entendemos y usamos la tecnología. Por ejemplo, en el campo de la inteligencia artificial, los avances significativos pueden cambiar radicalmente el panorama.

¿Por qué se habla de tecnología de vanguardia?

Cuando decimos que algo es state of the art o está a la vanguardia, nos referimos a que es lo más avanzado en calidad y desarrollo en su campo. Este término se emplea para describir productos que alcanzan el pináculo tecnológico, como por ejemplo, un teléfono con cámara de última generación.

¿Cómo identificamos la tecnología más innovadora?

El término cutting edge es clave para referirse a tecnologías que lideran en innovación y desarrollo. Puede usarse tanto como sustantivo como adjetivo:

Como sustantivo: Apple está en la vanguardia de la tecnología de comunicación móvil.
Como adjetivo: Una cámara de última generación requiere el uso del guion para mostrar su calidad innovadora.

Otros términos relacionados como high-tech e innovative también describen tecnologías muy avanzadas y originales. Por ejemplo, muchas ideas en el campo de la tecnología actual son sumamente innovadoras.

¿Cómo utilizar el vocabulario aprendido en contexto?

Un ejercicio efectivo para afianzar el conocimiento es escuchar vocabulario técnico en situaciones de la vida real, simulado mediante diálogos. Por ejemplo, discutir sobre un teléfono nuevo y sus características puede ayudar a incorporar términos como state of the art o high-tech:

¿Es ese tu nuevo teléfono? Tiene una cámara de última generación, ¿verdad?

Te invito a que practiques y compartas qué tecnología innovadora te emociona más y por qué. Recuerda que hay una hoja de ejercicios disponible con vocabulario y prácticas de escritura para afianzar lo aprendido. ¡Sigue explorando el fascinante mundo de la tecnología!

Felipe Bernardo González Barranco

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Jheison Emmanuel Ramírez Cano

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How did you insert a You tube video?

Luis Francisco Montero

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Which particular innovative technology are you excited about? I am excited about the ipad Air with Apple Pencil 2. . Because you can do a lot of artworks with Procreate and other softwares for illustration.

Santiago Tellez Hernandez

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I'm excited about the new high-tech cars, and the innovative ways in which Tesla is redesigning the way how we drive as humans.

Sandra Hernández Nolasco

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I'm excited about IA because we can reduce a lot of work, create and construct things, art, software and others very easily in a short period of time. Nowadays it has become a breakthrough.

Luis Francisco Montero

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Breakthrough = A sudden or dramatic advancement in technology.
State-of-the-art = The technology that is the best of its kind.
Cutting edge = It is the latest or the most advanced technology in its respective area.
High tech = A really advanced technology.
Innovative = Something advanced and original.

Kevin Castro Gomez

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i'm excited with IA because I think that the IA is a really higt tech, and it can help us in day to day

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres

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I am really excited about the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect changes in land use in places too dangerous or difficult to visit. That´s is making possible to better understand deforestation, for instance. But recently I was thrilled about the LK99 superconductor, even if it´s not a real possibility at the moment, is a cutting-edge discovery in physics, which can make possible in a few years to have Maglevs trains everywhere.

maria.rojas609

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The technology I am excited about maybe is the phantom of regenerative AI because it will be a breakthrough will a lot of advancement in health and education maybe find it huge years advances that we cant image

Andrea Mogollon

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Hi! I see that when you’re using a word as an adjective you have to put a “-“ between words. What is the name of that “-“?

Ravee Lakhmani

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Hi! It's called a hyphen.

Juan Esteban Bedoya Gallego

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Technology plays an important role in my life, in fact, I have a degree in Software Development. Now that I understand how programs and systems work, I’m aware that industries using technology are at the cutting edge and have many advantages over those that don’t. In other words, technology has been a breakthrough in our lives.

Kevin José Carvajal Menjivar

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Write a paragraph about the place of technology in your life and its importance.

I use AI everyday to solve and optimize task process on everyday life. OpenAi and successors are the state-of-the-art and they keep upgrading their capabilities to keep the cutting-edge to be able to do more in less time.

Kevin José Carvajal Menjivar

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Which particular innovative technology are you excited about? I like the innovative creation of Elon Musk, the Starlink made his company SpaceX, Allowing have high-speed internet conection wherever you are.

It represents a breakthrough on the path of global connectivity.

Samuel Alejandro Calixto Peñaranda

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I'm excited about the iPhone 16 because it's cutting edge and has high tech because it has a super camera and the most innovative Chat GPT

Jose Jaime Silva Martinez

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Definitely, I'm excited about latest LLMs that not only integrate text generation, but also have extended capabilities including image generation and even voice. For instance, three weeks ago, Sesame research group published an article explaining the training methods and techniques used for their new conversational model, including a demo. This demo was so good that put them into the map of conversational models. After a while playing around with it, it's beyond words how good and natural talking to the model feels, they definitely have achieved a really good mix between naturality at speech, intonation and even personality.

It is exciting to me how this useful tools are released ... for free! It is just such gorgeous tool to practice speaking. This is the link to the demo for those who may be interested: https://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_of_voice#demo

Isaac Marti Ubeda Gonzalez

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I really like technology because it allows me to improve my ideas and techniques when writing for my personal brands. I use technology to correct my ideas and punctuation. My favorite tool for practicing English every day is Platzi Academy, which I consider the best option for learning English and practicing other skills at the same time.

Juan Manuel Mamani Canchohuaman

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In today’s hyper-connected world, technology is not merely a tool but an essential catalyst for both personal and professional growth. It permeates every facet of my life, from optimizing productivity through advanced software solutions to revolutionizing how I engage with global information networks. The ubiquity of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing has not only streamlined mundane tasks but also unlocked creative potential, offering platforms for innovation previously unimaginable. Furthermore, technology serves as a bridge, enabling seamless communication and collaboration across borders, which is paramount in a globalized society. Its transformative power lies not only in its utility but in its ability to redefine the very nature of how we interact with the world, constantly evolving and reshaping the boundaries of possibility.

Gabriel Obregón

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Technology: A noun that can be both countable and uncountable.Examples:

"Technology makes life easier." (uncountable)
"Startups need to embrace new technologies to grow rapidly." (countable, plural form)

Key vocabulary in technology

Advancement
- Definition: A noun that comes from the verb to advance, meaning to move forward.
- Example: "Advancements in satellite technology have led to self-driving cars."
Breakthrough
- Definition: A noun referring to a sudden or dramatic improvement or discovery in technology.
- Example: "There has been a breakthrough in artificial intelligence."
State-of-the-art
- Definition: An adjective used to describe the best or most advanced technology in a particular area.
- Example: "My phone has state-of-the-art camera technology."
Cutting edge
- Definition: A term that can be used as both a noun and an adjective to describe the latest and most advanced technology.
- Examples:
  - Noun: "Apple is at the cutting edge of mobile communication technology."
  - Adjective: "This is a cutting-edge camera."
High-tech
- Definition: An adjective meaning something that is technologically advanced.
- Example: "This is a high-tech computer system."
Innovative
- Definition: An adjective describing something that is original and advanced in its field.
- Example: "Tesla is known for its innovative electric vehicles."

Laura Otalora

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Technology hasn't been the ost important think in my life, however, nowadays I have been getting more in the motorcycle environment and I have seen how their technology is advancing everydaymore and more. Today we have cutting edge resources for the tires and the breaks that save lifes. As well, their lights are cutting edge and their motors ar a state-of-the-art.

Roberto Patrón

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I think technology is one of the main focus area of my life, for example, i use to use the most advanced diffusion models of IA, for create stunning images, it may improved with time, but now, the state of the art is pretty good comparing what was just 1 year ago, the images than you can create with Midjourney, for example, are cutting edge.

Alexander Sencion Cespedes

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Like some, I am excited about artificial intelligence, but also about cloud computing. I am sure that the future will bring many advances to civilization, which means that we hope to evolve as human beings.