AI Won't Stop: Talk About Tech's Future in Spanish

Key vocabulary

• carreraf.

  race; career

  “La carrera por la inteligencia artificial continúa.”— The race for artificial intelligence continues.

  Pattern carrera por: the race for...

  Compare competencia f. competition

  plural carreras

  💡 From the verb correr (to run), originally meaning "the process of running", extended to mean competition

• pararv.

  to stop

  “Ni Estados Unidos ni China van a parar.”— Neither the United States nor China is going to stop.

  Pattern sin parar: without stopping

  Compare detener v. to stop

  yo paro, tú paras, él para; past participle parado

  💡 Note the difference between parar and pararse: parar is transitive or intransitive, pararse often means "to stand up"

• líderm./f.

  leader

  “Los dos países quieren ser líderes en esta tecnología.”— Both countries want to be leaders in this technology.

  Pattern ser líder en: to lead in...

  Compare dirigente m./f. leader

  plural líderes

  💡 From English leader; in Spanish it has the same form for masculine and feminine, distinguished by the article

• dudaf.

  doubt, question

  “Esta semana, hay dudas sobre la ética y la IA.”— This week, there are doubts about ethics and AI.

  Pattern sin duda: without a doubt

  Compare incertidumbre f. uncertainty

  plural dudas

  💡 From the verb dudar (to doubt); common expression hay dudas sobre...

• expertom.

  expert

  “Según los expertos, las compañías tienen trabajo asegurado.”— According to experts, companies have guaranteed work.

  Pattern según los expertos: according to experts

  Compare especialista m./f. specialist

  feminine experta, plural expertos

  💡 Note that x is pronounced /ks/, not /s/

• compañíaf.

  company; companionship

  “Las compañías tecnológicas tienen trabajo asegurado.”— Tech companies have guaranteed work.

  Pattern compañía tecnológica: technology company

  Compare empresa f. company

  plural compañías

  💡 Note the pronunciation of ñ, similar to the Chinese "ni"

• ciberseguridadf.

  cybersecurity

  “Ahora, la ciberseguridad es más importante.”— Now, cybersecurity is more important.

  Pattern la ciberseguridad es importante: cybersecurity is important

  Compare seguridad informática information security

  uncountable noun, no plural

  💡 ciber- is a prefix meaning "cyber-", as in ciberespacio (cyberspace)

• fasef.

  phase, stage

  “La IA entra en una nueva fase.”— AI is entering a new phase.

  Pattern entrar en una nueva fase: to enter a new phase

  Compare etapa f. stage

  plural fases

  💡 Note the difference from faz (face); fase is mostly used to describe a process

Grammar spotlight

Sentence patterns to steal

• Ni Estados Unidos ni China van a parar.

  Neither the United States nor China is going to stop.

  Ni + A + ni + B + verboA and B can be replaced with any parallel nouns or names.

• Según los expertos, las compañías tecnológicas tienen trabajo asegurado para varios años.

  According to experts, tech companies have guaranteed work for several years.

  Según + source, + sentenceThe source can be replaced with el informe (the report), el gobierno (the government), etc.

• La IA entra en una nueva fase.

  AI is entering a new phase.

  Sujeto + entrar en + nounYou can replace the subject and noun, e.g., La empresa entra en un nuevo mercado.