1When it comes to AI in business, we often hear about it in relation to automation and the impending loss of jobs, but in what ways is AI changing companies and the larger economy that don’t involve doom-and-gloom mass unemployment predictions?
主干主语：we；谓语：hear about；宾语：it；后半为特殊疑问句：AI is changing companies and the larger economy
结构When it comes to… 为时间/话题状语从句。主句 we often hear about it… 后接 but 转折，引出特殊疑问句。that don’t involve… 为定语从句，修饰 ways（被插入的 companies and the larger economy 隔开，易误判修饰对象）。doom-and-gloom 为复合形容词修饰 predictions。
译文谈到商业中的人工智能，我们常把它与自动化及即将到来的失业联系在一起，但人工智能究竟以哪些并不涉及末日式大规模失业预言的方式，在改变企业乃至更广泛的经济呢？
考点that 定语从句修饰 ways 而非 economy · When it comes to 引出话题
2A recent survey of manufacturing and service industries from Tata Consultancy Services found that companies currently use AI more often in computer-to-computer activities than in automating human activities.
主干主语：A recent survey；谓语：found；宾语：that 引导的从句
结构of manufacturing and service industries 与 from Tata Consultancy Services 均为后置定语修饰 survey。found 后接 that 宾语从句。从句中 more often…than… 比较结构，比较对象为两个 in 介词短语。computer-to-computer 为复合形容词。
译文塔塔咨询服务公司最近一项针对制造业和服务业的调查发现，企业目前更常把人工智能用于计算机之间的活动，而非用于自动化人类活动。
考点survey 后多层后置定语 · more often A than B 比较结构
3Preventing electronic security breaches, which, rather than eliminating IT jobs, actually makes those personnel more valuable to employers, because they help firms prevent hacking attempts.
主干主语：Preventing electronic security breaches；谓语：makes；宾语：those personnel；宾补：more valuable
结构动名词短语作主语。which 非限制性定语从句修饰整个动名词短语（或前述应用），从句中插入 rather than eliminating IT jobs 作对比状语。because 原因状语从句中 they 指 personnel。主谓一致：动名词作主语，谓语用 makes。
译文防范电子安全漏洞——这非但不会消灭IT岗位，反而使这些人员对雇主更有价值，因为他们能帮助企业阻止黑客攻击。
考点动名词作主语谓语用单数 · which 非限制性定语从句+rather than 插入
4Energy companies can use AI to help customers reduce their electricity bills, saving them money while helping the environment.
主干主语：Energy companies；谓语：can use；宾语：AI
结构to help customers reduce… 为目的状语（help + 宾语 + 不带 to 的不定式）。saving them money 为现在分词作结果状语；while helping the environment 为 while + 分词作伴随/时间状语，逻辑主语仍是 Energy companies。
译文能源公司可用人工智能帮助客户降低电费，既为客户省钱，又有利于环保。
考点help sb do 结构 · 现在分词作结果/伴随状语
5A number of companies, particularly in energy and transportation, use AI image processing technology to inspect infrastructure and prevent equipment failure or leaks before they happen.
主干主语：A number of companies；谓语：use；宾语：AI image processing technology
结构particularly in energy and transportation 为插入语，限定主语范围。to inspect… and prevent… 为并列不定式作目的状语。before they happen 为时间状语从句，they 指 failure or leaks。a number of 后接复数谓语 use。
译文不少公司，尤其是能源和交通领域的公司，利用人工智能图像处理技术检查基础设施，以便在设备故障或泄漏发生之前加以预防。
考点a number of 谓语用复数 · 并列不定式作目的状语