Reflecting on a year of significant changes for AI

The AI Impact Tour offers plenty of opportunities to increase brand awareness and expand audience reach. OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by a large language model (LLM) and became the fastest growing consumer technology ever, with hundreds of millions of users. ChatGPT technology offers potential revolution in knowledge and creative work, saving time and increasing quality output. With generative AI set to add over $4 trillion yearly to the global economy, tech giants like Microsoft and Google are going full throttle into this market. As resulting debates on the safety and potential impact rage, the U.S. has initiated an AI Executive Order for “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI.” Meanwhile, countries like Russia are laying out their own plans for AI development, respoding to the LLM revolution. AI has witnessed a whirlwind of events this past year, including OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman’s departure and the emergence of the secretive Q*. Speculation abounds about Q*’s nature and potential impact, raising questions about its implications on General Artificial Intelligence (AGI). As the world grapples with these changes and breakthroughs, the coming year is set to be just as thrilling and anxiety-inducing as the last. The ability to guide and harness this energy and innovation will determine what the future holds for AI advancements.