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24 AI Breakthroughs That Made 2024 a Year to Remember
Welcome to this week's edition of Jumble, your go-to source for the latest in AI. This issue unpacks 2024's most groundbreaking AI advancements, highlighting the key moments that shaped the year.
24 AI Events That Made 2024 Unforgettable 🎊
As 2024 comes to a close, the AI landscape has proven to be more dynamic and transformative than ever. This year was packed with innovations, challenges, and milestones. In this list, we spotlight 24 of the most impactful AI events that defined 2024. Here we go-
1) January 17: DeepMind unveils AlphaGeometry, an AI system capable of solving complex geometry problems.
2) January 18: Samsung's Galaxy S24 series introduces advanced AI features, including real-time language translation, AI photo enhancements, and intuitive search capabilities.
3) February 28: President Biden issues an executive order aimed at safeguarding Americans' sensitive personal data, including health information.
4) April 29: OpenAI makes memory available to ChatGPT Plus users, enabling more persistent and personalized conversations.
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5) May 13: OpenAI introduces the GPT-4o model, offering enhanced intelligence and additional features for free users
6) May 14: Google officially launches AI Overviews in the U.S. The new feature utilizes AI to summarize search results and provide users with concise answers.
7) May 23: Canva introduces revolutionary updates to its Magic Studio’s AI tools.
8) June 20: Anthropic launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a faster, smarter AI with new collaborative tools and enhanced safety.
9) July 9: AI models compete in the Miss AI pageant, blending new technology with traditional beauty stereotypes.
10) August 5: Elon Musk files lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman, accusing them of abandoning OpenAI's nonprofit mission for profit-driven motives.
11) August 14: Elon Musk’s Grok-2 becomes available to premium X users.
12) August 29: Valkyrie partners with Lonestar Data Holdings to send its AI-powered Graph Database to the Moon. This marks the first time this technology has been tested in space.
Photo by Intuitive Machines
13) September 18: Amazon’s Rufus shopping assistant becomes available to all of the U.S.
14) September 26: The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully pilots third test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie uncrewed jet aircraft using AI agents.
15) September 28: California enacts Assembly Bill 3030, requiring healthcare providers to disclose the use of AI and obtain explicit consent from patients.
“We have a responsibility to protect Californians from potentially catastrophic risks of GenAI deployment. We will thoughtfully — and swiftly — work toward a solution that is adaptable to this fast-moving technology and harnesses its potential to advance the public good.”
16) October 21: Microsoft Copilot introduces autonomous agents.
17) October 28: First set of Apple Intelligence features released with iOS 18.1.
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18) November 7: Humanoid robot’s AI art portrait sells for over $1 million in auction.
19) November 21: OpenAI makes ChatGPT with advanced voice mode available to all users, allowing for voice-based interaction with the chatbot.
20) December 9: Sora text-to-video generator released by OpenAI.
"fly through tour of a museum with many paintings and sculptures and beautiful works of art in all styles"
Video generated by #Sora
— Tim Brooks (@_tim_brooks)
11:44 PM • Mar 2, 2024
21) December 10: ChatGPT introduces Canvas, a new feature that allows users to create and share visual representations of their ideas.
22) December 11: Apple rolls out iOS 18.2, introducing the Genmoji feature and integrating ChatGPT into Siri.
23) December 11: Google releases Gemini 2.0, which features enhanced multimodal capabilities, native tool use, and improved agentic abilities.
24) December 12: OpenAI releases Santa Voice and Video and Screen Share in Voice Chats for ChatGPT, adding festive features for the holiday season.
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