Generative AI Everywhere: How Large Language Models, chatbots, and other generative AI took off in 2023
Year in Review

Generative AI Everywhere: How Large Language Models, chatbots, and other generative AI took off in 2023

This year, AI became virtually synonymous with generative AI. Launched in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT ushered in a banner year for AI-driven generation of text, images, and an ever widening range of data types. 

December 20, 20232 min read
One Model Does It All: Multi-task AI models got more sophisticated in 2022.
Year in Review

One Model Does It All: Multi-task AI models got more sophisticated in 2022.

Individual deep learning models proved their mettle in hundreds of tasks. The scope of multi-task models expanded dramatically in the past year.

December 21, 20222 min read
One Model Does It All: Multi-task AI models got more sophisticated in 2022.
Year in Review

One Model Does It All: Multi-task AI models got more sophisticated in 2022.

Individual deep learning models proved their mettle in hundreds of tasks. The scope of multi-task models expanded dramatically in the past year.

December 21, 20222 min read
Language Models, Extended: Large language models grew more reliable and less biased in 2022.
Year in Review

Language Models, Extended: Large language models grew more reliable and less biased in 2022.

Researchers pushed the boundaries of language models to address persistent problems of trustworthiness, bias, and updatability.

December 21, 20222 min read
Language Models, Extended: Large language models grew more reliable and less biased in 2022.
Year in Review

Language Models, Extended: Large language models grew more reliable and less biased in 2022.

Researchers pushed the boundaries of language models to address persistent problems of trustworthiness, bias, and updatability.

December 21, 20222 min read
AI's Eyes Evolve: Vision transformer research exploded in 2022.
Year in Review

AI's Eyes Evolve: Vision transformer research exploded in 2022.

Work on vision transformers exploded in 2022. Researchers published well over 17,000 ViT papers during the year. A major theme: combining self-attention and convolution.

December 21, 20222 min read
AI's Eyes Evolve: Vision transformer research exploded in 2022.
Year in Review

AI's Eyes Evolve: Vision transformer research exploded in 2022.

Work on vision transformers exploded in 2022. Researchers published well over 17,000 ViT papers during the year. A major theme: combining self-attention and convolution.

December 21, 20222 min read
Programmer’s Best Friend: Code generation services took off in 2022.
Year in Review

Programmer’s Best Friend: Code generation services took off in 2022.

Behind schedule on a software project? There’s an app for that. Language models fine-tuned on computer code proved capable of generating software routines similar to the work of experienced developers — though the results can be hit-or-miss.

December 21, 20221 min read
Programmer’s Best Friend: Code generation services took off in 2022.
Year in Review

Programmer’s Best Friend: Code generation services took off in 2022.

Behind schedule on a software project? There’s an app for that. Language models fine-tuned on computer code proved capable of generating software routines similar to the work of experienced developers — though the results can be hit-or-miss.

December 21, 20221 min read
Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.
Year in Review

Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.

Pictures produced by AI went viral, stirred controversies, and drove investments. A new generation of text-to-image generators inspired a flood of experimentation, transforming text descriptions into mesmerizing artworks and photorealistic fantasies.

December 21, 20222 min read
Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.
Year in Review

Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.

Pictures produced by AI went viral, stirred controversies, and drove investments. A new generation of text-to-image generators inspired a flood of experimentation, transforming text descriptions into mesmerizing artworks and photorealistic fantasies.

December 21, 20222 min read
Voices for the Voiceless: Generative AI models are creating voices for Hollywood and video games.
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Voices for the Voiceless: Generative AI models are creating voices for Hollywood and video games.

Musicians and filmmakers adopted AI as a standard part of the audio-production toolbox. What happened: Professional media makers embraced neural networks that generate new sounds and modify old ones. Voice actors bristled.

December 22, 20212 min read
Voices for the Voiceless: Generative AI models are creating voices for Hollywood and video games.
Year in Review

Voices for the Voiceless: Generative AI models are creating voices for Hollywood and video games.

Musicians and filmmakers adopted AI as a standard part of the audio-production toolbox. What happened: Professional media makers embraced neural networks that generate new sounds and modify old ones. Voice actors bristled.

December 22, 20212 min read
Transformers Take Over: Transformers Applied to Vision, Language, Video, and More
Year in Review

Transformers Take Over: Transformers Applied to Vision, Language, Video, and More

In 2021, transformers were harnessed to discover drugs, recognize speech, and paint pictures — and much more.

December 22, 20212 min read
Transformers Take Over: Transformers Applied to Vision, Language, Video, and More
Year in Review

Transformers Take Over: Transformers Applied to Vision, Language, Video, and More

In 2021, transformers were harnessed to discover drugs, recognize speech, and paint pictures — and much more.

December 22, 20212 min read

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