The AI Revolution's First Year: Has Anything Changed?
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 9 Jan 2024
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- 2
- Australian
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- 8 Mar 2025, 01:04 pm
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Whether generative AI turns out to be as revolutionary as boosters claim, or merely a useful addition to the IT arsenal, should start to become clearer in 2024.
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The article explores the impact of the first year of the AI revolution, evaluating whether its expected transformative potential has been realized. It examines both the optimistic projections and the practical realities associated with generative AI technologies. While discussing the broader implications of AI across different sectors, the article contributes moderately to the discourse on AI safety, as it addresses the real-world challenges of implementing AI safely within existing systems. However, it lacks a deep dive into catastrophic AI risks or detailed governance strategies specifically designed to mitigate such risks.
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Richard WatersJan 9, 2024 – 5.00amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginOnce every decade or so the computing world finds itself on the cusp of a revolution.Whether it’s the commercialisation of the internet in the 1990s or the birth of mobile and cloud computing in the first decade of this century, a collective belief takes hold in the transformative potential of a new technological paradigm.Loading...Financial TimesSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIAnalysisSam AltmanSatya NadellaMicrosoftSundar PichaiGoogleWall StreetAppleAmazonAccentureGoldman SachsReviewFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyThis machine can bring out the creative streak you never knew you hadThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions