2023: The Year AI Went Mainstream and Raised Big Questions
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2023 was a year of AI hype and debate around issues like ChatGPT's role in education. More understanding of how AI works is needed to empower people to use and critique it.
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Progress in AI is accelerating, with more powerful AI and new applications expected in 2024. However, new applications may also introduce new problems.
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Regulation of AI has been slow, but is hoped to pick up pace given the rapid development of the technology.
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New multi-modal AI models allow generating text, images, audio and video from text prompts. This could lead to a flood of synthetic content that spreads misinformation.
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There is a need for greater scrutiny and new policies around AI to address emerging issues like fraud, privacy violations, and algorithmic harms. Teaching algorithmic literacy is also important.