Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence
Through the lens of the general public, artificial intelligence (AI) went mainstream when AI research company OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022. When generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) models were incorporated into ChatGPT, AI was instantly thrust into the global spotlight.
In 2023, the developments multiplied: Anthropic’s generative AI, Claude, increased its text processing capabilities by 1,011% in the span of two months1; ChatGPT passed the bar exam2; Google introduced generative AI for internet searches3; Spotify debuted a personalized AI-driven DJ, and MidJourney brought generative AI images to the masses.
Away from the gloss of pop culture, however, AI development for applications that connect digital design and delivery of projects, or design and make, has been progressing for over a decade, a constant evolution of technology that began with training neural networks to recognize imagery