The Forest Amidst the Trees - The Takeaway from our AI Year [D]

The calendar year 2023 will be a meaningful one, perhaps one of the most meaningful ones, when the history of AI is written. It was, in essence, the big bang. 

It started in late 2022 with [OpenAI’s ChatGPT](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/03/1069311/inside-story-oral-history-how-chatgpt-built-openai/?truid=&utm_source=the_algorithm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_algorithm.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=12-18-2023) but it was the response that was so breathtaking. Within months we had Meta’s [LLaMA 2](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/18/1076479/metas-latest-ai-model-is-free-for-all/?truid=&utm_source=the_algorithm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_algorithm.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=12-18-2023), Google’s [Bard](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/21/1070111/google-bard-chatgpt-openai-microsoft-bing-search/?truid=&utm_source=the_algorithm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_algorithm.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=12-18-2023) chatbot followed later in the year by [Gemini](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/06/1084471/google-deepminds-new-gemini-model-looks-amazing-but-could-signal-peak-ai-hype/?truid=&utm_source=the_algorithm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_algorithm.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=12-18-2023), Anthropic’s [Claude](https://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2F&ref=blog.min.io) and others. The battle between proprietary and open source raged and even mightly Google …

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