One Year of ChatGPT: These Six Tendencies Have Been Quietly Shaping the Future of AI (PART 2)

ChatGPT marked a singular point in the history of technology — and the world

(If you haven’t, you should read PART 1 first.)

I won’t bore you with another long introduction, so let’s go into the meat right away. Today I cover the second half of the trends and tendencies that have accelerated (or emerged) since ChatGPT was released one year ago. The short-term future of AI will be built on top of these paradigm shifts.

First part

• The unification of AI: Previously scattered areas are converging around one goal.

• The industrialization of AI: Production dominates research and development.

• The centralization of AI: How a few big companies are reaping the profits.

Second part

• The democratization of AI: Open-source initiatives are catching up.

• The de-escalation of AI: Small and cheap models work just fine.

• The recognition of AI: How ChatGPT got AI into the collective awareness.