2024 was another year defined by generative AI , with software features put into the hands of millions of people worldwide and unavoidably built into popular services, like Google Search . While some AI tools, like ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode and Google’s NotebookLM , were delightful to interact with, the prevailing narrative remained on the technology’s inherent flaws, with rampant hallucinations and continued questions about proper data training. I mean, who could forget about Shrimp Jesus and other surreal, AI-generated images spreading across Facebook? Or when AI Overviews told Google users it was OK to eat rocks in moderation as well as put glue on pizza ? It was a year where bizarre AI-generated content felt everywhere. Here at WIRED, 2024 was full of juicy investigations , deep conversations […]
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