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A hitchhiker’s guide to the AI revolution

Arthur Goldstuck chats about his new book on AI and why this is one of the most important revolutions in modern technology history.

15 January 2024

Arthur Goldstuck.

What a difference a year can make. Roughly this time in 2022, most of us were preparing for our holidays and planning for the following year. Very few of us noticed the release of a seemingly niche application.

For a few years, generative AI had been met with disinterest and derision. Then ChatGPT arrived. Launched on November 30, 2022, it took about a month to catch on. By the start of February 2023, it surpassed 100 million users.

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