AI might be seemingly everywhere, but there are still plenty of things it can't do – for now

These days, we don't have to wait long until the next breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) impresses everyone with capabilities that previously belonged only in science fiction. In 2022, AI art generation tools such as Open AI's DALL-E 2, Google's Imagen, and Stable Diffusion took the internet by storm, with users generating high-quality images from text descriptions. Unlike previous developments, these text-to-image tools quickly found their way from research labs to mainstream culture, leading to viral phenomena such as the "Magic Avatar" feature in the Lensa AI app, which creates stylised images of its users. Read more: No, the Lensa AI app technically isn't stealing artists' work – but it will majorly shake up the art world In December, a chatbot called ChatGPT stunned users with its writing skills, leading to predictions the technology will soon be able to pass professional exams. ChatGPT reportedly gained one million users in less than a week.