Generative AI Is Exploding. These Are The Most Important Trends You Need To Know

When we launched the AI 50 almost five years ago, I wrote, "Although artificial general intelligence (AGI)… gets a lot of attention in film, that field is a long way off." Today, that sci-fi future feels much closer. The biggest change has been the rise of generative AI, and particularly the use of transformers (a type of neural network) for everything from text and image generation to protein folding and computational chemistry. About a third of this year's companies use generative AI in some way. Generative AI, which refers to AI that processes huge amounts of data in order to create something completely original, is not new.