Why is AI advancing so rapidly in language & art?

When I first began 1SecondPainting, I knew AI had crossed a line we'd never be able to go back from. Machines have always grown more capable with time. Yet I (and most others) had always thought their abilities would be relegated to simple, monotonous tasks. Operating an assembly line, or putting together a car, for instance: these were the sorts of things AI was "for", and I had always been comfortable with that. But the events of 2020 changed everything.