Generative AI: The technology of the year for 2022

When evaluating the most significant innovations of any calendar year, it's often a struggle to decide among a handful of equally worthy contenders. Over the last 12 months, one category of technology has made headlines so often and has impacted society so significantly, there is no question that 2022 will be remembered as the year that Generative AI stunned the world. I don't just mean stunned the general public. Even lifelong technologists and AI researchers like myself were genuinely surprised by the speed and impact of recent advancements. So, what is Generative AI? It's a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers quickly and convincingly to create original content ranging from images and artwork to poetry, music, text, video, dialog, and even computer code.