Looking Back at 2022 & Happy New Year

As we say goodbye to 2022 and prepare to welcome in 2023, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year, and we can't wait to bring you valuable content and experiences in the year to come.

2022 has been one of the most eventful years in the history of AI and technological breakthroughs – from Moore's law dying to the launch of the first ever humanoid robot Optimus, and the most recent ChatGPT phenomenon – a lot has happened in a short span of time.?

In this week's newsletter, let us look at some of the interesting developments that kept us busy in the world of tech and artificial intelligence to get a picture of where next year may be heading. Here are some of the top events that made the year fly by:?

On November 30, 2022, OpenAI introduced?ChatGPT ?to the world, making AI accessible to the general public. This new chatbot?broke the internet to a whole new level , and within a few days of its launch, the platform clocked a?million users .?Read all the latest developments, trends and implications of ChatGPT?here. ?

Prediction: In 2023, we will see more ChatGPT-like models coming to life across all formats, including text, video, image, code, speech, music, 3D and others, paving the way for startups and individuals using AI in one form or another. Also, the regulations for AI will become increasingly stringent, with AI systems like ChatGPT coming under intense scrutiny for ethics and sovereignty.?

2022 – the Year of Generative AI?

2022, most certainly, has been the year of Generative AI, the likes of?Stable Diffusion ?to its distinct cousins, including?Unstable Diffusion ,?Riffusion , and?Amazing AI ; the list goes on and on. The generative AI landscape is not limited to text-to-image but also text-to-video, text-to-music, text-to-code, etc.?Read:?2022 Is the Year of Text-to-Anything .?

Prediction: Most generative AI tools are expected to become generally available for free use and distribution.

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The Rise of Optimus?

On October 1, 2022, Tesla chief Elon Musk?unveiled the world's first humanoid robot ?Optimus, powered by the same self-driving computer that runs the Tesla cars. This is expected to cost less than a car – i.e. less than $20,000.?

Predictions: In 2023, we will see a fully functional Optimus robot being deployed in Tesla Giga factories, performing tasks like lifting heavy objects and working in the assembly lines. We might also see more companies mushrooming in this space.?

Read:?Top AI Predictions for 2023?

End of Moore's Law?

With semiconductor chip manufacturers like?TSMC working in full swing ?on building process nodes as?low as 3nm , the limit to how many transistors can be infused on a single chip raises corners over whether this is enough to sustain in the long run.?Read:?India's Answer to Moore's Law Death

Predictions: Expect more innovations in?supercomputers , alongside quantum computing, led by tech giants like?IBM ,?Nvidia ,?Google ,?Microsoft , etc.?Read:?What Happened with Quantum Computing in 2022?

TOP STORIES OF 2022

Coding is Dead, Long Live Programming?

There has been a significant rise in the low-code/no-code platforms, including the likes of?GitHub Copilot ,?Amazon Code Whisperer, ?DeepMind's AlphaCode , and?Tabnine , among others. These environments help both non-coders and coders build a deployment-ready application by using a graphical user interface (GUI) instead of manually writing code and going through the debugging process. Read the full story?here .?

Data Centres, Please Stop Drinking My Water?

Did you know data centres consume more than?a billion gallons of water every year ?to maintain the temperature inside the centres? So while more and more data centres mushrooming in the country seems like good news for India's digital economy, the?rising scarcity of freshwater reserves , alongside the heat waves intensifying due to global warming, raises major concerns. Read more?here .?

The Vedanta Semiconductor Plant Has Gone with the Wind

Multinational mining company Vedanta was in the spotlight when it announced its plans to set up a semiconductor manufacturing unit in India alongside Foxconn, promoting 'Atmanirbhar Bharat.' Unfortunately, it was only short-lived. The company is now struggling to raise funds from Indian banks. The government is also questioning its credibility and asked them to get a third partner to demonstrate the plant's technical capabilities. Read the full story?here .?

Check out 'The Best AIM Stories of 2022' here.

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The Best of Oye Techie 2022

Analytics India Magazine's most popular, on-demand Vox Pop, 'Oye Techie', has been making noise in Namma Bengaluru for asking the most controversial questions, trends and more.?

We have compiled the best of the Oye Techie series below. Watch the complete video, and let us know which was your favourite.