NOTEWORTHY NEWS #24: OUR TAKE ON THE LATEST AI/GENAI NEWS
By Jeremy Lockhorn, SVP, Creative Technologies & Innovation, 4A's
THE BIG STORY: AI Investment Accelerates
If AI progress seems relentless, it may be because tech giants and startup investors are sparing no expense to make it so. This week's earnings from Microsoft, Google, and Meta show not just a commitment but a flat-out arms race in AI investments. Tech giants, for their part, reported strong growth, fueled in part by AI offerings (Google Cloud up 35%, Meta up 19%, MSFT Azure growth hit 33%). Increased investment in AI infrastructure was a recurring theme across the board, to the point where Microsoft is now spending more on AI in a SINGLE QUARTER than it did in an entire year prior to the pandemic. Meta appears to be in a similar position. (Thanks to the team at The Neuron - AI News newsletter for aggregating that data).?
On the venture side, GenAI funding is on track to set a new record in 2024, surpassing 2023’s total of $22.7 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
These massive investments show no sign of slowing down, even as the broader market - and some shareholders in public companies - question when we might see the ROI. The pace of change that these record-breaking funds are creating is now just a fact of modern business life. As a result, we expect that the next 12 months will see an acceleration of already pervasive AI adoption in the agency community, with use cases expanding beyond the obvious.
Our GenAI Blueprint is a fantastic resource for member agencies seeking to capitalize on the tremendous potential of this rapidly evolving technology.?
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