Artificial intelligence has advanced
to the point of having surpassed humans in some areas, according
to a new report.
The AI ;;Index Report of Stanford University every year
photographs the development and diffusion of the new technology.
"AI systems - the report states - have made great strides in
generating high-quality videos and, in some situations, the
agents of the linguistic model have even surpassed humans in
programming tasks with limited time budgets".
More advanced, but also more integrated into everyday life, AI
is increasingly used in various areas, from healthcare to
transportation.
"Companies are banking on AI, fueling record investment and
adoption," experts say, noting that private investment in AI in
the United States reached $109.1 billion last year, nearly 12
times China's $9.3 billion and 24 times the UK's $4.5 billion.
"Particularly strong momentum" is seen in generative AI, which
attracted $33.9 billion in private investment globally, up 18.7%
from 2023.
AI use in businesses is also accelerating: 78% of organizations
said they will use AI in 2024, up from 55% the previous year.
Meanwhile, a growing body of research confirms that AI increases
productivity and, in most cases, helps close skills gaps in the
workforce.
The US continues to lead the way in producing high-level AI
models—40 relevant AI models—with a wide lead over China, which
has produced 15, and Europe, which has only three.
China is rapidly closing the gap, while it continues to lead in
AI publications and patents.
Global AI optimism is also rising, but regional divides remain
deep.
In places like China (83%), Indonesia (80%), and Thailand (77%),
strong majorities believe that AI products and services do more
good than harm.
In contrast, optimism remains much lower in places like Canada
(40%), the US (39%), and the Netherlands (36%).
However, sentiment is shifting: since 2022, optimism has grown
significantly in several previously skeptical countries,
including Germany (+10%), France (+10%), Canada (+8%), Great
Britain (+8%), Italy (+6%) and the United States (+4%).
And as AI becomes more efficient, affordable and accessible,
more and more states are increasing investments, but also
legislative interventions to regulate the new technology and the
resulting risks.
Leading the AI ;;race is the industry from which almost 90% of
the AI ;;models developed come, compared to 60% in 2023.
On the other hand, performance gaps are narrowing: "the
difference in score between the most highly rated model and the
one in tenth place has fallen from 11.9% to 5.4% in a year, and
the top two are now separated by just 0.7%.
The frontier - experts note - is increasingly competitive and
increasingly crowded".
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