00:00 Generative artificial intelligence sparked both euphoria and existential dread in 2023,
00:08 as chat-gbt became the fastest growing consumer app ever.
00:14 But as companies injected billions into startups, scientists and AI experts began sounding the
00:19 alarm over AI's potential dangers.
00:22 And here we are for the first time, really, in human history with something that's going
00:27 to be far more intelligent than us.
00:29 To realize the promise of AI and avoid the risk, we need to govern this technology.
00:34 Here's what to expect in the world of AI in 2024.
00:39 From manufacturing to entertainment, nearly every industry has embraced the tech.
00:45 Investors have poured $27 billion into generative AI startups, according to PitchBook.
00:52 One estimate from consultancy PWC suggests AI-related economic impacts could spike to
00:58 almost $16 trillion globally by 2030.
01:03 That's nearly the gross domestic output of China.
01:06 But a key question is whether the future of AI will continue to be deliberated behind
01:11 closed doors by a privileged few in Silicon Valley.
01:15 Regulators are determined to have a say.
01:18 The EU's AI Act aims to establish guardrails for the tech.
01:23 Britain and the U.S. are drafting rules, too.
01:26 I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., do solemnly swear.
01:30 2024 is set to be the biggest election year in history.
01:34 And AI could play an outsized role.
01:37 My name is Ashley and I'm an artificial intelligence volunteer for...
01:41 The tech has already been conscripted to make campaign calls in the U.S.
01:46 But there is concern about AI-generated misinformation targeting voters.
01:51 NewsGuard, a company that has a rating system for news and information sites, has already
01:56 found over 600 unreliable AI-generated sites in multiple languages last year.
02:04 The winners and losers of the AI era are only just emerging.
02:09 Civil rights advocates have raised concerns over potential bias in fields such as recruitment.
02:16 Unions worry about AI eliminating some jobs altogether, like writing computer code or
02:22 drafting entertainment content.
02:25 Among the winners, chipmaker Nvidia, whose processors are the hottest commodity in the
02:30 global AI race.
02:33 And then there's Sam Altman.
02:34 In the final months of 2023, the CEO of OpenAI, the non-profit behind ChatGPT, was ousted
02:43 only to be brought back days later.
02:45 The spectacle became a debate over Altman's push to commercialize AI versus a slower approach.
02:53 Team Altman won.
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