2024 is a different year year is determined by Innovative AIwith software features available to millions of people worldwide and inevitably integrated into popular services, such as Google Search. While some AI tools, like ChatGPT's advanced voice mode And NotebookLM by Googlefun to interact with, the prevailing narrative still revolves around the inherent flaws of the technology, with widespread hallucinations and constant questions about proper data training.
I mean, who could forget Jesus Tom and other surreal AI-generated images circulating on Facebook? Or when AI Overview tells Google users that it's okay to eat ice in moderation Apply glue to pizza? It was a year where bizarre AI-generated content appeared everywhere.
At WIRED, 2024 is in full swing Juicy investigation, Deep conversationAnd Thorough utility evaluation. This year-long look back at our journalism captures just a small portion of the hard work and great work from my colleagues. With that in mind, I hope this is an enjoyable way for readers to reflect on what has often felt like a chaotic year. Links are included below, after the end of the test, to read further and learn more about any of the 10 questions you may have missed.
For further reading, here are each of the articles referenced in our test:
Question 1: Rabbit R1 Review: Skip This AI-Powered Hardware Assistant | STRINGED
Question 2: The main actor of the event Willy Wonka spoke up: 'That's just meaningless words' | STRINGED
Question 3: Visitor to Jeffrey Epstein's island exposed by data broker | STRINGED
Question 4: Eclipse is a super trophy for conspiracy theorists | STRINGED
Question 5: Massive Microsoft outage linked to CrowdStrike crashes computers worldwide | STRINGED
Question 6: JD Vance left his Venmo to the public. This is what it shows | STRINGED
Question 7: Neuralink's First User 'Constantly Multitasks' With His Brain Implant | STRINGED
Question 8: Wear this AI friend around your neck | STRINGED
Question 9: Workers say they were tricked and threatened in Elon Musk's voting effort | STRINGED
Question 10: AI's energy needs are out of control. Welcome to the Hyper-Consumer Era of the Internet | STRINGED