Cat reading image created by generative AI tool Midjourney
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The field of artificial intelligence has made a lot of progress since it began in earnest in 1950, but there has also been a long period of stagnation and pessimism. However, in recent years we have seen the pace of research accelerate at an alarming rate.
Large language models like GPT-4 have passed the U.S. medical licensing exam, the multistate bar exam, and some of the tests given to Amazon coding job seekers. Image generation models such as Midjourney create images as realistic as the famous photo …
