Artificial Intelligence Officially Becomes the Annual Vocabulary

Collins Dictionary has announced "AI" as the word of the year, with its usage increasing fourfold compared to last year. This is largely thanks to ChatGPT.

Harper Collins stated in a blog post, "Artificial intelligence is considered the next great technological revolution, and it has seen rapid development, garnering attention in 2023."

The discussion surrounding this word has been ongoing, with industry leaders including Google and Microsoft constantly talking about it. Alex Beecroft, Managing Director of Collins, stated that AI was chosen as the word of the year because of its presence in everyday life, existing in various platforms such as email and streaming. "People now use AI in multiple ways, and it is everywhere," he mentioned.

A Higher Purpose

The use of the term "artificial intelligence" or "AI" can be traced back to the 1950s, but over the years, this technology has only been used by a small group of researchers and developers. With the launch of ChatGPT, the power of this technology has become more widespread than ever before.

Since AI chatbots took over the internet, people have been discussing a range of possibilities, from AI destroying humanity to unleashing new possibilities. So far, this technology has significantly impacted the way education operates, the way art is created, and even led to the longest strike in Hollywood's history.

The term artificial intelligence is closely related to image generators such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midtravel. The technology of mimicking humans falls under the category of "generative AI," which has become the center of increasing discussions about what AI can achieve.

The power of AI goes beyond inspiring public imagination; AI tools do much more than simply recreate versions of original text or images. For example, Google's DeepMind developed AlphaFold, an AI algorithm for predicting protein structures. The "gift to humanity" from the AI lab has proven to greatly assist researchers in vaccine development and speeding up drug discovery since its launch.

Similarly, last year, the lab used AI to solve a 50-year-old mathematical problem. DeepMind published a paper introducing AlphaTensor, an algorithm that finds faster ways to perform matrix multiplication. This development is significant because matrices are relevant to various aspects of our daily lives, from processing images on smartphones and recognizing voice commands to generating graphics for computer games.

Despite the significant advancements in AI, ChatGPT remains the most popular product of this technology. One reason is the amount of money invested in it.

Interestingly, two years ago, "NFT" was chosen as the word of the year by Collins Dictionary. The trajectory of this technology's development is similar to that of GPT. A study showed that earlier this year, with 95% of NFTs actually becoming worthless, the bubble surrounding it officially burst. Among the 73,257 NFT collections surveyed, 69,795 had a market value of zero Ether.

Returning to artificial intelligence today, which is more or less related to ChatGPT, a similar trend is emerging. Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman openly stated, "It has been overhyped in the short term." Currently, everyone is praying that AI, especially ChatGPT, will not face the same fate as NFTs after being chosen as the word of the year.