Google combines Gemini AI and its 50B-item Shopping Graph to launch virtual try-on with your photo, AI Mode for contextual shopping, and automated checkout via Google Pay.
OpenAI enhances ChatGPT shopping with GPT-4o, structured data, WhatsApp support, and memory integration. Personalized commerce is now live globally.
DolphinGemma, an AI model co-developed by Google, Georgia Tech, and WDP, decodes dolphin vocalizations using 40 years of acoustic data. It supports real-time interaction and open scientific research.
Amazon projects Rufus will add $700 million to its operating profits in 2025 through product recommendations and embedded ads, despite mixed reviews.
Papa Johns and Google Cloud announce a partnership to utilize AI technologies, aiming to enhance customer personalization and streamline delivery processes.
FireSat, a collaboration between Google Research, Muon Space, and Earth Fire Alliance, uses infrared sensors and AI to detect wildfires within 20 minutes, with a planned 50+ satellite constellation for global coverage.
Google’s AI co-scientist generates hypotheses in 15 minutes, aiding liver fibrosis and bacteriophage research. Critics question novelty, citing recycled ideas and GNoME’s non-new materials.
Advancements in X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence have enabled the virtual unwrapping of a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll, uncovering its ancient Greek text.
2024 marked AI’s transition from experimental tech to societal cornerstone. Breakthroughs like GPT-4o and AlphaFold 3 accelerated innovation, while lawsuits, deepfake scandals, and corporate infighting highlighted growing ethical challenges. Global regulations and workforce adaptations signal a new era of human-AI collaboration.
