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The 24 biggest AI moments of 2024: A Laptop Mag countdown

By Rael Hornby, Stevie Bonifield last updated

A curated series of events that defined AI’s impact this year — and possibly in the years to come.

Scrapbook-style collage showing photograph of IBM scientist Murray Campbell (R) making a move for the IBM Deep Blue computer in a game 04 May in New York against World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov (L). The monitor at rear on table relays the computers' moves to Campbell. Kasparov, making a record of the move, won the first game on 03 May and leads the match,1-0. The photo is presented above a punk pop-art image of a chessboard.

In 1996, AI beat a grandmaster at chess. In 2024, the stakes are higher

By Stevie Bonifield published

Who comes out tops when humans and AI go head-to-head?

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Windows recall AI feature

Windows Recall AI takes snapshots of credit cards and private data even when it's not supposed to

By Sarah Chaney published

Microsoft just can't seem to get it right with its AI-powered Recall tool. Maybe it's time to throw in the towel?

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Scrapbook styled punk pop-art image showing the Humane AI Pin being held in a hand on a colorful background.

Remember the year's biggest AI flop? The Humane AI pin's public failure has a silver lining

By Stevie Bonifield published

Humane's AI Pin stumbled out of the starting blocks, but the company ends 2024 with a new game plan in mind.

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Colorful scrapbook styled punk pop-art image of a Shiba Inu dog saying various phrases through floating speech bubbles, with a "50% more AI" sticker on top of its cutout image.

AI was everywhere in 2024, except where you wanted it

By Stevie Bonifield published

AI was in everything, everywhere, all at once this year. Was it just a marketing smoke screen?

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I'm more worried about OpenAI's text-to-video model, Sora, damaging my wallet than Hollywood's

By Rael Hornby published

OpenAI releases its text-to-video tool Sora in the US, but you'll need to pay up if you have your sights set on serious content creation.

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My favorite ChatGPT-powered smart glasses just got a massive upgrade

By Rael Hornby published

My favorite ChatGPT-powered smart glasses return with a multimodal twist and a host of AI copilots to choose from.

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Scrapbook style image of a Google logo sticker with Bard and Gemini AI stars, on top of a Google-themed runway with a light blue background filled with various shapes.

This year, Google launched Gemini AI, but did it come too late to defeat ChatGPT?

By Stevie Bonifield published

Google Gemini's turned heads throughout 2024, but not always for the right reasons.

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Microsoft Surface 10 Pro and Surface Laptop 6 for Business

Can Intel's Lunar Lake chip save the Microsoft Surface lineup?

By Madeline Ricchiuto published

The Surface products were the weakest part of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Copilot+ launch

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Punk Pop-Art, scrapbook styled image of Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai standing in front of a European Union flag where each star has been replaced by the Google Gemini AI star symbol. The background is a colorful collage including depictions of the continent of Europe and American currency.

Google invested millions in training job seekers to use AI this year. Will it work?

By Stevie Bonifield published

Google's AI Opportunity Initiative Fund shines a light on the importance of AI education worldwide.

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