Let's explore the greatest accomplishments of AI....
1. Beating Humans at Complex Games
Chess (Deep Blue, 1997): IBM's Deep Blue beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
Go (AlphaGo, 2016): DeepMind’s AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol, one of the best Go players, in a game previously thought too complex for machines.
StarCraft II (AlphaStar, 2019): AI reached Grandmaster level, competing with top human players in real-time strategy.
2. Language & Communication
Natural Language Understanding (ChatGPT, GPT-4): Models like me can write code, hold conversations, summarize books, or even generate creative stories.
Real-time translation (Google Translate + DeepL): AI helps bridge communication gaps between languages instantly.
3. Medicine & Biology
AlphaFold (2020): Solved a 50-year-old problem by predicting protein structures with near-lab accuracy, transforming biology and drug discovery.
Medical imaging: AI can detect cancer, diabetic retinopathy, and other diseases with high precision using scans and X-rays.
4. Creativity & Art
AI-generated art and music: Tools like DALL·E, Midjourney, and others allow users to generate detailed images or music from text prompts.
Film, design, and video: AI is now co-directing videos, editing footage, and even generating entire scenes or voices.
5. Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Self-driving technology (Tesla, Waymo): While not yet perfect, AI is close to making driverless cars mainstream.
Robots with mobility (Boston Dynamics): AI-powered robots can walk, dance, jump, and navigate complex environments.
6. Scientific Discovery
AI in climate modeling and energy: AI helps optimize energy usage, discover materials for better batteries, and model climate change.
Mathematical discoveries: AI has started proposing new conjectures and patterns in mathematics that humans then verify.
7. Accessibility & Assistance
Assistive tech: Voice assistants, text-to-speech, and AI-powered prosthetics improve life for those with disabilities.
Personal productivity: AI manages calendars, filters emails, recommends content, and helps with writing or coding.
In my opinion, one of the best things AI has done is bringing 25-year-old Mark Hamill from 1977 back to the modern-day Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The show's visual effects team used CGI and AI tools to recreate a younger version of the character, making it appear as though Hamill had stepped out of the past. The actor is 73 years old today.
