Mary Meeker has released her annual trends report \u2014 this time focused on AI. And the numbers are staggering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ChatGPT reached 800 million users in just 17 months. For comparison, it took the internet 23 years to hit the same milestone. This is the fastest technological adoption in human history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cost of processing an AI token is approaching zero, while the costs of training new models are growing exponentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI is working faster and smarter than humans. GPT-4.5 is already fooling Turing test judges \u2014 73% mistook it for a human. Visual models are generating images indistinguishable from real photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI is reshaping education and the job market. In the U.S., AI-related job postings are up 448%, while traditional IT jobs are down 9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Users now spend more time in ChatGPT than on Instagram. Usage time has surged 202% over the past 21 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tech giants are investing billions. The Big Six (Apple, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta) have increased capital expenditures by 63% in one year \u2014 reaching $212 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China is closing the gap. Usage of Chinese language models is surging, and the country is deploying industrial robots faster than the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI is going beyond screens: autonomous taxis, AI chefs at Yum! Brands, banking assistants, and even FDA-approved doctor bots in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next target is Artificial General Intelligence. OpenAI now believes it knows how to build it. And this is no longer science fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n