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While AI made many transformative strides in 2024, it also had its fair share of quirks and hiccups. From Apple Intelligence’s glacial release to ChatGPT’s momentary meltdown and Waymo’s self-driving cars’ horn symphonies, AI’s 2024 journey was as groundbreaking as it was entertaining.

On Thursday, we’ll explore what 2025 might have in store for us. But before we look ahead, let’s take a moment to bid 2024 a proper farewell by reflecting on its biggest wins.

In This Issue:

• 👀 2024 Look-Back: This year’s most notable AI advancements

• ✨ Tool Spotlight: Automate phone calls with Synthflow

• 🤩 Futurepedia Faves: Your 25 most favorited AI tools of 2024

👀 2024 Look-Back

2024’s Biggest AI Advancements

1. Contextual Understanding

More human-like interactions, sharper reasoning, and advanced data analysis significantly enhanced user experience and productivity. Key milestones include:

• Claude 3 (March) improved conversational reasoning & task handling

• OpenAI GPT-4o (May) & GPT-o1 (September) offered superior reasoning & efficient multimodal processing

• Google’s Gemini 1.5 (February) & 2.0 (December) refined reasoning & data analysis

2. AI Assistants & Agents

Automating repetitive tasks and streamlining workflows catapulted both workers’ productivity and companies’ operational efficiency. Notable releases include:

• Microsoft 365 Copilot (October) championed deep AI integration within workplace ecosystems — and was subsequently adopted by 70% of Fortune 500 companies

• Several major companies launched AI agent platforms: Google’s Vertex AI Agent Builder (April) & Agentspace (December), Salesforce (August), & Oracle (September), & Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents (November)

3. Video, Audio, & Vision

Empowering creators with cinematic-quality capabilities and advanced editing tools revolutionized visual storytelling and audio composition. Key releases include:

• 2024’s intense AI video generator battleground saw Synthesia 2.0 (June), Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha (June), MiniMax (September), OpenAI’s Sora (December), Kling 1.6 (December), Google VEO 2 (December), Luma Dream Machine 1.5 (December) & more all vying for the top spot

• Suno v4 (November) made waves with its ability to generate full songs — complete with vocals & instruments — from text prompts

• OpenAI’s ChatGPT Advanced Voice with Vision (December) allowed for simultaneous voice interaction, image analysis, & video processing within ChatGPT

4. Open-Source Models

Democratizing access to advanced AI reduced reliance on corporate giants while promoting collaboration, transparency, & rapid AI growth.

While Meta’s Llama 3.1 (July) became the world’s largest open-source model, DeepSeek-V3 (December) has since taken the title.

5. Small Language Models (SLMs)

Task-specific AI with lower computational demands made it easier to use AI on mobile devices and in locations with limited resources.

6. AI in Science

The combination of AI and quantum computing drove breakthroughs in fields spanning drug discovery to agriculture, including:

• Apple Vision Pro (February) offered high-precision visuals — becoming widely adopted in healthcare for surgical assistance, diagnostics, & more

• Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold 3 (May) predicts the structure & interactions of all of life’s molecules

• Google DeepMind’s GenCast (December) enhanced weather predictions to optimize farming & disaster preparedness

✨ Tool Spotlight

Automate Phone Calls with Synthflow AI

• Deploy no-code, always-on, and human-like AI Phone calls

• Book appointments, transfer calls, and extract valuable info.

• Easily connects with your tech stack (native integrations with HubSpot and more)

Try AI Phone Calling

🤩 Futurepedia Faves

Your 25 Favorite AI Tools on Futurepedia

Curious to know which AI tools everyone else loves? We’ve rounded up the top 25 most saved tools on Futurepedia to help you discover your new favorites. 🤩

1. ChatGPT (freemium): Unlock productivity & innovation for nearly any task

2. Namelix (freemium): Give your brand the perfect name

3. Tome (freemium): Create stunning sales & marketing presentations

4. Fliki (freemium): Turn text into engaging videos

5. Codeium (freemium): Enhance coding efficiency

6. Riffusion (free): Make your own custom music

7. Midjourney: Create AI art masterpieces

8. Humata (freemium): Extract genius insights from docs

9. Durable: Build a stunning website

10. Looka: Design your own beautiful brand

11. Writesonic: Streamline your marketing process (Get 30% off annual plans with code WSXMAS30)

12. REImagine Home: Design any room in seconds

13. GPTGO (free): Elevate your searches with Google-ChatGPT fusion

14. Copy.ai (freemium): Craft compelling marketing copy

15. Andi (free): Get direct answers to your searches

16. Namecheap Logo Maker (free): Design a pro logo in minutes

17. Playground AI (freemium): Blend real & AI images for stunning visuals

18. Browse AI (freemium): Automate web scraping

19. Cody (freemium): Skyrocket productivity with a personalized AI assistant

20. Dream Interpreter (free): Analyze your dreams

21. Adcreative.ai: Quickly creative ads that convert (Get 50% off yearly plans until Jan 2)

22. Nightcafe Studio (freemium): Turn your ideas into stunning art

23. Tutor AI (freemium): Create custom learning pathways

24. Boomy (freemium): Create & monetize original music

25. ChatGPT Writer (freemium): Elevate your writing on any site

P.S. Haven’t saved any tools to your profile yet? It’s not only a great way to keep track of all of your favorites but helps us recommend the perfect tools just for you. 💫