Some questions for 2024

Right now, ChatGPT is the only household AI name. Many other tools have been launched and they haven’t got the same traction. But if you look at the top tech companies of the world, then all of them have either launched a GenAI product, are in the process of upgrading it or launching something new altogether. Which GenAI tool will come out on top at the end of 2024?

How much will GenAI power enterprise IT?

GenAI has already taken off as an assistant, as a writing and visual tool. There is great expectation that it will transform enterprise IT and change the way we do global business. At the end of the day, it’s about money and the economy will really boom if it can take off in that regard.

Will Apple Vision Pro kick off the Metaverse?

The Metaverse came with tremendous hype, but it is safe to say that while great progress has been made, people feel underwhelmed. Apple with the iPod and iPhone took both these industries to the next level. Can Apple Vision Pro change the way we view virtual headsets and the Metaverse?

Will X help or hinder Trump?

The entire mainstream media is Left leaning. Silicon Valley is Left leaning. That’s why Leftist parties love both, and the Rightists not much so. Elon Musk himself has been a Left-leaning Democrat, but off late he is coming totally to the Centre. It will be interesting to see how X influences the US presidential elections.

Will Modi win a third term?

India too is going in for general elections. India has been following a certain path from 2014-24 and in case the BJP wins, then you can be sure that this will be supersized for 2024-29. It will be interesting to see where India’s Digital Government goes from here.

Will AI destroy the world?

This question is going to be asked every year from now on as we are in the era of GenAI. There was buzz around OpenAI’s Q* project, which is a human-like Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) model. To many that’s even more dangerous.

Finally, how will Ukraine and Gaza affect 2024? Will we have another epidemic? That’s a scary thought and news reports of new Covid strains and new diseases keep coming.