What to expect in the near future

The acceleration of AI research and developments in recent months has been incredible. From November 2022 up to the time of writing (April 2023), we have seen the following occur:

• The launch of ChatGPT (November 2022)
• The general availability of Azure OpenAI (January 2023)
• The general availability of the model API behind ChatGPT, GPT-3.5-turbo (February 2023)
• The general availability of MLLMs such as Kosmos-1 and GPT-4 (March 2023)
• Microsoft’s announcement of the Copilot system (March 2023)

This incredible pace makes it hard to predict what will come next. As we have seen, this velocity has also raised concerns among institutions, companies, and public figures because of the lack of regulation for these new technologies. At the same time, companies and institutions will inexorably need to adapt to this new landscape in order to keep up with competitors.

If we think about the near future, we are talking about...