AI Revolution: Friend, Not Foe! How AI is Empowering Humanity!
It was one fine winter day on November 30, 2022, that OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT to the public. The
“AI” buzzword, hitherto relegated to being jargon used by nerdy PhD labs and the tech elites or a
marketing catchphrase used by neo-techno startups to woo VCs, had transcended its niche origins
to become a household name. It captured the public imagination like no other, going on to become
the fastest-growing consumer software application in history by January 2023. It reached about 100
million active users in just 2 months after launch! In comparison, Netflix took 20 years to reach the
100 million-mark. People were mind-blown by what they saw; they could ask any question and get
the most relevant answer instantly, solve coding questions, get help with homework, find food
recipes, and even plan their travel. People were discovering new use cases with ChatGPT which the
original creators never thought possible. AI had truly arrived!