We can see several front-runners taking on new challenges, like a Wrocław University-led consortium working on a Large Language Model akin to ChatGPR based on open-source technology but explicit Brand24, a leading social media marketing firm, is building its own AI-powered assistant. Michał Sadowski, Brand24’s CEO, has been vocal about harnessing the power of AI in marketing, particularly in social media. He recently released a number of social media viral videos (befitting a company whose bread and butter is monetizing social media for their clients) where he spoke several different languages using AI tools to provide not only real-time translation in his own voice but also alter his facial muscles for the speech to appear legitimate.

It shouldn’t be surprising that 38% of Polish employees who employ AI in their daily work see it as a potential threat to their livelihood.

Meanwhile, Cisco’s report highlights the urgency companies feel to jump on the AI bandwagon and not to be left out in the cold, as well as the areas where Polish firms lag behind. While most Polish firms feel confident about AI talent they have among their staff, and 91% claim to actively train their employees in AI technologies, many admit that their infrastructure, particularly data sources, are too poorly integrated to take advantage of AI analytics.

On the global front, we’ve seen some Hollywood drama-worthy power shifts in OpenAI’s leadership, with Sam Altman being fired over the firm's future direction, only to be rehired less than a week later, with the full backing of its top investor, Microsoft. The power struggle sent shockwaves throughout the AI world, with many wondering where the creator of ChatGPT will take us next. Some say that the currently leading mind in AI is tired of tweaking a product that is already good enough and would instead like to pursue a more lofty goal: creating an Artificial General Intelligence that could actually supervise its own learning process and potentially surpass anything we’ve seen thus far.

It has been a truly thrilling year for tech enthusiasts, and I’m convinced most of us are impatiently waiting for the next season. See you in 2024.