In the wake of 9/11, airports begin fast-tracking the implementation of AI-based facial recognition and biometric scanning systems, shifting AI’s primary role toward national security… Read More »2001 Legacy: Advanced Biometrics in Airports
Ocean’s Eleven brings old-school „Rat Pack” cool back to the mainstream with its star-studded cast. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2001 Year of Odyssey… Read More »2001 Vault: Pop Culture
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman finalize their high-profile divorce after 11 years of marriage. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2001 Year of Odyssey… Read More »2001 Chronicle: Celebrity
The release of GTA III introduces a „living” city. Non-player characters (NPCs) exhibit more complex reactive AI, following traffic laws or fleeing from danger, which… Read More »2001 Archive: Grand Theft Auto III NPCs
Bram Cohen designs the BitTorrent protocol, forever changing how large files are shared online. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2001 Year of Odyssey… Read More »2001 Report: Internet
The first self-contained artificial heart (AbioCor) is implanted in a patient in Louisville, Kentucky. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2001 Year of Odyssey… Read More »2001 Chronicle: Health
Apple releases the first iPod. While a music player, it perfects the „syncing” algorithm between devices, habituating users to the constant, automated exchange of data… Read More »2001 Report: The First iPod Data Bridge
On September 11, Al-Qaeda hijackers fly planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, marking the deadliest terror attack on US soil and changing… Read More »2001 Digest: The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Low-rise jeans and „whale tails” reach their peak popularity, influenced by pop stars like Christina Aguilera. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2001 Year… Read More »2001 Legacy: Fashion
Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent, is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union and Russia for over 20 years. Part of the 71 Fun Facts:… Read More »2001 File: Crime