2019 Report: The „Storm Area 51” Event
What started as a joke Facebook event—”They Can’t Stop All of Us”—leads to millions of RSVPs and a small, peaceful festival in the Nevada desert.… Read More »2019 Report: The „Storm Area 51” Event
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2019 Digest: Culture
„OK Boomer” becomes the go-to retort for Gen Z and Millennials against older generations. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2019 Year of the… Read More »2019 Digest: Culture
2019 Classic: OpenAI Unveils GPT-2
OpenAI reveals GPT-2, a model so good at generating convincing text that the company initially refuses to release the full version, fearing it could be… Read More »2019 Classic: OpenAI Unveils GPT-2
2019 File: Starlink’s First Mass Launch
SpaceX begins launching its satellite constellation, which relies on autonomous collision-avoidance AI to navigate the increasingly crowded low-Earth orbit. Part of the 19 AI Evolution… Read More »2019 File: Starlink’s First Mass Launch
2019 Digest: The Popeyes Chicken Sandwich War
In August, a single tweet from Popeyes ignites a national frenzy for their new sandwich, leading to sell-outs and long lines. Part of the 61… Read More »2019 Digest: The Popeyes Chicken Sandwich War
2019 File: Science
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir complete the first-ever all-female spacewalk. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2019 Year of the Egg &… Read More »2019 File: Science
2019 Legacy: Pluribus Wins at Multiplayer Poker
Scientists from Meta (Facebook) and Carnegie Mellon create Pluribus, the first AI to defeat elite human pros in six-player No-Limit Texas Hold’em. Mastering a multiplayer… Read More »2019 Legacy: Pluribus Wins at Multiplayer Poker
2019 Legacy: The Turing Award for Deep Learning
Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun (the „Godfathers of AI”) receive the Turing Award for their decades of work on neural networks. Part of… Read More »2019 Legacy: The Turing Award for Deep Learning
2019 Classic: The Impeachment of Donald Trump
In December, the House of Representatives votes to impeach President Trump, making him the third president in US history to face a Senate trial. Part… Read More »2019 Classic: The Impeachment of Donald Trump
2019 Report: Business
WeWork’s failed IPO leads to a massive collapse in the company’s valuation and the exit of its CEO. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The… Read More »2019 Report: Business