Episode 286: I Can Sum Up 2024 – AI AI AI AI And Uhh… ML
Welcome to episode 286 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Welcome to the final show of 2024! We thank you for joining us on our cloud journey over the past year. During this last show of the year, we look back on all the tech that changed our jobs and lives, and make predictions for an AI filled 2025. Join Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matthew as they look forward to even more discussions about undersea cables. Happy New Year!
Highlights from 2024
Did you remember that Gemini wasn’t a thing in 2023? It feels like it’s been around forever. 2024 saw some serious jumps forward in tech and innovation, as well as a lot of quality of life improvements overall. Here's a quick rundown of our favorite articles from the past year:
- Ryan: Introduction of RAG into the AI models - Source
- Matthew:
Amazon CloudFront VPC Origins - Source - Jonathan:
Open AI Sam Altman Drama - Source - Justin: Announcing Humboldt, the first cable route between South America and Asia-Pacific - Source
Insights and Predictions
Justin, Jonathan, Ryan, and Matthew share their insights and predictions for the future:
Justin: "I feel partially vindicated that I was sort of right, just I thought we didn’t be in the trough a little faster, but maybe it’s coming still. I don’t know. they’re innovating pretty quickly. I don’t think they’ll get there, but definitely environmental is going to become a big, big conversation around AI."
Jonathan: "That was kind of, that was going to be one of my predictions, but I couldn’t really quantify it in a way which would be measurable to win the point. I think there’s obviously a need for tons of data. I’m not going to say that we’re running out of data exactly, although the quality is a bit questionable, but I think access to data is going to be super important."
Ryan: "I mean, agentic AI is something that’s been rolled out in a lot of companies. I know in my day job, it’s been rolled out. I hope to see this get even stronger and more obvious just because I think that, you know, the days of searching through thousands of documents or the one, you know, unmaintained team page that someone built three years ago when they were new are over. And so I’d like to see this continue."
Expert Insights
And since we suck at predictions, here are other experts who may also suck:
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