AI’s Progress Shows Signs of Both Breakthroughs and Barriers

PYMNTS.com December 18, 2024

The latest artificial intelligence models are delivering mixed signals about the technology’s pace of advancement, with some showing dramatic leaps forward while others hit unexpected roadblocks.

The complex picture emerges at a crucial moment for businesses navigating AI investment decisions, as researchers debate whether recent achievements — from advances in scientific reasoning to struggles with basic reliability — reveal an innovation curve that defies simple characterization as either accelerating or stalling.

“AI isn’t hitting the brakes; it’s just outgrowing the public data pool,” Eugina Jordan, chief marketing officer of the TIP Telecom Infra Project, told PYMNTS. “While we’ve pretty much wrung every drop of insight from external data (and sometimes maybe without data owners knowing), the real magic is sitting...

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