Capping Off the Craziest Year in AI History

As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a moment to reflect on an incredible year for AI—and for the Digestible AI community. From groundbreaking AI breakthroughs to empowering you all with practical tools and insights, it’s been a whirlwind of growth, innovation, and learning for everyone.

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What a ride! From zero subscribers in January to over 2,100 AI enthusiasts by December, our community's growth has been nothing short of incredible.

Through 60+ editions, we've navigated the AI landscape together, breaking down everything from OpenAI's dramatic releases to Anthropic's innovations.

Your Favorite Content:

• Step-by-step tutorials on the latest AI tools

• No-nonsense breakdowns of major AI developments

• Practical guides for implementing AI in real work

• New AI tools being put out by others

What Made Us Different: While others chased headlines, we focused on making AI actionable.

Our commitment to digestible, practical content resonated with you – turning complex AI developments into tools you could actually use.

2024’s AI Watershed Moments

AI Goes Mainstream: This was the year generative AI broke out of its sandbox. Tech giants didn't just experiment – they embedded AI everywhere, from Microsoft's Office suite to Google's entire ecosystem.

AI Finds Its Voice: 2024 marked the rise of multimodal AI. We saw chatbots that could see, hear, and speak, transforming how we interact with technology. ChatGPT learned to see and suddenly AI felt more human than ever.

The Hype Around AI Agents: We watched AI evolve from simple chatbots to autonomous agents capable of complex tasks. From AutoGen to CrewAI, the agent revolution showed us glimpses of truly autonomous AI. This is still in its infancy, but more of this will be coming next year.

The Great AI Gold Rush: The market flooded with AI-powered SaaS products, turning yesterday's premium features into today's commodities. Building software got easier, but standing out is getting harder.

Top Tutorials

Some of the top tutorials we covered this year!

Introducing Gemini Custom Gems: Personalize your AI experience with Gemini’s new Custom Gems feature.

NotebookLM, Your AI-Powered Notebook: Organize and analyze your notes with AI assistance using NotebookLM.

Opt Out of LinkedIn’s AI Training: Learn how to manage your data preferences regarding LinkedIn’s AI training.

ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode and Ollama Integration: Explore new features in ChatGPT and how to integrate Ollama into apps.

Using Bolt.new and Perplexity: Learn how to leverage Bolt.new to build apps and Perplexity for efficient research.

Getting Started with AI Agents: A comprehensive guide to initiating your journey with AI agents.

Using Napkin AI and AI Suite from Andrew Ng: Create infographics with Napkin AI and use AI Suite in your projects.

Using Claude MCP: A tutorial on leveraging Claude’s Model Context Protocol capabilities.

Trying Llama 3.3 with HuggingChat and Generating Creatives with Ideogram: Experiment with Llama 3.3 on HuggingChat and create visuals using Ideogram.

Canvas and Custom Styles with Claude: Learn to execute code in ChatGPT’s Canvas and apply custom styles in Claude.

Building a RAG Pipeline with LlamaIndex: Construct a Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline using LlamaIndex.

ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode with Video and GitHub Copilot for Free: Explore ChatGPT’s voice and video features alongside free GitHub Copilot access.

Using ElevenLabs’ GenFM: Create podcasts effortlessly with ElevenLabs’ GenFM platform.

Using Sora and Inference with Groq: A guide to utilizing Sora and performing inference tasks with Groq.

As I reflect on 2024, I'm amazed by how this community has grown and evolved. What started as a simple newsletter has become a vibrant hub for AI enthusiasts.

We've got some exciting plans brewing, but first, we want to hear from you (after all, this newsletter is built around your needs and interests)! We’d really appreciate if you could take this 15 second end-of-year survey 👇️ 

2025 is shaping up to be another transformative year in AI. While we can't predict every breakthrough, we can promise to keep delivering:

• Clear, practical insights

• No-fluff tutorials

• Real-world applications

Here's to another year of making AI digestible – together.

Happy New Year! 🎉 - RM

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