AI companies entered December 2024 with great momentum. The new year signals significant transformation as AI, generative AI, and agentic AI evolve into more complex dimensions.
What AI developments took place in December?
- Dec 2: World Labs unveiled a spatial intelligence AI system that creates 3D worlds from images (Source).
- Dec 2: Elon Musk sought an injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit model, arguing against potentially anticompetitive practices (Dec 4: Google DeepMind launched Genie 2, which transforms images into interactive 3D environments (Source).
- Dec 5: OpenAI introduced ChatGPT o1, a new Pro model promising multimodal inputs, enhanced reliability, and limitless usage (Source).
- Dec 5: Microsoft rolledAI companies went all guns blazing into December 2024. The new year brings strong signals of transformation as AI, generative AI, and agentic AI get multidimensional.
What AI news emerged in December?
- Dec 2: World Labs launched a spatial intelligence AI system that generates 3D worlds from images (Source)
- Dec 2: Musk files injunction to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition and prevent anticompetitive behavior (Source) + (Source)
- Dec 4: Google DeepMind introduced Genie 2, which converts images into interactive 3D environments (Source)
- Dec 5: OpenAI launched ChatGPT o1, a new Pro model with a promise of multimodal inputs, more reliability, and unlimited use (Source)
- Dec 5: Microsoft launched the Copilot Vision AI assistant for Copilot Pro subscribers that explores a new level of human-computer interactions (Source)
- Dec 6: Former PayPal exec and venture capitalist David Sacks named the White House’s “AI & Crypto Czar” for the Trump administration (Source)
- Dec 9: Reddit introduced Reddit Answers, a new AI-powered feature to enable conversational search for US-based users (Source)
- Dec 10: Yelp releases AI-powered review insights, business discovery, and smart selection advertising features (Source)
- Dec 11: Google releases Gemini 2.0 with AI agent capabilities and value adds for multi-modal query responses (Source)
- Dec 17: OpenAI introduces new search to 4o for all free users (Source)
The G2 Take
We parsed all the AI news, analyzed it using G2 data, and distilled it into the most important things you need to know. Let’s dive in.