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Turning Points

A month-by-month chronology of capabilities AI can now do — capabilities that flipped from CAN NOT to CAN.

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November 2023

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Dec 2015 red dots = months with flips Feb 2026

TURNING POINT · NOV 2023

🎨 Creative

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Can AI clone a voice convincingly from a 30-second sample ?

ElevenLabs put broadcast-quality voice cloning on a SaaS dashboard. Audiobooks, dubbing, and scam-call detection all changed shape. --- Current AI systems are...

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TURNING POINT · NOV 2023

🤝 Relational

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Can AI generate empathetic-sounding text replies ?

Whether it 'feels' anything is a different question. Whether the words read as caring — that's a solved benchmark. --- AI can generate empathetic-sounding tex...

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TURNING POINT · NOV 2023

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Can AI write fan fiction in any author's voice ?

AO3 has had to rethink moderation — both because of the volume and because of pastiche so good it's hard to tell from human-written. --- AI systems have made...

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Turning Points

Can AI clone a voice convincingly from a 30-second sample ?

Can AI generate empathetic-sounding text replies ?

Can AI write fan fiction in any author's voice ?

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Turning Points

Can AI clone a voice convincingly from a 30-second sample ?

Can AI generate empathetic-sounding text replies ?

Can AI write fan fiction in any author's voice ?

Got one we missed?

Links & Legal

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