• Attention is All You Need. This paper from Google in 2017 introduced the Transformers architecture, which transformed the AI industry (pun intended), allowing things like ChatGPT to exist.
• Covid19 accelerated research into mRNA vaccines:

In March 2022 Moderna announced the development of mRNA vaccines for 15 diseases: Chikungunya virus, COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Dengue, Ebola virus disease, HIV, Malaria, Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Nipah and henipaviral diseases, Rift Valley fever, Severe fever with Thrombocytopenia syndrome, Tuberculosis and Zika

• Self-driving cars are now a reality in some parts of the world

The world’s first autonomous ride-hailing service, available 24/7 to the public now.