WIRED’s 2024 Year-in-Review Quiz: From AI Slop to Human Brain Implants

2024 was another year defined by Generative AIwith software features put in the hands of millions of people around the world and inevitably integrated into popular services, like Google Search. While some AI tools, like ChatGPT advanced voice mode And Google NotebookLMwere pleasant to interact with, the dominant discourse remained about the inherent flaws of the technology, with widespread hallucinations and constant questions about the proper training of data.

I mean, who could forget Jesus shrimp and other surreal AI-generated images spreading on Facebook? Or when AI Overviews told Google users it was okay to eat rocks in moderation as well as put glue on pizza? It was a year where bizarre AI-generated content was everywhere.

Here at WIRED, 2024 has been full of juicy investigations, deep conversationsAnd in-depth gadget reviews. This quiz looking back at our journalism throughout the year captures just a small part of all the hard work and fantastic reporting from my colleagues. With that in mind, I hope this is an interesting way for readers to reflect on what has often felt like a chaotic year. Links are included at the bottom, after the quiz is completed, for further reading and to learn more about any of the 10 questions you may have missed.