AI
AI (or Artificial Intelligence) is a form of technology that uses prior knowledge (usually gotten from training data) to predict what to say or do. AI is mainly known on the Internet for trivializing automated content creation, usually called AI Slop.
The AI boom and AI bubble
2022
2022 was the year where the first ever LLM ChatGPT was released to the public. Its capabilities were limited and unthreatening. Several small AI image generators were first released around this time aswell.