New Delhi, March 20 -- On 30 November 2022, technology started talking back. It was the day when OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT into the wild. It wasn't just another tech launch-it was a cultural mic drop. The buzz spread faster than a meme, and before long, millions were typing their first 'prompts,' marvelling at this new digital oracle. It was as if the internet collectively leaned in and said, 'Wait, it can do that?'

Unlike the slow burn of past innovations, artificial intelligence (AI) didn't tiptoe onto the scene; it cannonballed into the deep end of human curiosity. Within five days, ChatGPT had a million users. By the end of December 2022, it had racked up 266 million visits.

More than two years later, where has AI taken us? From resh...