By the Numbers in 2023
World Population
8.1B
UK Life Expectancy
60.5 years
US Life Expectancy
60.7 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$1,940.75
Dow Jones Index
37,515
US National Debt
33.2T
Sovereign Nations
195
How Much Did Things Cost in 2023?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £295,000 | $428,700 |
| Average salary | £34,000 | $65,000 |
| Pint of milk | £0.68 | $0.48 |
| Loaf of bread | £1.65 | $3.15 |
| Cinema ticket | £10.50 | $13.00 |
| Petrol per litre | £1.45 | $3.25 |
Technology and Inventions in 2023
Generative AI became the defining technology. ChatGPT hit 100 million users. GPT-4 was released. Google, Microsoft, and Meta all released AI models. AI regulation became urgent. The year belonged to artificial intelligence.
- ● ChatGPT reaches 100 million users (fastest ever)
- ● OpenAI releases GPT-4 (multimodal AI)
- ● Microsoft integrates Copilot into Windows and Office
- ● Google releases Bard to compete with ChatGPT
- ● Meta releases Llama AI model
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