The biggest AI news stories of 2024 range from Nvidia and Microsoft Copilot launches to GenAI cyberthreats and new agentic AI technology taking center stage.

From Nvidia solidifying its throne as the AI world leader to accelerated generative AI cyberthreats, the flood of artificial intelligence news coming from all corners of the IT industry in 2024 was massive.

AI and generative AI (GenAI) was the focal point of nearly the entire tech landscape in 2024 as it seemed every IT conference, product launch or anything news-related this year fell under the AI umbrella—from new AI agents to billions of investment dollars being poured into AI startups.

Longtime server and networking market leaders like Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise shifted their strategy this year to become AI-first, while cloud leaders like Microsoft and AWS poured countless funding resources into various AI fronts including cloud infrastructure, chips and GenAI applications.

[Related: AWS GenAI And AI Innovation Driving Sales Spike For Partners]

Worldwide spending on IT is expected to hit a record $5.74 trillion next year, up 9 percent compared with 2024, according to research firm Gartner. Both AI and GenAI are key spending drivers in the IT world.

Gartner said approximately 70 percent of enterprises are using ChatGPT for software development activities, while 65 percent are hiring MSPs to drive many of their GenAI initiatives. The research firm is predicting that at least 15 percent of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI by 2028.

CRN’s list of the top 10 biggest AI news stories of 2024 including company-specific news from Nvidia, Cisco and HPE, as well as important AI market trends like AI security and solution provider investments.

Here are the 10 AI news stories of this year that you need to know about.

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