There's a strong argument that 2023 was the year that artificial intelligence (AI) came of age, sparking a market recovery in the process. After plunging 35% in 2022, the Nasdaq Composite rebounded with a vengeance last year, gaining 43%. While AI has been around for decades, recent advances in the field of generative AI have been a game changer. This breakthrough technology can, among other things, create original text and images based on a few user prompts. But that's just the beginning. These sophisticat ...