ChatGPT was the start of a new phase in automation, but LLM's are not limited to OpenAI as Google & Meta quickly showed by releasing their own applications. This has started a race amongst some of the most cash liquid companies in the world, with a lot of business & advertising effectiveness data. Meanwhile in the background, robotics is affecting industries everywhere, from warehouses to self-driving. And capital is in abundance. The next phase will probably mean more adoption in self-driving taxi's, and more robot assistance in the services sector. At the same time the AI platforms seem to be rolling out the concept of agents.