Current Events 2024. But many are worried that as ai takes hold in 2024 (and beyond) a combination of inertia, speed and predatory politics will create conditions to polarize communities, societies and countries. 2024 will see electoral battles of epochal proportions, sporting extravaganzas and a new space race.

A slight acceleration for advanced economies—where growth is expected to rise from 1.6 percent in 2023 to 1.7 percent in 2024 and 1.8 percent in 2025—will be offset by a modest slowdown. But many are worried that as ai takes hold in 2024 (and beyond) a combination of inertia, speed and predatory politics will create conditions to polarize communities, societies and countries.