A tale of artificial intelligence that's growing faster than my neighbor's. According to some very serious people in suits, the AI market is about to explode from a measly $235 billion in 2024 to a whopping $3.5 trillion by 2034. That's right – trillion with a " T ," as in "Totally ridiculous amount of money." AI: The Rise of the Not-So-Stupid Machines Now, for those of you wondering what artificial intelligence actually is – imagine your smartphone, but instead of just sitting there looking pretty and sending embarrassing autocorrect messages to your mother-in-law, it actually tries to think. It's like giving a computer a brain, except unlike your teenager, it actually uses it. You see, AI is basically computers trying to do human stuff, like recognizing faces, making decisions, and solving problems. Although, I must say, watching AI try to understand human language is like watching my uncle Hans try to order food in Italy – entertaining but sli...