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AI Conferences 2024: In-Person Events & Free Virtual Passes

Kristi Hines

The following are notable AI conferences and events for 2024 – 2025. Do you want to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI) and network with people from the top companies accelerating AI development? Included are in-person events and events that offer free virtual passes or on-demand recorded sessions after the event.

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What if Sam Altman is only half right about AI doing 95% of your work?

Nick Ursborne

Elon Musk predicts AGI will be with us by 2025. AGI is broadly defined as the stage at which an AI model gains enough skills to perform any task that humans can do, with equal or better proficiency. We’re not there yet. Sam Altman predicts we’ll be there in 5 years. Futurist and investor Ray Kurzweil agrees.

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Have a Freelance Business? The Corporate Transparency Act Means New Reporting for Your Freelance Business

Freelance Union

Entities that existed prior to January 1, 2024, will have until January 1, 2025, to comply with the CTA.   Entities that existed prior to January 1, 2024, will have until January 1, 2025, to comply with the CTA. If you are considering winding down a business, you may want to consider doing it before Dec.

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Smartphone Usage Statistics

Backlinko

minutes 2025 3 hours 58.5 billion 2025 5.28 Year Daily Smartphone Usage in the US 2019 3 hours 1.1 minutes 2020 3 hours 24.5 minutes 2021 3 hours 37 minutes 2022 3 hours 45 minutes 2023 3 hours 50.3 minutes 2024 3 hours 54.8 minutes Source: eMarketer Number of Smartphone Users Worldwide As of 2024, an estimated 4.88 billion 2016 1.43

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New IRS Guidance on Cryptocurrency May Impact Your Freelance Taxes

Freelance Union

1, 2025, the proposed regulations would require brokers, including digital asset trading platforms, digital asset payment processors and certain digital asset hosted wallet providers, to report gross proceeds on a newly developed Form 1099-DA and to provide payee statements to customers.

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Number of Threads Users

Backlinko

million in 2025. According to eMarketer estimates, there are 30 million Threads monthly active users in the US alone in 2024, up from 23.7 million in 2023. Thread’s monthly active user base is forecasted to grow to 33.9 It took the platform less than 5 days to reach 100 million signups.

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Why Video Translation is Essential for Social Media Engagement

Blogtrepreneur

Experts have predicted that the number of social media users worldwide will reach 4 billion by 2025, which represents more than half of the population. Engaging with International Viewers: The true strength of social media lies in its ability to unite individuals across geographical regions without constraints.