World | best of 2023 The 15 Stories That Defined 2023 From AI to Barbie By Newser Editors Posted Dec 21, 2023 3:59 PM CST Updated Dec 31, 2023 7:01 PM CST Copied The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The world waited with bated breath to learn the fate of the Titan submersible, observed tumult in the House of Representatives, witnessed a series of Trump indictments, and started feeding ChatGPT prompts. Those were just some of the 15 news events that defined our year: Rise of generative AI Israel-Hamas war Trump indictments Titan submersible implosion Kevin McCarthy's 270-day speakership George Santos' expulsion Matthew Perry's death Maui wildfires China balloons Taylor Swift Ozempic Sam Bankman-Fried Hollywood strikes Yevgeny Prigozhin crash Barbie (Check out the 20 most-read stories of 2023.) Read These Next White House: No Mark Twain Prize for Bill Maher. Try 'microshifting' if the 9-to-5 grind is wearing on you. Parents warn about online challenge after girl's death. If you're going on a Royal Caribbean cruise, check your dates. Report an error