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Events on Sunday 1 January 2023 5
20232023: Max VerstappenRed BullVerstappen set a new record with 19 wins from 22 races in the most dominant season in F1 history, winning his third consecutive title.
2023AI race begins in earnestGoogle, Microsoft and others race for AIFollowing the success of ChatGPT, 2023 saw an unprecedented AI race with Microsoft investing $10 billion in OpenAI, Google launching Bard, and Meta releasing Llama. AI became the dominant technology theme.
2023Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen areaTwo accessions on the same dayCroatia adopted the euro and joined the Schengen free-travel area on 1 January 2023, becoming the twentieth member of the eurozone.
2023Rockstar Album and Continued WorkReleased new exhibitions at David Zwirner Gallery in New York. Publicly apologised for racist comments against Black people found in her earlier writings. Despite her advanced age, she continued painting daily at her studio across the street from the hospital.
2023Sleep and Killing RomanceIn his final year, starred in two contrasting films: the horror film Sleep and the comedy Killing Romance.