The hottest generative AI products and artificial intelligence tools of 2024 were launched by AI superstars like Microsoft and Nvidia along with innovative startups like Cranium AI and Hatz AI.
These AI and GenAI products include next-level AI assistant chatbots, AI agent building technology, AI-powered security to simplify threat hunting, and a platform that enables MSPs to build their own to AI-as-a-Service offerings, to name a few.
From Amazon Q, Google Vertex AI Agents and Cisco Webex AI Agent Studio to Vast Data’s InsightEngine and SentinelOne’s Purple AI, CRN breaks down the 10 coolest GenAI tools and AI products of 2024 that you should know about.
Big Trends Driving GenAI And AI Innovation
Before jumping into the best AI products, it’s important to note that nearly every major tech company invested heavily in building new GenAI products and AI tools this year as customer demand surged.
[Related: Gartner’s Top 10 Tech Trends Of 2025: Agentic AI, Robots And Disinformation Security]
For example, enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $84 billion during the third quarter of 2024, up roughly $16 billion, or 23 percent year over year. “While some market headwinds have diminished, it is undoubtedly AI that is a prime factor behind this increased growth rate,” said John Dinsdale, a chief analyst at Synergy Research Group, in an email to CRN. “New AI-oriented services and technologyare helping the major cloud providers to ride a wave.”
By 2028, at least 15 percent of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI, up from 0 percent in 2024, according to IT research firm Gartner.
Additionally, Gartner expects by 2028, about 50 percent of enterprises will adopt products, services or features specifically to address disinformation cybersecurity use cases, up from less than 5 percent in 2024.
With artificial intelligence being the hottest topic in the tech world in 2024, CRN takes a look at 10 GenAI products and AI tools that are driving market demand.
