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AI War: Microsoft, Google Fightback Against ChatGPT

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Tech giants, Microsoft and Google in response to OpenAI ChatGPT creation have unveiled their own AI chatbot that will be integrated into its search engine Binge, Google search and browser Edge. A recent report from analysts claimed ChatGPT had reached 100 million monthly users to become the fastest-growing internet app in history.

In other to move with the current trend, on Monday, Feb 6 2022, Google unveiled an AI chatbot, called Bard. According to CEO Sundar Pichai, "We've been working on an experimental conversational AI service, powered by Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), that we're calling Bard. Two years ago we unveiled next-generation language and conversation capabilities powered by LaMDA"

He added that "When people think of Google, they often think of turning to us for quick factual answers, like 'how many keys does a piano have?' But increasingly, people are turning to Google for deeper insights and understanding — like, "is the piano or guitar easier to learn, and how much practice does each need?" Learning about a topic like this can take a lot of effort to figure out what you really need to know, and people often want to explore a diverse range of opinions or perspectives."

Pichai concluded by stating that Bard will be launched to the public in the coming weeks, and will initially be powered with a smaller model version of LaMDA.\

Rivals, Microsoft on the other hand noted that AI will be integrated into their search engine Edge and browser Binge.

Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, said: “Today, we’re launching an all-new, AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser, available in preview now at Bing.com, to deliver better search, more complete answers, a new chat experience, and the ability to generate content. We think of these tools as AI copilots for the web.

“AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all – search. There are 10 billion search queries a day, but we estimate half of them go unanswered. That’s because people are using search to do things it wasn’t originally designed to do. It’s great for finding a website, but for more complex questions or tasks too often it falls short.”

The “new Bing,” as Microsoft is calling it, offers a chat function where users can ask questions and receive answers in natural language.

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