"None of this stuff is really making me super excited, right? Like the stuff we've been talking about today is stuff that will legitimately change work for millions," he says. "I think it's a mistake to underestimate Google here." He asks: If you are Sundar Pichai and you have what they have, do you do a blog post and an event knowing what Microsoft is about to show off?
Microsoft’s release of a ChatGPT-powered Bing signifies a new era in search. Then, a disastrous preview of Bard — Google’s answer to ChatGPT — caused the company’s stocks to slide 7 percent. The A.I. arms race is on.
Plus: What “Nothing, Forever,” the 24/7, A.I.-generated “Seinfeld” parody, says about bias in A.I.
On today’s episode:
- Sam Altman is the chief executive of OpenAI.
- Kevin Scott is the chief technology officer of Microsoft.
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