Big Technology Podcast Boom Times For ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Deep Research, AI Super Bowl
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Feb 7, 2025 
Ranjan Roy, a contributor to Margins, joins the conversation to unravel the latest in tech trends. They dive into ChatGPT's impressive growth, sparked by a viral tweet, and discuss the competitive pressure from models like DeepSeek. The duo explores OpenAI's new Deep Research AI tool, highlighting its potential for in-depth analysis. They also debate the significance of branding in AI and deliberate the strategies behind the Super Bowl advertising push for AI technologies, mixing humor with serious insights.
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ChatGPT's Rise to Prominence
- ChatGPT's web traffic tripled between early and late 2024, indicating growing mainstream adoption of generative AI.
- OpenAI's ChatGPT is becoming the Kleenex of AI, surpassing Bing and other competitors in consumer recognition.
Remembering Bing
- Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz reminisce about their past support for Bing AI.
- They acknowledge Bing's decline in popularity and relevance in the current AI landscape.
DeepSeek's Rapid Growth
- DeepSeek gained significant web traffic, almost one-third of ChatGPT's, in a short period.
- This suggests that brand loyalty might be less crucial than product features in the AI chatbot space.