Google And Microsoft Respond To ChatGPT…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week
1 — Google shows off more of what its ChatGPT competitor Bard can do.
Next-level internet search functions were presented on a livestream in Paris on Wednesday.?Bard?— Google’s answer to Microsoft’s?OpenAI’s ChatGPT?— was demonstrated by Prabhakar Raghavan, Senior VP at Google. Using the example of buying an electric car, Raghavan demonstrated how Bard can help users narrow down choices by offering comprehensive information, such as “the pros and cons” of electric cars. Google CEO?Sundar Pichaiindicated that Bard is being developed with artificial intelligence-but it would require vigorous testing. Pichai will also require employees to test the technology so programmers can correct any flaws before its official launch. (Source:?CNBC)
Why this is important for your business:
This stuff’s for real, folks and you know Google is quaking. ChatGPT is already enormously disrupting the search industry. Could this be the end for Google’s monopoly? Will small businesses actually get some other choices when we want to advertise online?
2-Bing — yes, Bing — just made search interesting again.
Microsoft?is leveling-up its search function?Bing?with artificial intelligence-allowing web users to not only do basic searches but chat with?ChatGPT. Execs at Microsoft are excited to show off Bing’s A.I. capabilities. Microsoft has focused its efforts to being a viable competitor of Google since 2019 when it first invested in Open AI — $10 billion according to reports. Bing is being used by a small group of testers but will become more widely available. An example that was cited — searching for a vegetarian dinner menu where Bing will not only list menu items-that will appear on the left side of the user’s screen-it can write up a grocery list by isle and amounts needed for a certain number of people. (Source:?New York Times)
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(Read the full column in?Forbes)