Google unveils ChatGPT rival Bard, AI search plans in battle with Microsoft

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Google owner Alphabet Inc on Monday said it will launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine as well as developers, an answer to Microsoft Corp in their rivalry to lead a new wave of computing. Microsoft, meanwhile, said it planned its own AI reveal for Tuesday. The cascade of news reflects how Silicon Valley is anticipating massive change from so-called generative AI, technology that can create prose or other content on command and free up white-collar workers’ time. The ascent of ChatGPT, a chatbot from Microsoft-backed OpenAI …

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