ChatGPT effect? Sundar Pichai hints at big things in AI from Google – Times of India

Artificial intelligence research startup OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT has gone viral since its debut. Internet users have not only created a major buzz around the latest AI chatbot but have also termed it as ‘Google killer’. Earlier, the Alphabet-owned tech giant shared its plans to introduce a ChatGPT rival ‘soon’. According to a new report by Bloomberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed that the company will make artificial intelligence-based large language models like LaMDA will soon be made available to the general public.
As per the report, Google’s ChatGPT rival is expected to launch “in the coming weeks and months.” During a conference call following Google’s Q4 earnings report, Pichai stated that users will soon be able to use language models “as a companion to search, the report adds. Currently, the company is at the beginning of its AI journey and “the best is yet to come,” he added.
What is ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an AI-based chatbot that is developed by Microsoft-backed AI research startup OpenAI. This chatbot was released to the public in November 2022. Since its debut, ChatGPT has gained a lot of traction due to its ability to process prompts and offer human-like answers.
With the right commands, the chatbot can be used for multiple purposes including writing essays, articles, jokes, poems and even job applications. ChatGPT’s abilities have also attracted a lot of criticism from educators across the world and have been already banned in several institutions.

Recently, OpenAI has also rolled out a paid version of the chatbot. ChatGPT Plus, which will cost $20/month. ChatGPT Plus is currently available only for US customers and OpenAI is expected to invite more people from its waitlist in the coming weeks.
Microsoft’s plans for ChatGPT
Microsoft has also announced long-term investments in OpenAI and has outlined its plans to adopt the AI capabilities developed by OpenAI. The software giant is planning to include the ChatGPT content generator in its services, including the Bing search engine. The company’s plans to adopt AI in its products have led to speculation that Microsoft may pose a “meaningful challenge to Google’s dominance in search.”
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