OpenAI recently introduced its new ChatGPT chatbot, which is powered by artificial intelligence.. It quickly became very popular with users, sometimes even too popular, which led to interruptions in its work.. The texts he creates are called so good that they cannot be distinguished from those written by a person..
But the possibilities of the bot are not limited to writing texts, it can support the conversation that the user has with him. The popularity and effectiveness of ChatGPT is so high that there are questions whether it can replace Google and other search engines and forever change the way we search for information, writes CNBC..
Google employees consider such a threat as real and even called ChatGPT a " Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Jeff Dean, longtime head of Google's artificial intelligence division, responded that the company has similar developments, but the price will be higher if something goes wrong because people have to trust the answers they get..
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Morgan Stanley published a report investigating whether ChatGPT poses a threat to Google. Brian Novak, the bank's lead analyst at Alphabet, wrote that language models could take market share "
But according to Novak, the company is still confident in its position, as it constantly improves the capabilities of its search engine.. In addition, changing user behavior is a long process, many users use Google out of habit.. The company is also engaged in the creation of its own similar models..
OpenAI itself is careful and does not make any loud statements.. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on December 10 that ChatGPT is "
CNBC journalist Sophia Pitt decided to test with concrete examples whether a chatbot can become a replacement for Google. So, the bot was able to cope with the task when it came to answering the question of how to care for a houseplant.. But on the question of what to give her husband for Hanukkah, the advantage remained with Google..
The most interesting thing began when Pitt decided to test whether a bot could replace a person in writing articles.. She asked him to create a text on whether ChatGPT could be an alternative to the Google search engine..
The finished text was written really well, but in it ChatGPT focused mainly on its weaknesses. “As a large language model trained by OpenAI, I cannot do research or browse the internet to collect information about ChatGPT or other search engines. I can only provide information based on what I have studied, which is limited to knowledge that was available prior to my graduation date of 2021,” the text begins.
However, the bot acknowledges that it can provide personalized information, which allows users to ask questions and receive answers in a live communication style..
“In conclusion, whether ChatGPT is a good alternative to Google as a search engine will depend on the specific needs and preferences of the user,” the text says..