According to the individual, who asked to remain anonymous because the conversational and contextual responses to users’ queries will win over search users by providing better-quality answers besides links. The person was speaking about private product roadmaps that are still under development.
The Redmond, Washington-based corporation may provide the additional function over the coming months, but the speed of its inclusion in the search engine and the accuracy of the chatbot are still being considered, the source added. The individual said that the initial release might be a restricted test for a small number of users.
The software developer has been testing ChatGPT for a number of months, the source added, despite the fact that its Bing service is much less popular than Alphabet Inc.’s leading Google search engine. The Information previously reported on Microsoft’s ambitions.
In November, ChatGPT was made available for public testing by OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research company supported by a $1 billion investment from Microsoft. The chatbot has subsequently gained notoriety due to its capacity to recite everything from cocktail recipes to convincing academic essays. While some analysts and professionals have stated the AI service’s capacity to synthesise publicly available data can make it a viable alternative to Google search and a list of search-generated links, the service occasionally confidently and authoritatively gives inaccurate information.
In a tweet last month concerning ChatGPT, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman stated that it’s “a mistake to be depending on it for anything critical.”
Employees at Google questioned CEO Sundar Pichai and head of AI research Jeff Dean about the chatbot’s potential threat to the company last month. According to the two executives, as reported by CNBC, Google has been working on a similar technology in its LaMDA, or Language Model for Dialogue Applications system, but suffers reputational risk from any blunders or inaccuracies. According to the New York Times, Pichai and the company’s management have since dispatched teams of experts to address ChatGPT and have deemed the situation a “code red” threat.
Microsoft opted not to respond. A request for comment from OpenAI did not receive a prompt response.
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