ChatGPT Hits 100 Million Users, Google Backs Claude Bot And CatGPT Goes Viral

Leon The Cat contemplating CatGPT chat. ChatGPT has hit an estimated 100 million monthly active users making it the fastest growing consumer internet application in history according to a UBS study. UBS analysts peg its total addressable market to be $1 trillion, reported Yahoo Finance. Ever since its launch on Nov. 30, the clever ask-me-anything tool has been the go-to-resource for advice on just about any topic it's been trained on and can complete complex tasks like debugging code, doing research and writing articles in an endearing human-like tone. Some news organizations like BuzzFeed have embraced it, striking a $10 million deal with Meta to provide Facebook and Instagram with AI-generated content leveraging the technology, according to Reuters.