ChatGPT AI software integrated into Bing to compete with Google

Microsoft is introducing the AI chatbot ChatGPT into its Bing search engine from March, in partnership with the software's developer OpenAI In an attempt to compete with Google in the search engine space, Microsoft aims to improve the user experience of Bing through more intuitive chatbot capabilities, while looking to maximise value of its $1bn 2019 investment in OpenAI, reported The Information. Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has demonstrated widespread capability to answer queries from users with immediate answers -- akin to Amazon's Alexa digital assistant -- which may include business plans, language translations, and even jokes, depending on the initial input. The software was released on a short-term basis as a research tool, while development of the core "large language model" GPT continues. While trained by millions of terms from the Internet and managed by ranking of responses by human staff, its developer OpenAI has insisted that the bot can be incorrect, with its knowledge base currently not extending beyond 2021. OpenAI, claims to be a "capped profit" company, with profits limited to 100 times investment, and funding from Microsoft has allowed for commercialisation of its software. Elon Musk and Sam Altman established OpenAI as a research institute in 2015, with the aim of ensuring that artificial general intelligence can be rolled out safely at scale to benefit society.