Another code red over AI, this time from economists: There’s rising concern about generative AI’s effect on the human workforce. The uncertainty should pique policymakers’ interest in a recessionary environment.
On today's episode, we discuss how concerning Google's drop in search ad revenues is, the likelihood of Google getting broken up by the US Department of Justice, and the main reason YouTube is struggling. "In Other News," we talk about which cookie alternatives are emerging as favorites and the significance of Microsoft adding ChatGPT's AI technology to its search engine, Bing. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Evelyn Mitchell.
The Information Age 2.0 is upon us: Google’s latest product updates illustrate the movement to embed AI into our information sources. The changes will strain computation and energy resources.
On today's episode, we discuss the significance of Google's ChatGPT rival Bard, whether Instacart's shoppable TV QR codes can be a hit, if Fanatics can crack the US livestream shopping code, whether Twitter allegedly shedding users is a short-term issue, where (and how) we listen to music, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and analysts Blake Droesch and Evelyn Mitchell.
As of last month, 54% of US adults were not familiar with ChatGPT at all, according to YouGov. Familiarity increased with education level, with 67% of those with a postgraduate degree having some knowledge about the conversational AI product.
Microsoft versus Google: Which AI-powered approach to search is best? The fate of the $150 billion search ad market could be soon transformed.
Generative AI’s future hinges on legal battles: With Getty Images and others suing AI companies for theft, advertisers would be wise to stay away from the tech.
Industries ignore AI warning label: Voices of dissent over speedy generative AI deployment are getting louder but may be drowned out by promises of lucrative returns. Risks are mounting.
The jack of all chatbots: Quora’s Poe grants users access to multiple leading chatbots. It has the potential to be popular but also comes with content moderation vulnerability on multiple fronts.
Google seeks ethical high ground: Under pressure from Microsoft’s bullish generative AI investments, the search giant seeks to cling to its ethics goals through its Anthropic deal.
Adversarial relationship with China is bad for tech: Retaliation by Beijing shouldn’t surprise us as Biden eyes more tech sanctions and a US general starts preparing for war.
Alphabet leans on DeepMind for AI support: Google is scrambling to please investors and keep pace with Microsoft’s generative AI ambitions, but sacrificing safeguards might be a mistake longer term.
Search seems like a good bet for disruption—sooner rather than later.
Year of the chatbot: Google’s Apprentice Bard is among many chatbots we’ll see released by the tech industry this year. Investors are excited, but performance and monetization are market hurdles.
In a saturated market and during a cost-of-living crisis, the investing app may struggle to win new customers.
China looms large for US, EU AI regulation: A first-of-its-kind transatlantic deal to deploy AI for vital industries shows there’s more political appetite to accelerate AI than to regulate it.
China to get its own ChatGPT: Baidu is planning to release an AI chatbot for its search engine. But errors, censorship by Beijing, and difficulties with monetization could pose trouble.
Text-to-design is the next big thing in AI: ChatGPT is all the rage, but expect to see more-advanced AI chatbots soon. Meanwhile, text-to-code will be bad for software developers.
BuzzFeed tries to use AI for good, not evil: News of its personalization strategy sends the stock soaring.