Coverage dated February 5, 2023 to February 9, 2023

Op-Ed: Google Bard, ChatGPT, and Bing vs the future of SEO and search engines

Headline from Digital Journal, from the development of Feb 7, 2023

Newest development Feb 10, 2023 · 3 reportsComment: Microsoft, Google risking a lot in chatbot-search race

The ChatGPT AI revolution will deliver better searches and more efficiency in basic commerce. That’s not a bad result for a few weeks, even without the hype.

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Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Google and Bing Are Preparing ChatGPT-Like AI Web Search

    Headline from Howtogeek ·

  2. Names this update

    Op-Ed: Google Bard, ChatGPT, and Bing vs the future of SEO and search engines

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  3. Here Comes The Bing Chatbot - Microsoft’s ChatGPT For Search Has Arrived, Forcing Google’s Hand

    Headline from Forbes ·

  4. Newest

    Comment: Microsoft, Google risking a lot in chatbot-search race

    Headline from HeraldNet ·

Reports & sources

58 articles, oldest first.

  1. Howtogeek

    Google and Bing Are Preparing ChatGPT-Like AI Web Search (opens Howtogeek)

    Published

    Howtogeek's feed description

    ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that can’t stop lying, has exploded in popularity over the past few weeks. Despite many problems with the technology, Google and Microsoft are pushing ahead with plans to turn web searches into conversations.

  2. The Guardian

    Google trials its own AI chatbot Bard after success of ChatGPT (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Technology will be added to Google’s search engine after explosion in use of rival backed by Microsoft

  3. Insider

    What's under the hood of Microsoft's 'new Bing'? OpenAI CEO says it's powered by ChatGPT and GPT-3.5 (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Sam Altman said OpenAI's blockbuster AI technology including ChatGPT and GPT-3.5 are helping supercharge Microsoft's Bing search tool.

  4. Vox

    Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT (opens Vox)

    Published

    Vox's feed description

    The new AI chat bot is available to "trusted testers" for now and will be released to the public in the "coming weeks."

  5. Digital Journal

    Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft.

  6. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

    Published

    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. The

  7. Engadget

    Microsoft’s next-gen Bing uses a ‘much more powerful’ language model than ChatGPT (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Microsoft's oft-forgotten search engine is about to get a new lease on life, with the help of a next-generation large language AI model..

  8. The Daily Caller

    Google Unveils New AI to Compete with ChatGPT (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Google's parent company, has announced their newest attempt to compete in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence (AI).

  9. The Times of Israel

    Google announces release of ChatGPT rival named Bard (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Launch of conversational chatbot sets up showdown with Microsoft over generative AI that can mimic a human's writing

  10. NPR

    Microsoft will use ChatGBT in its search service Bing (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its powerful AI tool ChatGPT will now be used in its search service Bing. Google unveiled its own AI tool — a competitor to ChatGPT — roughly 24 hours before.

  11. Geek Wire

    Google teases ChatGPT rival and AI search tools, one day before previously secret Microsoft event (opens Geek Wire)

    Published

    Geek Wire's feed description

    Artificial intelligence and internet search just got a lot more competitive. Google today announced the upcoming rollout of an “experimental” conversational AI service, dubbed Bard, after months of OpenAI stealing…

  12. KTVZ Bend

    Microsoft unveils revamped Bing search engine using AI technology more powerful than ChatGPT (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Clare Duffy, CNN Microsoft on Tuesday announced a revamp of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser powered by artificial intelligence, weeks after it confirmed plans to invest billions in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Microsoft hopes AI can save Bing from Google search hegemony – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Microsoft says it is revamping its Bing search engine and Edge web browser with artificial intelligence akin to ChatGPT, in the hopes of making inroads into Google's dominance of online searches.

  14. Insider

    Microsoft announces its new search engine with OpenAI that promises to be 'more powerful than ChatGPT' (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Microsoft executives announced the "new Bing" on Tuesday, a very different kind of search engine created with ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

  15. Insider

    Microsoft’s Bing finally has a chance to take a bite out of Google with ChatGPT. But it has to move fast. (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    The new Bing offers more powerful features than Google Search. The perennially second-place search engine’s time has finally come.

  16. CBS News

    Microsoft unveils enhanced Bing search engine with ChatGPT-like functions (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Tech giant is building artificial intelligence directly into Bing, CEO Satya Nadella tells "CBS Mornings."

  17. Forbes

    AI Battle Royale Erupts With Google Bard Versus Microsoft OpenAI ChatGPT, Stoking AI Ethics And AI Law Concerns (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Google has announced they will be releasing a generative AI app called Bard, based on their Lambda AI app. Microsoft is going to incorporate OpenAI ChatGPT into Bing. The AI wars are getting avidly underway. Here's the scoop.

  18. The Guardian

    Microsoft to add artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, to search products (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Company to work with OpenAI to improve Bing and Edge web browser as battle with Google heats up

  19. PBS NewsHour

    Google looks to challenge ChatGPT and Microsoft with own 'Bard' (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with "Bard." That's the name the company's given to its conversational service that's apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft.

  20. Forbes

    The New AI Wars Begin As Microsoft Announces ChatGPT Integration With Bing And Edge (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Microsoft and OpenAI will be integrating new generative AI features in both its search engine and its web browser.

  21. Howtogeek

    Microsoft Is Transforming Bing Into an AI Search Engine (opens Howtogeek)

    Published

    Howtogeek's feed description

    Google is working on AI-powered responses for web searches, a bit like how ChatGPT works when answering questions. It turns out Microsoft also has big plans for AI-powered search, with major changes coming to the Bing search engine.

  22. Insider

    For a Microsoft report, ChatGPT was asked to write a funny poem about Bing being better than Google. See it here. (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    See ChatGPT's witty poem about Bing being better than Google. The Microsoft search engine is getting an upgrade by integrating the AI's technology.

  23. Forbes

    Microsoft Beats Google To The Punch (Bowl), Adds ChatGPT To Bing (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The Bingmasters blended the prose results from ChatGPT with advertising revenue generating web urls.

  24. Insider

    We tried the AI-powered version of Microsoft Bing. Its huge, user-friendly search box and detailed responses make it so much better than Google. (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Insider gave search engine Bing a try after Microsoft announced the integration of an AI language tool that it said is more powerful than ChatGPT.

  25. The Daily Dot

    Google built a competitor to ChatGPT—that got a basic fact wrong when it launched (opens The Daily Dot)

    Published

    The Daily Dot's feed description

    This week, Google debuted Bard, its rival to the AI-powered ChatGPT. People immediately noticed a factual error.

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