China’s leading e-commerce company, Alibaba, is working on an artificial intelligence application that will compete with ChatGPT, joining technology companies in Asia such as Baidu and global leaders in the industry such as Microsoft and Google. The Chinese company has mentioned that it can integrate its AI with business productivity tools such as DingTalk.
On the other hand, Baidu, known as the “Chinese Google,” has recently confirmed that it will launch its own conversational intelligence application in March, called ERNIE Bot. Microsoft’s $10 billion investment in OpenAI has fueled global interest in this type of AI.
ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, has caused a stir for its ability to write essays, poems, and program code in seconds, raising concerns about the obsolescence of certain jobs and whether it will be used by students to do their homework. Baidu has reported that its tests for its application will be completed in March.
On the other hand, Google has suffered unexpected losses due to an error. This error, unbecoming of a technological giant like Google, has hinted that there are nerves regarding Microsoft’s advancements. On Tuesday, the company founded by Bill Gates launched the new version of its search engine Bing and the Edge browser, two services that now integrate the potential of ChatGPT.