Bing’s Revenge + Google’s AI Faceplant

<p>Microsoft’s release of a ChatGPT-powered Bing signifies a new era in search. Then, a disastrous preview of Bard — Google’s answer to ChatGPT — caused the company’s stocks to slide 7 percent. The A.I. arms race is on.</p><p>Plus: What “Nothing, Forever,” the 24/7, A.I.-generated “Seinfeld” parody, says about bias in A.I.</p><p><strong>On today’s episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Sam Altman is the chief executive of OpenAI.</li><li>Kevin Scott is the chief technology officer of Microsoft.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional reading:</strong></p><ul><li>Microsoft integrated OpenAI's technology into its <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/technology/microsoft-bing-openai-artificial-intelligence.html" target="_blank">search engine</a> and kicked off an <a href="https://www.platformer.news/p/microsoft-kickstarts-the-ai-arms" target="_blank">A.I. arms race</a>.</li><li>Google released <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/technology/google-bard-ai-chatbot.html" target="_blank">Bard, a rival chatbot</a> to ChatGPT.</li><li>“Nothing, Forever” was <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/6/23587700/nothing-forever-seinfeld-twitch-suspension" target="_blank">temporarily banned</a> on Twitch.</li></ul><p> </p>