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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

SHOCKING: Google v microsoft who will win the ai chatbot race | Mind Blowing Facts

The Google Bard AI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.
Google knew it had to respond after Microsoft’s OpenAI deal and the runaway success of ChatGPT. Photograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

The James Webb space telescope cost $10bn (£8.3bn) to build, but it left Google nursing losses of more than $160bn after the search engine’s new chatbot answered a question about it incorrectly.

Google and Microsoft both announced plans for AI-enhanced search this week, taking the artificial intelligence space race into a new phase. However, the launch of the former’s new chatbot, Bard, misfired badly when the error appeared in a demo.

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