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Not to be outdone by Microsoft integrating ChatGPT into Bing, at its annual conference last week, Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced that its search engine will begin incorporating responses generated by A.I. at the top of query results pages and allow users to ask follow-up questions.

It was a notable step toward Google’s embrace of A.I., which many experts believe could remake the tech industry. Google was a pioneer in the technology, but had been reluctant to do too much with it because A.I. comes with risks, like spreading false information.

But Google, along with the rest of Silicon Valley, was surprised by the success of ChatGPT. In December, Google declared a “code red” to find ways to incorporate the technology behind ChatGPT, called generative A.I., into its own products.

Pichai said that Google has now embedded its latest A.I. technology into 25 products, including the search updates and a feature to help users write emails in Gmail.

“Seven years into our journey as an A.I.-first company, we are at an exciting inflection point,” Pichai said:  “With generative A.I., we’re taking the next step, with a bold and responsible approach, we are reimagining all of our products.”

AI is moving faster and faster and will soon be part of much of everything we do on the Internet and with digital communications.

Tony

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