ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. A few weeks after the presentation of this so-called chatbot in November 2022, 100 million users were already experimenting with the software. At the same time, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) made more and more headlines.
Companies expect from such programs that simulate human interactions or create complete texts based on a few keywords, lucrative business. Therefore, numerous companies are bringing similar software onto the market that could compete with ChatGPT in the future.
Microsoft Bing
ChatGPT is the trigger for the current AI hype. The program was developed by the company OpenAI, in which Microsoft is involved for ten billion dollars almost half of the shares secured. Among other things, the software group integrates this technology into its Bing search engine a. This means that Bing, which has so far been a niche market, could develop into a serious challenger for the Google search engine, says DZ Bank analyst Ingo Wermann. Increasing market share in Internet searches promises higher revenues from online advertising, the volume of which in this area is estimated at 200 billion dollars a year. In March 2023, OpenAI officially presented the next version of the language model GPT-4 on which ChatGPT is based. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft confirmed that the new Bing search was already based on GPT-4.
Google bard
In view of the threat of competition from ChatGPT, Google is “Bard‘, which is based on similar technology. However, Bard lays one in February 2023 false start when the software gave the wrong answer to a question in a Google promotional video. As a result, Alphabet shares plummeted and the company’s market value fell by $ 100 billion within a day. Bard is currently only available to a limited number of beta testers.
A few weeks later, Google announced an AI “magic wand” for various products such as email or word processing, which, among other things, should make automated summaries possible.
Baidu Ernie
Chinese Google rival launches “ernie“ at the start. Baidu has been working on this technology since 2019 and will gradually release it from March 2023. Baidu boss Robin Li admits that Ernie is not yet perfect and that ChatGPT has raised the bar with the new version. The Chinese government emphasizes the potential of this technology and signals that it wants to give developers great freedom.
The Facebook mother sends hers AI language model LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) aimed at the research community and government agencies. It requires significantly less computing power than the offers of the competition. Company boss Mark Zuckerberg spoke about AI when presenting the quarterly results Mentioned 30 times in February 2023. The technology should be used across all of the group’s products, including the creation of videos, 3D objects and avatars – the digital alter ego of the user. Says Zuckerberg, “One of my goals for Meta is to become a leader in Generative AI.”
Salesforce Einstein GPT
The SAP rival is going along Einstein GPT at the start. The basic structure of the software comes from OpenAI, which ChatGPT is developing, but is reportedly being expanded with its own components.
Tencent HunyuanAide
According to insiders, Tencent is increasing with “HunyuanAide‘ into the ring. The world’s largest video games provider has put together a development team for this purpose. The Amazon rival Alibaba is working on an AI that is currently being tested internally. According to the information, the development on this has been going on since 2017. JD.com, also a Chinese online retailer, is participating in the race for technological leadership in AI with “ChatJD”.
More Chinese AI competition for ChatGPT
The Chinese video game developer claims to want to integrate ChatGPT into the “Opera” browser. Kunlun acquired a majority stake in its Norwegian developer Opera Software in 2020. At the same time, the group wants to develop a Chinese version of ChatGPT whose program code is freely accessible (open source).
According to an insider, the Chinese video game provider NetEase wants to improve its educational software with the help of AI properties. The state-backed short video platform Kuaishou plans to improve customer service with the help of AI, among other things. Cybersecurity specialist 360 Security is experimenting with ChatGPT-like technology, but has not yet announced a roadmap for a commercial launch. Inspur, an equipment supplier for data centers, says it has been working on AI for a long time.
With material from Reuters