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According to Semafor, Sissie Hsiao, the executive in charge of Google's AI chatbot, is stepping down as head of Gemini applications. An internal memo obtained by the outlet indicates that Josh Woodward, Google's vice president of labs, will assume her role. A Google spokesperson, Alex Joseph, confirmed the change but declined further comment. In the memo, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis stated that this change will allow...

A recent study suggests that frequent users of ChatGPT tend to experience higher levels of loneliness and develop stronger emotional dependencies on the AI tool, often correlating with fewer real-life social connections. The research, a joint effort by OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab, analyzed millions of interactions with ChatGPT. Researchers note that while only a minority engage in deeply emotional exchanges with ChatGPT, these users are typically heavy users. The study found that compared to...

Google recently launched a new feature called "Canvas" for its AI-powered chatbot, Gemini, aimed at improving user collaboration and creative workflows. Similar to tools with the same name in OpenAI's ChatGPT Canvas and Anthropic's Artifacts, this feature provides Gemini users with an interactive space to create, refine, and share writing and coding projects. Gemini's...

For decades, people have been used to finding everything from travel tips to jeans through Google's ten blue links. However, a silent revolution is underway – AI chatbots are rapidly becoming a new way for consumers to find information, streamlining the search process directly for users and fundamentally altering how we interact with the internet. New data from Adobe is startling. By analyzing over one trillion US retail website visits and surveying over 5,000 US respondents, Adobe reveals that AI search has become...

Last week, Microsoft announced a new AI chat web application template, currently in preview, designed to simplify AI application development in .NET. This template represents another significant step in Microsoft's push to popularize AI technology, providing scaffolding and guidance for use in Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and the .NET CLI. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney based on Microsoft's description.

A survey by Elon University shows that 52% of US adults have used AI large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot. The January survey, conducted by the Imagining the Digital Future initiative at Elon University in North Carolina, polled 500 respondents. Of those who have used AI, 34% reported using large language models at least once a day. ChatGPT was the most popular, used by 72% of respondents; Google's G...

Before the generative AI boom, Moveworks was already leveraging next-generation language models to solve technical challenges in customer service. Recently, ServiceNow, a leading service management software giant, announced its acquisition of Moveworks for $2.85 billion, sparking widespread industry attention. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service provider Midjourney. Moveworks was founded in 2016 by Bhavin Shah and Vaibh...

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are transforming the internet ecosystem, and publishers are facing unprecedented challenges. Chatbots from companies like OpenAI and Google appear to be absorbing much-needed website traffic, significantly impacting news and content creators. According to Forbes, recent data from content licensing platform TollBit reveals a staggering 96% reduction in traffic to publisher websites from AI chatbots compared to traditional search engines. Despite OpenAI and Perp...

CNBC reports that Meta is planning a standalone AI assistant app called Meta AI to better compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. The app is expected to launch in the company's next fiscal quarter, between April and June 2025. Currently, Meta AI is only accessible through the company website and Meta's social media apps like Facebook and WhatsApp.

At the recent Paris AI Action Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that OpenAI is willing to engage in deep collaboration with China in the field of artificial intelligence. This statement has garnered widespread attention, particularly regarding his high praise for the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. He noted that DeepSeek's performance in developing chatbots is 'remarkable', and expressed that the company...

Recently, a study by the BBC has revealed that leading AI assistants often produce misleading and inaccurate content when answering questions related to news and current affairs. The research indicates that over half of the responses generated by four mainstream AI tools—ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity—are deemed to have 'significant issues'. Note: The image is AI-generated, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney, as requested by researchers for these four generative AI tools.

According to the latest estimates from research company SimilarWeb, the Chinese chat AI platform DeepSeek has rapidly gained users within just a week, surpassing Google's Gemini chat AI. On January 31, DeepSeek's website recorded 2.4 million daily visits in the United States, which is 60% higher than Gemini's 1.5 million visits. Notably, OpenAI's ChatGPT remains the industry giant.

In 2024, global mobile users spent an astonishing $1.27 billion on AI chatbots and art generation tools. This figure represents significant growth compared to the previous two years, with spending on chatbot applications reaching $1.07 billion, reflecting a strong demand and recognition for AI assistants. According to the latest market report, ChatGPT leads in both downloads and consumption in the AI-generated content (AIGC) application space, becoming the preferred choice for users. Following closely is Google's Gemini.