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Recent reports reveal Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, has achieved over 350 million monthly active users globally. This data, disclosed during ongoing antitrust litigation against Google, showcases Gemini's significant user growth over the past year. Notably, Gemini's daily active users have also seen a substantial increase, rising from 9 million in October 2023 to 35 million currently, representing considerable growth. Despite Gemini's rapidly expanding user base,

In today's world brimming with AI and chatbots, truly useful tools for businesses and consumers are rare. Manychat, a startup succeeding in this space, recently announced a $140 million Series B funding round led by Summit Partners. Founded in 2015, Manychat provides businesses with tools for managing and automating conversations across multiple messaging channels. The company currently serves over 170...

Anthropic announced on Tuesday that its AI chatbot, Claude, is now integrated with Google Workspace, allowing users to directly search and reference emails in Gmail, scheduled events in Google Calendar, and documents in Google Docs via Claude. This integration marks Claude's first deep connection with the Google ecosystem and will initially be rolled out as a Beta for Anthropic users.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a significant investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X. The investigation centers on whether X used European users' personal data to train its AI chatbot, Grok, without their consent. Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies must obtain explicit consent before processing user data; violations can result in substantial fines. The DPC has stated that a thorough examination will be conducted.

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...