A smart computer answered all humankind’s burning questions in a 1958 Isaac Asimov story — with a sting in the tale. Tech businesses such as Microsoft, Google and Baidu are now vying to create a similar product.
The chatbots employ artificial intelligence to generate convincingly human language from vast data samples. This promises to sharply narrow the communication gap between humans and machines.
Baidu, China’s online search giant, has announced plans to deploy chatbot Wenxin Yiyan. This follows Google’s decision to launch its own chatbot Bard for public use. Microsoft has riposted that headline-grabbing AI programme ChatGPT will help it disrupt Google’s search monopoly.
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