We continue to strongly believe that Microsoft’s game changing early investment in ChatGPT got the key head start on the AI front in this Game of Thrones Battle for Big Tech with Google now playing major catchup mode.” How can Google afford to do this and how will the company reduce its costs?”Īdded Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives in a note late Wednesday: “This could be a defining moment in the AI battle with GOOG and MSFT going head-to-head. “One lingering question I have on generative AI-infused search is cost. Google “made a good case that it isn’t far behind with generative AI, whether it be in Bard, Workspace or Google Cloud Services,” Patrick Moorhead, chief analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, said in a message. The avalanche of AI offerings sent Google shares up 4% in trading Wednesday. In non-AI news, Google announced a $1,799 foldable phone, the Google Pixel Fold. A Wendy’s Co.ĭrive-through in Columbus, Ohio, will be able to take orders to prevent long lines. At the same time, Google Cloud partners have some interesting real-world applications in the works. Meanwhile, Google Workspace will let users generate full documents and fill out spreadsheets using AI.Īdditionally, the company announced Duet AI for Google Cloud, a chatbot that aids developers as well as non-developers who use its cloud-computing services. The Photos app will add a Magic Editor feature later this year that lets users remove objects from photos and adjust people’s positions. The AI-enhanced service will be available in 15 cities, including San Francisco, later this year. In another example, an immersive view on Maps renders a 3-D overhead view of a bike path.

For example, he said, a dissatisfied traveler can type in basic instructions for an email seeking a full refund for a canceled flight, which generative AI then translates into a compelling request. Pichai rattled off ways that Google’s Gmail, Maps, Photos, Workplace and other apps will benefit from AI technology without compromising users’ privacy and security. Bard will be able to respond to queries in English, Japanese and Korean, and Google will expand availability to 40 languages soon. It has also upgraded its Bard AI chatbot with new capabilities and is making it available in more than 180 countries and territories. Google said it has built a new large language model, called PaLM 2, that can generate humanlike text in response to human input.

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