"Oh Bing, Please Don't Be Evil" - by Rohit

Large language models aren't search engines like Google, they are fuzzy processors, a new lifeform entirely!

"Oh Bing, Please Don't Be Evil" Large language models aren't search engines like Google, they are fuzzy processors, a new lifeform entirely. Rohit Krishnan Feb 15, 2023 45 7 5 Share I. The battle of titans The news is filled with people talking about Google’s demise. That they lost $100 Billion of market value when Microsoft announced that Bing, its search engine that makes $10 Billion of revenue and has 8% market share, will incorporate the magic of OpenAI and ChatGPT. Let’s leave aside for a moment that a drop in market capitalisation for a publicly traded stock on the basis of a press confe

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