Ask HN: Should Google be concerned with ChatGPT

No.

StackOverflow are the ones that should be concerned.

It's true that GPT-3 (Generative Pretrained Transformer 3) is a very impressive language model that can generate human-like text and answer a wide range of questions. However, it's important to note that GPT-3 is not a search engine like Google. Instead, it is a tool that can be used to help generate text or answer questions based on the information that it has been trained on.

In terms of investing in AI, there are many companies working on developing AI technology, and some of the biggest names in the industry include Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM. These companies are all working on a wide range of AI-related technologies, from natural language processing and machine learning to computer vision and robotics.

It's worth noting that investing in any specific company carries inherent risks, and it's always a good idea to do your own research and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

One thing I have been pondering about ChatGPT and what it can replace, is that all of the training data came from human sources. So of course it might know C++ or javascript answers. So in terms of replacing Google, Twitter, or stack overflow it seems to do a great job on existing ideas. But what about the next upcoming language, or new language features.

Without a healthy online discourse and public exchanging of ideas, how will AI learn about new events, and languages.

If we start to rely on an AI to help us instead of online discussion boards, but that AI needs those discussion boards to learn, something will have to give a bit.

I don't think so. Google makes most of it's money on ad revenue generated from searches that are mostly commercial in nature. While ChatGPT could be a lot more useful for informational queries, in most cases I don't see it being practical for evaluating the value or quality of good and services, but maybe I'm missing something.

I don't know how you use search but even if ChatGPT is good, it can't replace Google for me because it serves a completely different purpose. I want links and pages, and being able to browse and read multiple sources, and find up-to-date information about what's happening in the world. ChatGPT can't give you any of that. And that's not a problem with ChatGPT; it was built for a very different use case.

Do you think Google cares whether they spit back our own content at us in the form of search results or chatbot replies? All they care about is that they can insert ads into it.

It is unclear whether Google should be specifically concerned with ChatGPT, as it is a relatively new and unknown entity in the field of natural language processing and conversational AI. However, Google is generally always concerned with staying competitive in the field of AI and technology, so it is likely that they are keeping an eye on developments in the conversational AI space.

In terms of specific competition with ChatGPT, it is worth noting that Google has its own conversational AI technology in the form of Google Assistant. Google Assistant is a widely used and highly advanced virtual assistant that is available on a variety of devices and platforms. It is likely that Google will continue to invest in and improve their own technology in order to stay competitive in the market.

In conclusion, while it is difficult to say with certainty whether Google should be specifically concerned with ChatGPT, it is likely that they are keeping an eye on developments in the conversational AI space and working to maintain their competitive advantage in the market.

Search engines are a nuisance and only an intermediary between your query and the answer. I find myself broadening my scope of questioning while using OpenGTP because those questions were limited by the search engine’s capacity to answer them. Processing irrelevant information is an impediment to the curiosity of learning.

Google has a chatgpt-like model internally. The moment someone figures out the UI paradigm they’ll just copy it.

Why would they worry? Their indexes are going to be chock-full of the smooth-sounding nonsense that GPT produces soon enough, given how SEO spammers operate.

It's difficult to say whether Google should be worried about AI-powered chat. However, as AI technology continues to advance, it's likely that we will see more and more AI-powered chat systems that are able to perform a wide range of tasks. While this may pose a challenge for Google and other companies in the tech industry, it could also open up new opportunities for them to develop and improve their own AI-powered chat systems. Ultimately, the success of AI-powered chat systems will depend on how well they are able to meet the needs of users.

(the above was generated by GPT Chat …)

I agree, was thinking this exactly. Google has become the go to place for answers, and I think we'll once again see nobody can build a better search engine, but they can build something different. They may work differently, but in the end they reuse public data and both could end up as the "go to place for answers". And GPT is the hot new thing, and might end up the Google of this generation.

I think this goes beyond that. The internet is not infinite, because it s too repetitive with all the spam / SEO etc. Wikipedia is too small to be the entire internet, but GPT is a compressed version of our entire knowledge and a relationship graph for all entities ever written.

The thing is, the whole thing is 200GB (??). This is the downloadable internet. In the future we will be running it locally, personally, and privately. It may become our digital facsimile or extension. This may change the entire economy of tech and how we view the internet