Ask HN: You're Sundar Pichai. How do you avoid disruption from ChatGPT?

Well, Google owned and funded Deepmind during their co-invention of the T in GPT so... use what you funded and are attributed for inventing in production?

Do you think Sundar Pichai can be replaced by ChatGPT?

Easy answer is to buy any competitor that emerges. Double down on lobbyists so the government can’t do shit. This has been the monopolist playbook since the 1880s it’s not particularly challenging or innovative

1) kill Sam 2) buy open.ai 3) put one of your own product teams on it to “derisk it”

Make webpage author submit every new webpage authored manually to Google that is gated by a captcha.

Disruption is good at doing nothing just let it fizzle.

Host it.

From the poor search results angle - reemphasize backlinks.

From the underlying tech - they already have lambda and meena which are better.

Google's bigger problem is Apple and walled gardens (reddit, tiktok, etc) in general.

let chatgpt answer:As Sundar Pichai, I would approach the potential disruption from ChatGPT by engaging with the team at OpenAI and other industry experts to understand the capabilities and limitations of ChatGPT. This would allow me to develop a clear understanding of how ChatGPT could potentially impact the market and the broader industry, and to identify any potential areas of concern. Once I have a clear understanding of ChatGPT and its capabilities, I would work with my team to develop strategies to mitigate any potential disruption. This could include investing in and developing our own conversational AI technologies, forming partnerships with other companies working in the field, and staying abreast of industry developments to ensure that we are well positioned to respond to any challenges that ChatGPT or other conversational AI systems may present. Overall, my goal would be to take a proactive approach to the potential disruption from ChatGPT, and to work to ensure that we are well-prepared to adapt to any changes in the market and to continue to innovate and succeed in the face of new challenges.