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Google CEO Sundar Pichai responds to Sam Altman’s ‘fend Google off’ remark, asks: ‘Are you bolting agents onto ChatGPT, or …’

The Times of India

Google CEO Sundar Pichai responds to Sam Altman’s ‘fend Google off’ remark, asks: ‘Are you bolting agents onto ChatGPT, or …’

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Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has pushed back against claims made by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, rejecting the notion that Google is merely retrofitting artificial intelligence (AI) into legacy products rather than developing authentic, AI-first systems. While acknowledging the tough competition, Pichai said that the company has been making AI systems and tools from ground up as well as refining products. The debate stems from comments by Altman regarding competition between the two tech powerhouses, where the OpenAI leader argued that his company builds AI-native applications while implying that Google simply “bolts” machine learning capabilities onto its existing software suite.“First of all, it’s a very dynamic moment. We are all pushing each other. OpenAI has pushed us as a company too.

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