Microsoft CEO Nadella retargets Google through talks with OpenAI
Microsoft (280.57, 2.91, 1.05%) CEO Satya Nadella is preparing the largest venture capital investment in the company's history, hoping to give the software giant a head start in a similar race to integrate advanced artificial intelligence tools into search engines and applications, Google(106.06, -0.20, -0.19%). ChatGPT, which can surprisingly generate human-like conversational text based on prompts or queries, has become an internet sensation since it went live in late November last year, accumulating its first million users in less than a week. Its ability to mimic a real person's ability to speak and write has sparked concerns that it could replace professional writers and do homework for students. The tool is also considered a potential threat to Google's core search business. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft has previously partnered with OpenAI, investing $1 billion in the startup in 2019. Currently, the company is using OpenAI's language artificial intelligence te...