Sundar Pichai offers free ChatGPT 4o in response to OpenAI taking its thunder.

INTRO

• Introducing GPT-4o, its newest innovation, OpenAI created quite a stir.
• The yearly I/O developer conference hosted by Google was just one day away.
• In response to this, Google CEO Sundar Pichai

OpenAI caused a stir when it unveiled GPT-4o, its most recent invention, a day before Google's annual I/O developer conference. This may be interpreted as a deliberate change in the artificial intelligence field. This new ChatGPT artificial intelligence model can produce material and comprehend voice, text, or image commands. A new speech mode allows you to have uninterrupted back-and-forth talks with the device just as with a human. All users are able to access ChatGPT 4o at no cost.

There are concerns over whether OpenAI stole Google's thunder by releasing a comparable feature one day ahead of schedule when the company revealed other AI innovations coming to Gemini the following day at the I/O 2024 conference, including voice-based capabilities for more human-like conversation. Naturally, this makes sense given that OpenAI just verified the event date lately and Google just revealed the dates of their I/O event a few weeks ago.

When CNBC posed this question, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, responded. He asserts, "From my perspective, this inflexion point we are on with AI—the opportunity that I see, you want to zoom out, the fact that one event happened over a day does not matter over time."

Pichai emphasized Google's long-term goals and the company's continuous investment in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which have the potential to improve billions of lives. He recognized the need for competition and creativity in advancing advancement and described OpenAI's action as a passing fad.

"We are as divided by innovation as you all are. It pushes us to do better. It’s good for the world. For me, it was a great week to be in technology," he said.

Pichai emphasised the significance of AI adoption in nations like India, where advancements in technology present unique opportunities for development. He illustrated how India may employ AI tools to continue growing by citing the nation's rapid adoption of mobile technology.

"AI tools...India is the top country in terms of user base for many of our products. We're determined to provide the same AI resources. We are noticing a lot of development going on with the current AI tools. thrilling time. As the world moves towards AI, India will be well-positioned," he said.