Why didn't Google release a ChatGPT competitor first, given they had the technology?
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They had it, and deliberately held it back. That's the whole story. Before ChatGPT launched in November 2022, Google was widely considered the global leader in AI research and had developed LaMDA, a language model reportedly more capable than the initial ChatGPT. When employees asked at an all-hand…
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Why didn't Google release a ChatGPT competitor first, given they had the technology?
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