Elon Musk is sad because Bing is finally becoming relevant after taking multiple shots at Microsoft Corporation MSFT and its co-founder Bill Gates.
What Happened: On Thursday, Dogecoin DOGE USD co-founder Billy Markus, also known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, said Microsoft s search engine is finally becoming relevant after 13 years of being pointless on the back of a $10 billion investment in a company intended to be a non-profit. What is the difference between Google Bard and Microsoft Bing?
Markus was referring to Microsoft's investment in OpenAI which started in 2019 and added $10 billion to the tally earlier this year.
Musk responded to his tweet and said that this whole affair makes him sad.
Netizens were quick to react to this exchange, some used OpenAI's GPT-4 to create a funny tweet.
GPT 4 compares Bing to a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions, saying Goes to show that even the most irrelevant search can have a Cinderella moment. Another user asked Bing Chat about the same, powered by the same OpenAI technology that works behind chatGPT, and received a humble yet diplomatic response.
Why is it important for Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, previously accused Microsoft of having exclusive access to the entire OpenAI codebase. Musk said Gates' understanding of AI is limited.
Google and Bing have been at loggerheads for a long time. In September last year, Google s company lawyer told the EU that the tech giant is so successful that it is the most searched-for term on Bing.
Google also topped the list of top 100 Bing searches in the world, followed by YouTube and Facebook.
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