#111 - Mostly ChatGPT Again, plus Google’s Bard, Climate Change, AI Seinfeld

<p>Our 111th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p> <p><a href='https://share.descript.com/view/Q0Cai8Xya3W'>Listen with transcript</a></p> <p>Stories this week:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Applications & Business <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-30/chinese-search-giant-baidu-to-launch-chatgpt-style-bot-in-march'>Chinese Search Giant Baidu to Launch ChatGPT-Style Bot</a> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.barrons.com/news/google-to-release-chatgpt-like-bot-named-bard-01675711207'>Google To Release ChatGPT-like Bot Named Bard</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2023/02/08/alphabet-stock-loses-100-billion-after-new-ai-chatbot-seemingly-gives-wrong-answer-in-ad/?sh=379227846210'>Alphabet Stock Loses $100 Billion After New AI Chatbot Gives Wrong Answer In Ad</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/06/quora-opens-its-new-ai-chatbot-app-poe-to-the-general-public/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email'>Quora opens its new AI chatbot app Poe to the general public</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.pcworld.com/article/1448609/is-you-com-a-better-google.html'>You.com’s AI-infused Google rival provides a tantalizing glimpse of the future</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://voicebot.ai/2023/01/23/perplexity-ai-challenges-chatgpt-and-google-with-new-conversational-search-engine/'>Perplexity AI Challenges ChatGPT and Google With New Conversational Search Engine</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot-apptronik-apollo'>Apptronik Developing General-Purpose Humanoid Robot</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Lighting Round <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.theinformation.com/articles/character-seeks-250-million-in-new-funding-amid-ai-boom'>Chatbot Startup Character Seeks $250 Million, Testing Investor