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Chinese internet giants Baidu and Alibaba have joined the global artificial intelligence chat bot arms race.
And yet, in a string of events eerily similar to 2020, Chinese state media quickly offered a stinging rebuke.
Let’s set the stage first. The recent release of the latest version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chat bot has brought a renewed emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. ChatGPT is able to write essays, do research, and pass occupational tests, all of which have both stoked fear and whipped up a frenzy on the business potential of this technology.
Two of the companies at the forefront of this technology are Microsoft and Alphabet. Microsoft already has a multibillion-dollar investment and partnership with OpenAI, the entity behind ChatGPT. The company announced that it would integrate a version of the chat bot into its internet search engine Bing and web browser Edge….