How ChatGPT kicked off an AI arms race

Inside the company, ChatGPT has been an earthshaking surprise – an overnight sensation whose success has created both opportunities and headaches.

Kevin Roose

Feb 4, 2023 – 1.54pm

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One day in mid-November, workers at OpenAI got an unexpected assignment: release a chatbot, fast.

The chatbot, an executive announced, would be known as “Chat with GPT-3.5,” and it would be made available free to the public. In two weeks.

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