Microsoft's AI Bing also generated factual errors at launch
> Google's Bard got an answer wrong during an ad, which everyone noticed. Now the narrative is 'Google is rushing to catch up to Bing and making mistakes!<p>I think Brereton is missing the wider narrative. Microsoft has been executing very very well for the last few years. Azure has been on a tear, they've demonstrated great foresight with their first investment in OpenAI many years ago (which is now paying dividends), and they've made strong acquisitions. They've captured the AI lightning in a bottle. Google, has left people wondering if it can execute well. It's had a lot of flops, and a lot of project cancellations. When they announced LaMDA, they let the hype fizzle to nothing. The most we got out of that is some memeable material about a guy who wanted to get legal representation for their language model.<p>People have been positing about ChatGPT for search as soon as it was released. They (Google) have had months to announce _anything_, but waited until the last minute. When they finally had a chance to steal Microsoft's thunder, they flubbed something as simple as an ad. Now people are _really_ wondering if Google can execute anymore. Even I'm starting to wonder. Google is definitely rushing to catch up to Microsoft in a few areas now, and their stock reflects that reality now.