Google Search Ranking Volatility, Wild AI Mode, Google Ads Commercial Queries & Channel Reporting & ChatGPT Shopping Search

Google Search Ranking Volatility, Wild AI Mode, Google Ads Commercial Queries & Channel Reporting & ChatGPT Shopping Search

This week we covered the ongoing Google Search ranking volatility. I posted the big Google webmaster report for May. Google admitted in a deposition that it used its search data for Gemini AI. Google Search Console leaked that it was showing desktop data for the Google Discover performance report. Google Search Console’s API was stuck … Read more

OpenAI updates ChatGPT search with all-new shopping features

OpenAI updates ChatGPT search with all-new shopping features

Late last year, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT search, an AI-powered search experience. Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, indicated that “there is room to make search much better than it is today,” taking a jab at Google (and to a lesser extent, Bing). Admittedly, OpenAI could be well-positioned to give Google and Microsoft a run for their … Read more

Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure

Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure

At the start of April, an influx of action figure started appearing on social media sites including LinkedIn and X. Each figure depicted the person who had created it with uncanny accuracy, complete with personalized accessories such as reusable coffee cups, yoga mats, and headphones. All this is possible because of OpenAI’s new GPT-4o-powered image … Read more

Meta Releases Standalone AI App, Competing With ChatGPT

Meta Releases Standalone AI App, Competing With ChatGPT

Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday, challenging ChatGPT by giving users a direct path to its generative artificial intelligence models. “A billion people are using Meta AI across our apps now, so we made a new standalone Meta AI app for you to check out,” the company’s CEO … Read more

OpenAI CEO says ChatGPT is “annoying” after its recent update

OpenAI CEO says ChatGPT is “annoying” after its recent update

Last year, OpenAI launched GPT-4o, which Sam Altman indicated “feels like magic.” The model shipped with reasoning capabilities across audio, vision, and text in real-time, making interactions with ChatGPT more intuitive. More recently, the ChatGPT maker shipped a significant update to the model designed to enhance its intelligence and personality. we updated GPT-4o today! improved … Read more

Meta’s ChatGPT competitor includes conversational voice chat and a social feed

Meta’s ChatGPT competitor includes conversational voice chat and a social feed

Meta didn’t wait for Tuesday’s LlamaCon keynote to unveil its first big AI announcement of the week. The company launched a standalone app that competes with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other multimodal AI chatbots. Sticking to the company’s roots, the app also includes a social feed and the ability to draw on info from your … Read more

OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo

OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo

OpenAI is rolling back a recent update to GPT-4o, the default model that powers ChatGPT, following complaints from users that it made the chat bot act like a weirdo. “The last couple of GPT-4o updates have made the personality too sycophant-y and annoying (even though there are some very good parts of it), and we … Read more

Meta releases a standalone AI app to challenge ChatGPT

Meta releases a standalone AI app to challenge ChatGPT

Meta has launched a stand-alone artificial intelligence app designed to compete directly with ChatGPT. The new app, confirmed by Meta on Tuesday, is powered by the company’s Llama AI model. It includes a Discover feed showcasing how users interact with the assistant. It also provides suggested prompts to encourage more engagement. This development aligns with … Read more

ChatGPT Adds Shopping Help, Intensifying Google Rivalry

ChatGPT Adds Shopping Help, Intensifying Google Rivalry

OpenAI is making its ChatGPT online search tool more appealing to shoppers as it faces criticism over its decision to shift to a for-profit structure from its original establishment as a nonprofit entity AFP OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on … Read more