https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/21/google-join-chatbot-party-launch-bard-backfire

Success of AI-powered rivals ChatGPT and Bing Chat has forced its hand, but release brings risks for tech giant

Can Google save its golden goose or will it simply kill it trying? That’s the question that lurks behind the launch of the company’s Bard chatbot, hurriedly announced after the overnight success of ChatGPT in early 2023.