The world has witnessed several disruptive products over the past three decades — the first is the Netscape’s web browser, the second is the Google’s search engine and the third is the Apple’s iPhone.

In November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT became the next big disrupter. It provides information in clear, simple sentences, rather than a list of internet links, unlike a search engine. It explains the concepts in such a way that people understand them.

ChatGPT can generate ideas from scratch, e.g. appropriate gifts for Idd and Diwali, topics for blogs, different types of plans or business stategies.

Of course, ChatGPT still has to improve a lot. Still its release is a ‘code red’ for Google. Google’s search engine has been a gateway to the internet for the last twenty years. However, ChatGPT has the potential to replace the traditional Google search engine.

Google too has worked on chatbots, and has researched on AI. It can produce something resembling ChatGPT. It LaMDA or Language Model for Dialogue Applications has been declared sentient by engineer Blake. How far Google is willing to deploy this technology as a replacement for Google search is a moot point.