399: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Google's chatbot hasn't been officially released, and yet it's delivering a cornucopia of interesting tidbits. Flo is still out this week, so consider this part two of Andy catching you up on how Google is scrambling to join the AI race.

• Alphabet Chairman John Hennessy explains why Google was hesitant to put out its ChatGPT competitor

• Leaked memo shows Google CEO Sundar Pichai is asking staffers for help testing its Bard AI chatbot

• Google's CEO Tells Staff to Spend Hours Working Out 'Bard' AI Kinks

• AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article

• Users Report Microsoft's 'Unhinged' Bing AI Is Lying, Berating Them

• The maze is in the mouse. What ails Google. And how it can turn…