Google Employees Testing ChatGPT Competitors As Company Searches For AI Answer

Google is asking employees to test out new artificial intelligence chat features similar to ChatGPT, the latest sign the mega search engine feels pressure from the upstart chatbot.

CNBC reports that Google, under its parent company Alphabet, is working on a project under its cloud unit called "Atlas," which is a "code red" effort in response to ChatGPT, the large-language chatbot that has held the public's attention since its late 2022 release.

Google's decision to focus more of its resources on artificial intelligence-powered chatbots comes amid reports that the launch of ChatGPT has...