All the biggest tech giants want to be the hottest bot

Like peacocks strutting their stuff in hopes of finding a mate, the tech giants are all eager to show that their chatbot is the one with real momentum. Why it matters: Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI have invested huge amounts of talent and money to build their models and add new features and are eager to demonstrate that those investments are paying off. Driving the news: A number of the leading players have shared fresh stats in the past 24 hours. • OpenAI said Thursday that it now has 200...