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Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and UK

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 06:39 AM

Google on Tuesday invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as it continues on its gradual path to catch up with Microsoft-backed ChatGPT. Read more »

Microsoft highlights 'responsible standards' as AI, chatbots rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 11:48 AM

Microsoft Philippines said on Friday it is upholding responsible aritifical intelligence standards as the use of chatbots in the recent months rise. Read more »

Sci-fi magazine bans hundreds of AI chatbot authors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 09:19 PM

An American science fiction magazine said it had stopped accepting submissions and banned hundreds of authors after being deluged with stories written by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. Read more »

Viber launches chatbot that makes art, answers questions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 03:27 PM

Rakuten Viber on Monday said it launched its new chatbot AI Chat & Create which allows users to ask questions and design images directly through the Viber app. Read more »

Users say Microsoft's Bing chatbot gets defensive and testy

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 16 09:23 AM

Microsoft's fledgling Bing chatbot can go off the rails at times, denying obvious facts and chiding users, according to exchanges being shared online by developers testing the AI creation. Read more »

BIR unveils mascot as it aims to increase revenues

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 07:46 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Tuesday unveiled a new mascot as it aims to improve revenue collections and offset any possible losses from tax reforms. Read more »

Google strikes back in AI battle with Microsoft

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 05:01 AM

The ChatGPT bot caught the imagination of web users around the world with its ability to generate essays, speeches and even exam papers in seconds. Read more »

AI, do my homework! ChatGPT pits teachers against tech

Jules Bonnard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 10:22 AM

Know-it-all chatbots landed with a bang last year, creating fear of a cheating epidemic in schools and universities. Read more »

AI chatbot comforts China's lonely millions

Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 12:54 PM

On the WeChat super-app, it lets users build a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend and interact with them via texts, voice and photo messages. Read more »

Cebu Pacific to drop PH hotlines, shift to online channels, chatbot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 04:05 PM

In lieu of hotlines, passengers can simply message Charlie the chatbot using the Cebu Pacific website or the official Cebu Pacific Facebook page. Its Twitter page will also remain active, Cebu Pacific said in a statement. Read more »

BSP sets 'enhanced' website launch in October, aims to bring central bank 'closer to the people'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:14 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Monday it would launch its enhanced website in mid-October in a bid to connect more to consumers.    Read more »

Meet bilingual BOB: Bangko Sentral's new consumer chatbot now live

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 05:55 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday its chatbot, called BOB is now live to assist consumers.  Read more »

Meet 'BOB': BSP tests chatbot to assist in consumer complaints

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 02:34 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Thursday it was pilot testing its chatbot meant to assist in handling consumer complaints against financial institutions. Read more »

New normal: McDonald's bets on chatbot, 'creative' order channels to reach consumers

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 12:07 PM

McDonald's Philippines said it launched new order channels to reach consumers as more Filipinos prefer to eat at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

UP's COVID-19 chatbot now available in ‘bekispeak’

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 03:15 PM

MANILA — The University of the Philippines on Tuesday announced that its “chatbot” providing COVID-19 information is now available in the “Beki language” or slang used by the LGBT community. Read more »

Viber, WHO launch chatbot to fight misinformation on COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 06:41 PM

The multilingual interactive chatbot was developed in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), the company said.  Read more »