Can ChatGPT replace virtual assistants and research engines?

Rania Mdimagh
IndiaNIC
Published in
4 min readJan 10, 2023

OpenAI recently gave us access to the most intelligent AI chatbot. The launch of ChatGPT not only sparked the internet, but it also sparked discussion regarding the potential applications and constraints of AI. However, we already employ virtual helpers in a variety of ways in our daily lives. Can the outstanding smartness of ChatGPT push users from virtual assistants and research engines? Or could be a future-proof collaboration?
Has GPT-3, an AI chatbot, reached the point where it will replace virtual assistants and search engines?
Let’s find out in this blog!

ChatGPT Vs research engines

With above 1 million users within a week of its launch, Elons musk’s OpenAI is projected to take the world by storm and threaten user dependency on research engines such as Google.

As a result of the recent integration of ChatGPT, a natural language processing platform, with Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, many individuals are making assumptions about the probable future of search. ChatGPT claims to change the way we use search engines by allowing us to converse with them as if they were actual people. Could this completely change the search engine industry? In this blog post, we’ll examine ChatGPT’s potential and what it implies for the future of search.

Many have come to the conclusion that ChatGPT might be a big threat to Google due to its proficiency and ease in responding to questions of all kinds.

Here is a comparison between the giants

While Chat GPT is A large language model trained to carry on natural conversations with users, Google is a search engine that provides information on the internet.

Chat GPT: Can answer questions, provide explanations, and engage in discussions with users and can also be used for entertainment, information, and even as a virtual assistant. Google: Provides information in the form of web pages, images, and videos, but does not engage in conversations.

Microsoft has integrated its own version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology at the forefront of its Bing search engine in an effort to compete with the powerful Google search bar and Chrome browser.

The system might potentially compete with Google’s search functionality by providing answers to questions and issues that mimic those of a human.

ChatGPT Vs Virtual Assistants

Technology-wise, Contextual chatbots, and virtual assistants share the same technology. Because they have superior natural language understanding (NLU) and artificial emotional intelligence, virtual assistants can comprehend commands in natural language more easily. Virtual assistants then translate the data into text or voice using apps and search engines like Google.

Though AI might power some advanced bots, most are programmed with these scripted responses and built-out conversational trees.
Natural language processing is a technique used by virtual assistants, like our friend conversational AI, to comprehend human commands and carry them out. Virtual assistants. Alexa and Siri are a couple of famous examples who you may have already encountered.

On the other hand, with the aid of a transformer architecture, chat GPT produces text that mimics natural spoken language. It can emulate human writing and produce coherent text after being taught on a huge dataset. The model is pre-trained on a huge dataset and then customized for a specific task, as such question answering or translation.

Functionality-wise, while virtual assistance capabilities are limited to secretary duties such as answering specific questions, filtering demands, and assisting with programmed tasks, Chat GPT can be used in multiple ways to synthesize tasks, translate, summarize text, write content, and even create virtual assistants, etc. However, it should be emphasized that although a virtual assistant has complete access to the internet, Chat GPT does not

Depending on the exact implementation and the needs of the users, ChatGPT can be accessed through a wide variety of interfaces, including both chat-like interfaces and voice instructions. It can be accessed through Web-based chat interfaces if integrated into a website or mobile app. It can also be integrated into social media platforms, Voice assistants, and even Messaging apps.

Wrapping Up

Powerful tools of natural language communication will definitely present the future of information sourcing on the internet and create unbeatable user experiences with great impact on the user journey.

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Originally published at https://www.indianic.com on January 10, 2023.

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Rania Mdimagh
IndiaNIC

Marketer, Blog /content writer, and creator for IndiaNIC and Cohort believing that marketing is the art of selling potatoes ;)