The word "ChatGPT" is already used the way people use "Google". OpenAI has already won that round. The current battle, I think, is to be the first company with the persuasive power to engage in all-encompassing surveillance. Microsoft has computers, but most people are not adept at using them. They might use a few siloed features and nothing else. Many people do not own a computer, but they own a Phone. Phones are easier to use and everyone needs one.
For desktop / OS, it's Microsoft and for phones / web, it's Google. Google will likely be the first to meticulously collect ~all interaction data and not face backlash. We have a generation of kids that is growing up with LLMs and many are "cheating" with them (academically), and have been doing so for over a tenth of their life. It's a bad form of dependence that retards their ability to read and write. Getting these users hooked only to a certain service is what they're both counting on.
Hence, the OS itself will soon provide a lot of functionality via LLMs, rendering external / installable apps moot for the average consumer. I wouldn't be surprised if they both ship something like a simplified, built-in SillyTavern. It's only the "weirdos" and experts that will install alternate services / apps, and these won't be removed by the OS.
The word "ChatGPT" is already used the way people use "Google". OpenAI has already won that round. The current battle, I think, is to be the first company with the persuasive power to engage in all-encompassing surveillance. Microsoft has computers, but most people are not adept at using them. They might use a few siloed features and nothing else. Many people do not own a computer, but they own a Phone. Phones are easier to use and everyone needs one.
For desktop / OS, it's Microsoft and for phones / web, it's Google. Google will likely be the first to meticulously collect ~all interaction data and not face backlash. We have a generation of kids that is growing up with LLMs and many are "cheating" with them (academically), and have been doing so for over a tenth of their life. It's a bad form of dependence that retards their ability to read and write. Getting these users hooked only to a certain service is what they're both counting on.
Hence, the OS itself will soon provide a lot of functionality via LLMs, rendering external / installable apps moot for the average consumer. I wouldn't be surprised if they both ship something like a simplified, built-in SillyTavern. It's only the "weirdos" and experts that will install alternate services / apps, and these won't be removed by the OS.