'Father of the internet’ Vint Cerf tells investors to think before pouring money into A.I. bots like ChatGPT

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The massive popularity of the generative A.I. bot ChatGPT has led tech companies to release their own versions of the tool, from Google's Bart to Chinese giant Baidu’s Ernie Bot. Some schools are even moving to include ChatGPT into their classes. 

But not every technology leader is embracing the new chatbots with the same fervor. The newest to express doubts is Vint Cerf, Google’s chief internet evangelist—and a man regarded as the “father of the internet”.