
There are two opposing views about artificial intelligence: It could either save the world or plunge it into dystopia. And the CEOs of companies leading the charge on A.I., it turns out, are unsure themselves.
After years of slow and steady research, the A.I. wars are heating up as tech giants and startups alike rush their products to market. OpenAI opened the doors in November with the launch of its wildly popular ChatGPT, and established tech firms including Google, Microsoft, and Chinese search engine giant Baidu plan to launch their own advanced chatbots soon.