SAN FRANCISCO: It has been reported that General Motors (GM) is developing a virtual personal assistant that will utilise the same machine-learning algorithms as ChatGPT.
The voice-activated chatbot will be powered by Microsoft's Azure cloud service, which is the owner of the OpenAI technology that underpins ChatGPT, claims Semafor, citing sources.
Moreover, Scott Miller, vice president of GM's software-defined vehicle and operating system, stated that the business is creating an AI assistant to supplement voice commands now available.
For instance, a motorist may ask their car to play an instructional video on an internal display if they have a flat tyre and want to know how to fix it.
The automaker is working on adding another, more car-specific layer on top of the OpenAI models known for answering any question, often with unpredictable results, so the AI assistant in GM cars will act differently than ChatGPT or Bing Chat, according to the report, which also noted that the AI assistant will behave differently than it does in ChatGPT or Bing Chat.
General Motors, meanwhile, has let go of hundreds of employees as it follows other major corporations, including rivals, in reducing headcounts to preserve cash and increase profitability.
According to sources cited by CNBC, the internal announcement of the downsizing affected 500 people across the company's many responsibilities.
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