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The chatgpt history tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the timeline and background of ChatGPT, including claims about Google's pre-ChatGPT work. Recent content highlights an OpenAI executive's assertion that Google built a ChatGPT-like system called LMChat roughly a year before OpenAI's November 2022 launch but chose not to release it due to concerns about disrupting Google Search. The tag explores the verification status of such claims, the credibility of firsthand accounts, and the broader context of AI development leading up to ChatGPT's release. It is relevant for users interested in the factual history and controversies surrounding ChatGPT's origins and the competitive landscape of AI assistants.
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    Google LMChat Claim Remains Unverified Despite Pre-ChatGPT AI Work

    OpenAI executive Thibault “Tibo” Sottiaux has revived a familiar claim about Google’s pre-ChatGPT work: that the company built a ChatGPT-like system roughly a year before OpenAI’s November 30, 2022 launch, then chose not to ship it because a conversational assistant could disrupt Google Search...