The AI battle between Microsoft and Google has been declared. Just days after Google introduced its ChatGPT competitor, Google Bard, Microsoft announced a surprise press conference. The tech giants are now in a race to come out on top in the AI arena.

Microsoft’s conference is set to take place on February 7th, 2023 and is rumored to be the unveiling of OpenAI’s GPT-4. The integration of AI into Microsoft services including Bing is also expected to be announced. The presence of OpenAI President, Sam Altman, confirms the significance of the event.

This sudden conference from Microsoft is a direct attack on Google’s main source of income, its search engine. Both companies now aim to convince the public that their respective AI services are the best. The impact on other AI players such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa remains to be seen. The AI war has officially begun.