Comment by w10-1
> changing the habits of 800 million+ people who use ChatGPT every week, however, is a battle that can only be fought individual by individual
That's the basis for his conclusions about both OpenAI and Google, but is it true?
It's precisely because uptake has been so rapid that I believe it can change rapidly.
I also think worldwide consumers no longer view US tech as some savior of humanity that they need to join or be left behind. They're likely to jump to any local viable competitor.
Still the adtech/advertiser consumers who pay the bills are likely to stay even if users wander, so we're back to the battle of business models.
Takeup of Google was rapid but nobody managed to obviate their advantage. It wasn't even a first mover advantage.
The problem for alternatives is they have to answer the question of why they are better than ChatGPT. ChatGPT only had to answer the question of why it was better than <anything before AI> and for most people that was obvious.