Microsoft's AI-powered Bing a 'bit more' useful than Google Bard: Raymond James
Yongyuan Dai


Investment firm Raymond James recently conducted a side-by-side comparison of Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) AI-powered Bing search engine and Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Bard chatbot and found that Bing is a "bit more likely" to be both useful and correct, even if neither are perfect.

In addition to the comparison, the investment firm conducted a survey of more than 500 U.S. consumers on how much they've used chatbots and found that Google's (GOOG) (GOOGL) dominant search position has provided "more fertile ground" for users to play with Bard and engage with it.
The survey also showed that interest in chatbots is "solid" but usage is still low so far, with both Bard and ChatGPT tied for likelihood of usage.
"We believe think that AI will positively impact both Google and Microsoft, with Google benefiting from its entrenched leadership position in search and AI investments and Microsoft benefiting from the ability to integrate OpenAI products across both Enterprise and Consumer," the firm wrote in an investor note.
Last week, ChatGPT, which is created by Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI, was temporarily banned in Italy for privacy issues.