Conference goers with a major stake in the development of the technology include Microsoft Corp, whose chief executive, Satya Nadella, said the tech's progress has not been linear.

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/davos-2023-ceos-buzz-about-chatgpt-style-ai-at-world-economic-forum-2023-01-17-1.698302

Major technology stocks and other growth shares such as Inc, Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc fell between 0.8% and 1.2%, pressured by higher U.S. Treasury yields.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/wall-street-mixed-as-inflation-concerns-resurface-energy-stocks-jump/article_a3affb09-439b-511c-b41d-944bcf3c1e24.html

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/microsoft-skips-pay-hikes-this-year-amid-sharp-focus-on-ai/3082697/

OpenAI, a private company backed by Microsoft Corp, made ChatGPT available to the public for free in late November.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11811821/Can-score-better-ChatGPT-riddles-quiz.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490