Top 5 stories of the week: What new technologies like ChatGPT can mean for Google

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ChatGPT's capabilities are captivating the industry as companies begin to explore use cases. Some experts have issued warnings about bad actors taking advantage of the tool to increase ransomware attacks – fearing that it could democratize cybercrime, thus increasing it. The tool is already so powerful that it even calls into question the future of search engines like Google – which has reigned as the most used spot in the search tools category since 2000. Earlier this week, Google told CNBC that some employees have expressed concern internally. about the search giant losing its edge over ChatGPT.

Meanwhile, another competitor in the space, You.com, has opened up its search platform to outside developers so they can build their own apps for its search results page to integrate more AI capabilities. This also includes generative AI, the company noted. .

In addition to information about improving search engines, this week the Linux Foundation detailed information about its efforts to revamp mapping technology with the creation of the Overture Maps Foundation. The foundation will focus on integrating rising technologies such as augmented reality (AR) into map making, as interest and tools for the metaverse are also on the rise. What this means for Google's own mapping tool will be seen over time. The company integrated augmented reality into its maps functionality in 2019 and has been expanding these capabilities ever since.

It also remains to be seen which direction the future of Google's search engine might go due to ChatGPT's sharp competitive abilities. However, Google's broad areas of focus outside of search were also in the news this week. It launched the OSV-Scanner this week with the aim of helping developers identify known vulnerabilities - and corresponding fixes - in open source projects.

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Its OSV-Scanner version comes at an opportune time. As we begin to learn more about the possibility of using ChatGPT to easily create ransomware, many, including IBM researchers, predict that 2023 will see an increase in the number of attacks, hackers and ecosystems of cybercrime as a service. .

Here are more of our top 5 tech stories of the week:

Google launches a vulnerability scanner for open source software, supported by a community editable database community editable database for open source vulnerabilities.

OSV-Scanner allows developers to automatically compare code and dependencies against lists of known vulnerabilities and identify if patches or updates are available.