AI News: Chatbot Wars, Soaring Valuations, & Disruption

Group 1: AI Chatbot Competition - The race for generative AI chatbot supremacy is intensifying, with OpenAI's ChatGPT market share decreasing from 87.2% to 68% over the past year, while Google's Gemini has grown from 5.4% to 18.2% [1] - Anthropic's CEO predicts that AI models will soon be able to perform most tasks currently done by software engineers, leading to a significant shift in the industry [4] Group 2: AI Valuations and Investments - OpenAI's valuation could reach as high as $830 billion following a potential $30 billion investment from SoftBank in its latest funding round [3] - Zoom's investment of $53 million in Anthropic has significantly appreciated, with its stake now estimated at least $2 billion [8] Group 3: Emergence of Agentic AI - 'Agentic AI' is characterized by its ability to independently achieve complex goals with minimal human oversight, marking a shift from traditional generative AI [9] - The introduction of Clawdbot (now Moltbot) has gained attention for automating AI-driven workflows, leading to concerns about disruption in traditional software sectors [9]