Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the future of technology and has been a hot topic in recent years. Two big players in the field of AI are OpenAI and Google AI. In this blog post, we will provide a factual comparison between the two, without any bias towards either.
Background
OpenAI is a non-profit AI research organization, founded in December 2015, by a group of people that includes Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and others. OpenAI's main mission is to, "develop and advance AI in ways that benefit humanity". Since their inception, they have been working on developing artificial intelligence that is safe and beneficial for society.
Google AI, on the other hand, is part of Google, one of the world's leading technology companies. Google AI is a group within Google that focuses on researching, developing, and applying AI in various areas like image and speech recognition, natural language processing, and robotics.
Research and Development
Both OpenAI and Google AI have made significant contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. OpenAI has developed several AI models that have been successful, like GPT-2 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), which can generate coherent and fluent human-like text without human supervision. Google AI has developed some well-known AI models, like BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers), which is used for natural language processing tasks, and AlphaGo, which can play the game of Go at a superhuman level.
OpenAI has published over 100 research papers and released several AI models for public use. Google AI has published over 1300 research papers, released several AI models for public use, and open-sourced several software libraries for machine learning.
Funding
OpenAI is a non-profit organization and receives funding from various sources, including donations from individuals, companies, and governments. Their major funders include Microsoft, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman. In 2019, they reported revenue of $15 million.
Google AI, however, is part of Google, which is a for-profit company. Hence the funding for their research and development comes from Google itself. In 2020, the parent company Google's revenue was $182.5 billion.
Team
Both OpenAI and Google AI have a team of talented researchers, engineers, and scientists who are experts in the field of AI. OpenAI currently has over 100 employees, which includes several renowned AI experts. Google AI has a much larger team of around 6000 people globally, with a significant number of them dedicated to AI research and development.
Conclusion
Both OpenAI and Google AI are at the forefront of AI research and development, making significant contributions to the field. OpenAI's mission to develop AI that benefits humanity is commendable, while Google AI's size and resources allow it to push the limits of AI research and development. Both organizations are doing great work in the field of AI, and we can expect to see some impressive AI applications from both in the coming years.
References:
- OpenAI website. https://openai.com/.
- OpenAI Financials. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/openai#section-overview.
- Google AI website. https://ai.google/.
- Google Financials. https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/2021Q2_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf.