Microsoft raised eyebrows when it restricted, then restored, employee access to the ChatGPT AI chatbot, highlighting its focus on privacy and data security. Meanwhile, Google is in talks to invest heavily in AI chatbot company Character.AI, further solidifying their existing partnership. Lastly, LangChain's development of OpenGPT hopes to rival OpenAI's GPTs, offering users over 60 language models and 100 tools for customization.