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OpenAI announced a major milestone for its flagship product ChatGPT. ChatGPT currently has over 200 million weekly active users. This represents a doubling of the number of users compared to the previous year and underlines the growing dominance of chatbots in the rapidly growing field of generative artificial intelligence. This increase in usage underscores ChatGPT's position as a leader in AI chatbots, despite increasing competition. Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Meta are all vying for a share of this lucrative market, often offering updates and new features to attract users.

In addition to impressive user numbers, OpenAI has demonstrated widespread adoption of its tools across organizations. The company says 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies already use its products. This widespread adoption is also reflected in OpenAI's automated API usage, which has also increased dramatically since the release of the GPT-4o mini in July. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlighted the real-world impact of these tools, noting that people are incorporating them into their daily lives in meaningful ways. Whether in healthcare, education or creative endeavors, OpenAI technology helps users solve everyday tasks, solve complex problems and unlock new levels of creativity.

ChatGPT is well established, but competition remains fierce. Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and Meta are all trying to win user loyalty in this rapidly evolving space. In particular, Meta reports that adoption of Llama's open source model is growing rapidly. The company noted that following the release of Llama 3.1, usage across major cloud service providers doubled between May and July of this year. The increasing adoption of generative AI across industries and the battle for dominance among tech giants suggests that the AI chatbot landscape will continue to evolve rapidly. Competition for users will continue to be fierce as companies push the boundaries of what these tools can do.