From New York Times, I'm Michael Borrow. This is a Daily.

A few days ago, when Microsoft released a new version of its search engine, it claimed

that it would reinvent how billions of people searched the Internet.

Today, Kevin Russe, a tech columnist and co-host of the Times podcast HardFork, on whether

that bold claim might actually be true.

It's Wednesday, February 15th.

Kevin, your judgment, as far as I am concerned, is pretty unaring when it comes to technology.

But a couple of days ago, when you claimed that there was a big breakthrough in how we

used artificial intelligence online, I was very skeptical.

I was skeptical because you had just been on the show two months ago saying, lo and behold,

there has been a big breakthrough in how we use artificial intelligence online.

That's a lot of breakthroughs, maybe one too many.

I'm going to ask you to make your case that something big has happened here.

Please know that if it's not compelling, we don't have an episode.

We need an episode.

Well, I should say, I appreciate your confidence, but I am sort of like an advanced AI chatbot.

I can be occasionally helpful and correct, but also erratic.

So take this off at the grain of salt.

But I do believe we have an episode today because something very big and strange and I think

important is happening in the world of Internet Surgengeons.

Okay.

We'll tell that story, make your argument.

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