Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnClay HaltonSat, June 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM GMT+2 5 min readJustin Sullivan/GettyOpenAI's ChatGPT sparked a frenzy when it launched in late 2022, touching off an arms race among tech giants. Since then, companies including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and Microsoft have poured billions of dollars into AI models, assistants and tools designed to help users write emails, answer questions, plan trips, analyze documents and even serve as personal assistants.The technology has inspired both enthusiasm and skepticism. Some users now rely on AI every day for work, school and personal tasks. Others remain wary of its tendency to make mistakes, have concerns about privacy or simply don't see enough value to justify paying for it.Must ReadJeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — here are 5 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being oneRobert Kiyosaki says this 1 asset will surge 400% in a year and begs investors not to miss this 'explosion'Millionaires under 43 hold only 25% of their wealth in stocks.