OpenAI releases ChatGPT as a free research preview. Within five days, 1M users. Within two months, 100M. The fastest consumer software adoption in history.

GitHub Copilot Chat enters beta. Developers can now have conversations with their codebase. Copilots evolution mirrors ChatGPTs path.

Microsoft announces an additional $10B investment in OpenAI and deeper integration across Azure and productivity. The AI race enters full corporate mobilization.