Is this seriously how Google plans to take on Chat GPT?

They require reach within each and every person who is consuming content on YouTube, insta or other short form platforms. So they will hire influencers within maximum reach and then promote their products.

Google has lost the plot and how!

It’s Google! They can throw money at a problem and if their metrics are not up, and/or the person who proposed this idea gets promoted, they can always go to Plan B.

Plan B: https://killedbygoogle.com

cringe max!

although i hate all these ai in the air, gen photos, and videos etc, but atleast openai have minimal and to the point approach as it should be, unlike gemini!