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Chegg is facing significant challenges due to AI competition, especially from ChatGPT, leading to a 45% workforce reduction, a plummeting stock price, and the return of its former CEO as it struggles to adapt to the new digital landscape.
Chegg will remain a standalone public company, with CEO Dan Rosensweig returning to lead as it restructures to improve cash flow and focus on the $40+ billion skilling market, including layoffs and strategic shifts towards AI-powered learning and professional upskilling.
Chegg, a company known for textbook rentals and homework help, is facing a severe decline, with its stock down 99% since 2021 and a significant loss of subscribers. The rise of ChatGPT, offering free and instant homework assistance, has severely impacted Chegg's business model. Despite efforts to develop AI tools and target "curious learners," Chegg struggles to maintain relevance in a market dominated by more advanced AI solutions. The company's future remains uncertain as it attempts to adapt to the changing educational technology landscape.
Several stocks, including Palantir Technologies, NXP Semiconductors, and Chegg, are experiencing significant movement in after-hours trading, with investors closely monitoring their performance.
Alphabet (GOOG) is a solid buy for 2024 due to rebounding advertising market, revenue growth, long-term growth opportunities in streaming, cloud computing, and AI, as well as strong competitive advantages. On the other hand, Chegg (CHGG) is best avoided due to struggles with generative AI applications impacting its business, declining revenue, and subscriber numbers, making its future uncertain.
Chegg and Hims & Hers Health stocks surged after beating earnings expectations, while Paramount Global saw a rise in its stock after reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue. Electric vehicle maker Lucid's stock climbed despite falling short of revenue estimates, thanks to a recent capital raise. However, International Flavors & Fragrances shares slipped after reporting lower-than-expected revenue. Meanwhile, Beyond Meat's stock slumped due to lower U.S. demand, resulting in a revenue miss for the second quarter.
Chegg's stock price surged after the company reported strong financial results for the June quarter and announced a new strategy focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in online learning.
At Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference, a Gen Z audience member expressed skepticism about the long-term educational benefits of A.I., stating that platforms like ChatGPT are primarily used by students to complete homework rather than for learning. Chegg's CEO, Dan Rosensweig, however, expressed enthusiasm about A.I.'s potential to assist students with their schoolwork. The debate highlighted the concern that A.I. tools may discourage active engagement with course materials and prioritize finding shortcuts over curiosity. Rosensweig argued that Chegg is designed for students who lack resources and need support, while criticizing academic institutions for not updating curricula and professors for not creating more thoughtful exam questions.
Edtech company Chegg's Q1 results beat analyst expectations, but its executives noted that ChatGPT, an AI tool from OpenAI, was slowing its ability to add new subscribers, potentially slowing its growth and throwing uncertainty into its ability to predict future financial results. Chegg's announcement of building a chatbot with GPT-4 last month adds to the tension of competition in the edtech market. The incident raises questions about how startups are reacting to AI tools and competition in their respective sectors.
Chegg's stock price rebounded by 17% after losing almost half its value due to concerns about the potential impact of OpenAI's ChatGPT on its business. Chegg's CEO, Dan Rosensweig, said the stock's plunge was "extraordinarily overblown" and that the company generates free cash flow and earnings. Chegg is set to launch CheggMate, its GPT-4 powered AI platform, in May, but analysts have raised questions about the pricing model and AI-related expenses. Chegg's stock has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at over $113 in February 2021.
Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig called the 48% drop in the company's stock price due to concerns about the impact of OpenAI's ChatGPT on new customer growth rates "extraordinarily overblown." Chegg reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for Q1 and is set to launch its own GPT-4 powered AI platform in May. Rosensweig noted that ChatGPT struggles with delivering accurate answers, a problem in the academic world, and said Chegg's trove of academic data could be transformative when combined with GPT.
The rush into artificial intelligence is causing disruption across various industries, with Chegg Inc. losing half its value due to the threat posed by OpenAI's ChatGPT, IBM halting hiring for jobs that could be replaced by AI, and Samsung banning the use of generative AI tools due to concerns over data privacy. The Writers Guild of America has also included the regulation of AI among their demands as they started their first strike in 15 years. The rapid rollout of AI has led to calls for caution and shared safety protocols, with education nonprofit Code.org forming TeachAI to guide schools on integrating AI safely in the classroom.
Shares of Chegg, an online learning platform, fell by as much as 50% after the company warned that its growth was being impacted by ChatGPT, an AI-powered tool that helps students with homework. The stock was down 48% to $9.04 a share in midday trading, its lowest close since 2017. The selloff also hit shares of other online-learning platforms, including Duolingo and Pearson.
Uber's Q1 revenue beats expectations, leading to an 8% jump in share prices; Chegg's shares plummet over 48% due to underwhelming current-quarter guidance; Icahn Enterprises' shares fall over 16% after notable short seller Hindenburg Research takes a short position against the company; Marriott International beats earnings and revenue expectations for Q1, leading to a 3.6% rise in share prices; HSBC's U.S.-listed shares gain 3% on strong quarterly earnings results and profit growth year over year.
Chegg's shares plunged after the company's CEO, Dan Rosensweig, said that OpenAI's ChatGPT interfered with new customer growth. Chegg expects total net revenue in the range of $175 million to $178 million for the second quarter, well short of Wall Street expectations of $186.3 million. CheggMate, which recently announced in cooperation with OpenAI, will harness the power of ChatGPT, paired with Chegg's proprietary data and subject-matter experts, to make learning more personalized, adaptive, accurate, fast, and effective.