Published: November 4, 2024

Will you use OpenAI’s new Google search competitor?

By a Movieguide® contributor

Google’s search monopoly may have a new competitor now that OpenAI has launched its own search engine, SearchGPT.

“ChatGPT Search offers sports scores, stock quotes, news, weather and more, powered by real-time web search and partnerships with information and data providers, according to the company” , CNBC reported October 31. “It began beta testing of the search engine, called SearchGPT, in July. »

“This publication could have implications for Google as a dominant search engine,” adds CNBC. “Since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, Alphabet investors have been concerned that OpenAI could take market share from Google in search by offering consumers new ways to search for information online. »

Alphabet shares fell about 1% after OpenAI announced the news.

In a demo, ChatGPT Research Lead, Adam Fry, poster the search function by searching for Apple stock news. The search displayed an interactive chart, news about upcoming earnings, and articles with links to sources. There is also a sidebar that displays relevant websites.

OpenAI will also compete with Microsoft, even though Microsoft has invested $14 billion in it. OpenAI products “directly compete” with Microsoft’s Bing and Copilot products.

“In a Reddit AMA on Thursday, OpenAI VP of Engineering Srinivas Narayanan responded to a user question about whether ChatGPT search used Bing as a search engine behind the scenes, writing : “We use a set of services and Bing is important” » CNBC said

“OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in an article on

OpenAI’s search differs from Google or Bing in that it is “more natural”, “intuitive” and conversational.

Altman added: “I find it a much quicker and easier way to get the information I’m looking for. I think we’ll see this especially for queries that require more complex searching. I also look forward to a future where a search query can dynamically display a custom web page in response! »

As part of the program, “discussions now include links to sources, such as news articles and blog posts, allowing you to learn more,” OpenAI said.

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The company plans to improve the model in the areas of shopping and travel.

“ChatGPT will ‘automatically search the web based on what you ask,’ according to an OpenAI blog post,” CNBC reported. “Users can manually click the web search icon in ChatGPT to search if they wish.”

“Discussions now include links to sources such as articles or blog posts, which users can access by clicking the ‘Sources’ button below the reply to open a sidebar,” CNBC said. “OpenAI said it collaborated with its news partners, including The Associated Press, Reuters, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Hearst, Dotdash Meredith, the Financial Times, News Corp., Le Monde, The Atlantic, Time and Vox Media.”

ChatGPT Plus, SearchGPT waitlist members and team users can already access the program. ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu users will be able to access it in the coming weeks, and all ChatGPT free users will have access in a few months.

“OpenAI closed its latest funding round earlier this month with a valuation of $157 billion, including the $6.6 billion the company raised from a broad list of investment firms and big tech companies,” CNBC said. “It also received a $4 billion revolving credit line, bringing its total liquidity to more than $10 billion. OpenAI expects about $5 billion in losses on $3.7 billion in revenue this year, CNBC confirmed in September with a person familiar with the matter.

“OpenAI has seen some controversy in recent months surrounding its upcoming transition to a for-profit structure, as well as a series of executive departures. Jan Leike, the company’s former security team leader, wrote on