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OpenAI could unveil its Google search competitor on Monday
Microsoft-backed OpenAI is developing a search product that could potentially take on Alphabet’s Google as well as well-funded AI search startup Perplexity, according to reports from Bloomberg and the Information. OpenAI’s search product OpenAI’s search product is an addition to its flagship ChatGPT…

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Microsoft-backed OpenAI is developing a search product that could potentially take on Alphabet’s Google as well as well-funded AI search startup Perplexity, according to reports from Bloomberg and the Information. OpenAI’s search product OpenAI’s search product is an addition to…
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Microsoft-backed OpenAI is developing a search product that could potentially take on Alphabet’s Google as well as well-funded AI search startup Perplexity, according to reports from Bloomberg and the Information. OpenAI’s search product is an addition to its flagship ChatGPT product according to Bloomberg, allowing ChatGPT to retrieve direct Web information along with citations. OpenAI’s chatbot product, ChatGPT, generates responses to text prompts that resemble those of a human using the company’s state-of-the-art AI models.
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Industry observers have long referred to ChatGPT as a substitute for obtaining online data, even though it has had difficulty delivering precise and current Web data. Previously, OpenAI integrated it with Microsoft Bing for subscribers who paid for access. Google, meanwhile, has revealed generative AI capabilities for its engine bearing the same name. Also read: What is Web3 gaming? Also read: OpenAI will detect AI images created by DALL-E3 A former OpenAI researcher founded the $1 billion startup Perplexity, which has gained popularity by offering an AI-native search interface that displays citations in results and images in addition to text in its responses. Ten million people use it each month, as per a blog post the startup published in January.
Key Points
- OpenAI intends to unveil its AI-powered search product on Monday, upping the ante in its rivalry with search giant Google, according to two people familiar with the situation.
- OpenAI’s search product is an extension of its flagship ChatGPT product and enables ChatGPT to pull in direct information from the Web and include citations.
- OpenAI previously attempted to give ChatGPT access to live web data via ChatGPT plugins, which have since been retired in favour of GPTs.
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