ChatGPT Launches Search Feature, Challenging Google's Dominance in AI-Powered Internet Search

I ditched Google for ChatGPT Search to find out if the grass is really greener

Whether it's the relentless onslaught of ads or the dozens of inauthentic links occupying the top spot, using Google Search has never felt more unrewarding than in 2024. So it's perhaps not surprising that entire AI startups like Perplexity have sprung up to threaten Google's search business. Shortly after Google was forced to respond with its controversial AI Overviews feature, OpenAI also threw its hat into the arena with ChatGPT Search. The latter is finally rolling out to the general public, so I took it for a spin to find out if ChatGPT could potentially supplant Google for my search needs.

ChatGPT Search Is Here to Take On Google

Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ESPN, Tom's Guide and Wired, among others. ChatGPT has a new feature called Search which mixes its handy AI-powered chatbot with up-to-date online results, OpenAI said in a blog post on Thursday. A Chrome extension is also available. People can use natural language to ask ChatGPT queries and get relevant information plus up-to-date links. There's also a manual search button in ChatGPT now. Clicking the "sources" button on web or mobile brings up a list of citations on the right-hand side of the site. Search is currently limited to ChatGPT Plus, Team and SearchGPT waitlist users. Enterprise and EDU users will gain access in the next few weeks. OpenAI says ChatGPT Search will roll out to users of the free version of its chatbot in the coming months. OpenAI has partnered with multiple news organizations to license their reporting to help fill ChatGPT's results. It also highlighted that previously, users would need to refer to an external search engine to get relevant links, which now isn't necessary. "ChatGPT search promises to better highlight and attribute information from trustworthy news sources, benefiting audiences while expanding the reach of publishers like ourselves who produce premium journalism," said Pam Wasserstein, president of Vox Media, in the blog post. News collaborators include the Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa (El País), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time and Vox Media. It's up to other news publishers if they want to have OpenAI's robots crawl their sites for information. Unsurprisingly, The New York Times isn't listed, as it's suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright violation. OpenAI referred to its blog post when asked for additional comment. When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, it immediately gained wide popularity and gave people an alternative to Google search. The online search landscape has changed dramatically since, with Google and Microsoft soon offering AI-powered search engines and chatbots of their own. Google's AI Overviews, for instance, sit atop Google search, answering people's questions with AI-built responses. Other players, like Perplexity, have leaned into AI-enhanced online search from the start. The added competition has led to a drop in Google's search market share worldwide, from 90% to 87%. With ChatGPT's latest update, nearly all the major AI chatbots see the need to have a strong internet connection. OpenAI says that ChatGPT more naturally allows people to engage with information and helps users discover publishers and websites. "As AI reshapes the media landscape, Axel Springer's partnership with OpenAI opens up tremendous opportunities for innovative advancements," said Mathias Sanchez, senior vice president of global strategic partnerships at Axel Springer SE, in the blog post. "Together, we're driving new business models that ensure journalism remains both trustworthy and profitable."

Look Out Google, ChatGPT Search Is Here

Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ESPN, Tom's Guide and Wired, among others. ChatGPT's connection to the internet just got more direct with the ability to search the net in a faster and timelier way, providing links to web sources, OpenAI said in a blog post on Thursday. People can use natural language to ask ChatGPT queries and get relevant information plus up-to-date links. There's also a manual search button in ChatGPT now. Clicking the "sources" button on web or mobile brings up a list of citations on the right-hand side of the site. Search is currently limited to ChatGPT Plus, Team and SearchGPT waitlist users. Enterprise and EDU users will gain access in the next few weeks. OpenAI says ChatGPT Search will roll out to free users in the coming months. OpenAI has partnered with multiple news organizations to license their reporting to help fill ChatGPT's results. OpenAI also highlighted that previously, users would need to refer to an external search engine to get relevant links, which now isn't necessary. "ChatGPT search promises to better highlight and attribute information from trustworthy news sources, benefiting audiences while expanding the reach of publishers like ourselves who produce premium journalism," said Pam Wasserstein, president of Vox Media, in the blog post. News collaborators include the Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa (El País), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time and Vox Media. It's up to other news publishers if they want to have OpenAI's robots crawl their sites for information. Unsurprisingly, The New York Times isn't listed as it's currently suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright violation. OpenAI referred to its blog post when asked for additional comment. When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, it immediately gained wide popularity and gave people an alternative to Google Search. The online search landscape has changed dramatically since, with Google and Microsoft offering AI-powered search engines and chatbots. Google's AI Overviews sit atop of Google Search, answering people's questions with AI. Other players, like Perplexity, have leaned in on the AI-search moniker from the start, offering AI-enhanced online search. Added competition has since led to a drop in Google's search market share worldwide, going from 90% to 87%. With ChatGPT's latest update, it means that nearly all the major AI chatbots see the need to have a strong internet connection. OpenAI says that ChatGPT more naturally allows people to engage with information and helps users discover publishers and websites. "As AI reshapes the media landscape, Axel Springer's partnership with OpenAI opens up tremendous opportunities for innovative advancements," said Mathias Sanchez, senior vice president of global strategic partnerships at Axel Springer SE, in the blog post. "Together, we're driving new business models that ensure journalism remains both trustworthy and profitable."

ChatGPT releases a search engine, an opening salvo in a brewing war with Google for dominance of the AI-powered internet

ChatGPT has launched a search engine, breaking into the market that for decades has been dominated by -- and synonymous with -- Google. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced "ChatGPT Search" on Thursday. This version of the popular chatbot will let users get the latest information available on the internet. Many of the results to queries appear like those one would find on a standard Google search. For example, looking up "Chinese food" yields a list of reviews for nearby restaurants, while a search for advice about a vacation to Costa Rica produces travel blogs and hotel listings. In addition, much of the focus is on the tool's ability to provide real-time information, just as a search engine does, for queries users want to know right away and which can change at a moment's notice -- sports scores, stock prices, and the weather. The tool then summarizes that information and cites where it came from. To prepare for the launch, OpenAI secured several agreements with media companies like The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and Vox to allow for their content to be included in its search results. During a public Q&A on Reddit for the launch of ChatGPT Search, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hailed it as an improvement on current search formats. "For many queries, I find it to be a way faster/easier way to get the information I'm looking for," Altman said. "I think we'll see this especially for queries that require more complex research. I also look forward to a future where a search query can dynamically render a custom web page in response!" An OpenAI spokesperson said ChatGPT Search aims to simplify the process of searching for information online by using ChatGPT's natural language processing skills and providing users with access to reputable sources. Google did not respond to a request for comment. ChatGPT Search uses other search engines on the backend to power its search results. One of those is Bing, the search engine run by Microsoft, which is one of OpenAI's biggest investors, OpenAI vice president of engineering Srinivas Narayanan said in a comment during the Reddit Q&A. OpenAI has not released the names of the other search engines it works with. The OpenAI spokesperson said ChatGPT Search will use a mix of search technologies to deliver its results. ChatGPT is not the only company to try and rival Google with an AI-powered search engine. The Jeff Bezos-backed startup Perplexity bills itself as an AI search engine. (Fortune and Perplexity have a revenue-sharing agreement for revenue generated from search results that feature the publication's articles.) Google also uses its Gemini large language model for its own search results, to summarize content that would have ordinarily appeared within the links it lists as search results. ChatGPT has made some very marginal progress in chipping away at Google's roughly 91% market share of the search engine market. A survey of 1,300 people conducted in September by investment firm Evercore found that 8% of respondents chose ChatGPT over Google as their search engine of choice, an increase from 1% in June. While progress may be slow, and a single survey is not reflective of the entirety of the market trends shaping Google's $175 billion search advertising business, it is a rather notable development given that Google's position was dominant it became a verb. Google is such an immovable force that even an effort last February by Microsoft to use ChatGPT to enhance Bing's search results -- considered a major differentiating factor then -- resulted in less than one percentage point of market share gain. It now appears that Microsoft and OpenAI have reversed their strategy, using Bing to power ChatGPT rather than the reverse. Despite those tortoise-paced gains, Google still dwarfs its competitors. Alphabet, Google's parent company, doesn't release exact numbers for its search queries but they are in the billions per month. Even without the specific figures, they are significantly higher than the amount of users ChatGPT and Perplexity have. In August, ChatGPT said it had 200 million weekly users, roughly 800 million a month. While Perplexity had 10 million monthly active users as of February, according to the New York Times, a number that is rather impressive for a startup but pales in comparison to Google's stature. Nonetheless, the industry-wide sentiment in Silicon Valley is that AI will change the nature of search engines. How exactly that happens though remains to be seen, even by some of AI's major players like ChatGPT. When a Reddit user asked OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil about differences between AI-powered search and the old-school version, he said it was still early days. "The product just launched today so there's a lot to figure out still about where search will be similar and where it will be different in an AI world. Would love any feedback you have!," Weil wrote on Reddit.

ChatGPT Is Now a Search Engine

It's been two years since the introduction of ChatGPT -- a deep learning chatbot that immediately called Google's search dominance into question. Today, the "AI search wars" are finally entering full gear as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Search functionality to paid subscribers. ✕ Remove Ads ChatGPT Search is not a standalone product. It's built directly into the standard ChatGPT interface and will be triggered automatically when the AI deems that a web search is necessary, though there's also a button to manually trigger the search engine. Interacting with ChatGPT Search isn't all that different from talking to a standard ChatGPT model. This search engine uses natural language to answer your questions, it can use the full context of a conversation to figure out what you want to know, and it may call upon personal information that was previously committed to memory. You can ask followup questions after receiving search results from ChatGPT, too. That said, ChatGPT Search is not hampered by a knowledge cutoff date. It can serve up-to-date results for current events, stock prices, sports scores, and weather. It also cites its sources -- a sidebar containing links to articles and web pages pops up every time you interact with Search. And you may see images or maps at the top of a web search result when such items are relevant. ✕ Remove Ads This approach is essentially the opposite of Google Search's AI Overviews system. Google Search is still a traditional search engine -- it provides a list of websites that may be relevant to your query -- there just happens to be an AI Overview box tacked at the top of some results. ChatGPT Search aims to answer your questions without sending you to any websites, though citations are tacked onto a sidebar to ensure that users can find specific websites, download links, or information when necessary. ✕ Remove Ads The citations feature may also appease publishers and website owners who worry that AI search engines, which are trained on human-written web articles and social media posts, will harm their business. ChatGPT has already been sued by The New York Times for copyright infringement, and rival AI search engine Perplexity is the subject of several copyright suits. For what it's worth, OpenAI promises to honor websites' robots.txt crawler preferences and says it won't scrape paywalled websites that are not affiliated with the ChatGPT media partnership program. In any case, copyright is expected to be an ongoing problem for companies like OpenAI. The inevitability of AI hallucinations, plus misinformation and search manipulation, is also a problem. ChatGPT Search will screw up in ways both big and small. That is a fact. Google's boneheaded AI rollout, which taught people to laugh at silly AI mistakes, but we do not know how the public will respond to a major catastrophe. ✕ Remove Ads The decision to launch ChatGPT Search on the same week as the United States' most reality-bending presidential election is also an odd choice. OpenAI says it will redirect election-related questions to established news sources like AP, but this is sure to be a source of criticism. ChatGPT Search is currently limited to Plus and Team subscribers on web and mobile platforms. Those who signed up for the SearchGPT waitlist may also access the AI search engine. A rollout for enterprise and education customers will occur over the coming weeks, though free users won't gain access to ChatGPT Search until the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025. Source: OpenAI ✕ Remove Ads

ChatGPT now has its own web search engine

AI vs Web: Alphabet attempted to curb ChatGPT's growing popularity by accelerating the launch of its AI-based consumer services. However, the chatbot continued to gain market share and public interest. Now, it's going on the offensive, challenging Google's monopolistic position in the web search business. OpenAI has just launched its new ChatGPT Search service, which offers a novel way to use the AI chatbot to find relevant information on the web. According to OpenAI, ChatGPT is now significantly more proficient at internet searching, offering "fast, timely" answers to users' questions. The chatbot's prompt-based interface can now work alongside up-to-date information and data, though it may still produce occasional hallucinations. The web search feature will be available on the ChatGPT main site as well as through official apps for desktop PCs and mobile devices. Access is afforded to all Team and ChatGPT Plus users, while enterprise and education customers will receive it in the coming weeks. All free users will eventually gain access over the next few months. OpenAI noted that today's web search is not as useful as it once was, claiming that obtaining relevant answers often requires "a lot of effort." With ChatGPT Search, users will no longer need to conduct multiple search queries or browse links. Instead, the chatbot can provide a "better answer" to search requests and further refine results through follow-up questions. ChatGPT search results will now include the sources consulted by the chatbot, displayed in a sidebar on the right. OpenAI explains that its search model uses a fine-tuned version of GPT-4, trained with novel, "synthetic" data generation techniques. These search results are powered by unnamed third-party search providers, along with high-quality content partners to further refine accuracy. ChatGPT's search feature was developed based on feedback from the earlier SearchGPT prototype, and OpenAI plans continuous improvements to the language model. Key content partners include the Associated Press, Condé Nast, Financial Times, Gedi, Le Monde, Reuters, and Time, among others. Additionally, any publisher can choose to allow OpenAI crawlers to include their site in search results - though likely with no compensation. Le Monde CEO Louis Dreyfus noted that AI-based search will be the primary way future generations access information, placing the French publication at the forefront of this digital shift. Vox Media President Pam Wasserstein emphasized the "trustworthiness" ChatGPT can offer when paired with reliable news sources, potentially elevating the standard of premium journalism. Here's hoping the AI revolution lifts us up before it fully takes over.

Watch Out Google: ChatGPT Search Is Here to Bring Results for Your Every Query

These Google Maps Codes Are More Convenient Than Addresses: Here's How They Work OpenAI is taking aim at Google with its latest addition to ChatGPT. ChatGPT Search allows you to find information from around the web just like a search engine. ✕ Remove Ads Available Online and ChatGPT Apps ChatGPT can automatically search the web based on a question you ask, or you can search manually by choosing the Search icon. OpenAI also partnered with news and data providers to show up-to-date information and visual cues for categories including weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps. When using the search features, chats will show links to sources like a news article or blog post. You can also choose the Sources button below the app to see a sidebar with references. ChatGPT Search uses a "fine-tuned" version of GPT-4o. It also uses information from third-party search providers and content directly provided from partners. OpenAI says it plans to keep improving the search capabilities, especially in areas like shopping and traveling. ✕ Remove Ads The search feature will be available on the ChatGPT site and on all desktop and mobile apps. ChatGPT Plus and Team users along with anyone on the SearchGPT waitlist will have access starting today. Enterprise and Education users will receive access in the next few weeks. Free users will be able to access the feature "over the coming months." Search will also arrive for users of the Advanced Voice feature that rolled out to more users last month. Should Google Be Worried? While ChatGPT Search is in its early stage, it's obvious that OpenAI will continue to improve its capabilities while rolling it out to more users. It's been a little less than two years since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, but the amount of new features and improvements has been staggering to see in just a short time. Just recently, ChatGPT has made the chatbot much more than something that can answer questions. In the OpenAI o1-preview, the chatbot can now use reasoning and advanced problem-solving capabilities. ✕ Remove Ads While Google's search feature has yet to be rivaled, OpenAI has the technology, and cash, to bring search and AI together for a long-term winning combination.

ChatGPT search is now live - and it could be the Google replacement you've been looking for

Look out Google, ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before We've been hearing rumors about a ChatGPT search engine for a while now, but now it's finally live. Rather than being a whole new website called 'SearchGPT', as many had expected, it's simply an upgrade to the existing ChatGPT website, and all the ChatGPT apps for Windows, Mac, and smartphones. When you are talking to ChatGPT it will now ask you if it should search the web, if it feels that would produce better results for you, but you can also manually instigate a web search at any time. As you'd expect, ChatGPT search is a feature that's available immediately for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, and all ChatGPT Plus and Team users will get it today. However, all SearchGPT waitlist users will also be getting access today. Enterprise and Edu users of ChatGPT will be getting access over the next few weeks. If you look at your ChatGPT prompt bar you'll see a new search icon called Search. Tap or click this and you will be searching the web using ChatGPT, rather than engaging in a conversation. It's a bit like the AI summaries that Google already provides in its search engine, but there is an easily identifiable link to sources after each piece of text. When clicked, the sources open up a sidebar that shows citations. In case you were wondering, the waitlist for SearchGPT is now closed, so if you haven't already signed up, it's now too late. As for when the rest of the ChatGPT free tier will get it, OpenAI says, "We'll roll out to all Free users over the coming months." What's interesting is that ChatGPT has partnered with various industry sources to provide its own maps, that aren't Google Maps, as well as weather, stocks, sports, and news information. OpenAI says it has "partnered with news and data providers to add up-to-date information and new visual designs for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps." ChatGPT Search is already looking enticing and could be the first real threat to Google in years. With ChatGPT Search, you're essentially getting the natural language capabilities of ChatGPT blended with up-to-the-minute information from the web, and that could be just what people are searching for.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT with Search, taking Google head-on

One of the biggest bummers about the modern Internet has been the decline of Google Search. Once an essential part of using the web, it's now a shadow of its former self, full of SEO-fueled junk and AI-generated spam. On Thursday, OpenAI announced a new feature of ChatGPT that could potentially replace Google Search for some people: an upgraded web search capability for its AI assistant that provides answers with source attribution during conversations. The feature, officially called "ChatGPT with Search," makes web search automatic based on user questions, with an option to manually trigger searches through a new web search icon. OpenAI hopes the new capability will streamline web searching by eliminating the need for multiple searches and link exploration that traditional search engines sometimes require. Users can ask follow-up questions, with ChatGPT considering the context of the entire conversation to provide answers. Each search result in ChatGPT comes with a citation link, and users can click a "Sources" button beneath responses to view referenced materials in a sidebar that pops up beside the chat history. The new search system runs on a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, which OpenAI says it post-trained using synthetic data output from its o1-preview model. ChatGPT could previously search the web, but it often provided old and irrelevant results. This new push into search follows OpenAI's earlier SearchGPT prototype, launched as a limited test in July, which explored a new way for ChatGPT to bring in fresher content. In a demo Q&A for Ars Technica hosted by OpenAI, the company's representatives would not specify exactly if the search info came from Microsoft's Bing search engine or its own crawled search index, saying it pulls from a "blend" of sources, including partner media organizations. ChatGPT with Search also helps OpenAI take advantage of its new publishing partnerships and re-frame those media relationships into something beyond merely scraping web data to train its AI models, which caused legal trouble in the past.

You Can Now Search the Internet With ChatGPT

OpenAI has a Halloween announcement: ChatGPT search is now official. The company is finally rolling out an official competitor to AI search engines like Perplexity, Google's AI Overviews, and Microsoft Bing (powered by Copilot). OpenAI originally announced its search plans back in July, with a service called SearchGPT. While SearchGPT was a prototype, and launched with a waitlist to try it, ChatGPT search seems to have taken its place, with OpenAI rolling SearchGPT's main features into its new search feature. On the surface, ChatGPT search is very much a traditional search engine. To use it, you click on the globe icon when you launch ChatGPT (or hit the / key and click Search from the pop-up) then type your query. Let's say you ask, "What's the weather this weekend in New York City?" Hit enter, ChatGPT "thinks" for a moment, then spits out an answer to your question. For this weather example, ChatGPT search actually has some dynamic graphics to go with its answer. OpenAI says it has partnered with different news and data providers for visual designs and updated information like this. That includes weather, but also queries regarding stocks, sports, news, and maps. Whatever you search the web for, ChatGPT will cite its sources, like other AI-powered search engines. If you ask, for example, "What did Apple announce this week?" the bot summarizes the news, talking about new MacBook Pro models, a redesigned Mac mini, an updated iMac, Apple Intelligence's release, and new upgrades to Apple accessories. For all these summaries, you can see the source it's pulling from and click through the read the full article for yourself. You can also hover your cursor over these sources if you want to see a preview without opening the entire site. In addition, at the bottom of the answer, there's a general "Sources" option: Click this, and you can see a full list of the sources referenced for this summary, plus a longer list of search results for sources similar to your query -- regardless of whether or not ChatGPT used them. OpenAI says ChatGPT search is powered by a "fine-tuned" version of its GPT-4o model, and distills outputs from OpenAI's o1-preview model. The company has also partnered with many news organizations across the industry, name-dropping companies like Condé Nast, Financial Times, Le Monde, The Atlantic, and Vox Media. To sell the point (and to get ahead of criticism, no doubt), the company included a number of quotes about how great its new search engine is from leaders of these media companies. The company admits there's currently room for improvement: While it has brought the "best" of SearchGPT's tested features to ChatGPT search, shopping and travel search queries still need some time to bake. Search also is not yet available with Advanced Voice and canvas, but that's coming. According to OpenAI, when you search for something with ChatGPT's new web search feature, ChatGPT may share "disassociated search queries" with other search providers, like Bing. The bot also scrapes your location information from your IP address, and can share it with these search providers for improving search result accuracy. Like most new ChatGPT features, search is not currently available for free and logged-out users. In order to try it today, you either need to be a ChatGPT Plus or ChatGPT Team user, or you need to have been a part of the SearchGPT waitlist. The feature works on both desktop or mobile, but you can only preview sources without clicking through on the desktop web app. If you're sick of Google, Bing, even Perplexity, and want to use ChatGPT as your default search engine going forward, you actually can. You'll need to be using Chrome and download the ChatGPT search extension. Now, when you type a query in your address bar, Chrome will open up ChatGPT. You'll need to be logged into your eligible account, though. Otherwise, you'll just get a result from the standard ChatGPT service, not search. I reference Google's AI Overviews a lot, not because it's a reliable use of AI, but because it had such a disastrous rollout. While SearchGPT didn't make any significant headlines for inaccuracy, it's important to remember that generative AI is far from perfect. In fact, each result from ChatGPT, including search, ends with "ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info." That's because AI can at times hallucinate, or, simply, makes things up that aren't true. What certainly helps make fact-checking easier are the linked sources. If you want to double-check that a result is correct, click through the source to see if that site is both reflective of what ChatGPT says, and trustworthy in general. If ChatGPT says something, and cites AP News, and AP says it's true, that's pretty solid. If ChatGPT says something, and cites trustmebro.fr, exercise skepticism. Time will tell whether ChatGPT search is more or less accurate than its competitors. Until then, if you do use ChatGPT search, or any of these AI-powered search engines, just be careful to check their results.

OpenAI's ChatGPT search engine challenges Google and Microsoft, and further upends the web

Artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI launched its own ChatGPT search engine on Thursday, positioning itself as a challenger to search titan Google and a direct competitor to the Bing search engine from its strategic partner Microsoft. Integrated into the existing ChatGPT interface, it's available starting today to paid users via ChatGPT Plus and Teams subscriptions, and people who signed up for a waitlist. OpenAI says it plans to make it available to free users in the months ahead. The feature makes the popular AI chatbot more useful, on its own, for finding recent news and information that wouldn't have been included in its core AI model in the past. OpenAI partnered with Microsoft Bing in the past for web search results. Users can select a search icon in the ChatGPT dialogue box to explicitly conduct a web search. The results feel similar in some ways to those from AI startup Perplexity, with in-line citations linking to sources on the web. That doesn't mean it's 100% accurate. One of the first queries we made was about Microsoft's revelations this week about OpenAI. As you can see below ChatGPT got most of the answer correct, although the actual number that Microsoft disclosed was $13 billion, because the Redmond company's regulatory filing was effective prior to the company investing an additional $750 million as part of OpenAI's latest funding round. The Wall Street Journal article cited in the search results does accurately report a $14 billion investment, based on the latest available information, but our specific question was what Microsoft revealed, and in that way ChatGPT wasn't on the mark. (Read our story for more details on what Microsoft actually said.) It's a minor nitpick, maybe, but a good illustration of AI's fallibility. Bigger picture, this could further reduce the need to actually visit websites, including those from news publications, further separating media sites and other web publishers from users, and jeopardizing the very sources of information that have been used to train ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence platforms. OpenAI says in its announcement that it has "partnered with news and data providers to add up-to-date information and new visual designs for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps." And yes, as ChatGPT correctly noted in its response to our query, Microsoft's latest 10K filing did, in fact, list OpenAI as a competitor (in addition to a partner) -- and this latest release certainly bears that out. That said, the much bigger risk is to Google, given how much more it relies on search and advertising as a primary source of revenue.

'Truly Refreshing:' Why Experts Say ChatGPT Search Is 'Best Positioned' to Disrupt Google's Search Dominance

Damian Rollison, director of market insights at AI marketing firm SOCi, told Entrepreneur this is "huge news" and out of all of Google's competitors, ChatGPT is "best positioned" to challenge Google's search dominance. OpenAI made ChatGPT with search, or SearchGPT, live on Thursday for paying subscribers, with plans to roll it out more broadly to free plans in the coming months. ChatGPT users can now click a "Search" button when they message the AI chatbot to conduct a real-time web search. The resulting answer has a "Sources" button with reference links. "This is huge news in the search world," Damian Rollison, director of market insights at AI marketing firm SOCi, told Entrepreneur in an emailed statement. "ChatGPT is probably best positioned amongst all competitors to upset Google's dominance in search." Related: ChatGPT Is Roasting Instagram Profiles in a Hilarious New Social Media Trend -- Here's How to Get Access Google currently has about 90% of the search engine market and still has an advantage: Google has a 26-year head start in experience over OpenAI, Rollison says, and "the success of SearchGPT will hinge on the company bringing a different approach to the search experience that users find truly refreshing and new. The SearchGPT experience differs from Google in that the chatbot remains conversational. Instead of a page full of links, SearchGPT responds with a condensed summary of information that it has picked out from select sources. Users can give SearchGPT follow-up questions if the information it provides isn't what they were looking for. Alon Yamin, co-founder and CEO of AI plagiarism detection tool Copyleaks, told Entrepreneur that SearchGPT would "undoubtedly" affect traditional search engines like Google, but that it's unclear how it would affect SEO or search engine optimization. "As AI tools become more sophisticated and part of our day-to-day lives, distinguishing between AI-generated and human-created content, properly attributing original sources or authors, and empowering overall originality becomes even more critical," Yamin stated. ChatGPT has 200 million weekly active users. 92% of Fortune 500 companies use OpenAI's products.

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. Google upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organisations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot.

ChatGPT now an AI web search engine, reigniting search war among Big Tech

Search wars have intensified among the big tech once again, raising the $2 trillion question whether Google's dominance in search can be disrupted.ChatGPT is now officially an artificial intelligence (AI) web search engine. OpenAI, the American company which launched ChatGPT as a generative AI chatbot in November 2022, on Thursday launched the search facility for paid users of ChatGPT as well as a Chrome extension for desktop and mobile users. Search wars have intensified among the big tech once again, raising the $2 trillion question whether Google's dominance in search can be disrupted. AI-powered internet search startup Perplexity AI has launched functionalities such as 'internal knowledge search' and 'navigational query'. As per reports, it is close to raising a new funding round which could double the company's valuation to $8 billion. Meta is reportedly building its own search feature in the Meta AI personal assistant. Meanwhile, Google, this week, expanded AI search overviews to 100 countries, reaching one billion users. Here's an explainer on GenAI's challenge to world's largest tech monopoly: What is ChatGPT Search? OpenAI's conversational chatbot ChatGPT can now search the web and respond to queries with links to relevant web sources similar to a search engine. The feature was first released as a prototype called 'SearchGPT', designed to combine the conversational capabilities of AI models with information from the web. Until now ChatGPT's responses were limited to the cut-off date when its base model was last trained on. Combining this with search, the chatbot can now generate real-time responses such as breaking news insights, stock market movements, live sports scores, weather alerts and currency exchange rates. Does Google have a competitor? AI-based search is causing a fundamental shift in how users interact with the web, according to analysts. "Search has gotten a lot more interesting in 2024 - thanks to Perplexity and OpenAI," said Arun Chandrasekaran, distinguished VP analyst, Gartner. "It is much more personalised, persuasive and direct to the consumer." Researchers have started pondering how advertising could be transformed with the power of GenAI which can autonomously learn and act on the specific behaviour of individual users. Whether GenAI-based search can dethrone incumbents like Google Chrome is still unclear, especially since it controls 80% of the market and is already powering AI summaries with its proprietary model, Gemini. Last week, Google reported $49.4 billion generated from search business in the third quarter. Its search business generated $49.4 billion in revenue, up 12.3% from a year ago, and the search business remained the largest contributor to the company's revenue growth. "Google is a formidable competitor in this space. Their branding, understanding of how to visualise search and their vast go-to-market partnerships are hard to replicate in the near-term," Chandrasekaran said. What are the other concerns? The general risks of AI such as hallucinations or biased output are still persistent. The primary objective of any search interface is to provide reliable and accurate information quickly with least efforts. GenAI prompting has not yet reached the level of comfort needed on these basic requirements. AI models are constantly trained to improve their performance and the quality of their responses largely depends on the detailing of the prompt given by the user. Most important and critical concern is the cost of compute. According to the International Energy Agency, a single ChatGPT query requires 2.9 watt-hours of electricity, compared with 0.3 watt-hours for a Google search, a nearly tenfold increase. A conversational AI revolution when combined with search use-case will increase the number of prompts that users make, thereby multiplying the energy consumption manifold.

OpenAI launches its Google challenger, ChatGPT Search

The company on Thursday launched ChatGPT Search, an evolution of the SearchGPT prototype it unveiled this summer. Built into OpenAI's ChatGPT platform, ChatGPT Search is designed to give "timely answers" to questions, OpenAI says, drawing from a range of online sources. Powered by a fine-tuned version of OpenAI's GPT-4o model, ChatGPT Search serves up information and photos from the web -- like sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more -- along with links to relevant sources, at which point you can ask follow-up questions to refine an ongoing search. ChatGPT will choose to search the web based on what you ask, or you can manually choose to search by clicking the new web search icon. Responses have both in-line and sidebar attribution to news publishers and other data sources OpenAI has licensing deals with. For example, a search for weekend events in San Francisco might pull up a summary sourced from local news websites, while a follow-up question about restaurant suggestions will show a list of local options. Election-related queries will be directed to sources like AP and Reuters, OpenAI says. ChatGPT Plus and Team users will get access to ChatGPT Search on the mobile and the web to start, while OpenAI's enterprise and educational customers will get ChatGPT Search in the coming weeks, followed by free users. OpenAI says that it plans to keep improving search, particularly in areas like shopping and travel, and leverage its o1 "reasoning" models for "deeper research." The company's also planning to bring ChatGPT Search to its Advanced Voice Mode feature, as well as to logged-out users of ChatGPT. Some publishers have protested AI-generated overviews like ChatGPT Search and Google's AI Overviews, saying that they threaten to cannibalize traffic to the sites from which they source their information. One study found that AI Overviews could negatively affect about 25% of publisher traffic due to the de-emphasis on article links. OpenAI says it incorporated feedback from publisher partners about how ChatGPT Search decides which articles are most relevant to a query, as well as determining the summary length and quotations for articles.

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. Google upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organizations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot. © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT search engine, taking on Google

OpenAI has enhanced its ChatGPT AI chatbot with real-time search engine capabilities, allowing users to get fast, up-to-date answers with links to relevant sources. This upgrade challenges Google's web search dominance and integrates the feature for paying subscribers, later extending to free users.OpenAI on Thursday beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot with search engine capabilities, as the startup takes on Google's decades-long dominance of web search. The upgrade enables users to receive "fast, timely answers" with links to relevant web sources -- information that previously required using a traditional search engine, the company said. The significant upgrade to ChatGPT enables the AI chatbot to provide real-time information from across the web. ChatGPT's homepage can now also offer direct tabs to sourced material on topics ranging from weather forecasts and stock prices to sports scores and breaking news, the company said. These would link to news and data from providers that have signed content deals with OpenAI, including France's Le Monde, Germany's Axel Springer and the UK's Financial Times. Examples of the new interface shown on the OpenAI website closely resembled search results on Google and Google Maps, though without the clutter of advertising. They also resembled the interface of Perplexity, another AI-powered search engine that offers a more conversational version of Google with sources referenced in the answer. Both OpenAI and Perplexity are facing lawsuits from the New York Times for scraping or linking to copyrighted content without permission. Rather than launching a separate product, OpenAI has integrated search directly into ChatGPT for paying subscribers, though this will be expanded to users that use the free version of the chatbot. Users can enable the search feature by default or activate it manually via a web search icon. The company added that any website or publisher can opt-in to appear in ChatGPT's search results, with OpenAI actively seeking feedback from content creators to refine the system further. Since their launch, data on AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude have been limited by time cutoffs, so the answers provided were not up to date. This has been seen as a weakness of AI chatbots, especially at OpenAI, which does not have a stand-alone search engine providing more timely data. In contrast, Google and Microsoft both combine AI answers with web results. For now, the feature would not include advertising, allowing ChatGPT to offer much cleaner results than Google. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote Thursday on X that search is his "favorite feature we have launched" on ChatGPT since the bot's debut in 2022. "I find it to be a way faster/easier way to get the information I'm looking for," Altman added on Reddit. The launch will raise more questions about the startup's link to Microsoft, a major OpenAI investor, which is also trying to expand the reach of its Bing search engine against Google. Altman has set his company on a path to become an internet powerhouse. He successfully catapulted the company to a staggering $157 billion valuation in a recent round of fundraising that included Microsoft, Tokyo-based conglomerate SoftBank and AI chipmaker Nvidia as investors. Enticing new users with search engine capabilities will increase the company's computing needs and costs, which are enormous.

OpenAI Takes on Google With New ChatGPT Search

The new features promise to allow users to use the chatbot more like a search engine. OpenAI has announced a set of new search features for its popular chatbot ChatGPT, the likes of which seem intentionally designed to make the app more competitive with Google and other search engines. In a blog post published Thursday, OpenAI announced the new features, which will allow users to search for "timely" information. The answers generated by ChatGPT will come with links to "relevant web sources," the company announced. Those links can be found by clicking a "Sources" button beneath the auto-generated answers, which will open a sidebar with the relevant webpages. A prototype of the search features, dubbed SearchGPT, went live in July. "ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for," the company announced in its blog. "This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more." OpenAI also announced Friday that it had partnered with "news and data providers" to give users "up-to-date information and new visual designs for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps." Organizations listed as partners in OpenAI's work include the Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa (El País), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time, and Vox Media. Media partnerships with OpenAI have been controversial, given the potential market competition its products pose to news organizations. The New York Times is currently suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, and has accused the company of using its material illegally. OpenAI's move here is amusing. The obvious implication is that its trying to make ChatGPT more like Google. However, Google has also been trying to make its search engine more like ChatGPT. Earlier this year, the tech giant rolled out AI-generated answers to Search queries as part of its pivot towards broader AI integration. The rollout was rocky (the answers were often wrong, and are still often wrong), but the AI commentaries have stuck around. OpenAI's ChatGPT feature, coming a full five months after Google's "Answers" feature, looks derivative, and doesn't appear to offer anything that Google isn't already offering. OpenAI claims the number of users for its app is going up, though it's a hanging question whether web users will ever defect from Google in droves the way Sam Altman hopes.

OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a search engine, aims directly at Google

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI transformed its popular ChatGPT service into a powerful search engine today, marking the company's boldest move yet to compete with Google. The upgrade lets users ask questions in plain English and get real-time information about news, sports, stocks, and weather -- features that until now required a separate search engine. "We believe finding answers should be as natural as having a conversation," an OpenAI spokesperson told VentureBeat. The company will roll out the feature first to paying subscribers, with plans to expand to free users in coming months. Unlike traditional search engines (i.e. Google and Bing) that return a list of links, ChatGPT now processes questions in natural language and delivers curated answers with clear source attribution. Users can click through to original sources or ask follow-up questions to dig deeper into topics. The technology builds on OpenAI's SearchGPT experiment from July, which tested the search features with 10,000 users. That limited release helped the company refine how its AI processes web information and attributes sources. The system runs on a specialized version of GPT-4o, OpenAI's most advanced AI model. The company trained it on massive amounts of web data and fine-tuned it to understand context across longer conversations. Major news organizations including the Associated Press, Axel Springer, and Vox Media have partnered with OpenAI to provide content. The deals aim to address long-standing concerns about AI systems using publishers' work without permission or payment. "ChatGPT search promises to better highlight and attribute information from trustworthy news sources, benefiting audiences while expanding the reach of publishers like ourselves who produce premium journalism," said Pam Wasserstein, President of Vox Media, in a statement. Publishers can opt out of having their content used for AI training while still appearing in search results. The launch comes as OpenAI races to build its own technology infrastructure. The company recently announced deals with AMD, Broadcom, and TSMC to develop custom AI chips by 2026 -- a move to reduce its reliance on Nvidia's expensive processors. These investments don't come cheap. Microsoft, OpenAI's biggest backer with nearly $14 billion invested, said this week the partnership will cut into its quarterly profits by $1.5 billion. OpenAI itself expects to spend $5 billion this year on computing costs. This massive investment in custom silicon and infrastructure signals a crucial shift in OpenAI's strategy. While most AI companies remain dependent on Nvidia's chips and cloud providers' data centers, OpenAI is making an ambitious play for technological independence. It's a risky bet that could either drain the company's resources or give it an insurmountable advantage in the AI arms race. By controlling its own chip destiny, OpenAI could potentially cut its computing costs in half by 2026. More importantly, custom chips optimized specifically for GPT models could enable capabilities that aren't possible with general-purpose AI processors. This vertical integration -- from chips to models to consumer products -- mirrors the playbook that helped Apple dominate smartphones. The new search features will appear on ChatGPT's website and mobile apps. Enterprise customers and educational users will get access in the next few weeks, followed by a gradual rollout to OpenAI's millions of free users. For now, Google remains the dominant force in search. But as AI technology improves and more users grow comfortable with conversational interfaces, the competition for how we find information online appears poised for its biggest shake-up in decades.

ChatGPT's AI Search Tool Is Now Available

OpenAI just launched its AI search update for ChatGPT. Three months after the company's initial announcement of a SearchGPT prototype, OpenAI's vision for the future of AI search is now available to the public. "We're focused on making ChatGPT the best place to answer any question, including live information from the web," says Adam Fry, the product lead for search on ChatGPT. Referred to by Fry now as "ChatGPT search" rather than "SearchGPT," the feature enters an increasingly crowded and contentious field of AI search options for users -- with competition from smaller startups, like Perplexity, as well as tech giants, like Google with its AI Overview search results. So far in 2024, journalists have criticized both Google and Perplexity's implementations of AI search for improperly copying aspects of original work and hallucinating fake information. In the lead up ChatGPT's search upgrade, OpenAI reached content licensing deals with multiple online publishers, like The Atlantic, Vox Media, and Condé Nast, which is the parent company of this very publication. These deals allow the AI startup to use publishers' work to train its systems, in exchange for a fee. (Similar to the firewall between advertising and editorial teams, business deals have no influence over WIRED's coverage.) I was quite anxious about the ramifications when I first saw my writing for WIRED referenced by ChatGPT back in 2023. After a few hours of testing a pre-launch version of ChatGPT's new AI search, it's clear to me that OpenAI has made significant progress since its initial, messy foray into web browsing, with more interactive elements and clearer attribution of its sources. I could see a subset of early adopters really latching on to the new ChatGPT search. Taking that into account, the current product needs improvements before it's able to truly compete with the dominance of Google for essential search experiences, like online shopping. ChatGPT also makes some of the same mistakes as other AI search tools, like hallucinating and citing incorrect information. Curious about trying out the update for yourself? Here's how to use it and some examples from my initial experiences. To immediately try out this update, you do need to pay for one of OpenAI's subscriptions. If you have the ChatGPT Plus plan for $20 a month or ChatGPT Teams through work, the new search experience should now be available. OpenAI will likely roll this out to users who have Enterprise and Edu plans sometime later in November. Free users will have to wait the longest, likely until early next year.

ChatGPT Gets New Search Function

The AI giant is venturing into a territory long dominated by Alphabet's Google, also placing it in competition with OpenAI-backer Microsoft's Bing and emerging services such as Perplexity -- a search-focused AI chatbot firm backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and semiconductor giant Nvidia. OpenAI said that ChatGPT search will choose to dig the web based on what users ask and will provide fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources. "ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners, to provide the information users are looking for," OpenAI said in a blog post.

OpenAI's ChatGPT Search Now Available as Google Alternative

OpenAI today announced the addition of ChatGPT Search to ChatGPT, allowing for improved AI-based internet searches. OpenAI says that ChatGPT is able to search the web "in a much better way than before," with the chatbot able to provide links to relevant web sources like a traditional search engine. ChatGPT Search uses ChatGPT-4o, and it is available now on the ChatGPT website and in the desktop and mobile apps for those who have ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Teams. ChatGPT users who have been on the SearchGPT waitlist will also have access today, with OpenAI planning to bring the feature to enterprise and education users in the next few weeks. ChatGPT Search will roll out to all free users over the coming months. Searches can be initiated based on what you ask or by clicking on the web search icon in the ChatGPT interface. With ChatGPT Search, you can ask a question using conversational language and get web info, along with more information through follow-up questions. ChatGPT maintains context, so the entire conversation can be used to get a tailored answer to a query. OpenAI says that it has partnered with news and data providers to offer up-to-date information for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps. Searches with ChatGPT will include links to sources like news articles and blog posts for learning more about an answer. The sources button below the response will provide a sidebar with all of the references used. OpenAI has partnered with multiple media companies, including Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa (El País), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time, and Vox Media. Websites and publishers can opt-in to appearing in ChatGPT searches. SearchGPT, a prototype AI search engine, was introduced earlier this year, and OpenAI tested it with a select group of users before rolling out ChatGPT search integration.

OpenAI just upgraded ChatGPT with a search engine to rival Google

You can now search the web directly within ChatGPT - if you're one of these users. OpenAI's flagship product ChatGPT's advanced natural language processing (NLP) allows you to understand your prompt no matter how you word it, making it easy to learn more about a topic. However, its knowledge cutoff, the date of which varies based on the model you're using, has made it problematic to use as a search engine -- until today. Also: OpenAI plans to offer its 250 million ChaptGPT users even more services On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT search, which lets users search the web directly within ChatGPT for timely, up-to-date information complete with citations linked to their sources. The search feature will automatically activate when needed based on your prompt, but it can also be manually activated by clicking the search button. In addition to using web sources, ChatGPT will consider the context of your chat when providing answers to ensure your response is tailored to exactly what you're looking for -- an advantage over traditional web search engines. All the chat responses include in-line links to sources information has been pulled from. If you click the Sources button, the references will appear in a sidebar that mimics a search engine results page. The search model takes a combination of OpenAI's latest technologies to generate its responses. "The search model is a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, post-trained using novel synthetic data generation techniques, including distilling outputs from OpenAI o1-preview," said OpenAI. Also: Google's new AI course will teach you to write more effective prompts - in 5 steps OpenAI also shared that it partnered with news and data providers to present users with up-to-date information and visual designs for different interests, such as weather. The photo below shows widgets for the weather enabled through a partnership with Accuweather. The Search experience is available starting today on the ChatGPT website, desktop, and mobile app for all ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as SearchGPT waitlist users. OpenAI shares that Enterprise and Edu users will receive access in the upcoming weeks, and free users will receive access in the coming months. As a ChatGPT Plus user, I already had access when I opened the desktop application and was notified. SearchGPT was initially launched in July as a prototype, from which OpenAI planned to integrate the best features with ChatGPT later. OpenAI has collected that feedback and implemented it into its search experience, claiming it brought "the best of the SearchGPT experience" into the chatbot. Also: The best AI chatbots of 2024: ChatGPT, Copilot, and worthy alternatives The company also shares that it plans to keep improving the search experience, including refining shopping and travel, implementing OpenA o1-series advanced reasoning capabilities for deeper research, and bringing it to Advanced Voice and canvas.

ChatGPT's answer to Google Search is now available

If Google wants to fill our phones with AI, it needs to give Pixels more storage Key Takeaways OpenAI released ChatGPT Search, using multiple search engines for results, potentially providing better information. The SearchGPT prototype's success led to improvements based on user feedback. SearchGPT will soon expand to other OpenAI projects like canvas. ✕ Remove Ads It's 2024, and the industry's biggest artificial intelligence companies are starting to battle it out in a previously unfounded battleground: internet searches. While Google is the world's biggest search engine, it didn't have the biggest head start in the AI world like some of its biggest competitors when it unveiled Gemini, itself a mutation of the former Google Bard, last year. Google's biggest AI rival, OpenAI, is the developer behind ChatGPT, an AI service that's probably the most well known of the lot. ChatGPT's latest offering directly takes on Google's AI-powered Search. Related ARTICLE: AI Overviews in Google Search are spreading to nearly every corner of the world Sticky pizzas for everyone 1 ✕ Remove Ads Today, OpenAI officially released ChatGPT Search. According to its official release, users can now get "fast, timely answers with links to relevant web searches," something that sounds distinctly similar to Google's AI Search feature. However, ChatGPT Search utilizes multiple third-party search engines to provide results and sources, while Google only uses its own (obviously). This has the potential to provide better information to ChatGPT's end users. Android Police can confirm that multiple staff members have access to the new tool, which is based off of GPT-4. The prototype was a success Source: OpenAI ✕ Remove Ads Back in July, OpenAI announced SearchGPT officially, but it was only available as a prototype build for select users that signed up to access it. In today's release from OpenAI, it says that feedback provided by users that participated in the prototype was used to improve the experience before it went public. Additionally, OpenAI plans to continue improving SearchGPT's abilities when it comes to shopping and travel search queries. SearchGPT will come into OpenAI's other AI projects, like Advanced Voice and canvas, and both free and logged-out users will be able to access it in the future. We've done a lot of testing over the last year to find out which AI tool is better between ChatGPT and Gemini. Back in February, we said that ChatGPT offered a better experience and was smarter when responding naturally to prompts than Gemini, but in this fast-moving industry, things change rapidly. We also said we wanted to see Google integrate Gemini with more of its products across the Workspace; that has happened. For OpenAI, ChatGPT finally allows users to search through their chat history with the AI bot on its web client, bringing it up to par with the mobile app. The more competition, the better in this ever-changing landscape. ✕ Remove Ads

After Testing With 10,000 Users For Fine-Tuning, OpenAI's Search Engine Is Now Available Through The ChatGPT Interface

OpenAI has been working aggressively to innovate and bring in new noteworthy upgrades through the constant evolution of its technology. This is especially true when we keep in view its ongoing efforts in bringing SearchGPT forward for its users, which will help it provide real-time information in conversation from across the internet, and is the company's attempt to take on Google's monopolistic position as the most frequently used search engine as well its AI tools capabilities. While the development has been going on for a few months, users would be relieved to know that the AI-infused web-based search engine is here. OpenAI has launched its search engine through ChatGPT for its paid subscribers for now We have been hearing about OpenAI working on its AI-powered search engine tool that will help it compete with Google Gemini and Microsoft Pilot, which have long offered real-time information capability through their platforms. The company decided to launch its SearchGPT for its paid users on Halloween Day yesterday and will extend it to free users as well as other categories in the coming weeks. OpenAI's decision to integrate the web search functionality into the ChatGPT interface will be a huge convenience for its existing users. They can seamlessly indulge in the experience and compare it to rivals with similar offerings. Users can also trigger web searches manually. Whether you are using Android or iOS or even using ChatGPT through your desktop, the functionality would be available through ChatGPT. When giving more details on its ChatGPT search and how it is built, the company, in a blog post, stressed the mix of technologies used to create this model, which is a more advanced version of GPT-4o. Before it was available to the public, it was tested by about 10,000 users to ensure the version was fine-tuned. The AI-powered search engine is going to give some serious competition to Meta as we as Google for its AI-driven search solutions. However, it should be prepared for potential scrutiny given how Perplexity is currently facing copyright violation claims for massive free-riding. OpenAI, however, claims that it is working closely with partners to ensure the platform uses content responsibly and that users have the option to opt out of the feature. With the ChatGPT search rolling out, users would be able to access real-time information and increase factual accuracy by ensuring relevant answers are given to the prompts and users have more natural and human-like conversations.

ChatGPT search is live -- here's how to try it now

OpenAI has announced the release of ChatGPT's latest feature: real-time web search, available now for Plus and Team subscribers, with a broader rollout to follow for free, enterprise, and educational users in the coming weeks. This launch moves ChatGPT even closer towards a full-fledged AI-powered search engine -- without the clutter of ads. The AI model will offer direct answers, including visuals and curated web sources in an upgrade that promises faster and more accurate information retrieval than similar search tools such as Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Bing-integrated Copilot. With this new functionality, ChatGPT can search the internet to deliver live, contextual answers to users in a more personalized way. ChatGPT search was developed with a blend of proprietary technologies and Microsoft's Bing infrastructure, further confirming a solid relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft. The search model itself is a refined version of GPT-4, specifically tuned for internet navigation, enabling ChatGPT to pull fresh data while providing clear citations and sources for each query. Aiming to responsibly manage copyrighted content within ChatGPT, OpenAI has established partnerships with publishers, including Hearst, Condé Nast, Axel Springer and News Corp. These partnerships grant media companies more control over how their content appears, though no automatic priority is given. Out of respect to paywalls and user privacy, publishers can opt out of OpenAI's web crawling if they choose. Perhaps the greatest standout feature for the latest search feature is ChatGPT's ad-free environment, a decision OpenAI intends to keep in place for now, though have acknowledged that running real-time AI search is costly. Limits will be set for free-tier users, but OpenAI has yet to specify the exact parameters. Another standout feature is the integration of interactive visuals. Stock information, for instance, is now presented in clickable graphs with real-time updates, while the sources sidebar allows users to scroll through verified web links, offering a more transparent approach to information sourcing. In a landscape where AI-powered search is rapidly evolving, ChatGPT's new real-time search feature aims to meet user demands for reliable, timely and ad-free information access across desktop, iOS, and Android platforms.

ChatGPT Will Work as a Search Engine After OpenAI Partners With News Outlets

The AI race moves into online search as competitors to Google gain visibility. OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers.

How to Use ChatGPT's New Real-Time Search : The Future of Online Search?

OpenAI has introduced a new search feature within ChatGPT, aiming to compete with Google by providing real-time web search capabilities. This feature is currently available to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users, with plans to expand to free users in the future. The search function integrates up-to-date information and presents it in a conversational format, offering a blend of natural language processing and web search. Now, you might be wondering, can this really challenge the search giant, Google? Well, ChatGPT's new feature is not just about fetching data; it's about understanding your questions in a nuanced way and delivering answers that feel personal and relevant. By integrating real-time data with advanced natural language processing, ChatGPT aims to provide a seamless experience that goes beyond traditional search engines. Whether you're looking for the latest news, weather updates, or local services, this new approach promises to offer a more comprehensive and conversational way to access information. As we dive deeper into this exciting development, let's explore how ChatGPT's innovative search capabilities could redefine our online experiences. OpenAI's new search feature within ChatGPT, positioning it as a formidable contender in the search engine arena. This innovative functionality, which offers real-time web search capabilities, is currently available to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users, with plans to extend access to free users in the near future. By seamlessly integrating up-to-date information and presenting it in a conversational format, ChatGPT aims to transform the way you interact with and retrieve information online. The cornerstone of ChatGPT's new feature is its ability to perform real-time web searches. Unlike traditional search engines, this function allows you to receive timely answers with references from multiple sources, all within a single interface. This integration of real-time data ensures that you have access to the most current information available, significantly enhancing the search experience. Whether you're seeking the latest weather updates, stock market information, sports news, or local services, ChatGPT provides a cohesive and efficient experience. The platform's ability to aggregate and synthesize information from various sources in real-time sets it apart from traditional search engines, offering a more comprehensive and nuanced approach to information retrieval. At the core of ChatGPT's search capabilities lies its sophisticated natural language processing (NLP) technology. This advanced AI allows the platform to understand and respond to queries in a conversational format, making interactions more intuitive and user-friendly. By harnessing the power of NLP, ChatGPT can interpret complex questions, discern context, and deliver precise answers, significantly enhancing your search experience. The conversational AI approach sets ChatGPT apart from traditional search engines in several key ways: This innovative approach to search not only provides more accurate results but also offers a more engaging way to explore information, potentially transforming how users interact with search engines. Below are more guides on real-time web search from our extensive range of articles. While the search feature is currently limited to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users, OpenAI has announced plans to extend access to free users in the coming months. This expansion aims to provide widespread access to access to advanced search capabilities, allowing a broader audience to benefit from ChatGPT's innovative approach to information retrieval. By widening its user base, ChatGPT seeks to establish itself as a viable alternative to Google, challenging its long-standing dominance in the search engine landscape. This move could potentially reshape the search engine market, offering users a new and powerful tool for accessing and interpreting information online. As ChatGPT ventures into the search domain, it faces formidable competition from established players, most notably Google. Google's vast user base, extensive search infrastructure, and decades of refinement present significant challenges for any new entrant in the search market. However, ChatGPT's unique value proposition lies in its focus on: These features collectively offer a distinct advantage over traditional search engines, potentially attracting users seeking a more interactive and intuitive search experience. Additionally, the emergence of other innovative search alternatives like Perplexity AI highlights the growing interest in novel search solutions. This intensifying competition in the search engine space is likely to drive further innovation and improvements across all platforms, ultimately benefiting end-users. ChatGPT's new search feature represents a significant leap forward in search technology. By combining real-time web search capabilities with advanced natural language processing and conversational AI, it offers a compelling alternative to traditional search engines. As OpenAI expands access to free users, the potential for ChatGPT to challenge Google's dominance becomes increasingly plausible. While it remains to be seen whether ChatGPT can truly rival Google's market position, its innovative approach undoubtedly marks a shift in how we access and interact with information online. As the search landscape continues to evolve, users can look forward to more intuitive, efficient, and personalized ways of finding and interpreting information, with ChatGPT leading the charge in this new era of search technology.

OpenAI Escalates War on Google With 'ChatGPT Search'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Credit: Stefano Guidi / Contributor / Getty Images News via Getty Images) OpenAI today unveiled a search interface for ChatGPT aimed at giving users information they "would have previously needed to go to a search engine for." That search engine, dubbed ChatGPT search, is rolling out tomorrow for paid Plus and Team subscribers. Free users and Enterprise and Edu accounts will get access "in the coming weeks." Now, ChatGPT will surface a list of citations along with its typical paragraph-like summaries. This could boost trust in ChatGPT's output by providing a quick way to fact-check it, which we have flagged as an issue since the chatbot's debut. OpenAI says it will save users time and provide a "natural, conversation" search experience. ChatGPT will automatically respond to new questions with information from the web. Users can ask follow-ups to go deeper. Google search already offers a combination of AI-powered summaries, dubbed AI Overviews, plus a traditional list of links. AI Overviews were developed in response to ChatGPT, and are now the default on most searches worldwide. However, they are not as conversational as ChatGPT and do not make it easy to ask follow-up questions. ChatGPT must see an opening to one-up Google in the search experience. Rumors of OpenAI's rival product have swirled since May 2024. OpenAI revealed a prototype called "SearchGPT" in July, and it seems to have modified that name for the final product. ChatGPT search runs on a fine-tuned version of its flagship GPT-4o model, plus some data distillation from the o1-preview model that debuted in September. The output comes from a combination of "third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners." Google currently fields 90% of search traffic worldwide. OpenAI has inked licensing deals with many publishers, such as Condé Nast, Reuters, The Atlantic, Time, News Corp, and Vox Media. They will "offer even more up-to-date information and new visual designs for categories like weather, stocks, sports, and news" in ChatGPT. Can the search experience chill OpenAI's fraught relationship with media companies, most of which block its web crawlers? The New York Times is also still suing OpenAI (and rival Perplexity) for copyright infringement. OpenAI hopes more sites will let its crawlers in now because ChatGPT search links to their content, which could drive traffic and revenue to their sites. However, it's still likely less than a traditional, link-based search since ChatGPT will summarize the content and reduce the need to consult the original source.

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information SAN FRANCISCO -- OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. Google upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organizations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot. -- -- The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement that allows OpenAI access to part of AP's text archives.

ChatGPT Getting a New Web Search to Take on Google Search, Perplexity

Those on the free tier of ChatGPT will get the feature in coming months ChatGPT Search, the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine for the OpenAI-built chatbot, was introduced on Thursday. The feature arrives after months of speculation about the AI firm's SearchGPT waitlist. The web search feature allows users to run a web search about a topic and get natural language results based on information sourced from various websites. This new capability has been integrated into the ChatGPT interface and can both be triggered manually and automatically. ChatGPT Search is currently rolling out to paid subscribers of the AI chatbot. In a blog post, OpenAI detailed the new web search capability for ChatGPT. Earlier reports have highlighted that the AI firm was building its own search engine to reduce the reliance on third-party search engines. The feature also fills an important gap compared to AI chatbots such as Gemini and Copilot, which can run web searches based on user prompts. Notably, the GPT-4o AI model did have real-time web search capability, but there were two caveats. The responses were integrated into the conversation, so users could not distinguish whether the information came from the AI model's datasets or the Internet. Second, users did not have a direct way to trigger a web search. The new ChatGPT Search feature solves both problems. Users will now see a globe icon placed next to the 'Attach file' icon in the text field. Tapping the globe icon will manually trigger the web search mode, and the chatbot will only use information found on the web to answer user responses. OpenAI said that the AI tool will also automatically activate the search mode wherever it is relevant to the query. With the introduction of ChatGPT Search, OpenAI is also competing with Perplexity AI as well as Google's AI Overviews. Gadgets 360 staff members were able to test out the feature, and the feature is quite fast and responsive. Despite digging through multiple websites for a query, it never took more than a couple of seconds before starting the output generation process. Further, there is an emphasis on citations as every source is mentioned twice -- Once after the end of the sentence where the information was used, and once at the bottom of the response. The latter is a detailed citation with the website and article headline both being shown, while the former is a chip-style citation where only the website name is shown but users can click on it to go to the source URL. Currently, ChatGPT Plus and Teams users, as well as those who had signed up for the SearchGPT waitlist, will be getting the web search feature. Enterprise and Edu users will get access to the feature in the next few weeks and those on the free tier will get the feature over the coming months.

ChatGPT's new web search function puts the web ecosystem (and Google) on notice

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company's weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. OpenAI on Thursday launched its AI search product to ChatGPT Pro subscription users. The company made the wise choice to integrate the search functionality into the existing chatbot instead of trying to make it a separate app with its own branding. For many user queries, ChatGPT will now automatically search the web to add current information or context to its responses. But users can also manually tell the chatbot to search the web for an answer by clicking a small web-search icon within the chatbot's dialog window. The user can then ask follow-up questions, and the chatbot will remember the full context of the chat so that there's no need to repeat information. OpenAI's news comes as Google continues to wade through an antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and after Google's Bing already added AI to its search. In OpenAI's case, Search product lead Adam Fry says the search functionality is powered by the company's most powerful models, including GPT-4o and o1. The search feature is now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, and OpenAI says it'll soon integrate search with Advanced Voice Mode on the ChatGPT app. The addition of search might boost ChatGPT Pro subscriber numbers, at least for a time. OpenAI has plans to bring search to the chatbot's free users, too. OpenAI's search feature could threaten Perplexity, which is making money through subscriptions to its pure-play AI search tool. Above all, the launch could threaten Google's role as de facto mediator between web users and web content. Users may like having chat and search all in one app, especially one capable of interacting like a real person via Advanced Voice Mode. And they may prefer a search tool that does all the work -- that is, creating a custom answer instead of leaving it to the user to click through a list of links.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT search engine, taking on Google

San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI on Thursday beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot with search engine capabilities, as the startup takes on Google's decades-long dominance of web search. The upgrade enables users to receive "fast, timely answers" with links to relevant web sources -- information that previously required using a traditional search engine, the company said. The significant upgrade to ChatGPT enables the AI chatbot to provide real-time information from across the web. ChatGPT's homepage can now also offer direct tabs to sourced material on topics ranging from weather forecasts and stock prices to sports scores and breaking news, the company said. These would link to news and data from providers that have signed content deals with OpenAI, including France's Le Monde, Germany's Axel Springer and the UK's Financial Times. Examples of the new interface shown on the OpenAI website closely resembled search results on Google and Google Maps, though without the clutter of advertising. They also resembled the interface of Perplexity, another AI-powered search engine that offers a more conversational version of Google with sources referenced in the answer. Both OpenAI and Perplexity are facing lawsuits from the New York Times for scraping or linking to copyrighted content without permission. Rather than launching a separate product, OpenAI has integrated search directly into ChatGPT for paying subscribers, though this will be expanded to users that use the free version of the chatbot. Users can enable the search feature by default or activate it manually via a web search icon. The company added that any website or publisher can opt-in to appear in ChatGPT's search results, with OpenAI actively seeking feedback from content creators to refine the system further. 'Favorite feature' Since their launch, data on AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude have been limited by time cutoffs, so the answers provided were not up to date. This has been seen as a weakness of AI chatbots, especially at OpenAI, which does not have a stand-alone search engine providing more timely data. In contrast, Google and Microsoft both combine AI answers with web results. For now, the feature would not include advertising, allowing ChatGPT to offer much cleaner results than Google. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote Thursday on X that search is his "favorite feature we have launched" on ChatGPT since the bot's debut in 2022. "I find it to be a way faster/easier way to get the information I'm looking for," Altman added on Reddit. The launch will raise more questions about the startup's link to Microsoft, a major OpenAI investor, which is also trying to expand the reach of its Bing search engine against Google. Altman has set his company on a path to become an internet powerhouse. He successfully catapulted the company to a staggering $157 billion valuation in a recent round of fundraising that included Microsoft, Tokyo-based conglomerate SoftBank and AI chipmaker Nvidia as investors. Enticing new users with search engine capabilities will increase the company's computing needs and costs, which are enormous.

Does ChatGPT Search mean the end for traditional search engines?

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Search, an AI-powered competitor to Google, Bing, and Perplexity. Initially announced as SearchGPT in July, it now integrates visual graphics and sources for queries on topics like weather, news, and stocks. Powered by GPT-4o, it partners with leading news organizations. Currently available to ChatGPT Plus and Team users, it offers conversational responses, citing sources for deeper exploration. For decades, Google has been the undisputed leader of web search. It started by indexing the web and making it easy for people to find information. Over time, Google refined its algorithms and became the go-to source for answers. But now, things are changing. ChatGPT Search has arrived, promising a new way to find information that could challenge the traditional search engines we all use. ChatGPT Search takes a different approach. Instead of offering a list of web links, it tries to provide direct, conversational answers to user questions. You ask something, and instead of needing to click through ten links to find what you need, the answer appears right there. This shift could change how we think about search -- but does it mean the end for traditional search engines like Google? Video: OpenAI The main difference between traditional search engines and AI-powered search like ChatGPT comes down to how they handle information. Google, for example, uses its PageRank algorithm to deliver a ranked list of websites that may have the information you need. You get a series of links, and you choose the one that seems most helpful. In contrast, ChatGPT Search aims to understand your question and provide a clear, direct answer. Instead of links, it offers a response -- sometimes with visual elements like maps or charts -- to give you exactly what you need without needing to dig through multiple sources. It's an "understand and answer" model rather than "index and rank." This change means the user experience is different. Rather than spending time analyzing different web pages, users get what they want faster. ChatGPT Search aims to feel more conversational, almost like talking to a knowledgeable person. The goal is simplicity -- finding the right answer without extra effort. One key difference lies in the way ChatGPT Search interacts with users. Traditional search engines use keyword matching and algorithms to determine which web pages to display. ChatGPT Search, however, processes natural language. You can ask it questions as if you're having a conversation, and it tries to give you a well-rounded answer, drawing on various sources. Another difference is how ChatGPT Search provides information. In traditional search, users scan through links to find relevant details. In ChatGPT Search, there are summaries that combine information from multiple sources. If you ask, "What did Apple announce this week?" ChatGPT provides a brief summary of new products, including MacBook updates and iMac announcements. It tells you what's new, and you can click on a source if you want to learn more. The use of visual elements also sets ChatGPT apart. For questions like "What's the weather this weekend in New York City?", ChatGPT includes simple graphics to illustrate the forecast. These visuals are a new element that make the experience more dynamic and less reliant on text alone. OpenAI has partnered with news and data providers to offer these elements, which helps make the answers more engaging. While ChatGPT Search sounds promising, it has its limitations. Traditional search engines like Google have been refining their algorithms for decades. They excel at providing a wide range of perspectives and letting users explore a topic in depth. ChatGPT Search, on the other hand, simplifies information, which can sometimes lead to incomplete answers. The summarization aspect of ChatGPT Search can also be problematic. By condensing information, it risks oversimplification. In contrast, Google allows users to browse various articles, compare viewpoints, and dive deeper into the topic at hand. For research-heavy tasks, traditional search engines might still be more useful. You get not only the answer but also the context and supporting details. Another limitation is that ChatGPT relies heavily on its partners for information. If those partnerships are limited or have biases, the responses may also be restricted. Unlike Google, which pulls data from millions of indexed sites, ChatGPT's sources are more curated, which might mean fewer available perspectives. OpenAI has admitted there's still "room for improvement." Features like shopping and travel queries are not yet fully developed, and it's still working on integrating the search with its Advanced Voice feature. As a new competitor, ChatGPT Search lacks the depth and robustness that Google has built over many years. Privacy is a key concern in the competition between ChatGPT Search and traditional search engines. Google's business model depends largely on advertising, which involves tracking user behavior to serve relevant ads. Over the years, this has led to concerns about how Google collects and uses user data. ChatGPT Search takes a different approach, promising a more transparent system. OpenAI has stated that it may share "disassociated search queries" with other providers, like Bing, to improve results. It also scrapes location data from users' IP addresses to deliver accurate information. These practices aim to improve user experience, but they still involve collecting user data. The question becomes: Which system do users trust more with their data? While Google has a long track record -- both good and bad -- ChatGPT is relatively new. It's too early to tell whether users will feel comfortable sharing their queries and data with an AI search engine that is still finding its footing. Google isn't sitting still while ChatGPT Search makes waves. It's developing its own AI capabilities, such as Bard and AI Overviews, to provide more sophisticated answers. These developments signal that Google is adapting, rather than being disrupted. It's taking some of the best aspects of AI-powered search -- like direct answers -- and incorporating them into its existing infrastructure. Microsoft vs. Google: A battle renewed over cloud dominance Microsoft is also a significant player in this battle. With Bing Copilot, Microsoft has integrated AI into its search engine, positioning itself as a direct competitor to both Google and ChatGPT. Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI means that ChatGPT Search could benefit from Bing's technology, further blurring the lines between these competitors. Unlike Google, which has to navigate its established dominance, Microsoft has taken a more flexible approach. It's experimenting with AI integration in a way that challenges traditional models, making Bing more competitive than it has been in years. Bing's AI-driven features, like summarizing answers and citing sources, overlap with ChatGPT Search's functionality, which makes this a three-way battle for the future of search. Will ChatGPT Search spell the end of traditional search engines like Google? It's too soon to say. Each system has its strengths, and the competition may push all of them to improve. Traditional search engines like Google are great for in-depth research. They offer a range of information, often going beyond a simple answer to provide context, related resources, and varying viewpoints. For someone looking to deeply understand a topic, this is still crucial. ChatGPT Search, in contrast, excels at quick answers and simple queries. If you want to know the weather, get a summary of recent news, or learn about a specific topic without wading through multiple pages, it's faster and more user-friendly. A likely scenario is that both AI-powered search engines and traditional ones will coexist. Users might turn to Google when they want to research a subject, explore different perspectives, or make sure they're getting the most comprehensive information available. Meanwhile, they might use ChatGPT Search for straightforward answers -- where speed and convenience matter more than depth. Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI all have strong points, and this competition will likely drive innovation across the board. Google has experience and reach, ChatGPT has conversational capabilities, and Microsoft is leveraging its AI and partnerships to bridge gaps between them. Each company will have to focus on what makes it unique while improving its weaknesses.

OpenAI adds search to ChatGPT, challenging Google

The artificial intelligence developer's chatbot can now search and summarize the web. SAN FRANCISCO -- Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI announced a major overhaul of ChatGPT that enables the chatbot to search the web and provide answers based on what it finds. The upgrade transforms the experience of using the popular chatbot. It brings OpenAI into more direct competition with Google, offering an alternative way to find and consume information online. Skip to end of carousel The new ChatGPT arrow leftarrow right How it looks: Some ChatGPT queries will now be answered with search results sourced from the web, which combine AI-generated text with links to sources in gray boxes at the end of sentences and in a list of citations and search results along the bottom or right side. How it works: Search results only show up when ChatGPT's algorithms determine they're relevant, or when you tap a globe icon in the prompt box. You can chat back to ChatGPT search results to refine your query. What it includes: Webpages drawn from Microsoft Bing and other sources, plus fresh news from participating publishers. What is missing: Product shopping links and ads (at least for now). Who will get it: At first, just paid ChatGPT Plus and Team users, but OpenAI plans to bring it to free users eventually. 1/5 End of carousel Beginning Thursday, paying subscribers to ChatGPT will be able to activate a mode that has the AI tool respond to queries by searching the web for the latest information and summarizing what it finds -- instead of offering an answer based on the potentially stale data used to create the chatbot. The search functionality is powered by the Bing search engine of OpenAI's backer Microsoft. It also draws on articles from publishers the AI developer has signed deals with, such as Wall Street Journal owner News Corp. and the Associated Press. The new capability makes ChatGPT more similar to a conventional search engine and potentially a more potent challenger to Google and other rivals large and small. Google added AI-generated summaries with citations to its conventional search results this year in response to growing competition from chatbots. Startup Perplexity offers a similar AI-enhanced search engine and has received more than $400 million in funding, according to venture capital research firm Pitchbook. The changes will make ChatGPT more useful and accurate, Varun Shetty, OpenAI's head of media partnerships, said in an interview. "We think it improves relevancy and decreases hallucinations, because of the ability to go out to the web." In addition to helping users find useful information, chatbots and AI search engines are beginning to radically change online economics. For more than a decade Google has been the primary gateway to the web, making news media, bloggers, and other publishers dependent on traffic from people clicking through from search results to sell ads or subscriptions. AI search tools from Google, OpenAI and others that summarize web pages and answer questions directly can help people find information without clicking through to another website. That's caused rising concern among publishers who fear they will be put out of business by tech companies. Some publishers accuse AI developers of unfairly copying and plagiarizing their content to build the AI tools upending their industry. Some news organizations have sued OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement. ChatGPT's search overhaul will be a test for how AI search engines can impact the publishing industry. Queries that trigger the web search feature will offer paragraphs of AI-generated text followed by links to the website that the content was summarized from. Shetty said that ChatGPT's algorithms might understand the content of articles from OpenAI partners better because they get a direct feed from those publishers, but that news organizations that have signed deals do not get preference in results. Nor are those companies lowering their paywalls to people who land on their site from an OpenAI link, Shetty said. He said people who use the new search capability will likely still end up spending time on publisher websites. "We think they'll be curious and want to click off and learn more," Shetty said. ChatGPT's surging popularity after its debut in November 2022 led many tech investors to reason that many people would stop using Google search and instead get direct answers from AI helpers. Google responded by accelerating its own AI chatbot development and this summer putting AI answers at the top of search results. As of this week, more than 1 billion people around the world see those AI answers on Google results, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday during a conference call to discuss the company's quarterly earnings. Though OpenAI has said that about 250 million people turn to ChatGPT each week, Google remains the dominant way people find information online. Paying users of ChatGPT will have access to the new search function during the Nov. 5 presidential election and in the days after, a period that disinformation researchers say will see lies and political falsehoods flood the web. OpenAI's search tool will direct election-related queries to sources like the Associated Press and Reuters, Shetty said. "What we've tried to do is prioritize and elevate the highest quality and authoritative sources we have."

OpenAI brings online search to ChatGPT

OpenAI has rolled out its online search tool in ChatGPT as competition grows among Big Tech rivals developing AI-driven results to queries. The San Francisco-based company has integrated the ability to search the web into its flagship chatbot, which will be released gradually in the coming weeks, starting with some paid users on Thursday. "Getting useful answers on the web can take a lot of effort. It often requires multiple searches and digging through links to find quality sources and the right information for you. Now, chat can get you to a better answer: Ask a question in a more natural, conversational way, and ChatGPT will respond with information from the web," OpenAI said in a blog post on Thursday. ChatGPT will combine its existing text responses with live online results, such as sports scores, news, the weather and stock prices. It will automatically search the web based on a user's question. The move is a direct challenge to Google, the market leader in online search. Google this week announced that it would expand its AI Overviews feature in its search engine, which provides summaries of results using its Gemini AI model. Another AI-driven search engine that is gaining traction is the two-year-old start-up Perplexity, which uses models made by OpenAI and Anthropic. It is in talks to raise $1bn at a $8bn valuation, which would be its fourth raise this year. Microsoft was one of the first Big Tech groups to add AI to its search, Bing, and has slowly started to gain more share in search advertising. Meta is also reportedly working on its own AI search function, and Anthropic recently enabled its AI to conduct online searches. One of the drawbacks to the large language models underpinning these models is their tendency to "hallucinate", or state inaccuracies as facts. Companies building search engines on top of these are trying to counteract this and build consumer trust by including citations to the sources of information. OpenAI's new search will also link to sources and provide longer answers for more context. The feature, which debuted as a prototype earlier this year called SearchGPT, was developed using feedback from publishers with which OpenAI has signed deals to use their content, including the Financial Times, Axel Springer and Condé Nast. OpenAI said it plans to improve the function in areas such as shopping and travel and add voice capabilities.

OpenAI Brings Search Features to ChatGPT in Challenge to Google

OpenAI is adding a new set of search features to its flagship product ChatGPT, escalating the artificial intelligence startup's challenge to Alphabet Inc.'s Google. The option, called ChatGPT Search, will let the chatbot's users search for timely information much as they would on the web and get responses with in-line attribution to news publishers and other data sources, OpenAI said Thursday. The company rolled out a prototype of the product in July called SearchGPT, which was separate from its ChatGPT app and only available to a limited number of users. The new search capabilities, which use OpenAI's 4o model, will go live beginning with paid ChatGPT Plus and Team users on Thursday for mobile and web. OpenAI's enterprise and educational customers will be able to get access to the features in the coming weeks and free users sometime in the coming months. Following the viral success of ChatGPT in late 2022, tech companies raced to incorporate generative AI into a long list of services, including online search. OpenAI-backer Microsoft Corp. and Google have overhauled their search products to include more conversational AI features. Perplexity, a rival AI search startup, is now in early talks to raise funding at a $9 billion valuation, Bloomberg previously reported. With ChatGPT Search, OpenAI is poised to bring similar AI search functionality to the 250 million people who use the chatbot each week.

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. Google upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organizations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot. -- -- The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement that allows OpenAI access to part of AP's text archives.

OpenAI Finally Brings SearchGPT to ChatGPT, Challenges Google Search, Marks the End of Perplexity AI

With this, OpenAI will also be competing with Meta's search engine The wait is finally over, OpenAI has launched the search engine. ChatGPT now offers improved web search capabilities for timely, accurate answers, blending natural language interaction with up-to-date data in sports, news, stock quotes, and more. Available to ChatGPT Plus and Team users, and rolling out to others soon, this feature enables deeper engagement with source-linked information, enhancing users' access to trustworthy content. Shortly after a user on X spotted the search feature in ChatGPT, OpenAI released a statement confirming the same. OpenAI has also released a feature that now lets users search for content based on their previous conversations. It was also seen that ChatGPT is working on integrations with Slack and Google Workspace for enterprise customers, enabling them to add external information and context to ChatGPT. It will be interesting to see how SearchGPT compares against the likes of Perplexity and Google's AI overviews. However, OpenAI had an embarrassing moment just after it unveiled the search engine a few months ago, with users spotting an error in its demo. But the preview seems visually pleasing, and OpenAI seems to offer a structured method to consume specific information like Weather, Stocks, Sports, News and even includes a Maps module. Google has always had an edge over other search engines, as it provides users access to local directories, and maps data. OpenAI needs to crack this code if it were to beat Google in the long run. While we're not sure if it's related, OpenAI has decided to launch SearchGPT the same day Google announced an AI learning tool called Learn About. Search engines that leverage generative AI, especially Perplexity have mostly had a turbulent relationship with publishers and the media. OpenAI on the other hand, has struck partnerships with some of the most notable names in the industry, like Le Monde, Vox, News Corp, TIME, and Financial Times. OpenAI will certainly leverage it's access to information from top publishers in SearchGPT. Interestingly, News Corp was one of the many publishers who slapped a lawsuit against Perplexity. "We are committed to a thriving ecosystem of publishers and creators. We hope to help users discover publisher sites and experiences, while bringing more choice to search. For decades, search has been a foundational way for publishers and creators to reach users. Now, we're using AI to enhance this experience by highlighting high quality content in a conversational interface with multiple opportunities for users to engage" said OpenAI, in a blogpost published a few months ago. "We are convinced that AI search will be...a primary way to access information, and partnering with OpenAI positions Le Monde at the forefront of this shift," said Louis Dreyfus, CEO and publisher of Le Monde, emphasising the strategic alignment with OpenAI to innovate while upholding journalism's core values. Moreover, we're curious to see how SearchGPT will position itself against Perplexity in the near future. Perplexity has been on a feature release spree, and are going all in on making the tool a one stop solution for knowledge seekers. Their internal search tool, knowledge cards, spaces and financial analysis tools offer a tremendous value to the user, and the startup is also set to raise $500 million to double their valuation to $8 billion. The AI search engine space isn't just about Google, and Perplexity - OpenAI will also be competing against the upcoming Meta's search engine.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft

OpenAI on Thursday launched a search feature within ChatGPT, its viral chatbot, that positions the high-powered artificial intelligence startup to better compete with search engines like Google, Microsoft's Bing and Perplexity. ChatGPT search offers up-to-the-minute sports scores, stock quotes, news, weather and more, powered by real-time web search and partnerships with news and data providers, according to the company. It began beta testing the search engine, called SearchGPT, in July. The release could have implications for Google as the dominant search engine. Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, Alphabet investors have been concerned that OpenAI could take market share from Google in search by giving consumers new ways to seek information online. Shares of Alphabet were down about 1% following the news.

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. Google upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organizations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot. -- -- The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement that allows OpenAI access to part of AP's text archives.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT-powered search engine

The search engine could put the AI company in competition with Google. OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores, and other timely information. The artificial intelligence (AI) company said on Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. The feature could put OpenAI in direct competition with Google, which upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organisations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post on Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot.

OpenAI adds LLM-powered search engine to ChatGPT - SiliconANGLE

The move is not unexpected. In late July, OpenAI debuted a standalone search engine called SearchGPT that it described as a "temporary prototype." The company stated that its goal with the project was to collect feedback from users before incorporating the service's key features into ChatGPT. ChatGPT Search, as the chatbot's new embedded search engine is called, will launch automatically in response to some queries. The feature can also be activated manually using a new button below ChatGPT's prompt box. Additionally, users may set it as their browser's default search engine and enter queries via the URL bar. The feature works similarly to other AI-powered search tools such as Google LLC's AI Overviews. When a user enters a query, ChatGPT Search doesn't return a list of webpage links but rather answers the question directly in a natural language format. Responses vary in length from a few sentences to multiple paragraphs. Depending on the query, ChatGPT Search may add additional elements to its answer. When a user asks about a company's stock price, the feature can display a graph that visualizes how the shares' value changed in the past few days. ChatGPT also has dedicated prompt response formats for several other query categories including weather, sports, news and maps. A "Sources" button below each AI-generated answer allows users to view the webpages from which ChatGPT Search gathered information. Citations appear in a sidebar next to the query results. Under the hood, ChatGPT Search runs on a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-4o large language model. The company says that it customized the model using synthetic data, or training data generated by an AI. This information was created with the help of a machine learning technique called model distillation. Model distillation enables developers to transfer knowledge between LLMs. OpenAI used the method to equip the version of GPT-4o that powers ChatGPT Search with knowledge from o1-preview, a reasoning-optimized model it debuted in September. Sharing information between LLMs in this manner helps improve the quality of their responses. OpenAI's knowledge base entry for ChatGPT Search states that the feature may "share disassociated search queries with third-party search providers such as Bing" while processing queries. That suggests the feature relies on Bing to answer some user questions. Bing developer Microsoft Corp. has invested more than $13 billion in OpenAI over the past few years. ChatGPT Search is available to users of the chatbot's subscription-based Plus and Team tiers on launch. OpenAI will roll it out to the two other paid plans, Edu and Enterprise, in a few weeks. Users of the free version will receive access to the tool in the coming months. OpenAI's plans for ChatGPT Search also include feature additions. The company intends to add a capability that will use the reasoning-optimized o1 series of LLMs to help users perform research. Additionally, OpenAI will make ChatGPT Search better at processing shopping and travel queries. "The early results of Bing search integrated into ChatGPT have been shaky, and the incredibly complex requirements of maintaining a world-class search platform tap into areas of expertise where OpenAI has yet to demonstrate its capabilities," said Damian Rollison, the director of market insights at marketing technology company SoCi. "Probably, the success of SearchGPT will hinge on its bringing a different approach to the search experience that users find truly refreshing and new."

ChatGPT Will Now Work as a Search Engine as OpenAI Partners With Some News Outlets

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a search feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. It released a preview version in July to a small group of users and publishers. The original version of ChatGPT, released in 2022, was trained on huge troves of online texts but couldn't respond to questions about up-to-date events not in its training data. Google upended its search engine in May with AI-generated written summaries now frequently appearing at the top of search results. The summaries aim to quickly answer a user's search query so that they don't necessarily need to click a link and visit another website for more information. Google's makeover came after a year of testing with a small group of users but usage still resulted in falsehoods showing the risks of ceding the search for information to AI chatbots prone to making errors known as hallucinations. A pivot by AI companies to have their chatbots deliver news gathered by professional journalists has alarmed some news media organizations. The New York Times is among several news outlets that have sued OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for copyright infringement. Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher News Corp sued another AI search engine, Perplexity, earlier in October. OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that its new search engine was built with help from news partners, which include The Associated Press and News Corp. It will include links to sources, such as news and blog posts, the company said. It was not immediately clear whether the links would correspond to the original source of the information presented by the chatbot. -- -- The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement that allows OpenAI access to part of AP's text archives. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

OpenAI brings search features to ChatGPT in challenge to Google

OpenAI is adding a new set of search features to its flagship product ChatGPT, escalating the artificial intelligence startup's challenge to Alphabet's Google. The option, called ChatGPT Search, will let the chatbot's users search for timely information much as they would on the web and get responses with in-line attribution to news publishers and other data sources, OpenAI said Thursday. The company rolled out a prototype of the product in July called SearchGPT, which was separate from its ChatGPT app and only available to a limited number of users. The new search capabilities, which use OpenAI's 4o model, will go live beginning with paid ChatGPT Plus and Team users on Thursday for mobile and web. OpenAI's enterprise and educational customers will be able to get access to the features in the coming weeks and free users sometime in the coming months. Following the viral success of ChatGPT in late 2022, tech companies raced to incorporate generative AI into a long list of services, including online search. OpenAI-backer Microsoft and Google have overhauled their search products to include more conversational AI features. Perplexity, a rival AI search startup, is in early talks to raise funding at a $9 billion valuation, Bloomberg previously reported. With ChatGPT Search, OpenAI is poised to bring similar AI search functionality to the 250 million people who use the chatbot each week. "People want answers when they search for things, and getting an answer is difficult on the internet right now. It takes multiple searches and you have to go through a bunch of links," Varun Shetty, head of media partnerships at OpenAI, said in an interview with Bloomberg News. "We think that being able to ask in a conversational way with all of that relevant context and high-quality sources on the other side just makes this a better experience." In a demo before the release, OpenAI's team used the feature to ask ChatGPT about weekend events in San Francisco. The app showed a summary list of activities pulled from local news websites. For a follow-up question about looking for restaurants, ChatGPT showed a map listing local eateries. While ChatGPT has previously included some citations in its responses, the new search feature shows summaries of sources and preview images more prominently. OpenAI has laid the groundwork for its search offering through a growing number of licensing deals with publishers, including News Corp., Axel Springer SE, Time magazine as well as European media companies such as Le Monde. The partnerships allow OpenAI to include more authoritative, up-to-date information within its products. OpenAI said it incorporated feedback from publisher partners for ChatGPT Search about how the chatbot decides which articles are most relevant as well as determining the summary length and quotations for articles. "We are convinced that AI search will be, in a near future and for the next generations, a primary way to access information, and partnering with OpenAI positions Le Monde at the forefront of this shift," Louis Dreyfus, chief executive officer of Le Monde, said in a statement. OpenAI said its tool won't preference news publishers who partnered with the company. Any website or publisher can choose to appear in ChatGPT Search, it said. The company also wants to ensure its search product is useful for people looking for information beyond hard news. "Search is such a broad space, and this is our first foray into it," Shetty said. "We're going to need to spend a lot of time improving the experiences and focusing on shopping, travel, local -- all these verticals that are important." Still, as with all generative AI products, OpenAI must confront the risk that its new search tool could invent false answers to questions. After SearchGPT was introduced in July, for example, reporters noted that a demo for the product got the dates wrong for a festival. The stakes are particularly high for OpenAI and its rivals to surface accurate information about the U.S. election. Beginning on Election Day, OpenAI said ChatGPT users who ask about voting results will see a message encouraging them to check news sources like The Associated Press and Reuters, as well as their state or local election boards.

OpenAI takes on Google, Microsoft with own ChatGPT search engine...

OpenAI is taking on Google, the most dominant search engine, with its own SearchGPT. The startup on Thursday unveiled its artificial intelligence-powered search engine, which offers users real-time sports scores, stock quotes, news, weather and more, the company said. OpenAI has partnered with a number of news organizations so its search engine will be able to pull from these companies' content. The AI-powered search engine, which is folded into the company's popular ChatGPT chatbot, is a threat to Google's domineering share of the market. Google parent Alphabet's shares dipped about 1% on Thursday. The move also poses a threat to Microsoft's less-popular Bing search engine and Perplexity, another AI-powered search engine. Microsoft has invested nearly $14 billion in OpenAI, though the startup's products compete directly with its own. In a Reddit chain on Thursday, OpenAI's engineering VP, Srinivas Narayana, answered a question about whether the company used Bing to make its chatbot search engine. "We use a set of services and Bing is an important one," Narayanan said. ChaptGPT Plus and Team users, and those on SearchGPT's waitlist, can access the new search engine starting Thursday, OpenAI said. ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu users will get access over the next few weeks and it will roll out to users of ChatGPT's free version over the next few months, the company said. The search engine will be able to answer user queries in a more conversational way. Users can ask follow-up questions on more nuanced searches. "I find it to be a way faster/easier way to get the information I'm looking for," Altman said Thursday during the Reddit "AMA," or "ask me anything." "I think we'll see this especially for queries that require more complex research. I also look forward to a future where a search query can dynamically render a custom web page in response!" The search engine is a work in progress. The company said it even used feedback from the SearchGPT prototype to build the final search engine. The company hopes to improve the search engine when it comes to shopping and travel suggestions. SearchGPT will have no shortage of news, since the company has partnered with The Associated Press, Reuters, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Hearst, Dotdash Meredith, the Financial Times, Le Monde, The Atlantic, Time, Vox Media and News Corp., which owns the New York Post. The search engine chats include links to sources. Earlier this month, OpenAI closed its latest funding round at a valuation of $157 billion, including the $6.6 billion raised during the round. Meanwhile, startups like Musk's xAI are racing to catch up with similarly massive funding rounds and mainstream tech giants like Google and Microsoft are dishing big on AI advancements, causing them to issue layoffs and pursue other cost-cutting measures. However, OpenAI has taken some heat in recent months as it has disbanded some teams that advised the company on how to manage artificial intelligence and release it safely into the world.

OpenAI brings search features to ChatGPT in challenge to Google

The option, called ChatGPT Search, will let the chatbot's users search for timely information much as they would on the web and get responses with in-line attribution to news publishers and other data sources, OpenAI said Thursday. The company rolled out a prototype of the product in July called SearchGPT, which was separate from its ChatGPT app and only available to a limited number of users. The new search capabilities, which use OpenAI's 4o model, will go live beginning with paid ChatGPT Plus and Team users on Thursday for mobile and web. OpenAI's enterprise and educational customers will be able to get access to the features in the coming weeks and free users sometime in the coming months. Following the viral success of ChatGPT in late 2022, tech companies raced to incorporate generative AI into a long list of services, including online search. OpenAI-backer Microsoft Corp. and Google have overhauled their search products to include more conversational AI features. Perplexity, a rival AI search startup, is now in early talks to raise funding at a $9 billion valuation, Bloomberg previously reported. With ChatGPT Search, OpenAI is poised to bring similar AI search functionality to the 250 million people who use the chatbot each week. Shares of Alphabet were down more than 1% Thursday following the news. "People want answers when they search for things, and getting an answer is difficult on the internet right now. It takes multiple searches and you have to go through a bunch of links," Varun Shetty, head of media partnerships at OpenAI, said in an interview with Bloomberg News. "We think that being able to ask in a conversational way with all of that relevant context and high-quality sources on the other side just makes this a better experience." In a demo ahead of the release, OpenAI's team used the feature to ask ChatGPT about weekend events in San Francisco. The app showed a summary list of activities pulled from local news websites. For a follow-up question about looking for restaurants, ChatGPT showed a map listing local eateries. While ChatGPT has previously included some citations in its responses, the new search feature shows summaries of sources and preview images more prominently. OpenAI has laid the groundwork for its search offering through a growing number of licensing deals with publishers, including News Corp., Axel Springer SE, Time magazine as well as European media companies such as Le Monde. The partnerships allow OpenAI to include more authoritative, up-to-date information within its products. OpenAI said it incorporated feedback from publisher partners for ChatGPT Search about how the chatbot decides which articles are most relevant as well as determining the summary length and quotations for articles. "We are convinced that AI search will be, in a near future and for the next generations, a primary way to access information, and partnering with OpenAI positions Le Monde at the forefront of this shift," Louis Dreyfus, chief executive officer of Le Monde, said in a statement. OpenAI said its tool won't preference news publishers who partnered with the company. Any website or publisher can choose to appear in ChatGPT Search, it said. The company also wants to ensure its search product is useful for people looking for information beyond hard news. "Search is such a broad space, and this is our first foray into it," Shetty said. "We're going to need to spend a lot of time improving the experiences and focusing on shopping, travel, local -- all these verticals that are important." Still, as with all generative AI products, OpenAI must confront the risk that its new search tool could invent false answers to questions. After SearchGPT was introduced in July, for example, reporters noted that a demo for the product got the dates wrong for a festival. The stakes are particularly high for OpenAI and its rivals to surface accurate information about the US election next week. Beginning on election day, OpenAI said ChatGPT users who ask about voting results will see a message encouraging them to check news sources like the Associated Press and Reuters, as well as their state or local election boards.

OpenAI Adds Web Search to ChatGPT for Real-Time Answers - MEDIANAMA

Disclaimer: This content generated by AI & may have errors or hallucinations. Edit before use. Read our Terms of use OpenAI announced that ChatGPT will now have a search feature available on desktops and mobile apps. Just like a search engine, this new feature will provide answers sourced from the web. However, unlike a search engine like Google Search, it can respond to queries put forward in a conversational format and will link to the original sources in its output. All ChatGPT Plus and Team users as well as waitlist users for SearchGPT (the prototype released in July) will have access to the same. The Enterprise and Edu users will get access in the next few weeks and free users will have access in the coming months. Over the past years, OpenAI has partnered with news organisations and data providers to source information for the searches, including Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa (El País), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time, and Vox Media. It has stated that it will provide inline citations linking to news articles and blog posts from these sites. It will also share up-to-date information for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps. OpenAI has also stated that any website or publisher can choose to appear⁠ in ChatGPT search by allowing web crawling. Louis Dreyfus, the CEO & Publisher of one of the news organisations Le Monde said "AI search will be, in a near future and for the next generations, a primary way to access information" He said that partnering with OpenAI "positions Le Monde at the forefront of this shift. It allows us to test innovations at an early stage while safeguarding journalism's core values and integrity." Mathias Sanchez, SVP of Global Strategic Partnerships at Axel Springer SE, said that the partnership opens up "tremendous opportunities for innovative advancements." He added, "Together, we're driving new business models that ensure journalism remains both trustworthy and profitable." It is worth noting that in the past, multiple news organisations including The New York Times have sued OpenAI for copyright infringement and accused it of using its content verbatim without appropriate attribution. OpenAI said that to provide relevant responses to questions, it may share "disassociated search queries" based on the prompt with third-party search providers such as Bing. Users can set search on ChatGPT as Chrome browser's default search by downloading and installing its Chrome Extension. Once ChatGPT has been set as the default search engine, users can search directly via their browser URL bar. This will automatically start a conversation and contain the search query and ChatGPTs response. It also stated that it plans to keep improving search in areas like shopping and travel and leverage the reasoning capabilities of the OpenAI o1 series to do deeper research. Further, it aims to bring search to Advanced Voice mode and coding model 'Canvas'. Google added its own AI-driven feature to Google search called 'Overviews' in May. In October it began monetising these AI-generated summaries to queries, by adding ads for its mobile users in the US. The ads appear within AI Overviews when relevant to the query and the responses provided are explicitly marked as "sponsored." Google's Chief Business Officer Phillip Schindler said during the company's earnings call for the second quarter of FY24 that "People are finding ads either above or below AI Overviews helpful. We have a solid baseline here from which we can innovate."

OpenAI Expands ChatGPT With Web Search, Taking Aim at Google's Territory | PYMNTS.com

OpenAI unveiled a significant upgrade to its ChatGPT chatbot on Thursday (Oct. 31), integrating web search capabilities that could challenge traditional search engines by offering users direct answers with source citations -- a move that brings artificial intelligence deeper into everyday internet use. The new feature, rolling out initially to ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers, allows users to receive current information about everything from weather forecasts to stock prices, marking a departure from ChatGPT's previous limitation to historical data. The system automatically determines when to search the web based on user queries, though users can manually trigger searches. The development represents a strategic push into territory long dominated by Google, offering what OpenAI positions as a more natural way to find information online. Rather than requiring users to sift through multiple search results, ChatGPT now synthesizes information while providing links to original sources. "Getting useful answers on the web can take a lot of effort," OpenAI said in its announcement. "It often requires multiple searches and digging through links to find quality sources and the right information." The company has forged partnerships with major news organizations and content providers to ensure reliable information sources. These collaborations include agreements with Associated Press, Axel Springer, Financial Times, Reuters and several other publishers. "ChatGPT search promises to better highlight and attribute information from trustworthy news sources, benefiting audiences while expanding the reach of publishers like ourselves who produce premium journalism," said Pam Wasserstein, president of Vox Media. For European media giant Axel Springer, the partnership represents a chance to shape the future of digital publishing. "As AI reshapes the media landscape, Axel Springer's partnership with OpenAI opens up tremendous opportunities for innovative advancements," said Mathias Sanchez, SVP Global Strategic Partnerships at Axel Springer SE. "Together, we're driving new business models that ensure journalism remains both trustworthy and profitable." The technology behind the new search feature builds on OpenAI's existing language models. The company describes it as "a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, post-trained using novel synthetic data generation techniques," including elements from their proprietary OpenAI o1-preview system. The rollout will be gradual. ChatGPT Plus and Team users will get immediate access, followed by Enterprise and Education users in the coming weeks. Free users will gain access over the next several months. The company plans to expand the feature's capabilities, particularly in areas like shopping and travel, and integrate it with other services, including Advanced Voice and Canvas. To maintain transparency and attribution, ChatGPT's responses now include a "Sources" button that reveals reference materials in a sidebar. This allows users to verify information and explore topics more deeply.

OpenAI Unleashes Web Search in ChatGPT, Taking Direct Aim at Google - Decrypt

OpenAI officially launched web search capabilities in ChatGPT today, transforming its conversational AI into a potent search competitor. The integration arrives first for paid subscribers and SearchGPT waitlist users, with a broader rollout planned for free, enterprise, and education users in the coming weeks. "Now, chat can get you to a better answer: Ask a question in a more natural, conversational way, and ChatGPT can choose to respond with information from the web.," OpenAI said in an official announcement. "Go deeper with follow-up questions, and ChatGPT will consider the full context of your chat to get a better answer for you." (We reviewed it below against Google search, and Perplexity, which is generally considered to be among the best generative AI search engines, and found the new service to be very competitive in terms of accuracy and, overall, a great addition to OpenAI's already diverse pool of high-quality AI services.) Today's roll out follows months of speculation and strategic positioning. In July, OpenAI tested the waters with a prototype released to 10,000 users that sent tremors through the tech industry, causing Microsoft and Alphabet stock to dip 3% on announcement day. The company has since been quietly building its search capabilities, even attempting to recruit talent from Google's ranks. OpenAI has also secured agreements with major media organizations including big names like, Axel Springer, and News Corp. These partnerships don't guarantee priority placement in search results, but establish clear attribution protocols and give publishers more control over how their content appears in ChatGPT responses. Publishers can opt out of OpenAI's web crawler, which won't bypass paywalls -- an exploit that was exhibited when ChatGPT used Microsoft Bing to browse the web last year. Behind the scenes, the search integration combines various technologies, including even Microsoft's Bing. "The search model is a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, post-trained using novel synthetic data generation techniques, including distilling outputs from OpenAI o1-preview," OpenAI disclosed, "ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners, to provide the information users are looking for." Adding insult to injury, there's even a Google Chrome extension to use SearchGPT as the default web search engine. The release marks a significant shift in OpenAI's competitive positioning. While Google has recently expanded its AI overview feature to more than 100 countries and Meta reportedly develops its own AI search solution, ChatGPT's integration of web search with its conversational AI capabilities creates a distinct user experience. Unlike Google and Bing, ChatGPT's search feature focuses on natural language interactions, meaning, users can directly interact with the model after a query, and it will understand the context and the users' intentions. This is similar to what other AI searches like Perplexity or You.com have to offer So how does it stand against the competition? We tested the feature on a set of different use cases and these were our observations when compared against Google (the best search engine in the world) and Perplexity (the best generative AI-powered search engine in the world according to different reviews) We asked the models for the price of Bitcoin, it is important to note that the journalist writing this article is located in Brazil. The information was accurate. What changed was the way it was presented. Google was the fastest to provide the results, executing the task almost instantly. It showed a basic price chart with the price in USD, using its own tracker for the price chart. It also provided additional information and the usual set of follow-up questions. Below that, it presented a list with the most relevant price trackers in the industry. Perplexity, on the other hand, not only provided the chart but also replied to the question in natural language. Below that information it provided a list of suggestions with follow-up questions to understand price predictions and Bitcoin more deeply. SearchGPT did not provide a chart and its reply was just text. Yet it was the most comprehensive reply among the three results. It was also the only engine that understood my location and presented the price both in USD and Brazil's BRL, a feature that foreign users may find extremely handy. Complex Local Services Search and Understanding of Multiple Contexts Prompt: Find a physiotherapist specializing in sports injuries who speaks Spanish or English besides Portuguese and is open after 2 PM near downtown Porto Alegre, Brazil We wanted to test how well the models can deal with a search that concatenates different contexts. In this example, a result showing all physiotherapists in Brazil would be irrelevant, as each condition makes the search scope a lot shorter. As expected, Google didn't handle the prompt well, so we had to adapt it to a shorter, more keyword-specific prompt. "Physiotherapist sports injuries spanish english porto Alegre brazil" did throw a result. The first one was a LinkedIn page of a professional that would have met our standards but wasn't able to speak another language. Google even made it clear that the search didn't contain the word "spanish." The next results were just a list of professionals listed on Google Places, which is relevant in terms of location and availability, but didn't discriminate by language or expertise. It is important to note that Google just presents the information without claiming it was exactly matching the query. SearchGPT scraped through Google Places and provided good results, showing doctors specialized in sports -- even one who worked at the Olympics. However, it specifically said its results showed bilingual doctors, which was not true. Perplexity wasn't capable of providing a perfect match either, but it was the most accurate of the three, all things considered. It was capable of providing physiotherapists specialized in sports who are proficient in Spanish or Portuguese besides english. However, the results were not relevant in terms of location. But here is where Perplexity's follow-up questions stand out. Even if not relevant, one of the suggested questions was to perform a search without taking location into consideration. Which could be a good way to find a great second place in terms of accuracy. Next, we tested whether the models were able to provide delicate information or not. SearchGPT immediately refused to generate a result. Even in terms of web search, the model is heavily censored. Perplexity was capable of providing an answer, even showing additional details like subscription prices and arguments to support its decision. A search engine of culture. Google has what could be the best approach. It has a "safe search" filter that users can turn on or off accordingly. When turned on, it didn't show any result. When turned off, it didn't provide a list and instead showed a list of articles with listcicles. For existing ChatGPT Plus subscribers, the new search integration is a great addition that transforms their subscription into an all-in-one AI powerhouse. The ability to seamlessly switch between creative tasks, coding, image generation, and now web searches makes it an efficient choice for power users who already leverage ChatGPT's diverse capabilities. However, given that Perplexity offers a similar functionality for free, it remains for now the king of generative AI-powered web searches if we only take that functionality into consideration. The choice between them ultimately depends on whether users prioritize specialized search capabilities or prefer a multi-functional AI assistant with search as one of many features.

OpenAI brings a new web search tool to ChatGPT

It can also deliver highly contextualized responses that take advantage of chat histories, allowing users to go deeper in a search. Currently, ChatGPT search is able to recall conversation histories and continue the conversation with questions on the same topic. ChatGPT itself can also remember things about users that it can use later -- sometimes it does this automatically, or you can ask it to remember something. Those "long-term" memories affect how it responds to chats. Search doesn't have this yet -- a new web search starts from scratch -- but it should get this capability in the "next couple of quarters," says Fry. When it does, OpenAI says it will allow it to deliver far more personalized results based on what it knows. "Those might be persistent memories, like 'I'm a vegetarian,' or it might be contextual, like 'I'm going to New York in the next few days,'" says Fry. "If you say 'I'm going to New York in four days,' it can remember that fact and the nuance of that point," he adds. To help develop ChatGPT's web search, OpenAI says it leveraged its partnerships with news organizations such as Reuters, the Atlantic, Le Monde, the Financial Times, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, and Time. However, its results include information not only from these publishers, but any other source online that does not actively block its search crawler. It's a positive development that ChatGPT will now be able to retrieve information from these reputable online sources and generate answers based on them, says Suzan Verberne, a professor of natural-language processing at Leiden University, who has studied information retrieval. It also allows users to ask follow-up questions. But despite the enhanced ability to search the web and cross-check sources, the tool is not immune from the persistent tendency of AI language models to make things up or get it wrong. When MIT Technology Review tested the new search function and asked it for vacation destination ideas, ChatGPT suggested "luxury European destinations" such as Japan, Dubai, the Caribbean islands, Bali, the Seychelles, and Thailand. It offered as a source an article from theTimes, a British newspaper, which listed these locations as well as those in Europe as luxury holiday options. "Especially when you ask about untrue facts or events that never happened, the engine might still try to formulate a plausible response that is not necessarily correct," says Verberne. There is also a risk that misinformation might seep into ChatGPT's answers from the internet if the company has not filtered its sources well enough, she adds.

OpenAI launches its search engine to compete with Google

Bitcoin's rise is predicting a Donald Trump election victory, strategist says ChatGPT search provides links to relevant web sources in its responses, "which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for," OpenAI said. With web search on ChatGPT, users can ask questions "in a more natural, conversation way." The feature, which either ChatGPT can "choose" to use based on a query or can be manually chosen by a user, "blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more," OpenAI said. ChatGPT "will consider the full context of" its chat with a user to determine if it will search the web for a response, OpenAI said, adding that it has news and data partners to provide the up-to-date information. User chats now have links to articles, blog posts, and other sources so that users can see references for ChatGPT's responses. SearchGPT waitlist members as well as ChatGPT Plus and Team users have access to search starting on Thursday. ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu users will get search access over the next weeks, and Free users will get access in the coming months, the company said. The feature will be available on the ChatGPT website, as well as through the desktop and mobile apps. ChatGPT search "is a fine-tuned version" of the company's GPT-4o model, it said. In July, OpenAI said it was testing SearchGPT, a temporary prototype of artificial intelligence-powered search features it planned to integrate with ChatGPT. The prototype was launched to a small group of testers and publishers for feedback. OpenAI has signed a number of licensing deals with news publishers, including the Associated Press and Condé Nast, to train its AI models on news content. "We believe that by enhancing the conversational capabilities of our models with real-time information from the web, finding what you're looking for can be faster and easier," OpenAI said in a blog post at the time. ChatGPT search could have implications for search-engine dominant Google, which has infused AI into its search abilities. Earlier this week, Google said its AI Overview search feature will now reach over 1 billion users each month after rolling out to more than 100 new countries and territories. Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said AI Overview is seeing stronger engagement, and users are asking "longer and more complex questions." Integrating ads into AI Overview is also driving connections between consumers and businesses, he said.

OpenAI Launches New ChatGPT Web Search Feature

OpenAI has significantly enhanced its ChatGPT platform by integrating a web search feature, allowing users to access current and relevant information directly within the chat interface. This development represents a fusion of natural language processing with real-time data access, offering a more efficient alternative to traditional search engines. By allowing users to interact with AI in a conversational manner while retrieving up-to-date information, OpenAI is setting a new standard in how information is accessed and used. "ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more." - OpenAI The newly introduced web search feature enables ChatGPT to fetch the latest information from the internet, providing users with quick answers and links to pertinent sources. This integration marks a significant shift in user interaction with AI, seamlessly merging conversational AI with real-time information retrieval. Users can now engage with ChatGPT to obtain immediate insights, making it a valuable tool for those seeking timely and accurate data. The enhanced ChatGPT is accessible through chatgpt.com and via mobile and desktop applications. Initially, this feature is available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and SearchGPT waitlist users. OpenAI plans a phased rollout to include Enterprise, Edu, and Free users, thereby broadening the user base that can use this advanced search capability. This strategic expansion aims to provide widespread access to access to innovative AI technology, making sure a wider audience can benefit from its features. The natural language interface of ChatGPT allows users to engage in conversational queries, significantly improving the overall user experience. Users can ask follow-up questions, gaining deeper insights and enjoying a more interactive search experience. This approach addresses the growing demand for intuitive and user-friendly AI interfaces, making information retrieval more accessible and engaging. OpenAI has established partnerships with various news and data providers to ensure real-time updates across categories such as weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps. These collaborations enhance the range and depth of information available, reinforcing ChatGPT's role as a comprehensive information resource. By integrating diverse data sources, OpenAI ensures that users receive a holistic view of the information landscape. A key feature of ChatGPT's web search is source attribution. Responses include links to original content, allowing users to explore further and verify information. This focus on connecting users with high-quality content underscores OpenAI's commitment to transparency and reliability. By providing clear source attribution, OpenAI enhances user trust and encourages informed decision-making. OpenAI plans to expand ChatGPT's search capabilities into areas such as shopping and travel. The introduction of advanced voice and canvas features is also anticipated. Continuous improvements, driven by user feedback and ongoing partnerships, will ensure ChatGPT remains at the forefront of AI-driven search technology. These enhancements aim to broaden the scope of ChatGPT's utility, making it an even more versatile tool for users. OpenAI's partnerships with major publishers and media organizations emphasize a commitment to maintaining journalism integrity while expanding ChatGPT's reach. These collaborations aim to ensure that the information provided is accurate, reliable, and upholds high journalistic standards. By working closely with industry leaders, OpenAI reinforces its dedication to delivering trustworthy and credible information. OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT's web search feature marks a significant advancement in AI technology. By integrating real-time data access and natural language processing, ChatGPT becomes a powerful tool for users seeking timely and relevant information. As OpenAI continues to enhance this capability, ChatGPT is set to become an indispensable resource for users worldwide. Take a look at other insightful guides from our broad collection that might capture your interest in Natural Language Processing.

OpenAI adds search engine to ChatGPT

ChatGPT Plus and Team users will have access to the function from today, while free users will gain access in the coming months. ChatGPT subscribers will now be able to avail of its AI-powered web search engine. OpenAI is enabling a set of new search functions to its popular large language model, which will be available for paid users along with SearchGPT waitlist users. Free, Enterprise and Education users will gain access to the search features in the coming weeks. The company said ChatGPT will choose to search the web based on what users ask but they can also choose to manually search by clicking the web search icon. Chats will now also include links to sources, such as news articles and blogposts. When users click the 'Sources' button below the response, a sidebar will open with the references. According to OpenAI, the search model is a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, post-trained using novel synthetic data generation techniques, including distilling outputs from OpenAI o1-preview. ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by partners. OpenAI has opted to bring its search tool directly into its chat function rather than create a separate product. "By integrating search with a chat interface, users can engage with information in a new way, while content owners gain new opportunities to reach a broader audience," the company wrote in a blogpost. "We hope to help users discover publishers and websites, while bringing more choice to search." The company has partnered with several content publishers including The Atlantic, Vox Media and News Corp. However, it has also been in hot water earlier this year over a copyright lawsuit with The New York Times. Despite this, the company has been growing in strength, reaching a value of $157bn at the beginning of October following a major funding round. The AI start-up also secured $4bn in revolving credit from nine major banks. Don't miss out on the knowledge you need to succeed. Sign up for the Daily Brief, Silicon Republic's digest of need-to-know sci-tech news.

ChatGPT on the web moves closer to replacing Google Search

These search suggestions could potentially be preparing for a wider rollout of the SearchGPT feature. OpenAI has been rapidly improving its chatbot, which has become many users' go-to resource for everyday questions. Just recently, the company collaborated with Apple to natively integrate its AI into iOS 18. Now, ChatGPT has started displaying relevant suggestions as users type on its website. As discovered by Android Authority, ChatGPT on the web now shows handy suggestions when free and paid users input their queries into the text field. We have confirmed that the new feature works with all of OpenAI's available models, including 4o, o1, and more. For now, ChatGPT on the web isn't displaying these suggestions to signed-out users, though. For reference, ChatGPT isn't showing suggestions based on old conversations or the personal memory. Instead, it's autocompleting users' sentences with what it considers to be relevant questions. Tapping one of the suggestions doesn't load fresh web results; it simply responds directly as it usually does. So, for the time being, this feature appears to be a timesaving measure or a way to inspire users. Nevertheless, having suggestions in ChatGPT is a welcome addition that should simplify everyday hunts performed on the web. It could also be laying the groundwork for the SearchGPT feature, a Google Search rival that OpenAI is testing with a limited group of users.

OpenAI Introduces Search Feature in ChatGPT for Real-Time Insights

OpenAI Expands ChatGPT's Capabilities with New Search Feature OpenAI has introduced a powerful new search feature to ChatGPT, providing real-time insights and web-based information within its chatbot interface. Announced on October 31, the new feature is expected to enhance user experience significantly by giving ChatGPT the ability to access up-to-the-minute information from the web. This upgrade positions OpenAI as a strong competitor to search giant's Google and Bing, as well as emerging AI search services like Perplexity, backed by Amazon's Jeff Bezos and semiconductor giant Nvidia. Previously, ChatGPT operated as a standalone AI language model without live internet access, which meant its responses were based solely on a pre-set knowledge base. Now, the new search feature empowers ChatGPT to deliver fast, accurate, and relevant web-sourced information in real-time. OpenAI has confirmed that the model is fine-tuned to determine when a query requires real-time information and will autonomously activate its search capabilities to gather web-based insights when necessary. "ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners, to provide the information users are looking for," OpenAI noted in its blog post. This feature will initially be available to ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers, with plans for a gradual rollout to free users over the coming months. In addition, enterprise and educational clients can expect access to this functionality in the near future. OpenAI's search model builds on its GPT-4o engine, and the company has entered content partnerships with several prominent publishers, including Condé Nast, Time magazine, the Financial Times, Axel Springer, Le Monde, and Prisa Media. OpenAI says these partnerships have provided valuable insights that helped shape the search function. The company emphasized its collaboration with the news industry, giving publishers control over whether their content appears in ChatGPT search results. The use of this search function is set to make ChatGPT a more sophisticated application particularly for professionals, students, and enterprises that need up-to-date data in their operations. Although OpenAI has developed a SearchGPT prototype, an AI-integrated search tool in July, this new feature highlights the most significant search advancement within the centralized Chatbot interface. On the other hand, OpenAI in the beginning of October has also raised $6.6 billion which increased its valuation to roughly $157 billion and made it the most valuable private IT company worldwide. Given such development, OpenAI appears to be in the right position to change the status quo of AI-enabled search technologies and bring about further rivalry to the industry which is currently led by Google and Microsoft.

OpenAI's search engine is now live in ChatGPT

ChatGPT is officially an AI-powered web search engine. The company is enabling real-time information in conversations for paid subscribers today, with free, enterprise, and education users gaining access in the coming weeks. Rather than launching as a separate product, web search will be integrated into ChatGPT's existing interface. The feature determines when to tap into web results based on queries, though users can also manually trigger web searches. ChatGPT's web search integration finally closes a key competitive gap with rivals like Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, which have long offered real-time internet access in their AI conversations.

How to use OpenAI's new ChatGPT new search engine

ChatGPT may be the go-to source for comprehensive AI-powered travel itineraries, meal plans, content ideas, and more, but Open AI has bigger plans. A new feature is here to shake up the AI chatbot game: ChatGPT Search. On October 31, OpenAI announced ChatGPT's new search feature, saying the AI chatbot "can now search the web in a much better way than before" and deliver "fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources." Initially, ChatGPT generated answers utilizing specific training data, with very limited web search capabilities. This AI model, however, has access to the internet and will provide links for any source it pulls info from. For example, asking ChatGPT for a "5-day travel itinerary for Barcelona" prior to the new search feature would generate a neatly organized bullet list with ideas for places to visit, restaurants to eat at, and must-do activities with no relevant links. Now, you might see a similar list, but it'll have easy-access links to book tickets, look at a menu, or otherwise get more info about an activity. If ChatGPT Search sounds like a tool you might want to try, here's how to use it. The ChatGPT Search tool will be built directly into the existing ChatGPT interface on the web and mobile/desktop apps, and it's currently available to the following users: You should see a small globe icon with 'Search' next to it below the ChatGPT bar where you type your requests or questions. Clicking on this web search icon will manually trigger a web-based search, or you can simply ask your questions and make your requests as normal and let ChatGPT decide when and if it needs to consult the web for up-to-date information. Although only select users will be able to utilize ChatGPT Search right away, OpenAI says it plans to "roll out to all Free users over the coming months." OpenAI's ChatGPT has been the preferred AI chatbot over Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. With this newly integrated search feature, it might be the push OpenAI needed to keep ChatGPT on top. Having ChatGPT Search create a comprehensive seven-day meal plan with linked recipes, as an example, is much more helpful than a seven-day meal plan with general ideas that you have to go find recipes for. Of course, with such a vast amount of information to scour and other AI models to potentially contribute to 'AI hallucinations,' ChatGPT could be prone to eventually providing misinformation. Only time will tell how successful ChatGPT Search is among competitors like Bing and Google, but it's hard to count Open AI given ChatGPT's popularity and momentum.

OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Search, Google Shares Slide - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

The company says users can now get timely answers with links that "you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for." OpenAI is ramping up efforts to dethrone Alphabet Inc's GOOG GOOGL Search dominance. What To Know: OpenAI announced Thursday that its flagship product, ChatGPT, is now capable of crawling the web for up-to-date news, sports scores, stock quotes and more. "You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for," the company said. A new web search feature -- ChatGPT Search -- can be manually selected when using the platform. The new search capabilities can also be automatically triggered based on what a user asks. OpenAI's ChatGPT is the fastest-growing consumer application in history. It was estimated to have reached 100 million monthly active users within two months of its late 2022 launch. The company was seeing an average of about 13 million unique visitors per day at that time. OpenAI announced at the beginning of October that more than 250 million people are now using ChatGPT on a daily basis. See Also: OpenAI Reveals 75% Of Its Revenue Comes From One Service Why It Matters: Following the early success of ChatGPT, several big tech companies raced to build their own large language models and incorporate generative AI into their workflows. Microsoft added generative search features to its Bing search engine. Google also introduced several AI features for its Search product, which generated $49.4 billion in revenue for the third quarter. That's up from $44 billion in the prior year's quarter. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai explained in a third-quarter earnings report that AI features are expanding what people search for and how they search for it. "Our commitment to innovation, as well as our long-term focus and investment in AI, are paying off with consumers and partners benefiting from our AI tools," Pichai said. Alphabet shares traded higher following the company's third-quarter results. The stock moved lower Thursday afternoon after OpenAI announced ChatGPT Search. Google shares were down 1.77% at $171.38 at the time of publication, per Benzinga Pro. ChatGPT Search will be available at ChatGPT.com, as well as on the company's desktop and mobile apps. It's available to ChatGPT Plus, Team users and SearchGPT waitlist users as of Thursday. Enterprise and education users will gain access in the next few weeks. Free users will be able to access the search capabilities in the coming months. Read Next: Alphabet 'At The Forefront Of The AI Race': Analysts See Attractive Valuation; Highlight Cloud, YouTube, Search Results Photo: Shutterstock. Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

OpenAI is rolling out a web search feature for ChatGPT

Users will be able to type something into the text box, and click a little blue search button below it, or the artificial intelligence will automatically search the web if your question calls for it. The service will also provide links to sources for answers it gives, the company behind the service, OpenAI, said Thursday. "By integrating search with a chat interface, users can engage with information in a new way, while content owners gain new opportunities to reach a broader audience," the company said. "We hope to help users discover publishers and websites, while bringing more choice to search." Currently, ChatGPT does not provide citations for its answers, and users are unable to make a web search directly from the platform. OpenAI said it worked with news publications and publishers, such as the Associated Press, Condé Nast and The Atlantic, to get feedback on the feature. The change is available now for ChatGPT Plus and Team users, and users on the SearchGPT waitlist. It will be available on a rolling basis for remaining users.

OpenAI adds new search function to ChatGPT

(Reuters) - OpenAI on Thursday added a set of new search functions to its popular large language model ChatGPT, opting to integrate the feature into the chatbot instead of launching a separate product. The AI giant is venturing into a territory long dominated by Alphabet's Google, also placing it in competition with OpenAI-backer Microsoft's Bing and emerging services such as Perplexity -- a search-focused AI chatbot firm backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and semiconductor giant Nvidia. OpenAI said that ChatGPT search will choose to dig the web based on what users ask and will provide fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources. "ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners, to provide the information users are looking for," OpenAI said in a blog post. The search model is a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, the startup said, adding that all ChatGPT Plus and Team users will have access to it on Thursday. Enterprise and educational customers will be able to access the features in coming weeks, while it will be rolled out to free users over the coming months. The Sam Altman-led startup has signed content deals with several publishers this year, including Condé Nast, Time magazine, the Financial Times, Business Insider-owner Axel Springer, France's Le Monde and Spain's Prisa Media. OpenAI said it collaborated extensively with the news industry and gathered feedback from its partners on the search function. Any website or publisher can choose to appear in ChatGPT search. In July, OpenAI selectively launched SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine prototype with real-time access to information from the internet. Earlier in October, OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in funding from investors, which could value the company at $157 billion and cement its position as one of the most valuable private companies in the world. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; editing by Alan Barona)

OpenAI Enhances ChatGPT with Integrated Web Search Feature

Plans for future enhancements in shopping, travel, and voice search. OpenAI announced on Thursday an upgrade to its generative AI-based ChatGPT, introducing a new integrated web search feature that the company says is designed to deliver fast and timely answers directly within the chat interface. This enhancement allows users to ask questions in a natural, conversational manner while receiving links to relevant and credible sources, eliminating the need for multiple searches or going to a search engine. Also Read: OpenAI is Developing In-House AI Chip with Broadcom and TSMC: Report Available on chatgpt.com and across desktop and mobile apps, the search feature will be accessible to all ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as those on the SearchGPT waitlist starting October 31. Enterprise and education users will gain access in the coming weeks, with free users to follow over the next few months. With the update, "you can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for," OpenAI said in a blog post. "ChatGPT will choose to search the web based on what you ask, or you can manually choose to search by clicking the web search icon," the company said. This upgrade to ChatGPT enables the AI chatbot to provide up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more information with direct links to relevant web sources, the company said. With this update, ChatGPT is trying to compete with Google and Perplexity, another AI-powered search engine that claims to offer a more conversational version of Google with sources referenced in the answer. Also Read: Dow Jones, New York Post Sue Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement: Report "We also partnered with news and data providers to add up-to-date information and new visual designs for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps," OpenAI said. The search function (model) is powered by a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, incorporating third-party search providers, partners, and content from prominent publishers such as the Associated Press, Financial Times, and Vox Media. According to the company, this collaboration aims to provide users with original, high-quality content while expanding the reach of journalism. "ChatGPT search promises to better highlight and attribute information from trustworthy news sources, benefiting audiences while expanding the reach of publishers like ourselves who produce premium journalism," said Pam Wasserstein, President, of Vox Media. Also Read: OpenAI's Content Partnerships with Media So Far in 2024 OpenAI added that chats now include links to sources, such as news articles and blog posts, allowing users to learn more. "We are convinced that AI search will be, in a near future and for the next generations, a primary way to access information, and partnering with OpenAI positions Le Monde at the forefront of this shift. It allows us to test innovations at an early stage while safeguarding journalism's core values and integrity," said Louis Dreyfus, CEO and Publisher of Le Monde. "By integrating search with a chat interface, users can engage with information in a new way, while content owners gain new opportunities to reach a broader audience. We hope to help users discover publishers and websites while bringing more choice to search," OpenAI said. "As AI reshapes the media landscape, Axel Springer's partnership with OpenAI opens up tremendous opportunities for innovative advancements. Together, we're driving new business models that ensure journalism remains both trustworthy and profitable," said Mathias Sanchez, SVP Global Strategic Partnerships at Axel Springer SE. Furthermore, OpenAI said the company has collaborated with the news industry and incorporated feedback from its global publisher partners, including Associated Press, Axel Springer, Conde Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa (El Pais), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time, and Vox Media. The company added that any website or publisher can opt to appear in ChatGPT's search results, with OpenAI actively seeking feedback from content creators to refine the system further. Also Read: AI Can Help You Be More Productive at Work, Says Microsoft CEO and More The company plans to improve search, particularly in areas like shopping and travel, and leverage the reasoning capabilities of the OpenAI o1 series. "We also plan to bring our new search experience to Advanced Voice and Canvas, as well as to Free and logged-out users in the future," OpenAI said.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search, autonomous AI 'big theme' of 2025

OpenAI has introduced a new feature for its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, which enhances its capability to answer questions by searching the web. On Oct. 31, the company announced the new "ChatGPT Search" feature, a feature allowing users to search the web based on questions they ask. Users can also choose to search manually by clicking the web search icon. Goodbye search engines? While ChatGPT previously had limited web access, the new update claims to deliver more relevant answers than traditional search engines: "You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for." Users can now ask questions conversationally, and ChatGPT will use information from the web to provide contextually accurate answers, respond to follow-up questions, and incorporate the chat's full context to improve responses. The new feature builds on OpenAI's partnerships with major news providers globally. This includes a partnership with the Financial Times, the French publisher Le Monde, Spanish Prisa Media, and German media giant Axel Springer. OpenAI isn't the only tech firm working on AI-powered search. On Oct. 28, The Information reported that Meta is also developing a search tool aimed at challenging market leaders like Google and Bing. Along with the announcement of the ChatGPT Search feature, an AMA was held on Reddit, which included OpenAI executives CEO Sam Altman, chief product officer Kevin Weil, senior vice president of research Mark Chen, vice president of engineering Srinivas Narayanan and chief scientist Jakub Pachocki. During the session, most answers were kept minimal. However, they still gave hints about what's to come in the near future. This included Altman saying there will be updates to image generator DALL-E that are "worth the wait" and "good releases coming later this year," but not something they're calling GPT-5. Even more brow-raising was the hint of autonomous features for ChatGPT. One Reddit user asked if the chatbot could do tasks independently, to which Weil responded by saying it would be a "big theme" in 2025. While OpenAI has yet to make any official statements about AI autonomy, "agentic AI" -- the official term for this type of functioning model -- is widely anticipated within the tech industry to be a top trend in 2025.

OpenAI launches web search in ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching internet search functionality within its ChatGPT AI chatbot. For paid subscribers, the chatbot will now be able to integrate up-to-date web information into its answers. The search function assembles a custom package of information in response to a search. For instance, the search "what's the latest stock price and news for Company X" yields a quick summary, then a neat stock price chart, followed by a list of recent news items about Company X -- each with a clickable source button at the end of the text. A "sources" button at the bottom of the results launches a sidebar containing a full list of the sources used. OpenAI says its rolling out the search functionality on mobile and desktop to its ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Team subscribers today, and to ChatGPT Enterprise and Education users within the next few weeks. The company plans to add search to the free version of ChatGPT "over the coming months." It also plans to add search to Advanced Voice Mode in the mobile app, meaning users will be able to chat outloud with an assistant with access to the web. For many user queries ChatGPT automatically integrates web content into its results. Users can also manually tell the chatbot to search the web for an answer by clicking a small web search icon within the input window. The user can then ask follow-up questions, and the chatbot will remember the full context of the chat, so that there's no need to repeat information.

OpenAI adds new search function to ChatGPT

Oct 31 (Reuters) - OpenAI on Thursday added a set of new search functions to its popular large language model ChatGPT, opting to integrate the feature into the chatbot instead of launching a separate product. The AI giant is venturing into a territory long dominated by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, also placing it in competition with OpenAI-backer Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab Bing and emerging services such as Perplexity -- a search-focused AI chatbot firm backed by Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab founder Jeff Bezos and semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab. OpenAI said that ChatGPT search will choose to dig the web based on what users ask and will provide fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources. "ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners, to provide the information users are looking for," OpenAI said in a blog post. The search model is a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, the startup said, adding that all ChatGPT Plus and Team users will have access to it on Thursday. Enterprise and educational customers will be able to access the features in coming weeks, while it will be rolled out to free users over the coming months. The Sam Altman-led startup has signed content deals with several publishers this year, including Condé Nast, Time magazine, the Financial Times, Business Insider-owner Axel Springer, France's Le Monde and Spain's Prisa Media. OpenAI said it collaborated extensively with the news industry and gathered feedback from its partners on the search function. Any website or publisher can choose to appear⁠ in ChatGPT search. In July, OpenAI selectively launched SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine prototype with real-time access to information from the internet. Earlier in October, OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in funding from investors, which could value the company at $157 billion and cement its position as one of the most valuable private companies in the world. Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; editing by Alan Barona Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

Google is winning the AI search wars

Despite widespread expectations that the arrival of ChatGPT nearly two years ago would bring upheaval to the internet search market, not much has changed. Another strong set of quarterly earnings this week showed that Google has absorbed generative artificial intelligence technology into its search engine and, if anything, is going from strength to strength. Yet something new is in the air. A number of other events this week pointed towards a more disruptive phase in the AI-powered search wars. First was Monday's launch of Apple Intelligence, with a revamped Siri AI assistant as a centrepiece. The integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT into Siri, due to follow soon, will give iPhone users a new way to search for information. That will open a crack in the tight partnership with Apple that has guaranteed a valuable flow of internet searches to Google -- though a US antitrust ruling against Google in August has already threatened to unpick the relationship between the tech giants. Meanwhile, Meta executives said on Wednesday that they were working on an expansion of web search inside their own AI assistant, known as Meta AI. Meta did not confirm a report suggesting it was hoping to replace Google and Bing, which it uses to generate its search results, with its own search engine. But finance chief Susan Li pointed out that Meta already has its own web crawlers, one of the basic technologies behind search. She also said Meta AI expected to handle an increasingly broad set of search queries, including "more monetisable" ones -- a clear sign that it has its sights set on moving on to Google's turf. The third and most immediate challenge, however, came on Thursday with the news that OpenAI has started to integrate web search into ChatGPT, an idea it has been working on since July. Users of the chatbot will start to find news and other up-to-date information appearing in their conversations, along with links to sources on the web. What's notable is that none of these moves attack Google with a rival general-purpose search engine. That strategy has been a graveyard for would-be competitors over the years. Instead, rivals are adding search to the chatbots and AI assistants that are starting to claim a bigger share of online attention. As these intelligent companions develop more skills and evolve into agents, with the power to take actions on their users' behalf, the ability to pull information from the web will be an essential capability. This presents Google with a classic dilemma often faced by dominant tech companies. Should it try to absorb a potentially disruptive technology into existing products? Or should it view this as the foundation for a new type of service that could one day threaten the old monopoly? Google is trying to keep its options open. It has added AI Overviews -- summaries of web pages generated by AI -- to its search engine and has released a standalone chatbot, called Gemini. It is clear which of the strategies plays to Google's main strengths. This week it said AI Overviews were a hit with its search engine users and would be extended to 100 new countries, reaching 1bn people. It has already extended search advertising to Overviews, one of the factors behind its strong earnings report. The company is facing greater competition when it comes to the emerging world of chatbots and assistants. OpenAI, for instance, says that 250mn people use ChatGPT at least once a week, creating an instant audience for its new search features, while 500mn people turn to Meta AI at least once a month. Despite the competition, Google's Gemini has plenty going for it. The Android operating system gives it a direct route to many smartphone users. This week it was embedded into Google Maps, one of seven Google services that reach more than 2bn people. And Google's dominance of search should extend far into the AI era. According to judge Amit Mehta, who is overseeing the US antitrust case against it, the huge amount of search query data it has amassed has left it with unique insight into the web results users find most relevant -- something generative AI models can't do on their own. Ingrained behaviour will make people slow to switch. Google's role as the dominant, general-purpose search engine looks as secure as ever. But as search spreads to a new generation of AI-powered chatbots, assistants and agents, it can no longer count on its audience's undivided attention.

Google just gave its AI access to Search, hours before OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google launched real-time search capabilities for its Gemini AI platform on Thursday, enabling its language models to access current information from Google Search. The new feature, called "Grounding with Google Search," targets developers building AI applications, distinguishing it from OpenAI's consumer-focused ChatGPT Search service launched the same day. "We're focused on putting search-augmented responses into developer workflows," said Logan Kilpatrick, a product leader at Google, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. "We're leveraging what Google does uniquely well -- making the world's information accessible through search." The system allows developers to supplement their AI applications with fresh search data, complete with citations and sources. The service costs $35 per 1,000 queries, reflecting the substantial computing requirements for real-time AI search. The technology uses a "dynamic retrieval" system that automatically determines when to tap into search results. Each query receives a score between 0 and 1 -- questions about current events score high (0.97), while creative writing prompts score low (0.13). This helps manage both costs and response times while maintaining accuracy. Inside the $49 billion battle for the future of search Google's move to integrate search with its AI platform comes at a critical moment. The company earned $49.4 billion from search advertising in Q3 2024, but faces growing pressure from AI-powered alternatives. Running these systems requires massive computing resources -- OpenAI expects to spend $5 billion on computing costs this year alone. The integration also raises questions about publisher compensation. Both Google and OpenAI have secured licensing deals with major news organizations, though the financial terms remain private. Several publishers, including The New York Times, have filed lawsuits over AI systems using their content without permission. Why OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search could change how we find information online Hours after Google's announcement, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search, taking a different approach by targeting consumers directly. While Google focuses on providing tools for developers to build search-enhanced AI applications, OpenAI's service offers end users a way to access current information about news, sports, stocks, and weather through a conversational interface - notably without advertisements. "The journey we're on is using Google Search in more creative ways, through multiple surfaces," said Shrestha Basu Mallick, Google's group product manager for the Gemini API, in an interview with VentureBeat. "You'll have it through AI Studio, the Gemini APIs, and it may eventually become native in the model itself." This new phase of competition could reshape how people find information online. Rather than scrolling through pages of results, users may increasingly rely on AI systems to synthesize answers from multiple sources. However, questions remain about accuracy, publisher compensation, and whether companies can build sustainable business models around these computing-intensive services. The simultaneous launches suggest AI-powered search may evolve into a three-way race between Google, Microsoft (through its OpenAI partnership), and OpenAI itself. Google maintains advantages in search infrastructure and advertising revenue, while OpenAI has demonstrated skill in creating compelling consumer AI products. Microsoft, meanwhile, benefits from both through its multibillion-dollar OpenAI investment.

Your ChatGPT conversation history is now searchable | Digital Trends

OpenAI debuted a new way to more efficiently manage your growing ChatGPT chat history on Tuesday: a search function for the web app. With it, you'll be able to quickly surface previous references and chats to cite within your current ChatGPT conversation. "We're starting to roll out the ability to search through your chat history on ChatGPT web," the company announced via a post on X (formerly Twitter). "Now you can quickly & easily bring up a chat to reference, or pick up a chat where you left off." Recommended Videos The new feature is currently rolling out to all users, albeit in phases. ChatGPT Plus and Teams subscribers should all have access by the end of Tuesday, with Enterprise and Edu subscribers receiving it by next Tuesday. Free-tier users will have to wait a bit to try it for themselves, however. History search will arrive throughout the next month for non-paying users. History search is a distinct feature from the SearchGPT prototype that was released in July. SearchGPT is designed to "combine the strength of our AI models with information from the web to give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources," according to its product page -- essentially mimicking Perplexity's "AI as a click-saving answer machine" template. Rather than using AI to summarize search results, as Google's AI Overview does, SearchGPT would "quickly and directly respond to your questions with up-to-date information from the web while giving you clear links to relevant sources." Tuesday's in-chat search feature was initially spotted by developers in late August, code-named "Fanny Pack Chat Sidebar." Tibor Blaho, engineering lead at AIPRM, confirmed the feature's existence earlier this week while also noting that "SearchGPT integration into ChatGPT now has a separate new feature flag 'search tool' (including custom GPTs, where it is replacing 'Web Browsing' with 'Web Search')." Given the number of times that Perplexity has been accused of outright plagiarism in 2024 alone (the startup is currently being sued by News Corp over accusations of copyright infringement on a "massive scale"), OpenAI's decision to follow suit seems a bit hypocritical -- especially so after its argument against paying for copyrighted content earlier this year.

ChatGPT finally lets you search your chat history on the web

If Google wants to fill our phones with AI, it needs to give Pixels more storage Key Takeaways OpenAI is introducing a search feature on ChatGPT for Plus and Team users starting today, with other user types getting access soon. The new search feature allows web users to easily find previous conversations and resume from where they left off. It's a small upgrade, but helps to bring the web client up to par with OpenAI's mobile apps. ✕ Remove Ads ChatGPT might be leading the charge on AI tools across the web, but despite its utility, it's still missing some essential features. Thankfully, OpenAI is working to make good on these shortcomings. A new update is making it possible to search through your ChatGPT history on the web, allowing you to easily find particular threads and resume where you left off, or to double-check an answer that seems incorrect. Related What is ChatGPT? Explore the magic of ChatGPT, where every chat can lead to an unexpected discovery As shared by OpenAI on X (formerly Twitter), the ability to search through your ChatGPT history on the web is coming to Plus and Team users as soon as today, with Enterprise and Educational users getting access sometime next week. If you're on ChatGPT's free plan, you'll have to wait until sometime in November. ✕ Remove Ads Users replied to the post with screenshots, confirming that for Plus users, the feature is already available in the form of a small magnifying glass in the top-left of the screen. On mobile, a similar feature is already available, but browser users have been forced to manually search through previously asked questions for far too long. Is this feature similar to SearchGPT? Back in July, OpenAI rolled out what it called a "temporary prototype" of a new service called SearchGPT. This tool basically serves as a real-time search engine, similar to the way competing model Perplexity operates. The new search feature is different from that. Rather than searching the web, it looks for keywords throughout all of your previous chats with the AI and returns results based on those. If you're waiting for the SearchGPT function to become more widespread, sorry; you'll have to wait a little bit longer. ✕ Remove Ads Although it's nice to see this feature added, users on OpenAI's post are asking for more specific tools, including the ability to separate chats into specific folders and pin conversations. Some asked why it had taken so long to implement a search feature, something that shouldn't be overly difficult to do. Still, the overwhelming majority of responses were positive, and with luck, those other requested features will soon make their way to the chatbot.

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The news: ChatGPT can now search the web for up-to-date answers to a user's queries. Previously it was restricted to generating answers from its training data, and had limited web search capabilities. But now, ChatGPT will automatically search the web in response to queries about recent information such as sports, stocks, or news of the day, and can deliver rich multi-media results. How to use it: The feature is available now for the chatbot's paying users, but OpenAI intends to make it available for free later, even when people are logged out. It also plans to combine search with its voice features. The context: OpenAI is the latest tech company to debut an AI-powered search assistant, challenging similar tools from competitors such as Google, Microsoft, and startup Perplexity. However, none of these tools are immune from the persistent tendency of AI language models to make things up or get them wrong. Read the full story. -- Melissa Heikkilä and Mat Honan -- Benjamin Brooks is a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard scrutinizing the regulatory and legislative response to AI. At its best, AI search can better infer a user's intent, amplify quality content, and synthesize information from diverse sources. But if AI search becomes our primary portal to the web, it threatens to disrupt an already precarious digital economy. Today, the production of content online depends on a fragile set of incentives tied to virtual foot traffic: ads, subscriptions, donations, sales, or brand exposure. By shielding the web behind an all-knowing chatbot, AI search could deprive creators of the visits and "eyeballs" they need to survive. Here's what the industry should do to make AI search sustainable.

ChatGPT will finally let you search all your old chats -- here's how

ChatGPT is a powerful artificial intelligence platform, growing beyond a simple chatbot. Despite its improvements, it has always lacked one key feature -- the ability to search old threads. That is, fortunately, about to change as OpenAI is finally adding search. If you use ChatGPT anything like me you'll have hundreds of short threads and a handful of very long ones. I try to create a new thread for each new topic so that I can go back and ask a follow-up question later. However, finding those old threads can be a challenge. The new search feature will initially only be available to paying subscribers. Basically, anyone with a Plus or Teams account but free users will get it next month. This is just the latest in what seem like relatively minor updates designed to turn ChatGPT into a more useful platform. It also helps it compete against growing competition from the likes of Anthropic, Meta and Google. Recently OpenAI added function calling so you can use '/' in the chat bar to create an image or search the web. It also got a more "search like" redesign and autocomplete for the main chat bar. The new search function is an "internal search" of your messages, threads and Canvas projects rather than the much anticipated "SearchGPT". The latter is OpenAI taking on Google, the former is OpenAI making its own app more useful. A new magnifying glass icon at the top of the sidebar will open a search box and from there you can see your history, start a new chat or search for a specific chat you've previously created. I tried it out and it works well, although is closer to searching your emails than searching a website with Google. The results are a little blunt without much interpretation or filtering. I tried finding a chat about a space game I'm building and the first result was one where I asked ChatGPT what it knows about me -- it mentioned the space game. The third result was the one I wanted which was surprising given its title is 'space game design'. I suspect this will improve the more you use search. It will learn your behavior and filter results based on your preferences. It is also nice to know it is searching the content not just the title. Some users are excited for Sora, some for improvements to Advanced Voice or new reasoning models -- including me. But there is something satisfying about a new feature that fixes a problem and that is what they've done with search.

You can finally rediscover that great bit of ChatGPT conversation from months ago

ChatGPT conversations can accumulate quickly if you regularly converse with the AI chatbot. Finding a particular bit of discussion with ChatGPT has been difficult, though, even with well-labeled thread names. OpenAI has released a new search feature for ChatGPT to address that issue. The feature lets you sift through past conversations by looking for specific terms, making it much easier to find bits you don't totally remember or pull up old threads without having to dive deep into the list of threads. The search tool is only available to those subscribing to ChatGPT Plus or Teams for now, though free users are supposed to be able to use it starting next month. To use the search tool, you just need to click on the magnifying glass icon at the top of the ChatGPT sidebar. Write in the word or phrase you want to find, and the AI chatbot will sort through your history to locate specific messages. If you have particularly long chat threads, that could save you a lot of time. Hearing the term search with the term ChatGPT immediately brings to mind SearchGPT, the rather imperfect web search feature teased by OpenAI this summer. The new tool is more like how you might hunt through a folder of documents or perhaps an email inbox. And while OpenAI didn't explicitly call it out, it would be logical for the search tool to learn from your interactions the way it does from your conversations. That might mean getting better at knowing the kind of conversation history you are likely to search for and maybe filtering the results. The search feature isn't exactly earth-shattering, but it does at least bring ChatGPT to parity with some of its rivals like Google Gemini and Anthropic's Claude. It fits with some of the other quality-of-life improvements to ChatGPT, including a better chat interface, autocomplete suggestions, and using "/" to immediately command ChatGPT to search online or generate images.

ChatGPT on Web Will Now Let You Search Your Chat History

The feature is currently not available on the mobile and desktop apps OpenAI announced a new feature for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT on Tuesday. The new capability will allow users to search through their chat history to quickly find relevant information from past conversations. This is a significant improvement from the current workaround which requires users to scroll through the entire history to find the desired conversation. Currently, the feature is only available on ChatGPT's web portal and is being rolled out to the paid subscribers of the platform. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the official handle of OpenAI announced the new feature. The ability to search through past chats has been a highly requested feature by users, as currently, it gets increasingly time-consuming to find relevant information. With the chat history search feature, users can now find a new magnifying glass icon on the side panel of ChatGPT web, which is placed on the left side of the window. Users can tap on this icon to open a text field where they can type keywords specific to find a past conversation. The text field also shows the recent chats to let users quickly pick one of them without needing to type anything. The feature is currently being rolled out to ChatGPT Plus and Team users. OpenAI also highlighted that the Enterprise and Edu subscribers will get access to the chat history search feature within a week. However, those on the free tier of the platform will have to wait till the next month before they see this feature. Notably, those using the Android and iOS apps of ChatGPT or are on the Windows or Mac desktop apps will not get this feature for the time being. OpenAI did not reveal if the feature will also be extended to these platforms in the near future. OpenAI has been quietly adding new features to ChatGPT to keep it ahead of rivals. Another recent feature added to the web version of the platform is web search capability. This is different from the native capability of the GPT-4o model, which can scour the Internet. With the search the web feature -- available as a globe icon within the text field -- the AI only uses websites to find the relevant information and displays it along with sources for each new piece of information. In functionality, this is somewhat similar to what Perplexity AI offers.

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Investing.com -- Alphabet Inc. shares slipped about 1% Thursday as OpenAI's ChatGPT introduced a new search capability, increasing competition with Google by allowing users to find information directly through the chatbot. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, beginning today for paying subscribers, the newly launched feature will enable ChatGPT to search the web and summarize content from trusted sources, presenting a streamlined alternative to conventional search engines like Google. Powered by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s Bing's search engine, the feature also taps into content from media partners like News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA)'s Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. Currently available for paid ChatGPT Plus and Team users, OpenAI's search mode is slated for wider release. Varun Shetty, OpenAI's head of media partnerships, stated that the search functionality "improves relevancy and decreases hallucinations," offering more accurate and reliable answers to user queries. Since its debut, ChatGPT has quickly gained popularity, leading some investors to speculate that it could begin to replace traditional search engines. In response, Google has ramped up its AI-powered features, including AI summaries and cited sources in search results, which now appear for over a billion Google users globally. Nevertheless, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) remains the dominant player, as over a billion people still rely on Google for online information. ChatGPT's enhanced functionality arrives ahead of key events, such as the upcoming U.S. presidential election, where search engines play a critical role in helping users find information. According to the WSJ, OpenAI has committed to directing election-related queries to sources like Reuters and the Associated Press to maintain information quality.

This highly-requested ChatGPT search feature is finally rolling out to web users

When it comes to AI, some of the best features are the simplest - like ChatGPT's new chat history search tool. If you are a ChatGPT super user, you probably know that it doesn't take long to accumulate a long list of conversations in your left-hand history bar. On top of that, they are usually labeled with some arbitrary name that makes it difficult to revisit later. Also: OpenAI plans to offer its 250 million ChaptGPT users even more services Now, ChatGPT's new feature will make sure you never scramble to find a chat again. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced via an X post that it will start rolling out a feature allowing users to search their chat history on ChatGPT web. The feature will be accessible via a magnifying glass icon in the upper lefthand corner, as seen in a user post below. The feature will be released to all ChatGPT web users, but the rollout will follow OpenAI's typical tiering, with ChatGPT Plus and Team users getting it first and free users last. When writing this article, I still could not access the feature on my paid account, but I will follow up when I can. All other users will get access later, with Enterprise and Edu users getting access next week and free users getting access "throughout the next month," according to OpenAI. Also: OpenAI's AI transcription tool hallucinates excessively - here's a better alternative Although it seems pretty simple, users have been highly requesting this feature. Until now, it was easy to lose a conversation and findings that could be useful to revisit. Staying organized in ChatGPT remains such a challenge that many users are even requesting other features, including pinning conversations and creating chat folders. Until the feature rolls out, users can organize their chats by archiving the most important ones. You can do this by clicking on your profile picture in the upper right-hand corner, clicking on "Settings," then "General," and then "Manage" next to "Archived chats." Also: Google's new AI course will teach you to write more effective prompts - in 5 steps You can also click on the three dots next to each chat on the left-hand bar to rename them to something easier to remember and more relevant to your needs or share the conversation with yourself for safekeeping. Of course, you can also simply delete any conversations that you don't have a need for.

ChatGPT now lets you search old chats in the web app

ChatGPT knows you had a chat a while back with now-vital information, and it's now making it much easier for you to find it. Announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, OpenAI has added a tool to its conversational AI platform that makes searching your chat history much more convenient. Now, when you open ChatGPT in the web app, you'll spot a magnifying glass icon in the top left, where you can trawl the depths of your conversations for keywords and phrases. According to OpenAI, "Plus and Team users will have access within the day. Enterprise and Edu users will have access in one week. Free users will start getting access throughout the next month." When I asked ChatGPT itself for more information about the new history search feature, the AI bot said the feature was "designed to save time and keep information organized" and "lets you quickly locate information from past chats, making it easier to revisit helpful responses or continue a conversation from where you left off." According to ChatGPT, the AI searches through your past conversations for your chosen terms, and "will return relevant conversations from your history that match those terms." You can click on a result to open that chat. ChatGPT suggested possible uses as tracking ongoing projects, learning and study, and "brainstorming". The news comes months after ChatGPT has faced a fair bit of criticism for chat history data storage; in May, Mashable reported about ChatGPT saving user chat history, even if you'd opted out of sharing your data to train the model. When I asked ChatGPT about the new history search feature today, it provided information about privacy, control, and data visibility, saying, "Only you have access to your conversation history, and OpenAI doesn't use these conversations for training unless you explicitly consent by opting in." Additionally, ChatGPT said, "If you prefer, you can turn off chat history altogether in the settings. When history is off, conversations will not be saved or searchable." Notably, there are some things ChatGPT might not want you to be able to retrieve from the archives, considering the AI chatbot has been accused of sharing election debate misinformation, being ableist toward job applicants with disabilities, and exposing trade secrets shared by Samsung workers using the platform. Being able to easily find receipts might cause more of a headache for the company than it seems. We've also reported about people using ChatGPT to argue with their partners, so adding the ability to quite literally dredge up the past through searching chat history could be potential fight kindling for relationships -- perhaps there are some things that shouldn't be searchable.

ChatGPT can now search your entire chat history and find old convos

Want to continue that ChatGPT conversation from a while ago but can't find it? You're in luck now. Yesterday, OpenAI announced via X/Twitter that they've started rolling out a new feature for the web version of ChatGPT that lets you search through your past conversations with the AI chatbot. For a while now, you've been able to see a history of ChatGPT conversations you've had, organized by date, in the left-side navigation panel -- conversations from Today, from Yesterday, from the Previous 7 days, and the Previous 30 days. Related: How I used ChatGPT to improve my life this year With this update, you'll be able to use the new search button at the top-left of the ChatGPT interface to open a pop-up modal that you can use to start a new chat or search through all previous conversations. It can be helpful for referencing a past message or continuing a particular chat. ChatGPT's new search feature has already started rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers, while Enterprise and Edu subscribers will get access within the next week and Free users will have to wait about a month before they can start using it.

ChatGPT adds chat history feature for web

OpenAI has introduced a chat history feature to ChatGPT that makes it easier for users to search through their past conversations. The new tool, announced on X (formerly Twitter), allows users to find vital information from previous chats quickly and conveniently. The feature is being gradually rolled out to different user groups, starting with Plus and Team users. When you open ChatGPT in the web app, you'll notice a magnifying glass icon in the top left corner. This is the new history search tool, which lets you search through your past conversations by entering keywords or phrases. According to OpenAI, the feature is "designed to save time and keep information organized," allowing users to easily locate helpful responses from past interactions. The history search returns conversations that match the terms you enter, and you can click on a result to open the relevant chat. This makes it easier for users to revisit important information or continue an ongoing conversation without needing to scroll through a long list of past exchanges. The rollout of this feature is being done in phases. Plus and Team users are the first to gain access, with availability expected within a day of the announcement. Enterprise and Education users will have access in about a week, while free-tier users can expect to see the feature rolled out throughout the next month. This phased rollout ensures that OpenAI can gather feedback and make any necessary improvements before making the feature widely available. It's also a reflection of the company's approach to prioritizing premium users with early access to new tools. The new history search tool has a variety of practical applications. OpenAI highlighted potential uses, including tracking ongoing projects, making it easier to continue conversations related to specific tasks, and using ChatGPT as a study aid by finding previous answers quickly. The feature can also be useful for brainstorming, allowing users to revisit previous ideas and build upon them. This functionality is aimed at improving the efficiency of using ChatGPT, particularly for users who rely on the tool for managing projects, gathering information, or learning new topics. By adding a history search, OpenAI aims to make ChatGPT more organized and user-friendly for those who engage in longer-term, multi-session conversations. OpenAI has also addressed privacy concerns related to the new feature. If users prefer not to save their conversations, they have the option to turn off chat history altogether. When chat history is disabled, conversations are neither saved nor searchable, giving users greater control over their data. The option to disable chat history provides flexibility for those who may be concerned about privacy or who prefer not to keep a record of their conversations. Users can adjust these settings within their account, ensuring they have control over how their data is used. The addition of a history search feature to ChatGPT marks an important step in enhancing the user experience. By allowing users to quickly find relevant information from past conversations, OpenAI is making its AI tool more functional and efficient. With options for privacy control and a phased rollout to gather user feedback, OpenAI is ensuring that this new feature meets the needs of its diverse user base. Whether you're managing projects, studying, or brainstorming new ideas, the new history search tool promises to save time and keep your information organized. As it becomes available to more users over the coming weeks, it will be interesting to see how this feature changes the way people use ChatGPT.