ChatGPT Reportedly Using Google Search Data to Enhance Real-Time Responses

ChatGPT is reportedly scraping Google Search data to answer your questions - here's how

OpenAI retrieves the Google Search data using a third-party web-scraping tool. As more people consult ChatGPT for general inquiries, reports are pointing to OpenAI, the AI-powered chatbot's parent company, leveraging Google Search's index to provide users with answers. OpenAI is using Google Search data to help ChatGPT answer questions, particularly about news, sports, and financial markets, according to The Information. The article said that these current event topics are where OpenAI's proprietary tools struggle to give accurate responses. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company, filed an April 2025 lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.) Also: I retested GPT-5's coding skills using OpenAI's guidance - and now I trust it even less Google Search may be one of ChatGPT's biggest rivals. The chatbot has accelerated Search's foray into AI-powered search summaries, subsequently lowering traffic from websites that appear in Google's search results. The Information also reported that OpenAI retrieves Search data from SerpApi, a web-scraping firm. According to SerpApi's website, the company offers data extraction services to AI models, saying that search results data best builds large datasets for machine learning models. Also: Worried about AI's soaring energy needs? Avoiding chatbots won't help - but 3 things could Abishek Iyer, a former Google engineer, conducted an experiment to prove ChatGPT uses Google Search indexes to generate information. In his experiment, posted to X, Iyer created a fake word, included it on a hidden page, and indexed it in Google's search engine, ensuring the term was excluded from other engines like Bing. Once the term was indexed in Google, ChatGPT could define it using Iyer's exact words found on his hidden page. OpenAI and Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Previously, OpenAI asserted that its search capabilities were powered by an in-house web crawler, and with data from publishers the company has licensing agreements with. Google was not a partnered company, denying OpenAI access to its search index to supply ChatGPT with search results.

OpenAI's ChatGPT Leverages Google Data For Real-Time Answers, Despite Plans To Rival The Search Engine Giant: Report - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

OpenAI's ChatGPT, a potential competitor to Google's GOOG GOOGL search engine, has been using data from Google Search to answer real-time queries, a recent report reveals. ChatGPT Taps Google Data While Aiming To Replace It OpenAI's ChatGPT has been leveraging data from Google Search to enhance its real-time response capabilities, despite its intention to challenge Google's search engine supremacy, reported The Information. Last year, OpenAI integrated search capabilities into ChatGPT, aiming to rival competitors like Microsoft's MSFT Bing and Perplexity. However, the AI tool has been reportedly utilizing data from Google Search, scraped via SerpApi, to answer real-time queries on topics such as news, sports, and financial markets. SerpApi previously featured OpenAI on its website, but that reference has since been taken down. OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, had previously stated that he no longer uses Google Search due to ChatGPT's superior search capabilities. However, the recent report contradicts this claim, indicating that the chatbot relies on Google's data to enhance its performance. SEE ALSO: Nvidia Shows Off Robots Powered By Its Tech That Can Deliver Food, Help Nurses And Even Farm Crops Search Engines Still Strong -- Dan Ives Counters Hype OpenAI's move to use Google's data comes as a contradiction to its broader strategy to challenge Google's dominance in the search engine market. In July , OpenAI also announced plans to launch a new AI-powered web browser to compete with Google Chrome. The AI company had earlier stated that ChatGPT's search feature drew on its own web crawler, Bing data, and licensing deals with publishers. But the latest disclosure indicates a dependence on Google's data, even after Google rejected a request last year for access to its search index. OpenAI's dependence on Google is not new. In July, OpenAI reached an agreement to run its widely used ChatGPT artificial intelligence assistant on Google's cloud infrastructure. Amid all these efforts, industry experts like Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities have argued that the "death of search is greatly exaggerated", citing Alphabet's robust Q2 earnings and revenue as evidence of the enduring strength of search engines. READ MORE: OpenAI Expands Into 2nd-Largest Market With India Office Launch After Introducing $4.60 ChatGPT Go Subscription Image via Shutterstock Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. GOOGAlphabet Inc$206.850.06%Stock Score Locked: Want to See it? Benzinga Rankings give you vital metrics on any stock - anytime. Reveal Full ScoreEdge RankingsMomentum71.71Growth78.12Quality81.12Value50.57Price TrendShortMediumLongOverviewGOOGLAlphabet Inc$206.120.01%MSFTMicrosoft Corp$504.81-0.48%Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs