OpenAI has launched SearchGPT, a new AI-powered search engine. It aims to provide users with quick and easy access to information on the web. SearchGPT is currently in a prototype phase.
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It is available to a select group of 10,000 test users. The search engine uses the GPT-4 family of models to generate results. Unlike traditional search engines, SearchGPT organizes and summarizes information.
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It provides users with concise answers to their queries. The search engine also allows users to ask follow-up questions and explore additional links. OpenAI has partnered with several news organizations for SearchGPT.
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These include The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, and Vox Media. The partners have provided feedback on the search engine’s development. Publishers will have control over how their content appears in SearchGPT’s results.
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SearchGPT’s responses will have clear attribution and links to original sources. This is to address potential concerns over copyright violations and inaccuracies.
OpenAI plans to eventually integrate SearchGPT’s features into its popular ChatGPT chatbot. The company has been working on making ChatGPT more attuned to real-time web content. The launch of SearchGPT positions OpenAI as a competitor to Google.
Google has been integrating AI features into its own search engine. SearchGPT also competes with startups like Perplexity, which has faced criticism over its AI summaries feature. SearchGPT will be free during its initial release.
However, OpenAI will need to determine a monetization strategy soon. The company’s operational costs, including AI training and inference, are significant. The release of SearchGPT as a prototype allows OpenAI to refine the search engine based on user feedback.
The company has been developing the product for months, with speculation about its release arising earlier this year.
