OpenAI is gearing up to unveil a new AI-powered search engine that could disrupt Google’s dominance, with features such as real-time search results and image display capabilities. The move is expected to intensify the competition in the AI search landscape.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is preparing to launch a new AI-powered search engine, aiming to challenge Google’s dominance. Reports indicate the announcement will be made on Monday, a day before Google’s annual I/O conference. This new feature will enable ChatGPT to search the web for users and generate detailed answers, potentially including citation of sources like Wikipedia or blogs.
Currently, real-time information is accessible to paid ChatGPT users through integration with Microsoft’s Bing. The upcoming search tool is expected to fetch up-to-date search results independently, possibly for all users. This move represents a significant update since the introduction of the ‘Browse with Bing’ feature in 2023. The new feature may also allow ChatGPT to display images alongside text results.
In February, details of OpenAI’s development of this search capability emerged, but specifics remain scarce. However, a dedicated domain, search.chatgpt.com, has been spotted, hinting at imminent functionality.
OpenAI’s announcement is strategically timed, likely to coincide with Google revealing its AI enhancements at I/O. While OpenAI received approximately $13 billion in funding from Microsoft, the new search tool could intensify the competition between OpenAI and Google, potentially marking the first serious challenge to Google’s search engine supremacy.
