All signs point to ChatGPT launching a search feature soon. when? That remains the big question.
Rumors say. OpenAI is developing a ChatGPT feature that searches the web and cites sources in its results. Bloomberg informed (requires subscription):
“The feature would allow users to ask a question in ChatGPT and receive answers that use details from the web with citations to sources such as Wikipedia entries and blog posts… A version of the product also uses images alongside written answers to the questions, when relevant. If a user asked ChatGPT how to change a doorknob, for example, the results might include a diagram to illustrate the task…
I. “OpenAI has been aggressively trying to steal Google employees for a team that is working hard to ship the product soon,” he said. the Virgin.
Why we care Search has rapidly evolved in a new direction since the advent of generative AI, with OpenAI seemingly perceived to be ahead of Google in many ways (not yet including search), although the foundation of ‘ChatGPT users is still much smaller than Google. However, there is clearly growing frustration with all aspects of Google, from the quality of its search results to its abundance of advertising. Not to mention Google’s alleged monopolistic practices that have harmed advertisers, users and competitors.
X things we know about ChatGPT search. ChatGPT doesn’t want to copy Google’s model or layout (it hates ads). OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said this earlier this year:
“I don’t think the world needs another copy of Google,” Altman said.
ChatGPT’s version of search would not be traditional or classic web search. Altman’s vision is to integrate ChatGPT with Search:
“…We are interested in how to do it right. That would be an example of something cool. I don’t think anyone has figured out the code yet. I would love to go do it. I think that would be great,” Altman said.
Dig deeper. Is ChatGPT the Google search killer we’ve been waiting for?
Other ChatGPT search developments. We first heard rumors about OpenAI’s search product back in February. Other stories Search Engine Land has covered:
More evidence. search.chatgpt.com appeared in the log files of some servers, as reported in Report: OpenAI to launch search engine on Barry Schwartz’s Search Engine Roundtable. There were rumors that ChatGPT’s search product would launch as early as tomorrow (May 9), but that seems unlikely at this point.
