OpenAI to challenge Google with new search functionality

OpenAI said on July 25, 2024, it is releasing a preview of the SearchGPT to a small group of users and publishers for feedback. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI on July 25 said it was putting its artificial intelligence engine to work in a challenge to Google's market-dominating search engine.

The startup behind ChatGPT announced that it is testing a “SearchGPT” prototype that is “designed to combine the strength of our AI models with information from the web” to answer online queries quickly and to provide relevant sources.