OpenAI on Thursday launched its most awaited search engine SearchGPT on a prototype basis. SearchGPT is going to give competition to the long-standing monopoly of search engine Google.
Sam Altman's startup OpenAI has launched its search engine SearchGPT for a small group of users and publishers temporarily to get feedback
OpenAI on Thursday launched its most awaited search engine SearchGPT on a prototype basis. SearchGPT is going to give competition to the long-standing monopoly of search engine Google.
"We're testing SearchGPT, a prototype of new search features designed to combine the strength of our AI models with information from the web," announced OpenAI in a blog post. Currently, it's not available to all users. OpenAI post said, "We're launching to a small group of users and publishers to get feedback."
OpenAI's SearchGPT will provide updated information with links to relevant sources. It is also trying to make its search engine more personalised by allowing its users to ask follow-up questions.
Sam Altman's OpenAI is committed to aiding publishers and creators by making their work easily available to users. It also plans to offer more choices to users in terms of providing high-quality content engagingly.
Speaking about the utility of SearchGPT for news providers and readers in blog post, Nicholas Thompson, CEO of American news magazine The Atlantic said, "AI search is going to become one of the key ways that people navigate the internet, and it's crucial, in these early days, that the technology is built in a way that values, respects, and protects journalism and publishers."
However, in the recent past OpenAI has faced criticism over copyright issues from several publishers. The New York Times has sued OpenAI over AI use of the former's copyrighted work. The Times alleged OpenAI has been using millions of its articles to train chatbots and various other artificial intelligence technologies. As per the Times report, Times said "OpenAI and Microsoft should be held accountable for unlawful copying and use of The Times's uniquely valuable works."
Lindsey Held, an OpenAI spokeswoman reportedly said in a statement saying, "We respect the rights of content creators and owners and are committed to working with them to ensure they benefit from AI technology and new revenue models."