ChatGPT Search Engine Release Likely on Monday, Ahead of Google I/O
May. 10, 2024We reported earlier that OpenAI is planning to launch itsChatGPT search engine, an alternative to Google Search alternative on May 9. But OpenAI didn’t hold an event as was expected and search.chatgpt.com still displays “Not found”. Now, a newreportbyReutersconfirms that OpenAI’s search engine is going tolaunch on May 13, just a day before the Google I/O event.
The report says OpenAI’s search product will be an extension of ChatGPT and will bring real-time information from the web. The new search engine will alsoinclude citationsfrom various sources.
We also checked the subdomain and it seems we are very close to the launch. The subdomain now redirects tosearch.chatgpt.com/search(visit). And Bing and DuckDuckGo have also indexed the subdomain page which wasn’t the case earlier. The indexed URL gives the impression that there will be a feed on the homepage of recommended articles.
With OpenAI’s search engine, the Microsoft-backed startup is poised to challenge Google on its flagship product. While the migration from Google to other search engines won’t be immediate, a strong contender in the search engine space means Google will be on its toes. Currently, Google has a market share ofnearly 91%and Bing accounts for only 3.64% share.
In simple terms,Google has a monopolyin the search engine market. A new entrant is only good news for the consumers. While Google is also integrating AI into Search (called Search Generative Experience), it generates wrong information often so there is that.
Apart from that, OpenAI’s search engine is also likely toaffect Perplexitywhich acts like a Google Search alternative and includes various citations from the web for its answers. Now, let’s wait till Monday and see what OpenAI has in the offing.
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