OpenAI to Challenge Google with New AI-Powered Search Tool
The timing of OpenAI's announcement is just ahead of Google's annual I/O conference starting on Tuesday, May 13th.
OpenAI is gearing up to unveil on May 13th a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven search product, sources familiar with the matter revealed to Reuters.[1]
While OpenAI has remained tight-lipped about the specifics, reports from Bloomberg and the Information suggest that the Microsoft-backed organization is poised to introduce a search solution aimed at competing directly with Google and Perplexity.[2]
Perplexity, founded by a former OpenAI researcher and boasting a valuation of $1 billion, has garnered attention for its AI-native search interface, boasting 10 million monthly active users.
The timing of OpenAI's announcement is just ahead of Google's annual I/O conference starting on Tuesday, May 13th.
OpenAI's new search offering is an extension of its flagship ChatGPT product, enabling users to access information directly from the web with accompanying citations.
ChatGPT's user base, which once soared to 100 million monthly active users shortly after its 2022 launch, has seen fluctuating traffic patterns and is now aiming for a resurgence.