OpenAI Officially Releases AI-Based Search Engine Prototype SearchGPT for Limited User Testing
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There were rumors as early as May about OpenAI launching its own search engine. However, during the OpenAI Spring Conference on May 13, this search engine was not released. Sam Altman at the time stated that the focus of the spring conference was solely on the GPT-4o model.
But as the saying goes, there are no secrets that time does not reveal. Given the rumors, it was only a matter of time before the release. Now, OpenAI has introduced its AI-based search engine prototype, SearchGPT.
OpenAI describes this as a prototype of a new search functionality that combines the strengths of AI models with information from the web to provide users with quick and timely answers and clear, relevant sources.
Currently, this new search engine is only available to a very limited number of users and publishers for feedback collection. As a prototype product, OpenAI plans to integrate its best features directly into ChatGPT in the future.
The features of SearchGPT include revolutionizing the way traditional search engines present results, allowing users to see AI-generated answers without having to click through web pages individually. Each answer provided will cite sources so users can verify the information's authenticity. Additionally, users can have a continuous dialogue, making the search process akin to conversational interaction that incorporates contextual knowledge.
OpenAI is also collaborating with website publishers and content creators. Through SearchGPT, it aims to drive traffic to websites and creators. The AI's responses will include clear, inline, named attributions and links, drawing users to click through to the final websites.
Notably, OpenAI emphasizes that SearchGPT can continue to collect data and help websites gain traffic, regardless of whether the website has forbidden its content from being used to train artificial intelligence. This means the GPT crawler can still index website content to provide it in the search engine, which is separate from using the content for model training.
Currently, rumors suggest that only 10,000 users will have early access to test SearchGPT. However, interested users can join the waitlist here: https://chatgpt.com/search
