OpenAI on Thursday announced SearchGPT, its Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engine with real-time information from the web to allow users search for information in the same way they talk to the company’s chatbot ChatGPT.
“Getting answers on the web can take a lot of effort, often requiring multiple attempts to get relevant results,” the company said in a blog post. “We believe that by enhancing the conversational capabilities of our models with real-time information from the web, finding what you’re looking for can be faster and easier.”
Powered by the GPT-4 family of models, SearchGPT is currently accessible to a small group of users and publishers. However, the AI startup says that while the prototype is temporary, they plan to integrate the search features directly into ChatGPT.
OpenAI said SearchGPT will provide summarized search results with source links in response to user searches. Users will also be able to ask follow-up questions like they would in a conversation with someone.
According to the blog post, the company is working on the product with online publishers such as News Corp and The Atlantic.
“We are committed to a thriving ecosystem of publishers and creators,” the company said, adding that using AI would highlight “high-quality content in a conversational interface with multiple opportunities for users to engage.”
The AI giant also plans to give publishers access to tools for managing how their content appears in SearchGPT results. Open AI however notes that SearchGPT is about search and is separate from training OpenAI’s generative AI foundation models.
“Sites can be surfaced in search results even if they opt out of generative AI training.“ wrote the company.
For people who wish to get access to SearchGPT while it’s still being tested, you’ll need to have a ChatGPT account and once you’re logged in, you can click here to join the waitlist. Click on the black Join waitlist button, which will change to gray on contact. A checkmark will be seen beside it saying, “You’re on the waitlist.”
