While Google is preparing to focus on paid AI at I/O 2024, next week’s developer conference, sources think OpenAI is coming out with its own search engine. Ouch!
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, may make Google’s worst nightmare come true next week. According to Seroundtable sources, the company will introduce its own search engine days before the big I/O 2024 Keynote.
According to Barry Schwartz, editor at the aforementioned website, there are two clues to that conclusion. First, SSL certification logs are popping up showing the domain search.chatgpt.com. Second, a rumor is circulating in the business world that the company is announcing something big on May 9. Not a very crazy thought, then.
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OpenAI’s Coming with a Search Feature?
OpenAI’s recent SSL certificate logs revealed something interesting: the domain (search-dot-chatgpt-dot-com) may indicate that OpenAI is developing a search functionality.
Sam Altman discussed AI and search on the Lex podcast.
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OpenAI sought staff related to events
The business rumors are partly based on the fact that OpenAI was busy looking for reinforcements in January. It was mainly looking for staff for events and its marketing arm. That’s what Jimmy Apples, one of the sources, let us know on X.
In addition to the fact that May 9 is being mentioned in the corridors as the date when Google’s nightmare (for that is what it is) becomes a reality, 10:00 a.m. is already a time. Pretty specific for a simple rumor.
Sam Altman’s desire for Google competitor no secret
That Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is flirting with the idea of his own search engine is no secret. In an interview with Lex Friedman recently, he revealed that the code for the perfect mix between LLMs (Large Language Model) and a search engine is still not cracked.
What is a Large Language Model?
A Large Language Model (LLM) is an advanced computer program that can understand and generate human language. It learns from huge amounts of text to answer questions, write texts, and more, by recognizing patterns in language use. This makes it useful for various applications such as chatbots and translation services.
“I think it would be great to be able to do that. I think that would be cool,” he announced at the time. And yes, OpenAI is already equipped with the necessary data thanks to its partnership with Bing and even has a Web crawler on its hands.
So, if the desire is there, the tools are there and the knowledge is brought in house. Well, what’s to stop OpenAI from making Google’s worst nightmare a reality?
