ChatGPT Search
{{Short description| Search engine by OpenAI}}
{{Infobox software
| logo =
| screenshot =
| screenshot size = 300
| caption = SearchGPT on desktop
| developer = OpenAI
| released = July 25, 2024
| genre = {{indented plainlist|
}}
| website = {{url|https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search}}
}}
ChatGPT Search (originally SearchGPT) is a search engine developed by OpenAI. It combines traditional search engine features with generative pretrained transformers (GPT) to generate responses, including citations to external websites.{{Cite magazine |last=Rogers |first=Reece |title=SearchGPT Is OpenAI's Direct Assault on Google |url=https://www.wired.com/story/searchgpt-openai-search-engine-generative-ai/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2024-07-25 |title=With Google in its sights, OpenAI unveils SearchGPT |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/25/with-google-in-its-sights-openai-unveils-searchgpt/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
History
On July 25, 2024, SearchGPT was first introduced as a prototype in a limited release to 10,000 test users.{{cite web |last=Robison |first=Kylie |date=2024-07-25 |title=OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/25/24205701/openai-searchgpt-ai-search-engine-google-perplexity-rival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726180050/https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/25/24205701/openai-searchgpt-ai-search-engine-google-perplexity-rival |archive-date=2024-07-26 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=The Verge}} This search feature positioned OpenAI as a direct competitor to major search engines, notably Google, Perplexity AI and Bing.{{Cite news |last=Robins-Early |first=Nick |date=2024-07-25 |title=OpenAI tests new search engine called SearchGPT amid AI arms race |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/25/openai-search-engine-searchgpt |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
OpenAI announced its partnership with publishers for SearchGPT, providing them with options on how their content appears in the search results and ensuring the promotion of trusted sources.
On October 31, 2024, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search to ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers, and it was made available to free users in December 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=Trying ChatGPT's SearchGPT made me realise I might soon never 'Google' anything ever again |url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/trying-chatgpts-searchgpt-made-me-realise-i-might-never-google-anything-ever-again-13831627.html |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=Introducing ChatGPT search |url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=OpenAI |language=en-US}} OpenAI ultimately incorporated the search features into ChatGPT in December 2024.{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2024 |title=No Wi-Fi? Dial 1-800-ChatGPT for the AI assistance you need |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/no-wi-fi-dial-1-800-chatgpt-for-the-ai-assistance-you-need/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}
See also
{{portal|Internet}}
- {{annotated link|Comparison of search engines}}
- {{annotated link|Google Search}}
- {{annotated link|List of search engines}}
- {{annotated link|Timeline of web search engines}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{OpenAI navbox}}
{{Web search engines navbox}}
{{Authority control}}
{{LLM-stub}}