
Is ChatGPT the New Google? Search Feature Launches
OpenAI is attempting to redefine the user’s search experience by offering an AI-powered alternative to traditional search engines. In July 2024, OpenAI started testing a new search feature of ChatGPT called SearchGPT with AI search features. After completion of initial phase of testing, OpenAI launched it in November 2024, but at that time this feature was available only to users with a paid subscription. As of today’s announcement, starting December 17, 2024, the new search feature of ChatGPT is now available to all users for free. To use this new search feature of ChatGPT, you must have a free ChatGPT subscription. This new search feature of ChatGPT is designed to combine the power of AI models with information from the web. This will give you quick and timely answers to your queries with clear and relevant sources. In that way, OpenAI is attempting to establish itself as a strong competitor to Google and other established players in the field of internet search. At present, mobiles are being used more for internet surfing than laptops or desktops. Keeping this fact in mind, OpenAI has also introduced a mobile device-optimized version of its ChatGPT search feature. Due to which a smooth and efficient search experience can be achieved even on smartphones and tablets. ChatGPT now also offers an advanced voice search mode that lets users ask questions and receive answers through voice commands. Now you can search the Internet in hands-free mode without typing anything. SearchGPT uses OpenAI’s advanced language models to better understand the context of queries and deliver more relevant and insightful results than traditional keyword matching. This AI powered search engine can summarize long articles and documents, saving users both time and effort. To summarize, ChatGPT uses a natural language interface to provide answers to search queries. Users can ask follow-up questions to further refine their search. ChatGPT Search can provide real-time results for the queries you request. ChatGPT search not only returns links to web addresses but also provides a brief summary of the information. It provides clear attribution and source links to help users verify information. It may also use videos and pictures to answer some queries. OpenAI is rapidly developing ChatGPT and adding new features, as AI-powered chatbots become increasingly popular. Google has already implemented AI models into its search engine, Gemini, which returns results in summary format. However, it still needs to be improved. OpenAI’s ChatGPT search feature looks better right now but it remains to be seen how Google further improves Gemini for all users.