ChatGPT Search is here to take on Google
The much-anticipated search function of ChatGPT is now live. It"s called ChatGPT Search, and searches the web for you. The twist is that it"s integrated into ChatGPT, and ChatGPT may choose to search for you for some things you ask it. You can also manually click/tap the Search option after you input anything into the text box.
OpenAI says it "blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more". The company has partnered with "news and data providers to add up-to-date information and new visual designs for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps".
Chats with ChatGPT now include links to sources, like news articles and blog posts, which should have been there from day one, but better late than never. You do however need to click the Sources button below the response to then have a sidebar open with all the references.
OpenAI says it collaborated extensively with the news industry and carefully listened to feedback from its global publisher partners before this launch. Feedback from the SearchGPT prototype was also incorporated into ChatGPT Search. In the future, the company promises to improve the new service, "particularly in areas like shopping and travel".
ChatGPT Search is available now at chatgpt.com, as well as through the ChatGPT desktop and mobile apps, for all ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as SearchGPT waitlist users. Enterprise and Edu users will get access "in the next few weeks", while free users will have it "over the coming months".
