OpenAI has launched its own online search in ChatGPT, which promises to provide fast, relevant answers with links to relevant sources – something that previously required visiting a search engine like Google or Bing.
ChatGPT will automatically detect when a user needs a web search based on their queries. But the function can also be launched manually by clicking on the web search icon in the text input field.
This feature is available on chatgpt.com, as well as in ChatGPT desktop and mobile applications. It is currently available to users of ChatGPT Plus and Team paid subscriptions and those on the SearchGPT waitlist. Over the next few weeks, it will be available to Enterprise and Education users, and over the next few months, to all users of the free ChatGPT plan.
OpenAI notes that finding the right answers on the Internet can often be time-consuming, requiring numerous searches and sorting through links. ChatGPT is designed to simplify this process: the chatbot can be asked a question in a conversational language, and it will find the relevant information on web pages. Subsequent questions will allow users to dive deeper into the topic, and AI will take into account the context of the chat to provide more accurate answers.
ChatGPT answers include links to sources, such as news articles and blogs, to facilitate further research. Users can click the “References” button to view a sidebar with links.
OpenAI claims to be working closely with news organizations and publishers around the world, including the Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Financial Times, and Reuters. Publishers can determine whether they want results from their websites to appear in ChatGPT searches.
The search model itself is based on a modified GPT-4o, supplemented by synthetic data methods, including results obtained through the o1 model preview. ChatGPT search uses data from the Bing search engine, as well as direct content from partners, to meet user requests.
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