In the era of AI, the opportunity for ordinary people like us is to catch and follow some early projects, especially the Web3 AI search engine track that has just begun to emerge. In the wild era, the probability of Alpha appearing is higher!

When the Internet enters the "AI era", the way of obtaining information will also undergo earth-shaking changes.

In the early morning of May 14, OpenAI announced the official launch of its latest AI model, GPT-4o, which can achieve instant video and voice interaction and will be integrated into OpenAI's various products in stages in the next few weeks. What's more interesting is that the day after OpenAI released GPT-4o, Google launched a "fightback" at the 2024I/O conference. In a 110-minute speech, Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, released dozens of new products combining Google and AI, including a redesign of Google Search through a customized new Gemini model to fight OpenAI and other competitors.

The release of GPT-4o has once again caused a sensation in the entire technology field and brought more thoughts about AI applications. After GPT-4o, the direction in which OpenAI will focus has become the focus of attention in the industry. Combined with recent events in the AI ​​field, including Perplexity getting a new round of financing and ChatGPT changing its homepage to a search box, the industry generally believes that the strongest consensus at present is in the field of AI search.


Search is one of the Internet infrastructures and the core means to meet rigid demands. It has cultivated a "shelf-style" trading market. When the era of artificial intelligence comes, it brings significant improvements in efficiency, and traditional search engines can no longer fully meet the needs of users. AI search engines like Perplexity and New Bing have gained widespread attention.

In 2023, traditional search engines generated $300 billion in revenue and accounted for more than 50% of Internet traffic. As an important portal for Internet information search, Google accounts for 90% of global search volume. But in fact, since the emergence of ChatGPT, Google's search volume has gradually been taken over by Bing. According to Statcounter data, in April 2024, Google's search share was 80.74%, a decrease of about 6% from the same period in 2023.


Data source: statcounter

One stone can cause a thousand ripples. Faced with the increasingly fierce AI wave, AI search will inevitably become a battleground in the era of big models.

Analysis of the Current Status of AI Search Engines

Since the data used in ChatGPT training is not real-time (GPT-4 data is updated to April 2023), the results also show a certain lag. However, in the Internet age, information updates are calculated in seconds, and the inability to provide real-time data is a major flaw of ChatGPT. Therefore, the launch of an AI search engine is the general trend.

In addition, with the explosive growth of information, users' search logic has also changed, from pursuing more comprehensive information in the past to "separating the true from the false" and filtering out usable information in the massive amount of information. This is exactly the area where AI capabilities can be demonstrated.

AI search engines solve the problem of delayed results by bringing real-time data into the scene, using large models for fine-tuning, and adding the latest network data and information. In addition, AI search can take into account both depth and efficiency, output the information users want more accurately, and present it in the form of natural language. For contemporary Internet users who are drowning in the ocean of information, it is undoubtedly a long-awaited savior.

At present, there are many general AI search engine products, mainly divided into Web2 and Web3 tracks, such as Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, YouChat, Brave Search, Andi, Komo, ThinkANY, Phind, iASK.ai, Adot, PreSearch, TypoX, QnA3, Kaito and other products.



Perplexity AI

Perplexity should be the most influential Web2 AI search engine currently. It is based on GPT of OpenAI and API, supports networking functions and free use of GPT-4 functions. By using conversational methods to provide users with search results, as well as having the function of switching models and unlocking image generation, the performance and accuracy of the model can be significantly improved. This greatly improves search efficiency. But for Web3 users, its data sources are not comprehensive enough to integrate on-chain data.

At the beginning of 2024, Perplexity AI received an investment of US$73.6 million, setting a record for search engine company financing in the past decade, with a valuation of US$520 million. Its investors include Nvidia, Jeff Bezos and other "bigwigs". In early March, Perplexity AI raised about US$63 million at a valuation of US$1 billion. On April 24, according to media reports citing people familiar with the matter, Perplexity is conducting a new round of financing of at least US$250 million, with a valuation of US$2.5 billion to US$3 billion.

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft Bing's AI search engine that can access a large amount of data and generate answers based on facts and objective data. The response speed is very fast and supports multiple languages! However, the data it refers to is not complete, and it is not creative, and has no ability to analyze and summarize.

YouChat

YouChat's data can search real-time data and respond quickly, providing accurate information and insights. The disadvantage is that it cannot understand certain complex contexts or emotional backgrounds, resulting in an inability to provide completely appropriate responses.

Brave Search

Brave Search is developed by Brave Software. It is a relatively new AI search engine that aims to provide a more private and secure search experience. Compared with other AI search engines, one of the characteristics of Brave Search is its focus on user privacy protection and advertising alternative model. The disadvantage is that since it is a relatively new AI search engine, it may need to develop and improve the breadth and depth of search results.

TypoX AI

TypoX AI provides an intuitive Web3 knowledge search and learning experience. It integrates scattered information sources and Web3 protocols on a single platform, effectively breaking the threshold to enter Web3. It has user-friendly interactive experience, rich on-chain and off-chain data, and supports multiple languages. The disadvantage is that the function is relatively single and cannot solve the hallucination problem of AI models.

Clab.ai

The main feature of Clab.ai is that as an AI product in the vertical field of Web3, it can process a large amount of non-standard data, thereby expanding the source of data, and also includes a large amount of information in Twitter. According to official information, Clab's data is updated at the minute level, which is also a major feature, and cross-validation of information is used to ensure the accuracy of the results.

Clab.ai was launched in 2023, and the official X stopped updating in November 2023, and the public beta version was not launched as promised.

Kaito

Kaito can provide users with reliable answers through one-click search of mainstream Web3 information acquisition channels such as Twitter, Discord, Mirror, and Medium. In addition, Kaito also ranks the results and makes personalized recommendations, and supports the transcription of text from pictures, voice and other information to be integrated into the content.

However, the reliability of the data content transcribed through secondary processing is relatively reduced, so other data sources are still needed for cross-validation.

AI search engine is a must for Web3

We are in an era of information explosion. Web3 alone generates a huge amount of information every day. Many people spend hours browsing and searching for the latest news on various platforms every day, hoping to find early investment opportunities or valuable information! However, there is a large amount of false, hyped, and spam information, accounting for 99%. This information wastes a lot of time and energy, greatly reducing our efficiency and benefits.

For ordinary investors and users, it takes a lot of time and energy to obtain key information. Although we are drowned in the ocean of information, information hunger is always bothering us. Creating a comprehensive Web3 AI search engine has become a key issue that needs to be solved urgently.

Web2 AI search engines are a battleground for giants such as Google, OpenAI, and Perplexity, but there are still no widely adopted cases of AI search engines in Web3 vertical fields. Although some projects have begun to reconstruct AI search engines in Web3 vertical fields, such as Adot, TypoX AI, PreSearch, Kaito, etc., there is still a long way to go before they are widely adopted.

AI has also made great progress in the Web3 field. According to CoinGecko data, the total market value of 139 AI projects has reached 27.5B USD, and has repeatedly become the leading sector in the crypto market. Conservative estimates show that the Web3 AI market has the potential to grow to hundreds of billions of dollars by 2030. There must be a place for Web3 AI search engines.

In the era of AI, the opportunity for ordinary people like us is to catch and follow some early projects, especially the Web3 AI search engine track that has just begun to emerge. In the wild era, the probability of Alpha appearing is higher!

Free AI Search Engine — Adot

Web3's AI search engine Adot is currently free to use. It can effectively solve the hallucination problem of AI models and integrate multiple valid data sources to provide users with efficient and accurate responses. Adot has launched an innovative Search to Earn concept, which supports users to get rewards through search. It is a Web3 track AI project that is worth paying attention to!

On April 25, 2024, Adot announced the successful completion of its Pre-A round of financing, totaling US$3 million. This round of investment was led by Hash Global, with participation from gCC (gumi Cryptos Capital) and Liang Xinjun's family office.

So far, Adot has raised a total of $6 million in funding, with other investors including SevenX Ventures, Mask Network, Var Capital, MixMarvel and other investment institutions and individual investors. These funds will be used to promote the development of decentralized AI search engines.Adot was founded by former Google engineers and AI experts. Adot founder Dr. Wei is a former Google core engineer and AI expert with more than 20 years of experience in search engines and AI technology.

Adot's core team also has rich industry experience, with each member having an average of more than 10 years of experience in search engines and AI. Its product partners have held key product positions at Meituan, Ctrip, and an AI company acquired by ByteDance; the head of search algorithms has a master's degree from Peking University and 15 years of search engine experience; the head of backend technology has built a platform system with more than 200 million users from 0 to 1.

Adot's vision is to build a decentralized search network that surpasses traditional search engines in all aspects, making all high-quality data available to every user and developer. Users can locate accurate, scalable, and indexed data in seconds and be rewarded for their contributions to data source input. Developers can build their own search engines and recommendation systems based on the Adot SDK and API.

Currently, users can obtain Agems points rewards from the Adot (a.xyz) platform through daily check-ins, daily searches, inviting friends, etc. Agems can be used to participate in sweepstakes, redeem prizes, and redeem a certain proportion of platform tokens, etc.



Written at the end

For Web3 users, using AI search engines can save 90% of their time. The saved time can be used for learning, entertainment, fitness, etc., improving the quality of life while increasing the return on investment.

New tracks also represent new opportunities. The decentralized and community-driven characteristics of Web3 allow early participants to often receive good returns for their personal contributions and participation. The Web3AI search engine track is still an undeveloped virgin land. You can pay close attention to its development and changes to seize early opportunities and dividends!