According to BlockBeats, on November 1, AI giant OpenAI announced a major upgrade to ChatGPT, enabling it to search the web and provide answers based on the information found. This upgrade makes OpenAI more similar to traditional search engines, directly competing with Google.
Starting Thursday, ChatGPT paid subscribers will be able to respond to queries by searching the web for the latest information and summarizing the content they find, rather than relying on potentially outdated data. The search feature is powered by Microsoft's Bing search engine, an investor in OpenAI, and also utilizes articles from agreements OpenAI has signed with certain publishers, such as News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press.
Additionally, the ChatGPT search feature will be rolled out to all free users in the coming months. (Jin Shi)