OpenAI’s launch of an AI search engine on Thursday was a big warning shot in its war to challenge Google's dominance and drive out AI search upstarts like Perplexity.
SearchGPT, as OpenAI's search engine is called, aims to provide “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources,” featuring real-time, up-to-date responses, OpenAI said. While currently just a prototype that's available to 10,000 users, it’s clear the battle over AI search is on.
