SearchGPT Prototype

What is OpenAI SearchGPT?

SearchGPT is OpenAI's prototype AI-powered search engine, launched on July 25, 2024. It is designed to provide real-time, conversational search results by leveraging the GPT-4 model family to deliver up-to-date information from the web. This prototype is initially available to 10,000 test users and select publishers.

Key Features

• Conversational Interface — Users can ask follow-up questions and receive answers with clear links to relevant sources, making online searches faster and more efficient.
• Real-time Information — SearchGPT delivers real-time information from the web, reducing the need for multiple search attempts.
• Publisher Collaboration — OpenAI has partnered with various news organizations and publishers to ensure that SearchGPT prominently cites and links to original content.
• User and Publisher Feedback — OpenAI aims to gather feedback from early users and publishers to refine the service before potentially integrating it into ChatGPT.

Prototype Launch

SearchGPT is currently a prototype, initially available to 10,000 test users and select publishers. OpenAI aims to gather feedback from these early users to refine the service before potentially integrating it into ChatGPT.

Functionality

The search engine uses OpenAI's GPT-4 model family to deliver real-time information from the web. It features a conversational interface where users can ask follow-up questions and receive answers with clear links to relevant sources. This approach aims to make online searches faster and more efficient by reducing the need for multiple search attempts.

Publisher Collaboration

OpenAI has partnered with various news organizations and publishers to ensure that SearchGPT prominently cites and links to original content. Publishers have control over how their content appears in search results and can opt out of having their content used for training OpenAI's models while still being included in search results.

Competitive Landscape

SearchGPT positions OpenAI as a direct competitor to established search engines like Google and Bing. The integration of generative AI into search tools is part of a broader trend among tech companies to enhance search capabilities with AI.

Future Plans

OpenAI plans to improve SearchGPT based on user and publisher feedback, with potential enhancements in areas like local information and commerce. The best features of SearchGPT may eventually be incorporated into ChatGPT.

How can users access SearchGPT?

Users can access SearchGPT by joining the waitlist. OpenAI is launching the prototype to a small group of users and publishers to get feedback. While this prototype is temporary, OpenAI plans to integrate the best of these features directly into ChatGPT in the future.

If you’re interested in trying the prototype, sign up for the waitlist.

What comes next?

OpenAI will keep improving the experience in areas like local information and commerce. They also plan to get feedback on the prototype from users and publishers and bring the best of the experience into ChatGPT. If you're interested in trying SearchGPT, sign up for the waitlist.