OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Shoots Down Rumours Of Unveiling Google Search's Competitor

The official account announced a live stream scheduled for Monday at 10 AM PT (10:30 pm in India) to showcase updates for ChatGPT and GPT-4.

Previously, there were reports indicating that OpenAI would unveil a search engine to rival Google Search on Monday.

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Just hours after news surfaced about OpenAI gearing up to unveil its competitor to Google Search, CEO Sam Altman has refuted these claims. Altman made clarifications through his X (previously Twitter) account, asserting that the upcoming launch is neither GPT-5 nor a search engine. Rather, it's a project that he and his team have been diligently developing over a period. Altman expressed confidence that the "new stuff" will be well received by users.

Altman while retweeting a post from the official handle of OpenAI posted, “Not GPT-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love! feels like magic to me. Monday 10 am PT."

not gpt-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love! feels like magic to me.

monday 10am PT. https://t.co/nqftf6lRL1

— Sam Altman (@sama) May 10, 2024

The official account announced a live stream scheduled for Monday at 10 AM PT (10:30 pm in India) to showcase updates for ChatGPT and GPT-4. It's worth noting that this stream coincides with Google's highly anticipated Google I/O 2024 event, set to take place the following day.

Previously, there were reports indicating that OpenAI would unveil a search engine to rival Google Search on Monday. The new search tool was rumoured to leverage OpenAI's flagship ChatGPT for delivering real-time web information effectively.

What Can We Expect?

ChatGPT is expected to feature direct web data extraction along with proper citations, aiming to address past challenges related to accuracy. This functionality is exclusively available to Plus subscribers. Despite initial achievements, ChatGPT's performance was reportedly affected, leading OpenAI to discontinue previous efforts involving real-time data integration.

Recent reports have also suggested that OpenAI has been making efforts to recruit talent from Google for a specialised project team. Both The Information and Bloomberg covered these reports, indicating that the AI company is indeed working on a search product.