But Will OpenAI Have Its Own “Google” or That’s a Tall Tale? Here’s the kicker: creating a new search engine doesn’t seem to be on Sam Altman’s (CEO of OpenAI) to-do list. In a recent interview, Altman mentioned that imagining OpenAI creating a Google clone “understates what [OpenAI advancements] can be.” Sam Altman on OpenAI vs Google Search | Lex Fridman Podcast He says he’s more excited about helping people find information in entirely new ways.
But integrating a chat client like ChatGPT with a search engine? Now freight forwarders brokers email lists that’s “cooler,” he said. Altman also expressed his dissatisfaction with ad-supported models like Facebook and Google, where advertisers can influence search results. He said that with ChatGPT, he knows he’s not the product being sold. But aren’t we training the machine every time we use it? Doesn’t that make us a kind of product, too? Just food for thought.
What’s clear is that OpenAI doesn’t plan to monetize user data through targeted ads, which Altman believes is financially sustainable. Do you? So, What Are OpenAI’s “Cooler” Plans? Real-time data Recent deals with publishers like Dotdash Meredith, Le Monde, and Prisa Media indicate a focus on providing ChatGPT users with access to real-time news content and links to original sources. Integrating real-time data into ChatGPT is pretty cool, indeed.