OpenAI, one of the leading AI startups in the world, launched ChatGPT 2022, focusing on providing advanced conversational capabilities. On October 31, 2024, OpenAI introduced a web search capability within the ChatGPT. This add-on enables the model to search the web efficiently to retrieve quick answers with relevant web source links. As a result, you can directly access what you need within your chat interface without being required to search through another search engine.
ChatGPT search model is a refined version of GPT-4, further trained with innovative synthetic data generation methods, including distilled outputs from OpenAI’s o1-preview. It enables the model to automatically search the web based on your inputs to provide a helpful response. Alternatively, you can click on the web search icon and type your query to search through the web.
You can also set ChatGPT search as your default search engine by adding the corresponding extension from the Chrome web store. Once added, you can search directly through your web browser’s URL.
ChatGPT will collaborate with several leading news and data providers to give users up-to-date information on weather, stock markets, maps, sports, and news. OpenAI plans to enhance search capabilities by specializing in areas like shopping, travel, and more. This search experience might be brought to the advanced voice and canvas features.
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ChatGPT’s search feature is currently accessible to all Plus and Team users, as well as those on the SearchGPT waitlist. In the upcoming weeks, it will also be available to Enterprise, Edu, Free, and logged-out users. You can use this search tool via chatgpt.com and within the desktop/mobile applications.
