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OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search

OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT says the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run through Google.

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What happened

OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT, Adam Fry, announced that the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run through Google. This is a significant milestone for OpenAI, as it indicates that ChatGPT is gaining ground in the search engine market. Fry made the announcement at a press event on Monday, where he also discussed OpenAI's plans for the future of search. According to Fry, OpenAI defines a search as any time a user inputs a query that results in a web search, as opposed to tasks like defining a term or a simple how-to explanation.

OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT, Adam Fry, announced that the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run through Google.

Fry made the announcement at a press event on Monday, where he also discussed OpenAI's plans for the future of search.

According to Fry, OpenAI defines a search as any time a user inputs a query that results in a web search, as opposed to tasks like defining a term or a simple how-to explanation.

Fry also discussed OpenAI's plans for ads and sponsored content, including its decision to introduce images of sponsored products and services in ChatGPT rather than just a company's name, logo, and a link to its product.

Fry said that ads have not negatively impacted the product or the usage of the product, and that most people do not seem to mind ads in the product.

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Why it matters

This development is significant because it shows that ChatGPT is becoming a major player in the search engine market. As search queries increasingly route through OpenAI and other AI labs' services, other companies are investing in the same types of AI-focused search experience. This could lead to a shift in the way people interact with search engines and potentially disrupt the traditional search engine market.

This development is significant because it shows that ChatGPT is becoming a major player in the search engine market.

As search queries increasingly route through OpenAI and other AI labs' services, other companies are investing in the same types of AI-focused search experience.

This could lead to a shift in the way people interact with search engines and potentially disrupt the traditional search engine market.

OpenAI's plans for the future of search, including its plans for ads and sponsored content, are also significant because they could have a major impact on the way people interact with search engines.

The company's decision to introduce images of sponsored products and services in ChatGPT rather than just a company's name, logo, and a link to its product is also significant because it could change the way people interact with ads and sponsored content.

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OpenAI's plans for the future of search, including its plans for ads and sponsored content. The company's decision to introduce images of sponsored products and services in ChatGPT rather than just a company's name, logo, and a link to its product.

OpenAI's plans for the future of search, including its plans for ads and sponsored content.

The company's decision to introduce images of sponsored products and services in ChatGPT rather than just a company's name, logo, and a link to its product.

The impact of this development on the traditional search engine market.

The potential for a shift in the way people interact with search engines.

The potential for OpenAI to disrupt the traditional search engine market.

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