OpenAI is reportedly stealing Google employees to develop a rumored search engine at the ‘intersection of LLMs,’ potentially vying for the title of the world’s most popular search engine
OpenAI is poaching Google’s staff to form a team that will help develop its new search engine.
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What you need to know
Recent reports flooding the internet indicateOpenAI might be venturing into the search landscape. However, there’s little information available about this development.
OpenAI has reportedly registered a new domain undersearch.chatgpt.comand an SSL certificate, but the domain doesn’t seem to work as it directs you to a " not found" page. The ChatGPT maker is reportedly set to unveil Google and Microsoft’s rival search engine this week at a developer conference.
A newBloomberg reportsuggests the feature will be shipped as part of ChatGPT’s AI-powered capabilities, which will essentially work like Google. Users can use the feature to ask questions, and it will provide answers sourced directly from the Internet.
While we wait to see if these reports hold any water, a new report byThe Vergeindicates OpenAI is actively head-hunting Google staffers to form its new search team.
In case you missed it, OpenAI was reportedly developing a new web search feature earlier this year designed to compete with Google. Interestingly, the tool may rely on Microsoft’s Bing search engine. This decision is entirely surprising, giventhe complicated nature of Microsoft’s partnership with the hot startup.
Hiring/poaching professionals who particularly excel in specific fields isn’t a new phenomenon in the tech world. As is the case with Microsoft. The tech giant recently underwent a reorg that moved Bing, Edge, andCopilotunder anew AI division led by DeepMind and Inflection co-founderMustafa Suleyman.
This behavior has seemingly caught the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) eye,placing Microsoft under scrutiny. The investigation will examine its newly found AI partnerships, including hiring former employees and related arrangements with Inflection AI.
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