However, Reuters sources indicate that the launch date of OpenAI's internet search engine may change. Previously, Bloomberg and The Information reported that OpenAI was developing a product to compete with Google and search startup Perplexity.

On May 10th, OpenAI announced on X that it would be live-streaming an event on May 13th to "showcase some ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates." Later, CEO Sam Altman also posted on X, denying the launch of GPT-5 or the search engine. “However, we’ve been working on some new things that people might love. To me, it’s like magic,” Altman wrote.

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ChatGPT is a formidable competitor to Google. Image: Tom's Guide

Next week, Google will kick off its annual I/O developer event, where it plans to unveil a range of AI-related products.

According to Bloomberg, OpenAI's search product is an extension of ChatGPT and allows ChatGPT to retrieve information directly from the web, including citations. The ChatGPT chatbot uses advanced AI models to generate human-like responses to text prompts.

For a long time, observers have touted ChatGPT as an alternative to online data collection, although it struggles to provide accurate and real-time information from the web. OpenAI is integrated with Microsoft's Bing for paid subscriptions. Meanwhile, Google has also announced AI features created for its search engine.

The startup Perplexity, founded by a former OpenAI researcher, had 10 million monthly active users, according to a January blog post. At the time, OpenAI's ChatGPT was the fastest app to reach 100 million monthly active users.

OpenAI had previously attempted to add updates to ChatGPT but retired the plugin in April.

(According to Reuters)