OpenAI’s May 13th event is still in speculation, with conflicting reports about a potential Google Search competitor.
News coverage from Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Hindustan Times all fueled up the excitement with reports of a major announcement about AI-powered search engine by Microsoft backed OpenAI.
It has been reported that OpenAI is developing a search product for competing with AI search or Google search.
This strategic timing, just before Google’s I/O conference, hints towards challenging Google’s dominance in the search market and it is about to launch various AI related products.
As per Bloomberg, Open AI is supposed to use ChatGPT to draw information from the web directly.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman downplayed the rumors, stating that the company share GPT related updates. That would stream live on May 13 from 1 PM.
He said “”not gpt-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love! feels like magic to me” on a Twitter post.
While a full-fledged search engine competitor seems unlikely, here are some possibilities.
OpenAI has confirmed unveiling updates to these large language models. These could involve improved capabilities for retrieving data from the web, potentially laying the groundwork for a future search product.
There have been reports of OpenAI developing an AI assistant that could rival Google Assistant and Perplexity. This assistant might integrate search functionalities, providing a more conversational way to find information. The rumored AI product is said to have completed with AI search based Perplexity.
Despite Altman’s comments, there’s always a chance for a surprise reveal. OpenAI might showcase a search tool prototype or an innovative search integration within their existing products.
Regardless of the specifics, May 13th promises to be a significant event for OpenAI.
Now we should wait to see the nature of ChatGPT and GPT-4 Updates – that is how do these updates improve their ability to handle information retrieval tasks and what is the overall Vision for AI and Search.
The event could be a stepping stone towards a full-fledged search engine competitor, or it could showcase a completely different direction for OpenAI. All we need to do is stay tuned for updates on May 13th!