OpenAI announced the release of ChatGPT's newest feature, real-time web search.

This launch brings ChatGPT closer to a full-fledged AI search engine that eliminates advertising; the AI model promises faster and more accurate information retrieval than similar search tools such as Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Bing integrated Copilot upgrade The upgrade provides direct answers, including visuals and curated web sources. With this new capability, ChatGPT can search the Internet and provide users with live, contextual answers in a more personalized way.

ChatGPT's search was developed using a blend of proprietary technology and Microsoft's Bing infrastructure, further supporting the strong relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft. The search model itself is an improved version of GPT-4, specifically tuned for Internet navigation, allowing ChatGPT to pull fresh data while providing clear citations and sources for each query.

In an effort to responsibly manage copyrighted content within ChatGPT, OpenAI has established partnerships with publishers such as Hearst, Condé Nast, Axel Springer, and News Corp. These partnerships give media companies more control over how their content is displayed, but do not automatically take precedence. Out of respect for paywalls and user privacy, publishers can opt out of OpenAI's web crawling.

Perhaps the best feature of the newest search feature is ChatGPT's ad-free environment, and OpenAI acknowledges that running real-time AI searches will be costly, but intends to maintain this decision for now. Limitations will be placed on users in the free tier, but OpenAI has not yet specified the exact parameters.

Another noticeable feature is the integration of interactive visuals. For example, stock price information is now updated in real time and displayed in clickable graphs. In addition, the Sources sidebar allows users to scroll through verified web links, providing a more transparent approach to information sources.

In the context of rapidly evolving AI-powered search, ChatGPT's new real-time search feature aims to meet user demand for reliable, timely, and ad-free access to information across desktop, iOS, and Android platforms It aims to.