Is OpenAI's search engine competing with Google? Here's what Sam Altman says

The well-known CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, recently addressed the rumors circulating about the OpenAI search engine.

Altman clarified that despite the buzz, the upcoming announcement scheduled just before Google I/O is not about GPT-5 or a search engine.

In an official post, OpenAI stated that the launch will feature updates on ChatGPT and the latest model, GPT-4.

Altman further emphasised in a social media post that it is neither GPT-5 nor a search engine, but rather, they have been diligently working on new features they believe users will appreciate.

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.

monday 10am PT. https://t.co/nqftf6lRL1

— Sam Altman (@sama) May 10, 2024

Altman's tweet reaffirmed OpenAI's commitment to its AI objectives, particularly enhancing its AI chatbot, ChatGPT.

Previous reports hinted at OpenAI's plans to unveil a search product before Google's I/O conference, posing competition to the tech giant.

OpenAI has already streamlined its AI chatbot to be more concise and focused.

Additionally, the new GPT-4 Turbo model is now accessible to paid ChatGPT users, trained on publicly available data up to December last year.