OpenAI Says ChatGPT Search Volume Is About 20% of Google Search
Adam Fry, head of consumer product for OpenAI ChatGPT, said at an OpenAI event that ChatGPT's search volume is about one-fifth (20%) of Google's search query volume. Fry also said most users seem not to mind ads in ChatGPT, and said more could actually be done in this area. The report notes that this would be Google Search's biggest competitor to date, and also explains Google's aggressive push to expand AI in search.
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According to OpenAI, ChatGPT has managed to grow its search use to around 20% of Google Search’s total volume, a staggering figure.
Google Search has had a massively dominant lead in the search space, with Microsoft’s Bing a distant competitor with a single-digit share at any given time. But, following its push into AI-powered search about 2 years ago, OpenAI says that ChatGPT is catching up in a big way.
Speaking at an OpenAI press event/chat yesterday, ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry confirmed that search volume in ChatGPT is “roughly one-fifth (20%) of the volume of queries of Google.”
But, in any case, this would be the biggest rival Google Search has had yet, and certainly explains Google’s massive push to expand AI in Search. Google admits it is facing “lower monetization” with that push, something OpenAI is also surely dealing with in its own efforts. The Verge notes that Fry said that “most people do not seem to mind ads” in ChatGPT and that “we could be doing this more, actually.”
Fry also said that “people really love” ChatGPT’s personalization and understanding.
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