AI search tools that summarize information from across the web could replace traditional search engines, potentially disrupting the digital economy. According to an article by Benjamin Brooks, a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard, AI search poses a threat to content creators by diverting web traffic away from the original sources. Brooks argues …
OpenAI has announced a web search functionality for its ChatGPT conversational AI. The new feature, initially rolling out to paid subscribers, allows ChatGPT to search the web and provide real-time information on topics such as news, sports, stocks, and weather. By delivering curated answers with clear source attribution, ChatGPT aims to provide a more natural …
AI startup Perplexity is in funding talks to double its valuation to $8 billion or more. The company is looking to raise around $500 million in its fourth round of funding within a year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move comes on the heels of major investments in OpenAI and is intended to …
Perplexity has launched an Internal Knowledge Search feature that allows Pro and Enterprise Pro users to search both their internal files and the web from a single platform. Users can upload important files, limited to 500 for Enterprise Pro, in various formats like Excel, Word, and PDFs, VentureBeat reports. The aim is to streamline the …
Microsoft has launched Bing Generative Search, its answer to Google’s AI-powered search offerings. As reported by Kyle Wiggers, the new feature has been rolled out to all US users following a pilot phase in July. Bing Generative Search aggregates information from the web to provide summaries in response to search queries. Users can also dismiss …
Google is showing AI-generated images when searching for certain types of mushrooms, which could be dangerous for mushroom pickers. The moderator of the Reddit forum r/mycology discovered that the first image shown when searching for a specific mushroom was an AI-generated image that did not resemble the real mushroom. As Emanuel Maiberg reports for 404 …
Google is planning to introduce a system for labeling AI-generated and -processed images in search results. In the coming months, the company plans to roll out an updated “About This Image” feature that will inform users whether an image was taken with a camera, edited with software, or generated by AI models. The labeling is …
Google is launching its AI-powered “Ask Photos” feature. The new feature, based on the Gemini AI model, allows users to use complex natural language queries to find photos. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the feature will initially be available to select customers in the US. With “Ask Photos,” users can search for the best …
Phind is introducing a new AI model called Phind-405B, which specializes in technical tasks. The company announced it in a blog post. Phind is an intelligent search engine for developers that uses generative AI to solve problems and turn ideas into working products. The new model is based on Meta Llama 3.1 405B and can …
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing search, writes VentureBeat. Generative AI makes it possible to ask questions in natural language and get a direct answer without having to click through countless websites. Companies are using this development to implement “Retrieval Augmented Generation” (RAG), a technology that combines AI models with an organization’s own data to provide more …