Speculation regarding OpenAI's development of a search engine to compete with Google was dispelled by CEO Sam Altman on social media platform X. Altman clarified that the revelation is scheduled for Monday. Still, it will not concern a search engine or unveiling the next-generation GPT-5 language model.
OpenAI did confirm that the upcoming revelation will include updates to their existing ChatGPT technology and the introduction of their latest model, GPT-4. The specific nature of these updates remains undisclosed.
This clarification follows earlier reports suggesting an imminent search engine launch from OpenAI, strategically timed to coincide with Google's prominent I/O conference. The discrepancy has piqued the tech community's interest, with anticipation building for the specifics of OpenAI's upcoming revelation.