“X” influencers predict SearchGPT will revolutionize the search engine market with AI-powered innovations

The recent launch of OpenAI’s SearchGPT for an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search experience with real-time information summarization, interactive follow-up questions, and visual responses has garnered considerable attention. The unveiling sparked considerable discussion among influencers on social media platform ÔX’ during the fourth week of July, highlighting its potential to revolutionize the search engine landscape, reveals the social media analytics platform Global Data.

Shreyasee Majumder, Social Media Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Influencers predict that SearchGPT could drive a significant transformation in the search industry, positioning itself as a revolutionary alternative to conventional search engines. Their enthusiasm is fueled by the belief that SearchGPT can significantly improve the user experience by consolidating diverse sources of information directly within the platform, potentially speeding up and streamlining the search process. They highlight the benefits of a user-friendly interface and the potential to reduce costs per query compared to traditional search engines.”

“The new offering reflects a strategic approach by OpenAI, which positions SearchGPT as a direct challenge to existing search giants and as a catalyst for broader industry evolution, driving advances in search technology and content presentation. But some influencers are expressing concerns that SearchGPT could face the same problems that have hampered previous attempts to compete with Google. They point to the failures of previous innovations and highlight the persistent challenge of hallucinatory AI as a major obstacle.”

Below are some of the opinions of popular influencers captured by GlobalData’s social media analytics platform:

Jonathan Siddharth, CEO and co-founder of Turing.com:

“Excited to try @OpenAI’s SearchGPT! When I first played with ChatGPT, it was clear that information retrieval was over. I’m surprised how much less I use traditional web search today, beyond browser autocomplete. I’m not sentimental, but having worked on search, I feel a bit nostalgic for inverted indices, keyword searching, machine learning ranking for query-document pairs with feature engineering and model selection/tuning. But the future will be more fun.”

Amit Goel, Early Stage Investor, 77 Capital:

“OpenAI’s new AI-powered search engine could give Google a run for its money. But why isn’t anyone talking about @perplexity_ai? Here’s what you need to know first: #SearchGPT will summarize real-time information from various websites, including news sources, with cited links. Users can ask follow-up questions, mirroring the interactive experience of ChatGPTÉ.”

Zoe Kleinman, BBC Technology Editor:

“So @OpenAI is officially testing the waters of search with SearchGPT. It will be available in ChatGPT, as a trial, not launched as a standalone product. When you see it, well, it looks like a search engine. It’s ChatGPT in real time, including links to sources that appear in a column on the side.”

Bilawal Sidhu, Future of Creation and Computing at Metaversity LLC:

“Great demo! Maybe SearchGPT can revolutionize the local search field? It helps you get things done in the real world. Good data sources, clean widgets, and amazing speed. I wonder how much they can reduce the cost per query compared to Google?”

Andriy Burkov, Head of Machine Learning at TalentNeuron:

“Look at the “success” of Perplexity and you can imagine the future success of SearchGPT. All of Google’s serial killers died miserably. Hallucinatory AI (HalAI) is the worst attempt to kill Google I can remember.”