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OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search

OpenAI announced that search queries through ChatGPT now equal 20 percent of Google's search volume, as stated by consumer product lead Adam Fry at a press event. The company defines a search as any query resulting in a web search, excluding simple definitions or how-to tasks. While still far from overtaking Google, this marks a notable shift in user search behavior.

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In many circles, "Ask Chat" has replaced "Google it," and that's reflected in a new announcement from OpenAI: the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run through Google.

Adam Fry, OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT, made the announcement at a press event on Monday. He said the company defines a search as any time a user inputs a query that results in a web search, as opposed to tasks like defining a term or a simple how-to explanation. (Fry did not specify the source of the Google search volume number.)

Having one-fifth as many searches as Google is still a long way from overtaking it, b …

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