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ChatGPT calling is now available for paid ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers. It will be available for Enterprise and Edu tariff plans in the next few weeks. Besides the website, you can also try it on iOS and Mac apps. Fortunately, the limited availability won’t last long. All other users who have not purchased a subscription and even those who are not logged in are expected to be able to use the search. coming monthsreports Channel 24 with reference to 9to5Mac.

How does ChatGPT search work?

A new function searches the internet for answers to your questions, made in natural languageIt provides “quick and timely answers with links to relevant resources.” It’s pretty much the same search as Google, but powered by AI, so you get more relevant results by combining the best chatbots and search.

Although ChatGPT has always been used as a search engine, it was never designed for that purpose. The thing is, if you had previously asked the AI ​​to find something for you and give a link to the source, of course it could do that, but it was just a simulation because the AI ​​referred to its own link. Static, time-bound memorized database For example, if you ask it about a new event, then it will not be able to tell you about it because the training data conditionally expires at the beginning of 2024. Since OpenAI has not yet downloaded the latest Internet updates to itself, everything that happens next is unknown to it. This way, it can make up information just for you, or even create a link that will lead nowhere.

That was until yesterday when ChatGPT search finally went live. This required the company to make some updates to the system. OpenAI explains it this way: “ChatGPT can now search the web much better than before. You can get fast and timely answers with links to relevant web resources that you previously had to go to a search engine to find. It combines the advantages of a natural language interface with an existing language interface.” Sports results, news, stock quotes and more, ChatGPT will search the web based on your query, or you can choose to search manually by clicking the web search icon.”

An example of ChatGPT Search working / Photo by 9to5Mac

OpenAI works with news and data providers to deliver real-time information and package it into new custom designs for certain types of content. For example, when you search for sports results, news, promotions, weather and maps, you will see special visual effects.

More importantly, your ChatGPT chats are now accompanied by source links. In this way, you can go deeper into the source material from which the search is made.

Below each ChatGPT Search answer you will see a “Resources” / OpenAI Photo button

Why is this search better than Google?

A big advantage of searching on ChatGPT is that you can give the AI ​​a detailed description of what you want to find. For example, if you type the query “How to use a heater” into Google, it may appear in ChatGPT Search as follows: “Find me an instruction on how to use a heater, which will contain recommendations on the best location of the heater in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe apartment and possible dangers. The article is only It doesn’t have to be material from the last six months.” So you can define all your needs that the Google search engine will never understand.

What’s at the heart of ChatGPT Search?

OpenAI says ChatGPT Search uses Modified version of GPT-4otrained “using new synthetic data generation methods.” This involved parsing the results from the previous version of OpenAI o1-preview. This model is much slower than GPT-4o, so perhaps training on this model (instead of using it directly) could help the new feature develop some reasoning skills without having to think about the answers for too long.

The company used feedback from SearchGPT’s test launch to fine-tune the feature: “We brought the best of the SearchGPT experience to ChatGPT,” the company wrote.

That’s not all

In addition to rolling out the new feature to new users, ChatGPT Search also plans to make improvements in certain key areas in the future. OpenAI mentions the following in its launch announcement:

• The improvements focused on shopping.
• Travel-specific features.
• Opportunities for deeper research.
• Advanced audio support.

With the release of iOS 18.2 later this year, ChatGPT will be integrated into Siri and messaging tools on Apple devices. This means Apple users will soon also be able to access the search features built into existing iOS, iPadOS, and macOS software.