OpenAI says ChatGPT search volume reaches 20% of Google's
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Adam Fry, head of consumer products for OpenAI ChatGPT, said at a media event in New York that ChatGPT's search query volume has reached 20% of Google's, or about one-fifth. By "search" he meant queries that trigger web retrieval after a user enters them, excluding questions that define terms or are simple operating instructions. Fry also said ChatGPT's weekly active users grew from 1 billion to 1.2 billion over the past two months; voice mode (dictation and conversation combined) has 250 million weekly active users, and users generate 1.5 billion images per week. He also said there are plans to merge the Chat and Work modes and remove the top toggle switch. This search volume ratio was put forward unilaterally by OpenAI; the report did not include a response from Google or a verifiable statistical basis.
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- The Verge · AIOpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search
OpenAI consumer product lead Adam Fry said at a Monday press event that search queries through ChatGPT now equal 20 percent of Google's search volume, defining a search as a query that results in a web search. He did not specify the source of the Google figure, and the article notes OpenAI likely relies on Microsoft Bing for a significant part of its searches alongside its in-house index. Fry also said ads have not negatively impacted the product or its usage, as OpenAI expands sponsored product images in ChatGPT.
- Big TechnologyOpenAI: ChatGPT Search Is About 20% of Google’s, 250 Million People Speak With ChatGPT, and Chat Is Merging With Work
OpenAI's Adam Fry said ChatGPT grew from 1 billion to 1.2 billion weekly active users in 60 days, that its search-like query volume is roughly one-fifth of Google's, and that users create 1.5 billion images per week. He said voice mode, combining dictation and speaking with ChatGPT, has 250 million combined weekly active users, and that OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work modes.
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