According to The Information’s source, OpenAI is working on creating an Internet search engine that will compete more directly with Google. It is not yet clear whether it will work independently or become part of ChatGPT.

According to the source, the service will be supported in part by Bing, the search engine created by Microsoft, one of the key sponsors of OpenAI. In the summer of 2023, the company added the ability to search for information on the Internet based on Microsoft Bing to the ChatGPT mobile application.

Google shares fell after the close on the news.

Previously, the head of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, said that, in his opinion, AI will be able to replace traditional search engines, and the “gorilla” Google “will have to show that it can dance.”