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Meta Develops AI Search Engine To Lessen Reliance on Google, Microsoft (theinformation.com)

(Monday October 28, 2024 @12:45PM (msmash) from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.)


An anonymous reader shares a report:

> As Meta tries to keep up with OpenAI in developing AI, the Facebook owner is [1]working on a search engine

[2]non-paywalled link

that crawls the web to provide conversational answers about current events to people using its Meta AI chatbot.

>

> In doing so, Meta hopes to lower its reliance on Google Search and Microsoft's Bing, which currently provide information about news, sports and stocks to people using Meta AI, according to a person who has spoken with the search engine team. It could also give Meta a backup option if Google or Microsoft withdrew from these arrangements, according to a person who has been involved with the strategy.



[1] https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-develops-ai-search-engine-to-lessen-reliance-on-google-microsoft

[2] https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-develops-own-ai-search-engine-cut-reliance-google-bing-information-reports-2024-10-28/



Exciting news! (Score:2)

by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 )

Another source of machine-made mediocrity. Nothing like diversity.

To further suppress information no doubt (Score:1)

by BardBollocks ( 1231500 )

and further promote fake information.

Meta has no credibility and no trust. These AI search engines should really be termed AI search limiters.

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