OpenAI Considers Taking on Google With Browser (theinformation.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/1421209/openai-considers-taking-on-google-with-browser
- Source link: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-considers-taking-on-google-with-browser
> OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser that it would combine with its chatbot, and it has separately discussed or struck deals to power search features for travel, food, real estate and retail websites, according to people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products.
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> OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers such as Conde Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite and Priceline, these people said. OpenAI also has discussed powering artificial intelligence features on devices made by Samsung, a key Google business partner, similar to a deal OpenAI recently struck with Apple, according to people who were briefed about the situation at OpenAI.
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the irony (Score:1)
Moving from one botnet company to another even bigger botnet company doesn't seem to be what this browser needs
If OpenAI is smart (Score:2)
If OpenAI is smart, and I don't think they are from a business point of view, they'll stay in their lane as a services provider. The browser wars are over, for better or worse. There's little upside to developing their own.
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> If OpenAI is smart, and I don't think they are from a business point of view, they'll stay in their lane as a services provider. The browser wars are over, for better or worse. There's little upside to developing their own.
But what would you think about OpenAI's idea if they chose to build on top of the FireFox browser, just like all other browser devs use Google Chrome now?
And FWIW, Isn't the name OpenAI really a misnomer?
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The upside is clear. What an AI company needs is real-world data. And Google has already gotten people used to the idea that their browser slurps up everything for corporate use.
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> If OpenAI is smart, and I don't think they are from a business point of view, they'll stay in their lane as a services provider. The browser wars are over, for better or worse. There's little upside to developing their own.
While what you say is pretty much fact, think of it from OpenAI's perspective. If they can have a foothold in the browser space, that's a TREASURE TROVE of training data just waiting to be tapped. Because, let's be completely honest here, OpenAI's main purpose is data aggregation, and that will remain true for the foreseeable future. They want a direct tap to that data, rather than relying on other methods. And there's no better tap than a browser. A browser that's 100% guaranteed to make the data-suck that
"developing?" or just lazily stealing data? (Score:2)
I will be very surprised if they don't just repackage existing libs and contribute close to nothing to the projects. My impression is they're hype-generating parasites. The risk they face is that Sam Altman goes around saying his AI tools will replace developers and make them so productive, etc....if this browser is a lazy reskin or buggy, hopefully it'll spook investors and see that he's been overselling his product by a massive degree.
I see 2 outcomes:
1. Deliver on the hype: Open AI engineers, w
Re: If OpenAI is smart (Score:1)
They are just desperate to generate some revenue stream before they disappear. All the big players are already knee deep in AI investment and OpenAI lost a LOT of talent in the past year, so the clock is ticking. They need something more than providing ChatGPT to others, because that will be easily replaced once better models come along. It's obviously the wrong move, but then again their CEO is not the smartest tool in the shed and doesn't know how to run a successful business.
I can only imagine (Score:3)
...how awful it would be
Ads, ads, ads, ads, AI training, all product recommendations go to Amazon, no negative reviews, ads, ads, ads, ads.........
Three browsers stories in a row (Score:2)
Everyone wants to be the new Konqueror.
What for? (Score:2)
I already replace Google with ChatGPT, it's way easier, like the example below:
"Can you give me a few Amazon links for the thingies at the top of ceiling lamps that hide the cable connections and also tell me what they are called?"
ChatGPT said:
The component at the top of ceiling lamps that conceals cable connections is called a ceiling canopy or ceiling rose. These fixtures are designed to hide wiring and mounting hardware while providing a clean, finished look.
Here are some examples:
Canomo 5 1/8 Inches Cei
Did chatgpt recommend that? (Score:2)
New browser wars will certainly fix AI being overhyped and generally useless. They better put a team chat and uselessly bad spreadsheet feature in it too!
Eat your own dog food! (Score:2)
Will they use their AI to write their browser?
Bring back the good ol' days of Netscape (Score:2)
> ... and it has separately discussed or struck deals to power search features for travel, food, real estate and retail websites ...
Back around 1995, I bought a book called "Websites that Suck" or something to that effect. It was about how to make a good website, with plenty of examples of ones that sucked, to illustrate the contrary point.
This was the era of first important browser NCSA Mosaic (1993) then Netscape (1995). The internet was largely unknown to most people outside the universities that were using it, and Netscape is what opened up the internet to average people using the graphical hypertext WWW via a browser. The autho
Good! (Score:2)
Maybe it'll help keep all that garbage in one place.