Although they are not the inventors of the Internet, it is very difficult to think about the network and not have Google come to mind. In fact, for many people, these terms are almost synonymous, and it is not surprising, Google’s search engine is the most dominant in the market and is used every day by millions of users worldwide.
Thanks to this dominant position, the company has also managed to establish its services like Gmail or YouTube as leaders in the sector. As much as others have tried, no other web browsers, such as Safari, Bing, or Mozilla, have managed to dethrone them, even when Microsoft introduced its AI chatbot Copilot within the search engine, things improved, but Google remains number one.
However, it is very possible that the company led by Sundar Pichai is nervous because, as confirmed by sources close to the matter, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is launching its own web browser this coming Monday, powered by Artificial Intelligence to offer much better results.
And this announcement practically means an attack on Google, which could see its dominance in search engines affected by the entry of ChatGPT. Remember that this chatbot was the platform that fastest reached 100 million registered users, doing so in just two months since its launch.
Now, OpenAI wants to try its luck with a very interesting service that apparently will be the future of web browsers, combining a browser with AI so that not only does it give you web link results, but when you ask a question, it will offer a direct answer and attach the links from where it has retrieved the information.
There is already a website like this, Perplexity, financed by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, which has been offering very good results. Perhaps not as well-known, but perfect for explaining anything in a simple way, for example, it can quickly summarize a controversial topic being discussed in the news.
So, this OpenAI browser will be something like this, but considering the popularity of ChatGPT, it is presumed that its reception will be very good. In addition, the team led by Sam Altman has made a strategic move with the launch date, set for this coming Monday, the 13th of May, which coincidentally (not by chance) is just one day before Google’s big developer event, where they present the latest company updates.
This gesture puts Google in a bind in the sense that they must either present a major advancement during their event, or the launch of OpenAI’s search engine will overshadow everything they present.
