OpenAI上周四發(fā)布的人工智能搜索引擎,是其挑戰(zhàn)谷歌(Google)主導(dǎo)地位、與Perplexity等人工智能搜索后起之秀競爭的一大警告。
OpenAI稱,其搜索引擎SearchGPT的目標是“快速及時地提供來源清晰、相關(guān)的答案”,其特征是提供實時、最新的回復(fù)。雖然目前原型僅向10,000名用戶開放,但人工智能搜索之戰(zhàn)顯然已經(jīng)打響。
至少迄今為止,爭奪人工智能搜索主導(dǎo)地位進入了陣地戰(zhàn),進展緩慢且困難重重。以微軟(Microsoft)為例:2023年2月7日,微軟首席執(zhí)行官薩蒂亞·納德拉宣布,推出經(jīng)過重新設(shè)計的必應(yīng)(Bing)搜索引擎,搭載OpenAI的聊天機器人ChatGPT,搜索領(lǐng)域的“競賽從今天開始“。
作為回應(yīng),谷歌迅速推出了名為Bard的競爭對手,后來更名為 Gemini,并使用Gemini的答案作為傳統(tǒng)搜索鏈接的補充。但這些所謂的人工智能概述因其“幻覺”或錯誤離奇的答案(包括建議“在披薩上涂膠水”)而廣受詬病,以至于谷歌降低了它們的出現(xiàn)頻率,從最高占查詢次數(shù)的84%降至6月份的不足15%。包括Mozilla人工智能責(zé)任高級顧問亞貝巴·博哈尼在內(nèi)的專家已經(jīng)明確表示,可能沒有可靠的方法可以完全消除人工智能的“幻覺”。
參與人工智能搜索市場份額爭奪戰(zhàn)的,還有Perplexity等初創(chuàng)公司。該公司于2022年首次亮相,其目標是通過聲稱高度準確的搜索結(jié)果來取代谷歌。該公司獲得1.65億美元融資,估值超過10億美元,但它卻遭遇了嚴重的動蕩。上個月,《福布斯》指控Perplexity侵犯版權(quán),因為該公司未經(jīng)許可擅自使用其在線文章為人工智能提供素材;而就在幾天前,雜志出版商康泰納仕(Conde Nast)也向Perplexity發(fā)出了責(zé)令終止侵權(quán)警告函。Perplexity的首席執(zhí)行官阿爾文德·斯里尼瓦斯在回應(yīng)《福布斯》的指控時表示,新產(chǎn)品功能“還不完善,我們正在根據(jù)更多的反饋意見進行改進”。
但是,正如廣泛報道的那樣,幾個月來,OpenAI一直在嘗試與某些媒體公司友好合作,為搜索結(jié)果尋求這些公司的內(nèi)容授權(quán),并將它們的內(nèi)容輸入ChatGPT,而不是未經(jīng)許可就抓取內(nèi)容。其合作伙伴包括《大西洋月刊》(The Atlantic)、沃克斯傳媒(Vox Media)和新聞集團(News Corp.)。
OpenAI在上周四關(guān)于SearchGPT首發(fā)的博文中引用了《大西洋月刊》首席執(zhí)行官尼古拉斯·湯普森的話,對這一安排大加贊賞。他表示:“人工智能搜索將成為人們?yōu)g覽互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的主要方式之一,在早期階段,這項技術(shù)的開發(fā)方式必須重視、尊重并保護新聞業(yè)和出版商,這一點至關(guān)重要?!?/p>
上周四下午,OpenAI在備受期待中進軍搜索領(lǐng)域的消息一出,谷歌股價在幾分鐘內(nèi)暴跌,這也表明了搜索大戰(zhàn)的激烈程度。谷歌股價當天下跌3%,收于169.16美元。
但是,谷歌股價的些許波動,是否意味著人工智能搜索大戰(zhàn)勝負已分?完全不是。
截至今年6月,在其核心搜索業(yè)務(wù)遭受一年半的攻擊后,谷歌仍占有超過90%的全球市場份額,仿佛這場戰(zhàn)爭并不存在。與此同時,微軟必應(yīng)的市場份額只有可憐的3.7%,而Perplexity的市場份額則可以忽略不計。
如果OpenAI想要站穩(wěn)腳跟,就需要在戰(zhàn)壕里慢慢摸索。至于其熱門的ChatGPT助手,據(jù)媒體報道,其流量已從2024年4月的峰值18億次訪問量有所下滑。
因此,OpenAI專注于出版商合作,為其搜索提供更友好、更實時的信息來源,可能會為其新的搜索方法加分。但人工智能搜索大戰(zhàn)才剛剛開始升溫,可能會持續(xù)數(shù)年,OpenAI能否在人工智能搜索大戰(zhàn)中獲勝,還有待觀察。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
OpenAI上周四發(fā)布的人工智能搜索引擎,是其挑戰(zhàn)谷歌(Google)主導(dǎo)地位、與Perplexity等人工智能搜索后起之秀競爭的一大警告。
OpenAI稱,其搜索引擎SearchGPT的目標是“快速及時地提供來源清晰、相關(guān)的答案”,其特征是提供實時、最新的回復(fù)。雖然目前原型僅向10,000名用戶開放,但人工智能搜索之戰(zhàn)顯然已經(jīng)打響。
至少迄今為止,爭奪人工智能搜索主導(dǎo)地位進入了陣地戰(zhàn),進展緩慢且困難重重。以微軟(Microsoft)為例:2023年2月7日,微軟首席執(zhí)行官薩蒂亞·納德拉宣布,推出經(jīng)過重新設(shè)計的必應(yīng)(Bing)搜索引擎,搭載OpenAI的聊天機器人ChatGPT,搜索領(lǐng)域的“競賽從今天開始“。
作為回應(yīng),谷歌迅速推出了名為Bard的競爭對手,后來更名為 Gemini,并使用Gemini的答案作為傳統(tǒng)搜索鏈接的補充。但這些所謂的人工智能概述因其“幻覺”或錯誤離奇的答案(包括建議“在披薩上涂膠水”)而廣受詬病,以至于谷歌降低了它們的出現(xiàn)頻率,從最高占查詢次數(shù)的84%降至6月份的不足15%。包括Mozilla人工智能責(zé)任高級顧問亞貝巴·博哈尼在內(nèi)的專家已經(jīng)明確表示,可能沒有可靠的方法可以完全消除人工智能的“幻覺”。
參與人工智能搜索市場份額爭奪戰(zhàn)的,還有Perplexity等初創(chuàng)公司。該公司于2022年首次亮相,其目標是通過聲稱高度準確的搜索結(jié)果來取代谷歌。該公司獲得1.65億美元融資,估值超過10億美元,但它卻遭遇了嚴重的動蕩。上個月,《福布斯》指控Perplexity侵犯版權(quán),因為該公司未經(jīng)許可擅自使用其在線文章為人工智能提供素材;而就在幾天前,雜志出版商康泰納仕(Conde Nast)也向Perplexity發(fā)出了責(zé)令終止侵權(quán)警告函。Perplexity的首席執(zhí)行官阿爾文德·斯里尼瓦斯在回應(yīng)《福布斯》的指控時表示,新產(chǎn)品功能“還不完善,我們正在根據(jù)更多的反饋意見進行改進”。
但是,正如廣泛報道的那樣,幾個月來,OpenAI一直在嘗試與某些媒體公司友好合作,為搜索結(jié)果尋求這些公司的內(nèi)容授權(quán),并將它們的內(nèi)容輸入ChatGPT,而不是未經(jīng)許可就抓取內(nèi)容。其合作伙伴包括《大西洋月刊》(The Atlantic)、沃克斯傳媒(Vox Media)和新聞集團(News Corp.)。
OpenAI在上周四關(guān)于SearchGPT首發(fā)的博文中引用了《大西洋月刊》首席執(zhí)行官尼古拉斯·湯普森的話,對這一安排大加贊賞。他表示:“人工智能搜索將成為人們?yōu)g覽互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的主要方式之一,在早期階段,這項技術(shù)的開發(fā)方式必須重視、尊重并保護新聞業(yè)和出版商,這一點至關(guān)重要?!?/p>
上周四下午,OpenAI在備受期待中進軍搜索領(lǐng)域的消息一出,谷歌股價在幾分鐘內(nèi)暴跌,這也表明了搜索大戰(zhàn)的激烈程度。谷歌股價當天下跌3%,收于169.16美元。
但是,谷歌股價的些許波動,是否意味著人工智能搜索大戰(zhàn)勝負已分?完全不是。
截至今年6月,在其核心搜索業(yè)務(wù)遭受一年半的攻擊后,谷歌仍占有超過90%的全球市場份額,仿佛這場戰(zhàn)爭并不存在。與此同時,微軟必應(yīng)的市場份額只有可憐的3.7%,而Perplexity的市場份額則可以忽略不計。
如果OpenAI想要站穩(wěn)腳跟,就需要在戰(zhàn)壕里慢慢摸索。至于其熱門的ChatGPT助手,據(jù)媒體報道,其流量已從2024年4月的峰值18億次訪問量有所下滑。
因此,OpenAI專注于出版商合作,為其搜索提供更友好、更實時的信息來源,可能會為其新的搜索方法加分。但人工智能搜索大戰(zhàn)才剛剛開始升溫,可能會持續(xù)數(shù)年,OpenAI能否在人工智能搜索大戰(zhàn)中獲勝,還有待觀察。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
OpenAI’s launch of an AI search engine on Thursday was a big warning shot in its war to challenge Google’s dominance and drive out AI search upstarts like Perplexity.
SearchGPT, as OpenAI’s search engine is called, aims to provide “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources,” featuring real-time, up-to-date responses, OpenAI said. While currently just a prototype that’s available to 10,000 users, it’s clear the battle over AI search is on.
So far, at least, the quest for AI search dominance has been like trench warfare—slow and difficult to advance. Take Microsoft, for example: On February 7, 2023, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the “race starts today” in search, with a reimagined Bing search engine powered OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT.
Google, in response, quickly rolled out a competitor called Bard, later renamed Gemini, and then used Gemini’s answers to supplement its traditional search links. But those so-called AI overviews ended up being so widely criticized for their “hallucinations,” or incorrect or bizarre answers, (including suggesting “putting glue on pizza”) that Google has reduced the frequency that they appear, from a high of 84% of queries down to less than 15% in June. And experts, including Abeba Birhane, senior advisor, AI accountability at Mozilla, have made clear that there may be no reliable way to get rid of AI “hallucinations” altogether.
Also scrambling for AI search market share are startups like Perplexity, which debuted in 2022 with a goal to unseat Google with what it claimed were highly-accurate results. But the company, which has raised $165 million in funding at an over $1 billion valuation, has hit serious turbulence. Last month, Forbes accused Perplexity of copyright infringement for scraping its online articles without permission to feed its AI, while magazine publisher Conde Nast followed with a cease and desist letter against Perplexity just a couple of days ago. Perplexity’s CEO Arvind Srinivas responded to the Forbes accusation by saying the new product feature had “rough edges, and we are improving it with more feedback.”
But, as has been widely reported, for months OpenAI has been trying to play nice with certain media companies by licensing their content for search results and to feed their content into ChatGPT, instead of scraping it without permission. The partners include The Atlantic, Vox Media and News Corp.
Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, is quoted in OpenAI’s blog post about SearchGPT’s premiere on Thursday as praising the arrangement. “AI search is going to become one of the key ways that people navigate the internet, and it’s crucial, in these early days, that the technology is built in a way that values, respects, and protects journalism and publishers,” he said.
In a sign of the high stakes in the search wars, Google’s stock tumbled Thursday afternoon within minutes of OpenAI making its much-expected foray into search. Google’s shares ended the day down 3% at $169.16.
But does Google’s blip mean the AI search wars are already won—or lost, depending on the perspective? Not at all.
As of June, after more than a year and a half of assaults on its core search business, Google still enjoyed a global market share of over 90%, as if there is no war. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Bing has a woeful 3.7% and Perplexity’s is too low to be measured.
If OpenAI wants to gain ground, it will need to slowly claw its way through the trenches. And as for its buzzy ChatGPT assistant—its traffic is reportedly down from its April 2024 peak of 1.8 billion visits.
So OpenAI may score points for its new approach to search, focusing on publisher partnerships that offer more friendly and real-time sourcing of information for its search. But it remains to be seen whether it will win the AI search war, which is just starting to ramp up and will likely rage for years.