ChatGPT Comes For Google's Lunch Money With 20% Search Volume Claim
We already know that users are relying on AI chatbots for obtaining information instead of conducting web searches, which has led to companies such as Reddit to lock their sites down behind logins. OpenAI’s latest claims might be an indication that putting up that barrier to entry might be the right move, and it should send alarm bells ringing over at Google.
During an interview with Big Technology, ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry discussed the growth the service has seen in just the last two months, pushing to 1.2 billion weekly active users. While these users are performing all kinds of tasks with the chatbot, the number of searches users perform now matches 20% of what Google sees on its search engine.
“It’s a pretty amazing statistic when you think about it, mainly because we started just about a year and a half ago. It’s hard to remember...
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