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🔍 Google's AI Overviews provide AI-generated summaries for some search queries 🤖 Perplexity uses AI to generate responses for every search query 🎛️ Kagi Search allows users to opt-in to AI features when needed 📱 Arc Search is an AI-driven mobile search app for iPhone 🧠 Exa aims to serve both AI language models and human users with concept-based search 🌐 Other AI search alternatives include Microsoft's Copilot, X's Grok, and Brave's Leo ⚠️ AI-generated search results may not always be 100% accurate and should be verified

🔍 Google's AI Overviews provide AI-generated summaries for some search queries 🤖 Perplexity uses AI to generate responses for every search query 🎛️ Kagi Search allows users to opt-in to AI features when needed 📱 Arc Search is an AI-driven mobile search app for iPhone 🧠 Exa aims to serve both AI language models and human users with concept-based search 🌐 Other AI search alternatives include Microsoft's Copilot, X's Grok, and Brave's Leo ⚠️ AI-generated search results may not always be 100% accurate and should be verified

As Part of MyAIclub News we share "The AI Search Engine War (And Other AI News)" by Matt Wolfe in 10 bullet points: New ChatGPT Features: OpenAI introduced a web search feature for ChatGPT Pro users, similar to Perplexity, and a chat history search feature to easily find past interactions on specific topics. Voice Mode in ChatGPT Desktop App: OpenAI's ChatGPT desktop app, available on Windows and Mac, now includes a voice feature, enabling users to interact with ChatGPT by speaking, similar to its mobile app. OpenAI Leadership AMA Highlights: During a Reddit AMA, OpenAI leaders, including Sam Altman, discussed AGI being achievable with current hardware, future releases (though no GPT-5 in 2024), and OpenAI’s focus on developing AI agents in 2025. Anthropic's New Voice and App Features: Anthropic added a voice dictation feature for its Claude app and launched Windows and Mac desktop versions, plus integration with GitHub Copilot, alongside Google’s Gemini. Hostinger’s AI-Powered Web Builder: Hostinger showcased its AI-driven website builder, which quickly generates site structures and content based on voice input, including AI SEO and design tools. Global Expansion of Google’s AI Search: Google expanded its AI-powered search summaries to over 100 countries, making this feature globally accessible in response to the AI search competition. Meta's AI-Powered Search Engine Plans: Meta is reportedly developing an AI-driven search engine, having partnered with Reuters for news content, likely following the trend set by Google and OpenAI. Recraft V3 AI Image Generator: The new AI image generator model, Recraft V3, achieved high aesthetic preference in a blind voting leaderboard, beating other top models like Midjourney and Ideogram. Suno’s Personas for Music Creation: Suno introduced "personas," allowing users to save and reuse song styles and vocal types to reimagine music creations with a consistent stylistic feel. Wonder Dynamics’ Animation Technology: Wonder Dynamics launched "Wonder Animation," enabling users to replace entire scenes in videos with CGI environments, simulating a Pixar-style visual transformation. https://www.rfr.bz/l7b29a5

Is the new #ChatGPT Search a significant threat to Google? The short answer is no. The long answer is more nuanced... The web began with directories, transitioned to search, and now seems ready for a new chapter—one shaped by cognitive, conversational interactions more aligned with human thought processes. The central question is no longer how this transition will happen. But whether we are ready for it. Read my POV on #generativesearch for Hospitality Net https://lnkd.in/dbvXWXKj (Viewpoint by Max Starkov, Hospitality Net). Adam Mogelonsky Mark Fancourt Erik Muñoz Frederic Gonzalo Peter O'Connor Scott Falconer Daniel Craig Linchi Kwok Meng-Mei (Maggie) Chen George Roukas Tim Peter Binu Mathews

It’s a breathtaking competition! OpenAI’s recent release of a search feature within ChatGPT is a daring step that has caught the attention of users and industry leaders like Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity. This move from OpenAI signals a shift in the search landscape, traditionally controlled by Google’s algorithms and Microsoft’s Bing. Search is evolving beyond simple keyword-matching to become more interactive, generative, and context-aware. The integration of real-time web search into ChatGPT improves user experience with direct information, citations, and source links. This level of transparency helps address the ‘black-box’ nature of large language models. Additionally, OpenAI’s collaborations with media outlets bring an added layer of trust. Perplexity has also introduced a user-centric search model with a straightforward interface that allows users to limit queries to specific sources. OpenAI’s new model builds on this approach, introducing verification and personalization. While Google remains powerful, it faces a crucial challenge: can it adapt its ad-driven model to a world where users prefer AI-driven, ad-free answers? Microsoft’s integration of ChatGPT into Bing shows how traditional search and generative AI can be combined, but OpenAI’s native feature heightens the competition. The rise of AI-driven search challenges Google’s advertising-based model. With a growing preference for direct, ad-free answers, Google and others might need to rethink their monetization, perhaps shifting toward more subtle ads or subscription options. Is OpenAI poised to dethrone Google search? Not yet. Google’s extensive user base still gives it an edge, though OpenAI is raising the bar with transparent, contextually rich answers. The industry is at a turning point. Will Google adapt swiftly? Can Microsoft capitalize on its partnership with OpenAI? One thing is certain: competition is heating up, and users are poised to benefit from a new era in which search is more than just a tool.

„Gemini 2.0 builds on the successes of previous iterations, like Gemini 1.5, and aims to push boundaries with native image and audio output, text-to-speech capabilities, and native integration with tools like Google Search and coding functions. Google is pitching this as more than just an AI chatbot. The model is described as a foundation for creating AI agents capable of handling complex, multi-step tasks, from generating research reports to serving as a developer assistant.“

Google I/O 2024 Unveils Groundbreaking Innovations: Gemini AI, Android 15, and Beyond At the culmination of Google's annual developer conference, CEO Sundar Pichai echoed the company's resounding focus on artificial intelligence, tallying an astonishing 121 mentions of "AI" throughout the event. This pervasive theme underscored Google's commitment to infusing AI across its expansive ecosystem, impacting over two billion users worldwide. Here's a comprehensive overview of the key revelations from the event, alongside notable post-keynote announcements. Gemini 1.5 Flash: Redefining AI Efficiency Google introduced Gemini 1.5 Flash, a novel AI model optimized for rapidity and resource efficiency. Positioned between Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Nano, Flash caters to developers' demand for a lightweight yet robust AI model, offering capabilities akin to Gemini Pro at a lower cost. Additionally, Google announced plans to enhance Gemini's context window, doubling it to two million tokens, facilitating more extensive data processing. Project Astra: Google's Universal Assistant A highlight of the event was the unveiling of Project Astra, an embryonic iteration of a universal assistant driven by AI. Demonstrated through a captivating video, Astra showcased its ability to seamlessly integrate into users' daily routines, offering contextual assistance in real-time. Notably, hints were dropped regarding potential developments in smart glasses technology, hinting at Google's endeavors to rival Meta's innovative offerings. Elevating Google Photos with AI Google Photos received a significant AI upgrade, enabling users to pose complex queries such as soliciting the best photo from each visited national park. Leveraging GPS data and sophisticated algorithms, Google Photos curates personalized content, empowering users with unparalleled convenience in content management and sharing. Innovative Media Creation Engines: Veo and Imagen 3 Google introduced Veo and Imagen 3, cutting-edge AI-powered engines for media creation. Veo promises high-quality video production, rivaling industry benchmarks, while Imagen 3 boasts superior text-to-image generation capabilities, marked by photorealistic detail and minimal artifacts. Revolutionizing Search with AI Overviews Google announced transformative changes to its Search functionality, including AI-generated overviews integrated into search results. This feature, termed AI Overviews, aims to streamline user experiences by presenting relevant information upfront, revolutionizing the search landscape. Android 15 Integration with Gemini AI Android 15 heralds a paradigm shift with seamless integration of Gemini AI directly into the operating system. This integration empowers users with context-specific AI interactions, poised to redefine user-device interactions and streamline workflow efficiencies.

Quote: "Sites, apps, and extensions that generate content using AI should consider the following: * Rigorously test AI tools and models. * Use pre-existing safety tools and settings. * Give users a way to report or flag offensive content, then address those reports. * Advertise your product responsibly." #AI Source: https://lnkd.in/dRS3tSaD

The Download: OpenAI launches search, and AI-generated video games https://ift.tt/xt5sgDa This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI has brought a new web search tool to ChatGPT The news: ChatGPT can now search the web for up-to-date answers to a user’s queries. Previously it was restricted to generating answers from its training data, and had limited web search capabilities. But now, ChatGPT will automatically search the web in response to queries about recent information such as sports, stocks, or news of the day, and can deliver rich multi-media results. How to use it: The feature is available now for the chatbot’s paying users, but OpenAI intends to make it available for free later, even when people are logged out. It also plans to combine search with its voice features. The context: OpenAI is the latest tech company to debut an AI-powered search assistant, challenging similar tools from competitors such as Google, Microsoft, and startup Perplexity. However, none of these tools are immune from the persistent tendency of AI language models to make things up or get them wrong. Read the full story. —Melissa Heikkilä and Mat Honan AI search could break the web —Benjamin Brooks is a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard scrutinizing the regulatory and legislative response to AI.  At its best, AI search can better infer a user’s intent, amplify quality content, and synthesize information from diverse sources. But if AI search becomes our primary portal to the web, it threatens to disrupt an already precarious digital economy.  Today, the production of content online depends on a fragile set of incentives tied to virtual foot traffic: ads, subscriptions, donations, sales, or brand exposure. By shielding the web behind an all-knowing chatbot, AI search could deprive creators of the visits and “eyeballs” they need to survive. Here’s what the industry should do to make AI search sustainable. This AI-generated Minecraft may represent the future of real-time video generation When you walk around in a version of the video game Minecraft from the AI companies Decart and Etched, it feels a little off. Sure, you can move forward, cut down a tree, and lay down a dirt block, just like in the real thing. If you turn around, though, the dirt block you just placed may have morphed into a totally new environment. That doesn’t happen in Minecraft. But this new version is entirely AI-generated, so it’s prone to hallucinations. Not a single line of code was written. For Decart and Etched, this demo is a proof of concept. But they believe that, with innovations in chip design and further improvements, there’s no reason it won’t soon be possible to develop a high-fidelity version of Minecraft, or really any game, using AI. Read the full story.  —Scott J Mulligan Read next: AI-powered NPCs that don’t need a script could make games—and other...

🚀 AI News Roundup: 11/20 - 12/1 🌟 Bringing you the latest developments in AI from newsletters and sources like The Rundown, Superhuman AI, Bay Area Times, AI Breakfast, The Signal, eMarketer, Confluence by CRA, and The Artificial Intelligence Show podcast by the Marketing AI Institute. Here’s what’s been happening: 🌐 OpenAI Updates 1. Advanced Voice Mode Goes to Browsers OpenAI Plus users can now access Advanced Voice mode on web browsers—previously limited to mobile. Alisa’s Take: This feature is exceptional. The ability to integrate Advanced Voice into CustomGPTs could be a game-changer. 2. OpenAI’s Next Frontier: Web Browsing OpenAI is reportedly developing a web browser that integrates ChatGPT and conversational search on partner sites like Condé Nast and Redfin, aiming to compete with Google Chrome and reshape internet navigation. Alisa’s Take: This shifts OpenAI’s role from a gateway to a more curated, less diverse web experience. Is this innovation—or just keeping up with the Benjamins? 🤝 Anthropic’s Enterprise Focus 3. Claude Meets Google Docs Anthropic integrated Google Docs into Claude’s web interface, enabling seamless collaboration for Pro, Teams, and Enterprise users. Alisa’s Take: Finally! Pulling outputs into tools we actually use has been my biggest gripe. Anthropic’s enterprise market share doubling to 24% speaks volumes about its momentum. 4. Model Context Protocol (MCP) Anthropic launched MCP, an open-source standard for AI to connect with tools and databases seamlessly, paving the way for capable, agentic systems. Alisa’s Take: Anthropic’s ecosystem-first approach feels more forward-thinking than OpenAI’s. Better PR? Maybe. But I’m sold on their broader vision.