OpenAI's "temporary prototype" search tool could be a Google killer as user experience reportedly worsens on mobile devices with "just way too many ads on the page"
By Kevin Okemwa,
21 hours ago
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On top of being ruled a monopolist in the search landscape, Former Google Engineer Arvind Jain says AI tools like OpenAI's SearchGPT could give Google a run for its money in the search landscape.
The Engineer claims Google is focused on generating profit, which has negatively impacted its service's user experience with annoying ads.
However, critical issues are preventing these AI tools from reaching prime time, including a lack of attribution to the source and instances of hallucinations and misinformation.
Microsoft previously echoed similar sentiments with CEO Satya Nadella, indicating Google doesn't play fair with Bing in a separate antitrust case. Nadella claimed Microsoft was willing to part with $15 billion annually to attract a similar deal with Apple. It would be "a game-changing opportunity," the CEO concluded.
According to former Google Engineer Arvind Jain, Google is seemingly focused on generating profit from its services, which has significantly impacted Google Search's user experience. Consequently, Jain claims this could give competitors the edge to topple Google from its dominant position in search.
“The experience was getting worse, especially on mobile devices, where there are just way too many ads on the page.”
However, while Jain believes answer engines powered by large language models (LLMs) like SearchGPT (already branded Google killer ) and Perplexity pose a great threat to conventional search engines, there's still a lot of work that needs to be done. "Personally, as a user, I don’t feel comfortable going to these answer engines," the engineer added.
While this remains a long shot at best, it's possible that some of these critical issues could be addressed in the future, allowing new players into the search landscape to get a crack at Google's dominant market share.
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