On Wednesday, September 27th, the OpenAI surprised the technology world by announcing a revolutionary update for ChatGPT.
Now, this Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can perform internet searches in real time, opening doors to a world of updated and accurate information.
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Until then, the chat was limited to information only available until September 2021, which generated frustration among users looking for answers about the most recent events and data.
The non-profit organization recognized this demand and finally brought the long-awaited integration with the internet.
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Despite the euphoria over the news, the online search capability is currently only available to subscribers of ChatGPT's Plus or Enterprise services.
To access it, users must use the Bing search engine and select the “GPT-4” option. This will allow the
ChatGPT search for information in real time and provide links to the sources of the information consulted.OpenAI also promises significant improvements in the quality of the information obtained, as well as the identification of robots.txt file and understanding how websites interact with ChatGPT, ensuring a more accurate and reliable.
The good news is that OpenAI plans to make real-time search functionality available to all users for free “soon.”
This means that in the near future, more people will be able to access up-to-date and reliable information through ChatGPT.
This update marks a major advance for this technology, which was launched in November 2022 and immediately became a revolutionary tool on the internet.
Before the change, its limitation to data until September 2021 was one of the main criticisms, resulting in inaccurate responses to events and developments after that date.
OpenAI highlighted the usefulness of this internet integration for a variety of tasks, from technical research to product choices and even vacation planning.
This change represents the second big news for ChatGPT in a few days, after the recent addition of voice interaction and images, which made the intelligent chatbot even more versatile and accessible to meet users' needs modern.
With these improvements, ChatGPT is consolidating itself as one of the most powerful AI tools available on the market today.