OpenAI Blog

SearchGPT is a prototype of new AI search features

We’re testing SearchGPT, a temporary prototype of new search features that give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.

OpenAI Blog
Feb 1, 2023

Introducing ChatGPT Plus

We’re launching a pilot subscription plan for ChatGPT, a conversational AI that can chat with you, answer follow-up questions, and challenge incorrect assumptions.

arXiv AI
Sep 18

Characterizing Web Search by Conversational LLM Agents: From Search Decisions and Strategies to Results and Responses

The study examines how conversational LLM agents—specifically ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek—use Web search, combining real user interactions with controlled API experiments. It finds that agents differ in when they decide to search, how they craft queries, and which domains they favor, and that more frequent searching does not always improve answer quality. While most responses are grounded in search results, some claims are unsupported, raising attribution concerns.

By Mahsa Amani, Seungeon Lee, Abhisek Dash, Asmaa El Fraihi, Yunah Jang, Elisabeth Kirsten, Qinyuan Wu, Krishna P. Gummadi, Manish Gupta, Abhilasha Ravichander, Muhammad Bilal Zafar, Soumi Das