OpenAI Wants Google's Chrome: What That Might Mean for You

As Google continues to deal with government scrutiny over its search and advertising business practices (with the possibility that parts of its business will need to be broken off hanging in the air) OpenAI has thrown its hat into the ring for the company's browser business. In testimony during Google's antitrust trial this week, OpenAI's Head of Product for ChatGPT Nick Turley testified that the AI giant would be interested in buying the Google Chrome browser. The executive said that ChatGPT is "years away from its goal of being able to use its own search technology to answer 80% of queries," Reuters reports. Turley said in his testimony that attempts to work with Google on a deal to bring the company's search results to work within ChatGPT were declined by Google. Representatives for OpenAI and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Google Chrome is the dominant web browser in the world with a 64% market share. The closest competitor is Apple's Safari browser ... Read full article.