You Can Now Use ChatGPT Search Without Signing In

[MacRumors]

ChatGPT's search engine feature can now be accessed by anyone, OpenAI announced on Wednesday. Previously, users needed an account to use ChatGPT search, but the sign-in requirement has now been removed.

ChatGPT Search is available on the ChatGPT website and in the desktop and mobile apps. Searches can be initiated based on what you ask or by clicking on the web search icon in the ChatGPT interface.

With ChatGPT Search, you can ask a question using conversational language and get web information, along with more details through follow-up questions. ChatGPT maintains context, so the entire conversation can be used to get a tailored answer to a query.

OpenAI has partnered with news and data providers to offer up-to-date information for categories like weather, stocks, sports, news, and maps. Searches with ChatGPT include links to sources, while a sources button below the response provides a sidebar with all of the references used.

A recent ChatGPT search update gives it a more traditional search engine feel, displaying a map, images of local attractions, and brief descriptions for each result. If you're fed up with Google's algorithms, it could be worth a try.

Article Link: You Can Now Use ChatGPT Search Without Signing In

 

[ArPe]

You can use DuckDuckGo which won’t need to burn through GPUs and planets.

 

[UpsideDownEclair]

Not that I want Open ClosedAI to win, but it’s funny seeing Google feel threatened. Lmao

 

[ThisIsMike]

thanks Deepseek! Couldn’t have done it without you. chefs kiss.

 

[SBlue1]

If you have been using ChatGPT daily for the last few months like me you should ask "what do you know about me" and be surprised. And maybe you may ask ChatGPT to delete some of that knowledge.

 

[throAU]

You can use DuckDuckGo which won’t need to burn through GPUs and planets.

Doesn't do the same thing... you need to review all the results.

 

[Jxdawg]

If you have been using ChatGPT daily for the last few months like me you should ask "what do you know about me" and be surprised. And maybe you may ask ChatGPT to delete some of that knowledge.

I use it daily but mine was pretty limited actually. It only knew my occupation and I preferred quick and easy healthy dinner options 😆

 

[ArPe]

Doesn't do the same thing... you need to review all the results.

???


You need to review ‘all’ the results of a search? I have never needed to do that in 30 years and I suspect the only people who do are browsing adult sites.

And you do have to double check everything a language model presents you. You should know that. FFS.

 

[patent10021]

OpenAI really scrambling with these new features all in the same week to steal eyeballs away from the true 'open' AI.

How about nixing that $200/month plan while you're at it. Cause the claim about advanced models and enhanced reasoning is a joke. Already many open source models that are more advanced.

 

[kfury77]

You can use DuckDuckGo which won’t need to burn through GPUs and planets.

It's a common misconception that using ChatGPT (and other LLMs) uses lots of energy/GPUs... it doesn't. It uses a lot of energy to do the training but not when used by end-users. Interesting post about it here.

Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment

And a plea to think seriously about climate change without getting distracted

andymasley.substack.com

 

[Dj64Mk7]

OpenAI really scrambling with these new features all in the same week to steal eyeballs away from the true 'open' AI.

DeepSeek is perhaps a bit too open…

Researchers link DeepSeek’s blockbuster chatbot to Chinese telecom banned from doing business in US

Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that's been barred from operating in the United States.

apnews.com

 

[JosephAW]

Don’t even think that you’re going to remain anonymous and have privacy even in that mode, they’re still building a customer profile on you.

 

[pksv]

You can use DuckDuckGo which won’t need to burn through GPUs and planets.

Or you can walk to your library.

 

[iMac The Knife]

I've been using ChatGPT without signing in for a couple years now.

 

[b17777]

They already know who you are....

 

[Corefile]

I've not ever had to sign into ChatGPT as I don't use it.

 

[Bustycat]

You can use DuckDuckGo which won’t need to burn through GPUs and planets.

While DDG has implemented its AI chat called Duck.ai.

 

[pksv]

I've not ever had to sign into ChatGPT as I don't use it.

Edgy

I've been using ChatGPT without signing in for a couple years now.

Not through the official OpenAI interface, that was not possible.

 

[mephiska]

ChatGPT is not a search engine. If you try to "search" for something it will more than likely hallucinate an answer and be very confident about what it's telling you.

 

[pksv]

ChatGPT is not a search engine. If you try to "search" for something it will more than likely hallucinate an answer and be very confident about what it's telling you.

This is misinformation and is incorrect. It now HAS a SEARCH function (which is a search engine).

https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/

 

[8KYUP]

DeepSeek is perhaps a bit too open…

Researchers link DeepSeek’s blockbuster chatbot to Chinese telecom banned from doing business in US

Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that's been barred from operating in the United States.

apnews.com

Darn, I knew I shouldn't have been using my credit card number as my online password, but in the heat of the moment, the excitement just got to me.

 

[mephiska]

This is misinformation and is incorrect. It now HAS a SEARCH function (which is a search engine).

https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/

Using ChatGPT search it gave me this:

what was the s&p return for 2024

ChatGPT said:​

In 2024, the S&P 500 Index achieved a total return of approximately 23.3%, marking the second consecutive year of returns exceeding 20%.

That's wrong. The S&P total return for 2024 was 25%. The number it gave me was just the price change. Using these LLM's for "search" will frequently give you wrong answers. You have to fact check everything they say which is a waste of time.

 

[MacBH928]

so , why should I pay for ChatGPT then?

OpenAI really scrambling with these new features all in the same week to steal eyeballs away from the true 'open' AI.

How about nixing that $200/month plan while you're at it. Cause the claim about advanced models and enhanced reasoning is a joke. Already many open source models that are more advanced.

who pays $200 for AI? I got access to like 10 LLMs including gpt4, deepseekr1, sonnet for like $10.

 

[mephiska]

More wrong from ChatGPT search:

what is the world's largest house?

ChatGPT said:​

The largest house in the world is the Istana Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Serving as the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, this palace spans approximately 2.15 million square feet (200,000 square meters).
magicbricks.com

The palace features over 1,700 rooms, including 257 bathrooms, and is equipped with amenities such as a 110-car garage, air-conditioned stables, and a mosque with a capacity for 1,500 worshippers.
jugyah.com

In addition to the Istana Nurul Iman Palace, other notable large residences include:

• Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, India: Spanning 30.5 million square feet, this historic mansion was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in the late 19th century.
  luxe.digital
  
  
• Antilia in Mumbai, India: Owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, this 27-story skyscraper residence is approximately 400,000 square feet and features amenities such as a health center, swimming pools, and a multi-story garage.
  jugyah.com

Wikipedia says Antilia is 65,340 sq ft. Where did it get that 400,000 sq ft number from? I even clicked through the article it links as the source and that number isn't in there.

Garbage in, garbage out.

 

[pksv]

You have to fact check everything they say which is a waste of time.

So you mean to say that exactly the same as with Google search results?

Whatever your particular example was, it's still a search engine, there's no way around it.