OpenAI this week introduced their own search engine, called ChatGPT Search. It is integrated directly on ChatGPT, and allows users to perform real-time searches, and easily get the answers and information they are looking for.
Besides through the web, ChatGPT Search also provides a special plug-in to facilitate users to search directly on Google Chrome, without having to open a special page.
Recently, through the ChatGPT help page, it was also informed that ChatGPT will share various things regarding search to third parties such as Bing. This also shows that OpenAI and Microsoft's collaboration is still ongoing, even though ChatGPT Search competes with Bing.
At the same time, data regarding search location and so on will also be collected and shared with this third party provider, which is Bing.
ChatGPT Search is currently offered for paid plan users only, and is expected to be extended to free plan users soon.