In essence, OpenAI has officially released SearchGPT, a search engine that use artificial intelligence to locate and compile the top web results, as was announced last month. It is now simpler to utilize SearchGPT thanks to the most recent ChatGPT upgrade for iOS.
The ChatGPT software creates an Apple Shortcuts extension for SearchGPT
With the new Apple Shortcuts integration in the most recent version of the app for iPhone and iPad, users may now create shortcuts to launch SearchGPT. By using this shortcut, you can launch a new ChatGPT session with SearchGPT enabled. You should be aware that you may add shortcuts to the Home Screen or even have Siri initiate them.
Although some people have always used ChatGPT as a form of search engine, OpenAI has made specific improvements that offer the functionality that we have all grown accustomed to from search engines like Google and Bing. OpenAI expresses it this way:
ChatGPT has significantly improved its ability to search the web. Previously, you would have needed to use a search engine to obtain quick, timely responses along with links to pertinent online resources. This combines the usefulness of current news, stock quotations, sports scores, and more with the advantages of a natural language interface.
You can manually select to search by selecting the web search icon, or ChatGPT will pick to search the web based on your query.
In order to deliver real-time information and bundle it in fresh, tailored designs for particular content categories, OpenAI has worked with news and data suppliers.
Apple is integrating ChatGPT with Siri in iOS 18.2, which will be made available to iPhone and iPad customers in December. With the update, users will be able to communicate with the OpenAI chatbot and Writing Tools directly from the Siri interface. Users who have paid for ChatGPT can access the additional features by signing into their account through the iOS Settings app.
The most recent version of the ChatGPT app, which you can download from the App Store, comes with the new shortcut. Note that only ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers can access SearchGPT at this time.