Meta Takes on OpenAI with Development of Proprietary AI Search Engine

October 29, 2024 – According to a report published by The Information on October 28th, Meta is currently developing an AI-powered search engine. This move is aimed at reducing the company’s reliance on Microsoft and Google, while also allowing it to keep pace with OpenAI’s advancements in the field of artificial intelligence.

The report reveals that Meta’s AI-driven bots, integrated within Instagram and Facebook, currently rely on Google and Microsoft’s Bing search engines to answer user queries about recent news and events. However, Meta has been taking steps to change this dependency.

Sources indicate that Meta assembled a dedicated team eight months ago to collect a vast amount of web data using web crawlers. This data has been used to establish an extensive information database, paving the way for the development of its own search engine.

Furthermore, Meta is making efforts to build location data, signaling its intention to compete with Google Maps and further highlighting its ambitions in the search engine domain.

Last week, Meta announced a multi-year agreement with Reuters, allowing its chatbots to cite news articles from the global news agency. This collaboration is expected to bolster Meta’s content acquisition capabilities in the news sector, further enhancing the potential of its upcoming search engine.

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