Meta Develops AI Search Engine to Reduce Reliance on Google

Oct 28, 2024, 03:37 PM

Meta Platforms is developing an AI-powered search engine, led by engineering manager Xueyuan Su, to reduce its reliance on Google's and Microsoft's search services. The search engine aims to provide conversational answers about current events to users of its Meta AI chatbot, which currently has hundreds of millions of users. This initiative, reported by The Information, is intended to enhance Meta's AI capabilities and offer an alternative to Google Search and Microsoft Bing.