Adopting general-purpose search services based on generative AI

Numerous web search services have been developed around generative AI since the famous ChatGPT appeared at the end of 2022. Some are linked to traditional search engines (Google in the case of Gemini, Bing in the case of Copilot), while others have been created directly from ChatGPT or other language models.

This fact sheet provides an overview of these new services, highlighting their advantages over conventional engines, as well as their weaknesses and limitations.