Monday, 25 August, 2025
ChatGPT “Googles” Queries Behind the Scenes—So Google Search Isn’t Dead After All

A recent report reveals that ChatGPT still depends on Google Search for real-time updates, especially on dynamic topics like news, sports, and finance. OpenAI leverages SerpApi, a paid web-scraping service, to fetch Google results—undermining the idea that AI chatbots have rendered traditional search obsolete. While ChatGPT offers a conversational interface, its reliance on Google suggests that web search remains foundational behind the scenes.
Read full story at Times of India