Meta is apparently working on its own AI-powered search engine

Meta is reportedly working on its own AI-powered search engine to reduce its dependence on Google and Microsoft. This search engine will likely provide the content that the Meta AI chatbot provides.

According to a report by The Information, the Meta artificial intelligence chatbot embedded in Instagram and Facebook currently uses Google and Microsoft Bing to answer users’ questions about recent news and events, but Meta seems to want to change this practice and use the engine. Use your own search.

Meta artificial intelligence based search engine

According to new reports, the meta web crawler has been spotted on the web for months. It looks like the Meta team has been working on building the database for their chatbot for about 8 months. Meta has also been working on creating location data that can compete with Google Maps.

Last week, Meta announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Reuters and its chatbot will be allowed to use news articles from this media in its responses. Of course, Reuters receives money for displaying its content on the Meta artificial intelligence chatbot through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.

In general, big tech companies like Meta and Apple want to become independent from Google and Microsoft and rely less on their search engine. OpenAI also confirmed a while ago that it is working on an artificial intelligence search engine called SearchGPT. This search engine is different from what we see in Google and it doesn’t just show you a list of links, but it will show the information you want in a better organization.

Now we have to see how Meta wants to compete with the big tech companies by building its own search engine.