Re:OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157B
by Shakahs on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @08:08PM
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Well when you describe it that way, OpenAI also started as a blank text box that gave you a bunch of good answers, and they've already expanded with other services.
I already use ChatGPT as my first go-to stop for certain search queries.
Re:OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157B
by ywvcbk on Thursday October 03, 2024 @04:19AM
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I guess the difference (at least at comparable development stages) is that a single user query cost almost nothing for Google compared to how much money running ChatGPT costs.
I wouldn’t be surprised if OpenAI were still losing money even with the same CPM that Google search has.
Re:OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157B
by NomDePlum on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @08:37PM
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It quickly moved into ads though. Incorporated late 1998 and started selling ads in 2000.
Normal people would need to start using a Chat GPT owned interface for search to make an ad based business viable surely? And there's no real sign of that even beginning to happen.
Were there competitors that did the same thing? AltaVista? Yahoo? Did they undercut on cost? Google was free, I guess. But Google won because it maintained its quality, kept its interface clean and simple, and kept all the eyeballs as a result. Now Google is essentially the entry point to the internet, baked into every major browser except Edge.
Could ChatGPT become the “go-to” first stop on the internet? I think there’s a fair chance. The revenue will find its way to the eyeballs from there.