Meta is reportedly working on its own AI-powered search engine, too

Meta is moving connected an AI-powered hunt motor to alteration its dependence connected Google and Microsoft, according to a study from The Information. The hunt motor would reportedly supply AI-generated hunt summaries of existent events wrong the Meta AI chatbot.

The Meta AI bot built into Instagram and Facebook presently uses Google — whose genitor company, Alphabet, will study quarterly net tomorrow — and Microsoft Bing to reply questions astir caller news and events.

That could yet change, arsenic Meta’s web crawler was spotted roving the web months ago. The Information’s source indicates a squad has been moving for astir 8 months to build a database of accusation for its chatbot. Meta has worked connected building up location data that could compete pinch Google Maps, and past month, Bloomberg reported that Apple’s activity connected hunt devices successful the App Store showed really it “has what it needs” for its ain AI-powered Google Search replacement.

Last week, Meta besides announced that it struck a multi-year woody pinch Reuters, allowing its chatbot to usage the outlet’s news articles successful answers. The Verge reached retired to Meta pinch a petition for remark but didn’t instantly perceive back.