Meta’s New AI Search Engine Emerges: Report—Are Google and Microsoft About to Lose Their Grip on the Market?

Meta Platforms is developing an AI-powered search engine to reduce its dependency on Google and Microsoft's Bing, marking a significant shift in its strategy to become more self-reliant in search capabilities.

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A dedicated engineering team at Meta has been working for approximately eight months to build a robust information database for their chatbot, focusing on creating a comprehensive web crawler system.

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Google is actively integrating its most advanced AI model, Gemini, into core products including Search, aiming to transform traditional search into more intuitive and conversational experiences.

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Meta's new approach has sparked debates about content moderation and platform responsibility, particularly following their previous decisions to minimize news and political content on their main platforms after 2020.

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Meta’s New AI Search Engine Emerges: Report—Are Google and Microsoft About to Lose Their Grip on the Market?

Meta Platforms is developing an AI-powered search engine to reduce its dependency on Google and Microsoft's Bing, marking a significant shift in its strategy to become more self-reliant in search capabilities.

A dedicated engineering team at Meta has been working for approximately eight months to build a robust information database for their chatbot, focusing on creating a comprehensive web crawler system.

Google is actively integrating its most advanced AI model, Gemini, into core products including Search, aiming to transform traditional search into more intuitive and conversational experiences.

Meta's new approach has sparked debates about content moderation and platform responsibility, particularly following their previous decisions to minimize news and political content on their main platforms after 2020.

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