OpenAI boss Sam Altman says the world "doesn't need another copy of Google" because it's "boring"

Instead, developers should focus on creating new ways to search and analyze information for people.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is not interested in beating Google in the search business.

"I think it's boring. I mean, if the question is whether we can create a search system better than Google, then we should walk away. People should use the best product," Altman told Lex Fridman in response to comparing ChatGPT to Google search.

Sam explained that he is primarily interested in not creating a new version of Google, but in finding "a much better way to find, synthesize, and use information."

"I don't think the world needs another copy of Google," Altman said.

Google is currently promoting its large language model Gemini, which has not been without scandals after launch - the chatbot mistakenly generated racial images in images, despite the historical context, and eventually the option was suspended. Yesterday it became known that the tech giant is in talks with Apple - regarding the potential integration of Gemini features into the iPhone.