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However, the emergence ofgenerative AIand tools like OpenAI’sChatGPT searchare causing a paradigm shift in the category.

Now, Richard Socher, CEO and founder of You.com, has seemingly shared the same sentiments.

June 2024; Richard Socher, Founder and CEO, You.com on FULL STK Stage during day two of Collision 2024 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.

Richard Socher, CEO and founder of You.com, indicated that Google’s reign in search might soon end as users adopt and embrace AI-powered alternatives.

For context, You.com is an AI-powered search engine that may potentially dent Google’s dominance in search.

Founded in 2020, the company has raised $100 million in funding.

You.com is a free service that everyone can access.

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This sort of insane, untouchable monopoly that Google had for 20 years, those days are over.

Services like You.com are rapidly gaining traction.

This aligns with Windows Central’s parent company, Future PLC’s findings in asimilar study.

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

“I don’t do Google searches anymore,” added Altman.

This is not to say that Google hasn’t been making efforts in the space.

The company quickly issued a fix while blaminga data void and engineered screenshots.

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to take on Google

Google is adding AI Mode to its search experience.

This mode will embed a search-centric chatbot in its user interface to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT search.

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