OpenAI, Meta, Cursor and Perplexity Use SerpApi for Google Search Data, Comprising 40% of Its Business Amid Legal Concerns
SerpApi, an Austin-based startup specializing in scraping Google Search results, provides real-time web information to several leading AI companies, including OpenAI, Cursor, Perplexity, and Meta Platforms. Approximately 40% of SerpApi's business comes from AI startups that rely on its services to enhance the accuracy and timeliness of their chatbot outputs. OpenAI executives have acknowledged that without access to Google's data via SerpApi, achieving their current level of search accuracy would be nearly impossible. However, the use of SerpApi's service by these companies may raise legal concerns, as it could potentially violate Google's terms of service.
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OpenAI executives have said that without access to Google's, $GOOGL, data, it would be almost impossible for them to achieve the same level of search accuracy on their own, per the Information.
Glenn Gabe "Around 40% of SerpApi’s business comes from such AI startups, according to the CEO" -> Meet the Google-Scraping Startup Used by ChatGPT, Cursor and Perplexity "For OpenAI and Meta, using SerpApi might open up legal problems, as it could be a violation of Google’s terms of https://t.co/Ja9Fl7lOX3
The Information OpenAI executives have admitted that without access to Google's data, it would be almost impossible for them to achieve the same level of search accuracy on their own. Full story here: https://t.co/CCuTavw4Db
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