# Sam Altman may have had bigger plans, but most people are just using ChatGPT as a search engine

> 77% of ChatGPT users in the US now use it as a search engine Nearly a quarter choose ChatGPT over Google as their first search choice OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made much of ChatGPT's power, but its ability to find…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/sam-altman-may-have-had-bigger-plans-but-most-people-are-just-using-chatgpt-as-a-search-engine?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68912717745a66e3331241ea)
- **Published:** 2025-08-04
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #chatgpt #google #openai #search #altman #engine #people #bigger
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