Meta challenges Google and Microsoft’s Bing with planned AI-driven search engine

The development of the Meta AI search engine is in line with the broader goal of creating an independent and trusted AI ecosystem. Meta chatbots currently rely heavily on API requests from Google and Bing to fulfill user requests, and this dependency can prove costly, especially if API requests continue to scale with user needs. A dedicated, proprietary AI-powered search tool could allow Meta to autonomously collect and use web data, eliminating the need for external data sources and potentially creating a more cost-effective solution.