Web Search
The Web Search tool in EmpowerGPT allows you to access up-to-date, real-world information directly from the internet. It overcomes a key limitation of AI models—their fixed knowledge cutoff—by retrieving relevant web data and using it to generate informed, current responses.
Web Search is ideal when accuracy, recency, and verifiable sources matter.
Web Search is available for World Knowledge Chat Type under tools
Why Web Search Is Needed?
AI models are trained on large datasets during a training phase, after which their knowledge becomes fixed. Once deployed, they cannot learn or update themselves with new information.
This means:
Models may not know about recent events, updates, or changes
Information can become outdated immediately after model release
The Web Search tool bridges this gap by combining live internet data with AI reasoning.
How Web Search Works?
Web Search operates in two key steps:
1. Search
A relevant search query is generated based on your prompt
The system searches the internet for reliable and relevant results
2. Contextual Answering
The retrieved web results are sent to the AI
The AI uses this information, along with your prompt, to generate a well-informed response
This process ensures answers are both current and context-aware.
What You Can Do with Web Search?
Web Search is perfect for:
Gathering the latest information on any topic
Tracking recent developments, news, or updates
Accessing real-time or frequently changing data
Searching specific websites by including a URL in your prompt
Examples include market trends, policy updates, product changes, academic publications, or company announcements.
Selecting Web Search
To enable Web Search:
Open a conversation in EmpowerGPT
Navigate to the World Knowledge chat
Select Web Search from the list of available tools
Enter your prompt and submit
Once selected, Web Search will be used automatically for that request.
Using Web Search
When Web Search is triggered:
Relevant web sources are searched automatically
The AI generates a response informed by those sources
You do not need to manually browse or copy links
Simply ask your question naturally, and EmpowerGPT handles the search and synthesis for you.
References and Source Transparency
For transparency and verification:
Web references are provided at the end of the response
Each reference allows you to inspect the original source
This helps you validate information and explore further if needed
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