PANews reported on October 29 that according to Cailian Press, citing The Information, Meta is developing a search engine that crawls the web to provide users who use the Meta AI chatbot with answers to conversations about current events. The company is trying to keep up with OpenAI in artificial intelligence development. According to a person who has spoken with the search engine team, Meta hopes that doing so will reduce its dependence on Google Search and Microsoft's Bing, which currently provide news, sports and stock information to users who use Meta AI. According to a person involved in the strategy, it may also give Meta a backup option if Google or Microsoft withdraws from these arrangements.