I think it's more filling the niche that Google's self immolation in the name of ad revenue started. Besides kagi, there aren't really any solid search engines

I think it's more filling the niche that Google's self immolation in the name of ad revenue started. Besides kagi, there aren't really any solid search engines today (even ddg), and OpenAI has a reach way beyond kagi could dream of outside a billion dollars in marketing.