OpenAI said Wednesday its ChatGPT bot now has the ability to search the web using Microsoft’s Bing search engine, putting the chatbot on equal footing with Microsoft and Google’s Bard as the startup fights to compete for dominance of the booming AI industry.OpenAI said Wednesday its ChatGPT bot now has the ability to search the web using Microsoft’s Bing search engine, putting the chatbot on equal footing with Microsoft and Google’s Bard as the startup fights to compete for dominance of the booming AI industry.