The startup trying to turn the web into a database

The startup trying to turn the web into a database

A startup called Exa is pitching a new spin on generative search. It uses the tech behind large language models to return lists of results that it claims are more on point than those from its rivals, including Google and OpenAI. The aim is to turn the internet’s vast and chaotic tangle of web pages into a lookup table, where queries return specific, precise results. Exa already provides its search engine as a back-end service to companies that w…

AI startup Exa's new search engine turns web info into structured databases

The AI start-up Exa presents a new search engine that automatically summarizes information from the web in databases. The article AI startup Exa's new search engine turns web info into structured databases appeared first on THE DECODER.

The startup trying to turn the web into a database – Mnnofa

“The web is a collection of data, but it’s a mess,” says Exa cofounder and CEO Will Bryk. “There’s a Joe Rogan video over here, an Atlantic article over there. There’s no organization. But the dream is for the web to feel like a database.” Websets is aimed at power users who need to look for things that other search engines aren’t great at finding, such as types of people or companies. Ask it for “startups making futuristic hardware” and you get…