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| headquarters = [[Palo Alto]], [[California]]
| founder = Richard Socher<br/>Bryan McCann
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'''You.com''' is an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] assistant that began as a [[personalized search|personalization-focused]] [[search engine]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pierce |first=David |date=September 25, 2023 |title=The AI assistant revolution is more than 50 years in the making |url=https://www.theverge.com/23888985/ai-assistant-you-chatgpt-bard-siri-alexa-vergecast-podcast |work=The Verge}}</ref> While still offering web search capabilities, You.com has evolved to prioritize a chat-first AI assistant.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Nuñez |first=Michael |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Another search breakthrough? You.com debuts AI that can answer multi-step questions |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/another-search-breakthrough-you-com-debuts-ai-that-can-answer-multi-step-questions/ |work=Venture Beat}}</ref>
You.com<ref>{{Cite web |last=You.com |title=You.com |url=https://you.com/}}</ref> is an AI-powered search engine that offers a personalized search experience. Users can control their search results by upvoting, downvoting, or blocking apps. The company emphasizes its privacy awareness and commitment to not selling user data or using invasive targeted ads.


The company was founded in 2020 by Richard Socher,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ron |title=You.com takes aim at Google and Microsoft with multimodal chat search |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/you-com-takes-aim-at-google-and-microsoft-with-multimodal-chat-search/ |website=TechCrunch |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=2020-12-08 |title=Former Salesforce chief scientist announces new search engine to take on Google |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/12/08/former-salesforce-chief-scientist-announces-new-search-engine-to-take-on-google/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> the former Chief Scientist at [[Salesforce]] and third most-cited researcher in [[Natural language processing|Natural Language Processing]] with over 175,000 citations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Scholar, Richard Socher |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&hl=en&mauthors=label:natural_language_processing |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=Google Scholar}}</ref> and Bryan McCann,<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bryan McCann |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QVj22CwAAAAJ |website=Google Scholar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Your AI Adventure Starts Here, you.com |url=https://about.you.com/your-ai-adventure-starts-here-the-you-dot-com-a-program/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=you.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What is You.com |url=https://about.you.com/about/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=You.com}}</ref> a former Lead Research Scientist in [[Natural language processing|NLP]] at [[Salesforce]]. Socher serves as CEO and McCann as CTO.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Pardes |first=Arielle |date=March 31, 2023 |title=Search Has Its Goliath. Could Richard Socher Be Its David? |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/search-has-its-goliath-could-richard-socher-be-its-david?rc=jehvjn |access-date=April 7, 2023 |work=The Information}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About You.com |url=https://about.you.com/about/ |website=about.you.com }}</ref>
The platform provides a variety of products, such as YouChat, an AI-powered conversational multimodal<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deutscher |first=Maria |title=You.com debuts multimodal AI chatbot for search |work=SiliconANGLE |url=https://siliconangle.com/2023/02/15/com-debuts-multimodal-ai-chatbot-search/}}</ref> search assistant, YouWrite,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Press |first=Gil |title=Want To Experience The Future Of Search? Go To You.com |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2022/12/15/want-to-experience-the-future-of-search-go-to-youcom/?sh=54fe13c8a445}}</ref> an AI writing assistant to aid with content creation, and YouImagine, an AI image generator. The company was founded in 2020 by Richard Socher, the former Chief Scientist at Salesforce, and Bryan McCann, a former Lead Research Scientist in NLP at Salesforce.

In December 2022, You.com was the first search engine<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Hachman |first=Mark |title=You.com's AI-infused Google rival provides a tantalizing glimpse of the future |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/1448609/is-you-com-a-better-google.html |website=PCWorld}}</ref> to integrate a consumer-facing [[Large language model|Large Language Model]] (LLM) with real-time internet access for up-to-date responses with citations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=February 15, 2023 |title=You.com takes aim at Google and Microsoft with multimodal chat search |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/you-com-takes-aim-at-google-and-microsoft-with-multimodal-chat-search/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHyl-G0K9O9u9vm47sf5ib_LZpsyJ_3yrz0T0nOkzkCXmoFA4SvF8X13dcE9OWBQjy2yXXJuVq1woPeOIwRpna3MC1fX5h0Tv46BTA6e88GzsMa6IwkcgRXJeinyhJxYHCSirIeZG1TbJ3uFWV1RG7ME6QQgIwzsOjPLLZwAfBtY |access-date=April 7, 2024 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nuñez |first=Michael |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Another search breakthrough? You.com debuts AI that can answer multi-step questions |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/another-search-breakthrough-you-com-debuts-ai-that-can-answer-multi-step-questions/ |work=Venture Beat}}</ref> In February 2023, it was to the first to introduce multimodal AI chat capabilities, providing users with various types of responses, including visual elements like stock charts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=February 15, 2023 |title=You.com takes aim at Google and Microsoft with multimodal chat search |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/you-com-takes-aim-at-google-and-microsoft-with-multimodal-chat-search/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref>

In 2023, Time magazine named Socher to the TIME100 AI, recognizing "the most influential people in AI."<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 7, 2023 |title=TIME100 AI |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/ |work=Time Magazine}}</ref> In an interview with Time, Socher expressed You.com's goal of enhancing user productivity and access to information, stating, "to give people answers more quickly, make them more productive, efficient, more well-informed, with better privacy."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chow |first=Andrew |date=September 7, 2023 |title=TIME100 AI Richard Socher CEO and Founder, You.com |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6310642/richard-socher/ |work=Time Magazine}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The website was founded in 2020 by two former Salesforce employees, Bryan McCann and Richard Socher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=2020-12-08 |title=Former Salesforce chief scientist announces new search engine to take on Google |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/12/08/former-salesforce-chief-scientist-announces-new-search-engine-to-take-on-google/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the search engine's announcement of opening the public beta in 2021, it received $20 million in funding from [[Marc Benioff]], the Salesforce founder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2021-11-09 |title=AI-driven search engine You.com takes on Google with $20M |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/09/ai-driven-search-engine-you-com-takes-on-google-with-20m/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref>
Following its 2020 founding, You.com opened its [[public beta]] on November 9, 2021,<ref name="remake">{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=2021-11-09 |title=You.com wants to remake the search engine |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22770614/you-salesforce-startup-search-engine-privacy-information-control |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> and received $20 million in funding led by Salesforce founder and CEO [[Marc Benioff]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2021-11-09 |title=AI-driven search engine You.com takes on Google with $20M |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/09/ai-driven-search-engine-you-com-takes-on-google-with-20m/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baranouski |first=Artsiom |date=2024-01-30 |title=Top 10 Salesforce SPQ Alternatives for the North American Market |url=https://aranouski.medium.com/top-10-salesforce-spq-alternatives-for-the-north-american-market-f5083304c624 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> Other investors include Breyer Capital, Sound Ventures, and Day One Ventures.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news |last=Paresh |first=Dave |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Salesforce CEO Benioff invests in search engine startup You.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/salesforce-ceo-benioff-invests-search-engine-startup-youcom-2021-11-09/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>


The domain You.com was initially purchased in 1996 by Benioff.<ref name=":7" /> Benioff invested in You.com and transferred ownership of the You.com domain name to the company.<ref name=":13" /> Benioff called You.com "the future of search" in a statement during its public beta launch and said, "We're at a critical inflection point in the internet's history, and we must take steps to restore trust online."<ref name=":13" />
In March 2022, the company launched YouWrite, a [[GPT-3]] text generator for writing e-mails and other documents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Osheen |date=2022-03-17 |title=You.com launches YouWrite, an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI |url=https://analyticsdrift.com/you-com-launches-youwrite-an-ai-powered-writing-tool-powered-by-openai/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Analytics Drift}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2022-03-15 |title=You.com launches an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI |url=https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/15/you-com-partners-with-openai-to-launch-an-ai-powered-writing-tool/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref>


In July 2022, You.com announced its $25 million [[Series A round|Series A]] funding round led by Radical Ventures<ref>{{Cite news |last=Primack |first=Dan |date=July 14, 2022 |title=You.com raises $25 million to challenge Google's search dominance |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/07/14/youcom-raises-25-million-to-challenge-googles-search-dominance |access-date=April 7, 2023 |work=Axios}}</ref> with participation from Marc Benioff's Time Ventures, Breyer Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Day One Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=July 14, 2022 |title=You raises $25M to fuel its AI-powered search engine |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/14/you-com-raises-25m-to-fuel-its-ai-powered-search-engine/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref> By mid-December 2022, You.com shared that it had surpassed one&nbsp;million active users,<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Jared |title=You.com: This Google alternative combines search with an app store |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90825214/you-com-this-google-alternative-combines-search-with-an-app-store |work=Fast Company}}</ref> and the number of searches grew by over 400% in six months.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Press |first=Gil |title=Want To Experience The Future Of Search? Go To You.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2022/12/15/want-to-experience-the-future-of-search-go-to-youcom/?sh=54fe13c8a445 |work=Forbes}}</ref>
In December 2022, the company launched YouChat, a Generative Pre-trained Transformer-based chat bot, primarily based on OpenAI's [[GPT-3#GPT-3.5|GPT-3.5]]. It uses [[Google search]] for general search results and [[Microsoft Bing]] for more specific searches, such as [[code snippets]].


== Search results ==
== Features ==
On December 23, 2022, You.com was the first search engine to launch a [[ChatGPT]]-style chatbot with live web results alongside its responses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kahn |first=Imad |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Search Engine You.com Launches ChatGPT-Style Chatbot, But Don't Trust It Fully Yet |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/search-engine-you-com-launches-chatgpt-style-chatbot/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |work=CNET}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kulp |first=Patrick |date=January 24, 2024 |title=How this early LLM researcher is taking on ChatGPT with his own search engine |url=https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2024/01/24/richard-socher-you-dot-com-search |work=Tech Brew}}</ref><ref name=":12" /> Initially known as YouChat,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Eliaçık |first=Eray |title=You.com's AI-powered features are already in use, unlike Google |url=https://dataconomy.com/2023/02/you-com-ai-chatbot-ai-image-generator-how/ |website=Dataconomy}}</ref> the chatbot was primarily based on the [[GPT-3#GPT-3.5|GPT-3.5]] [[large language model]] and could answer questions, suggest ideas,<ref>{{Cite web |last=You.com |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Introducing YouChat — The AI Search Assistant that Lives in Your Search Engine |url=https://blog.you.com/introducing-youchat-the-ai-search-assistant-that-lives-in-your-search-engine-eff7badcd655 |website=Medium}}</ref> translate text,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roth |first=Emma |title=Meet the companies trying to keep up with ChatGPT |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/5/23599209/companies-keep-up-chatgpt-ai-chatbots |work=The Verge}}</ref> summarize articles, compose emails, and write [[Snippet (programming)|code snippets]], while staying up-to-date with current events <ref name=":12" /> and citing sources. Several further versions of YouChat were released. The second version, called YouChat 2.0, was released on February 7, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=You.com |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Introducing YouChat 2.0 — Unlock the Power of AI with the Search Assistant that Works for You |url=https://blog.you.com/introducing-youchat-2-0-unlock-the-power-of-ai-with-the-search-assistant-that-works-for-you-4b18aa3007bf |website=Medium}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Nuñez |first=Michael |title=VentureBeat Q&A: Richard Socher, cofounder and CEO of You.com, says Google is facing a classic innovator's dilemma |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/richard-socher-you-com-says-google-facing-classic-innovators-dilemma/ |work=VentureBeat}}</ref> incorporated improved conversational AI<ref name=":15">{{Cite news |last=Nuñez |first=Michael |title=You.com challenges Google, Microsoft with launch of 'multimodal conversational AI' in search |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/you-com-challenges-google-microsoft-launch-multimodal-conversational-ai-search/ |work=VentureBeat}}</ref> and community-built applications by blending a large language model named C-A-L (Chat, Apps, and Links).<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":0" /> This update enabled YouChat to provide results in various formats, such as charts,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Özergin |first=Özgürcan |title=How to use You.com: YouChat, YouImagine, and more |url=https://techbriefly.com/2023/02/24/how-to-use-you-com-youchat-youimagine/ |work=TechBriefly}}</ref> photos,<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Deutscher |first=Maria |title=You.com debuts multimodal AI chatbot for search |url=https://siliconangle.com/2023/02/15/com-debuts-multimodal-ai-chatbot-search/ |work=SiliconANGLE}}</ref> videos, tables, graphs, text or code, so users can find answers without leaving the [[Search engine results page|search results page]]. YouChat 3.0, unveiled on May 4, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=YouChat 3.0 is here — Experience the Ultimate Chat Search. |url=https://about.you.com/youchat-3-0-is-here-experience-the-ultimate-chat-search-6862c41166cc/ |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=You.com}}</ref> combined chat functionality with results from [[Reddit]], [[TikTok]], [[Stack Overflow]] and [[Wikipedia]].
The search engine shows search results sorted by specific websites, for example, [[Reddit]]. These categories can be sorted by the user.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Heather |date=2021-11-09 |title=You, another new search engine, hopes privacy can help it take on Google |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/09/search-engine-you/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> For web results, it uses [[Microsoft Bing]]'s results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |title=You.com search challenges Google with a new look and private mode |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-com-search-challenges-google-with-a-new-look-and-private-mode/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref>


=== AI Modes ===
You.com does not store users' IP addresses and does not collect users' information for targeting ads. You.com offers two modes: personal mode and private mode which is more confidential.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Autumn |date=2021-12-01 |title=What Is You.com and How Is It Different to Other Search Engines? |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-you-com/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=MUO |language=en-US}}</ref> As opposed to the personal mode, in private mode You.com claims to not store users' searches, share IP addresses with You.com partners, or collect any information about searching.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How does You.com compare to other search engines? |url=https://about.you.com/hc/faq/how-does-you-com-compare-to-other-search-engines/ |url-status=live |website=You.com}}</ref>
In 2023, You.com transitioned from a search engine to a chat-first AI assistant, while still offering web search capabilities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pierce |first=David |date=September 25, 2023 |title=The AI assistant revolution is more than 50 years in the making |url=https://www.theverge.com/23888985/ai-assistant-you-chatgpt-bard-siri-alexa-vergecast-podcast |archive-date= |work=The Verge}}</ref> You.com introduced AI Modes to offer a tailored interaction experience through its platform. These modes—Smart, Genius, Create, and Research—are designed to address varying user needs, from quick information retrieval to complex problem-solving to research and creative content generation.<ref name=":2" /> Within You.com's AI Modes, the Custom Model Selector grants users the flexibility to switch between various leading AI models, such as [[OpenAI]]'s [[GPT-4]], [[Anthropic]]'s [[Claude (language model)|Claude]] series, [[Google]]'s [[Gemini (language model)|Gemini Pro]], and Zephyr.<ref name=":18">{{Cite news |last=Oritz |first=Sabrina |date=March 20, 2024 |title=YouPro lets me access every popular premium AI chatbot for $20/month - but there's a catch |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/youpro-lets-me-access-every-popular-premium-ai-chatbot-for-20month-but-theres-a-catch/ |work=ZDNET}}</ref>

=== YouPro ===
On June 21, 2023, You.com introduced YouPro, a paid subscription service granting unlimited access to its advanced chatbot functionalities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Press |first=Gil |date=June 21, 2023 |title=You.com Launches Subscription Service For Cutting-Edge Generative AI Search Chatbot |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2023/06/21/youcom-launches-subscription-service-for-cutting-edge-generative-ai-search-chatbot/?sh=5bcea2e06a33 |work=Forbes}}</ref> Both free and paid versions of You.com give users access to the internet, unlike other LLMs that have knowledge cutoffs.<ref name=":18" />

=== AI Tools ===
Early on,You.com featured AI-powered tools throughout its product experience. In March 2022, the company launched YouWrite, a [[GPT-3]] text generator for writing e-mails and other documents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Osheen |date=2022-03-17 |title=You.com launches YouWrite, an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI |url=https://analyticsdrift.com/you-com-launches-youwrite-an-ai-powered-writing-tool-powered-by-openai/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Analytics Drift}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2022-03-15 |title=You.com launches an AI-powered writing tool powered by OpenAI |url=https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/15/you-com-partners-with-openai-to-launch-an-ai-powered-writing-tool/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref> YouWrite<ref>{{Cite web |last=You.com |title=Introducing YouWrite — an AI writing assistant on You.com |url=https://blog.you.com/introducing-youwrite-an-ai-writing-assistant-on-you-com-a9e05080c8ea |website=Medium}}</ref> is an AI writing tool<ref name=":16">{{Cite news |last=McCracken |first=Harry |title=Search upstart You.com is melding its AI chatbot with mini-apps |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90850401/you-com-generative-ai-chatbot-bard-bing-chatgpt-competitor |work=Fast Company}}</ref> that aims to help writers,<ref name=":1" /> authors, and bloggers overcome [[writer's block]] and improve their skills. It can provide assistance with the creation various types of written content<ref name=":16" /> including emails, blog posts, novels, essays and social media posts. It uses [[OpenAI|OpenAI's]] [[GPT-3]]<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |title=You raises $25M to fuel its AI-powered search engine |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/14/you-com-raises-25m-to-fuel-its-ai-powered-search-engine/ |work=TechCrunch}}</ref> to generate content for users based on information<ref>{{Cite web |title=YOU.com AI is Everything Google, ChatGPT, MidJourney, and Code Writer Plus More |url=https://www.trenzle.com/you-com-ai-is-everything-google-chatgpt-midjourney-and-code-writer-plus-more/ |website=Trenzle}}</ref> such as text type, target audience and desired tone, provided by users in text prompts.

YouImagine is an [[artificial intelligence art]] tool<ref>{{Cite web |title=You.com: A Comprehensive Review of the Search Engine Powered by AI |url=https://metaroids.com/review/you-com-a-comprehensive-review-of-the-search-engine-powered-by-ai/#YouImagine |website=Metaroids}}</ref> that uses [[Stable Diffusion]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=You.com |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Make AI Art in seconds. For free. In your search engine. |url=https://blog.you.com/make-ai-art-in-seconds-for-free-6b40acc8f0ce |website=Medium}}</ref> It allow users to submit prompts, which are used by AI to generate images.<ref name=":17">{{Cite news |last=Wheatley |first=Mike |title=You.com creates an app store-based search experience to take on Google |url=https://siliconangle.com/2022/12/15/com-created-app-store-based-search-experience-take-google/ |work=SiliconANGLE}}</ref>

On July 14, 2022, You.com announced the launch of YouCode,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=July 14, 2022 |title=You raises $25M to fuel its AI-powered search engine |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/14/you-com-raises-25m-to-fuel-its-ai-powered-search-engine/ |access-date= |work=TechCrunch}}</ref> a programming knowledge base, similar to resources like [[Stack Overflow]] and [[GitHub]], that aimed to help programmers to find solutions to issues.<ref name=":6" /> YouCode had a search bar that used [[natural language processing]], AI code generation tools,<ref>{{Cite web |last=You.com |date=October 4, 2022 |title=New AI tools every developer should use in 2022 |url=https://blog.you.com/new-ai-tools-every-developer-should-use-in-2022-65753aea5d32 |website=Medium}}</ref> code samples, and a collection of relevant resources. It allowed developers to search for [[Snippet (programming)|code snippets]]<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Preimesberger |first=Chris J. |title=You.com launches open search platform for developers |url=https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/you-com-launches-open-search-platform-for-developers/ |work=VentureBeat}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=A Search Engine for Software Developers |url=https://voonze.com/a-search-engine-for-software-developers/ |website=Tech Smart}}</ref> and access relevant documentation,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glen |first=Stephanie |title=Developer search engine for code snippets comes with caveats |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/news/252523346/Developer-search-engine-for-code-snippets-comes-with-caveats |website=TechTarget}}</ref> and academic publications.<ref name=":9" /> There were several built-in developer-specific tools, such as a code editor and a debugging console,<ref name=":0" /> tools to verify [[JSON]] files,<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=You.com |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Why we built the best search engine for coders — Introducing YouCode |url=https://blog.you.com/why-we-built-the-best-search-engine-for-coders-introducing-youcode-da38d058fe9f |website=Medium}}</ref><ref name=":11" /> and to generate color codes in various formats like HEX, RGB, and HSV.<ref name=":8" />


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
In its review of You.com's YouPro service, ZDNet highlighted its cost-effectiveness for accessing diverse large language models from leading tech companies.<ref name=":18" /> It praised YouPro for offering unique features such as comprehensive internet access and a Custom Model Selector, enhancing the AI chat experience. ZDNet recommended YouPro for individuals looking to explore advanced AI capabilities affordably, though it noted experiences might vary compared to using models on their native platforms.<ref name=":18" />
You.com has received generally positive reviews, with the main criticism being the way it organizes information, which has been described as overwhelming by ''[[The Verge]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=2021-11-09 |title=You.com wants to remake the search engine |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22770614/you-salesforce-startup-search-engine-privacy-information-control |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

You.com was named one of Time's "The Best Inventions of 2022."<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Best Inventions of 2022 |url=https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2022/6228808/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mullich |first=Joe |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Ad-free Search You.com |url=https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2022/6228799/you-com/ |magazine=Time}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://you.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://you.com}}


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You.com
Type of site
AI assistant
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Founder(s)Richard Socher
Bryan McCann
URLhttps://you.com/
LaunchedNovember 9, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-09)
Current statusLive

You.com is an AI assistant that began as a personalization-focused search engine.[1] While still offering web search capabilities, You.com has evolved to prioritize a chat-first AI assistant.[2]

The company was founded in 2020 by Richard Socher,[3][4] the former Chief Scientist at Salesforce and third most-cited researcher in Natural Language Processing with over 175,000 citations,[5] and Bryan McCann,[6][7][8][9] a former Lead Research Scientist in NLP at Salesforce. Socher serves as CEO and McCann as CTO.[10][11]

In December 2022, You.com was the first search engine[12] to integrate a consumer-facing Large Language Model (LLM) with real-time internet access for up-to-date responses with citations.[13][14] In February 2023, it was to the first to introduce multimodal AI chat capabilities, providing users with various types of responses, including visual elements like stock charts.[15]

In 2023, Time magazine named Socher to the TIME100 AI, recognizing "the most influential people in AI."[16] In an interview with Time, Socher expressed You.com's goal of enhancing user productivity and access to information, stating, "to give people answers more quickly, make them more productive, efficient, more well-informed, with better privacy."[17]

History

Following its 2020 founding, You.com opened its public beta on November 9, 2021,[18] and received $20 million in funding led by Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff.[6][19] Other investors include Breyer Capital, Sound Ventures, and Day One Ventures.[20]

The domain You.com was initially purchased in 1996 by Benioff.[10] Benioff invested in You.com and transferred ownership of the You.com domain name to the company.[20] Benioff called You.com "the future of search" in a statement during its public beta launch and said, "We're at a critical inflection point in the internet's history, and we must take steps to restore trust online."[20]

In July 2022, You.com announced its $25 million Series A funding round led by Radical Ventures[21] with participation from Marc Benioff's Time Ventures, Breyer Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Day One Ventures.[22] By mid-December 2022, You.com shared that it had surpassed one million active users,[23] and the number of searches grew by over 400% in six months.[24]

Features

On December 23, 2022, You.com was the first search engine to launch a ChatGPT-style chatbot with live web results alongside its responses.[25][26][12] Initially known as YouChat,[27] the chatbot was primarily based on the GPT-3.5 large language model and could answer questions, suggest ideas,[28] translate text,[29] summarize articles, compose emails, and write code snippets, while staying up-to-date with current events [12] and citing sources. Several further versions of YouChat were released. The second version, called YouChat 2.0, was released on February 7, 2023,[30][31] incorporated improved conversational AI[32] and community-built applications by blending a large language model named C-A-L (Chat, Apps, and Links).[32][27] This update enabled YouChat to provide results in various formats, such as charts,[33] photos,[34] videos, tables, graphs, text or code, so users can find answers without leaving the search results page. YouChat 3.0, unveiled on May 4, 2023,[35] combined chat functionality with results from Reddit, TikTok, Stack Overflow and Wikipedia.

AI Modes

In 2023, You.com transitioned from a search engine to a chat-first AI assistant, while still offering web search capabilities.[36] You.com introduced AI Modes to offer a tailored interaction experience through its platform. These modes—Smart, Genius, Create, and Research—are designed to address varying user needs, from quick information retrieval to complex problem-solving to research and creative content generation.[2] Within You.com's AI Modes, the Custom Model Selector grants users the flexibility to switch between various leading AI models, such as OpenAI's GPT-4, Anthropic's Claude series, Google's Gemini Pro, and Zephyr.[37]

YouPro

On June 21, 2023, You.com introduced YouPro, a paid subscription service granting unlimited access to its advanced chatbot functionalities.[38] Both free and paid versions of You.com give users access to the internet, unlike other LLMs that have knowledge cutoffs.[37]

AI Tools

Early on,You.com featured AI-powered tools throughout its product experience. In March 2022, the company launched YouWrite, a GPT-3 text generator for writing e-mails and other documents.[39][40] YouWrite[41] is an AI writing tool[42] that aims to help writers,[31] authors, and bloggers overcome writer's block and improve their skills. It can provide assistance with the creation various types of written content[42] including emails, blog posts, novels, essays and social media posts. It uses OpenAI's GPT-3[43] to generate content for users based on information[44] such as text type, target audience and desired tone, provided by users in text prompts.

YouImagine is an artificial intelligence art tool[45] that uses Stable Diffusion.[27][46] It allow users to submit prompts, which are used by AI to generate images.[47]

On July 14, 2022, You.com announced the launch of YouCode,[48] a programming knowledge base, similar to resources like Stack Overflow and GitHub, that aimed to help programmers to find solutions to issues.[33] YouCode had a search bar that used natural language processing, AI code generation tools,[49] code samples, and a collection of relevant resources. It allowed developers to search for code snippets[50][51] and access relevant documentation,[52] and academic publications.[50] There were several built-in developer-specific tools, such as a code editor and a debugging console,[27] tools to verify JSON files,[53][51] and to generate color codes in various formats like HEX, RGB, and HSV.[43]

Reception

In its review of You.com's YouPro service, ZDNet highlighted its cost-effectiveness for accessing diverse large language models from leading tech companies.[37] It praised YouPro for offering unique features such as comprehensive internet access and a Custom Model Selector, enhancing the AI chat experience. ZDNet recommended YouPro for individuals looking to explore advanced AI capabilities affordably, though it noted experiences might vary compared to using models on their native platforms.[37]

You.com was named one of Time's "The Best Inventions of 2022."[54][55]

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