That'll take place in a livestream on Monday, the day before Google hosts its annual I/O conference, at which artificial intelligence will likely play a commanding role. Google has its own gen AI offerings, including the Gemini chatbot and what it calls Search Generative Experience.

OpenAI shoots down reports it will launch a search engine (or GPT-5) next week to steal Google's I/O spotlight, but there are clues that a more search-focused product is in the works.

"Despite reports, OpenAI isn’t launching a search product or GPT-5 on Monday," a spokesperson told The Register in the past few hours regarding a product update coming early next week. CEO Sam Altman echoed that denial in a social media post.