Exclusive: Yelp deal pushes local reviews into ChatGPT
OpenAI and Yelp declined to disclose financial terms of the deal.
TL;DR
- Yelp is licensing its business information, reviews, and photos to OpenAI for use in ChatGPT.
- ChatGPT will display Yelp reviews, ratings, and photos in response to user queries.
- Yelp's branding and links will be included, and its 'Request a Quote' feature will be integrated.
- The deal extends Yelp's data distribution strategy into generative AI, viewing ChatGPT as another platform.
- Yelp previously had a contentious relationship with Google over local search practices, leading to a lawsuit.