Heads up, tech fam! 🔥 OpenAI just rolled out ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser built around everyone’s fave chatbot. It’s live on macOS now, with Windows, iOS and Android versions coming soon—ready to shake up Google Chrome’s 71.9% market stronghold.
So what’s the hype? Atlas opens a ChatGPT sidebar in any tab, letting you:
- Summarize articles in seconds 📰
- Compare products side-by-side 💡
- Analyze data without weeding through spreadsheets 📊
Plus, paid users get “agent mode,” letting ChatGPT handle tasks end-to-end—like finding a recipe and auto-adding all ingredients to your Instacart cart. Talk about next-level convenience! 🍲🛒
OpenAI’s move taps into its 800M weekly ChatGPT users, gathering browsing insights to supercharge AI-driven search. And it’s not alone—browsers like Perplexity Comet, Brave and Opera Neon are also racing to embed AI tools.
Google’s response? It’s been rolling out AI overviews in search results and even added its Gemini AI to Chrome for U.S. users. But with Atlas in the ring, ad dollars and search habits could get a major remix.
Whether you’re a student hunting sources, a dev drafting code snippets, or planning a street food crawl in Bangkok or a weekend trip to Bali—Atlas can scout the best spots, craft to-do lists, and even book tickets via agent mode. 🌐✈️🍜
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OpenAI unveils AI search browser Atlas in challenge to Google
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