OpenAI announced that it launched its own web browser called Atlas, placing it in competition with Google Chrome.
“A browser built with ChatGPT takes us closer to a true super-assistant that understands your world and helps you achieve your goals,” the company said in a produce release, explaining that with Atlas, the AI tool “can come with you anywhere across the web—helping you in the window right where you are, understanding what you’re trying to do, and completing tasks for you, all without copying and pasting or leaving the page.”
OpenAI hailed Atlas for becoming “smarter and more helpful” the more it is used. “Browser memories let ChatGPT remember context from the sites you visit and bring that context back when you need it,” the company said, noting that a user can choose to archive or delete browsing history as needed.
“It’s now better at researching and analyzing, automating tasks, and planning events or booking appointments while you browse,” the company said of the ChatGPT integration.
Discussing the new product, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the tool is “using the internet for you.”
The new browser comes just months after one of OpenAI’s executives said the company would be interested in purchasing Google’s Chrome browser should a judge have required it to be sold in an illegal monopoly case.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected the push to sell Chrome, in part due to his belief that the AI industry would reshape the industry’s competition.
A separate AI company, Perplexity, introduced its own browser, called Comet, in July.
