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Posted on 10/23/2025 4:16:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a long-anticipated artificial intelligence-powered web browser built around its popular chatbot, in a direct challenge to Google Chrome's dominance.
- Atlas browser challenges Google's Chrome dominance
- Atlas offers AI features like content summarization and task automation
- Analysts see ad competition risk
The launch marks OpenAI's latest move to capitalize on 800 million weekly active ChatGPT users, as it expands into more aspects of users' online lives by collecting data about consumers' browser behavior. It could accelerate a broader shift toward AI-driven search, as users increasingly turn to conversational tools that synthesize information instead of relying on traditional keyword-based results from Google -- intensifying competition between OpenAI and Google...
Reuters earlier reported on OpenAI's planned browser launch. It is the latest entrant in a crowded field of AI browsers, which includes Perplexity's Comet, Brave Browser and Opera's Neon, as companies race to weave in tools that can summarize pages, fill out forms and draft code to attract users.
Atlas lets users open a ChatGPT sidebar in any window to summarize content, compare products or analyze data from any site. In “agent mode,” now available to paid users, ChatGPT can interact with websites on their behalf -- completing tasks from start to finish, such as researching and shopping for a trip.
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Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City and Krystal Hu in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Anhata Rooprai; Editing by Leroy Leo, Alan Barona and Lisa Shumaker
FR search 'Browser' in title results:
Brave search AI results:
https://search.brave.com/search?q=openai+browser&summary=1
[snip] OpenAI has launched its new AI-powered web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, marking a significant expansion into the computing platform space and directly challenging Google Chrome’s dominance.
The browser, currently available globally on macOS, integrates ChatGPT deeply into the browsing experience, allowing users to interact with websites through AI, perform tasks via “agent mode” (available to paid subscribers), and access features like a persistent sidebar for summarizing content and a memory function to save chats and tabs.
Launch and Availability: ChatGPT Atlas is now live for Apple macOS users and is built on the Chromium open-source engine.
OpenAI plans to release versions for Windows, iOS, and Android in the near future.
Core Features: The browser replaces the traditional address bar with a ChatGPT interface, making the AI the primary gateway to the internet.
It includes a “ChatGPT sidebar” for summarizing pages, comparing products, and analyzing data, and “agent mode” for automating tasks like researching and purchasing groceries.
Security Concerns: The launch has been met with immediate concern from cybersecurity experts, who warn that the browser is vulnerable to prompt injection attacks that could lead to data theft, unauthorized account access, or malware downloads.
These risks stem from the AI agent’s ability to perform actions on the user’s behalf, potentially creating a significant security hole.
Strategic Motivation: The launch is a strategic move by OpenAI to capture the 800 million weekly users of its ChatGPT service, increase internet traffic, and gather valuable user data to improve its AI models, while also competing with other AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet.
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System Requirements
* Hardware: Apple Silicon (M-series chips, such as M1 or later).
* Software: macOS 12 Monterey or later (some sources specify macOS 14 Sonoma or higher for full compatibility).
Summary:
Launch: On October 21, 2025, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a new AI-powered web browser designed to compete directly with Google Chrome.
Features:
• Integrates ChatGPT throughout the browsing experience.
• Includes a sidebar for summarizing pages, comparing products, and analyzing site content.
• Offers an “agent mode” (for paid users) that can autonomously perform web tasks like researching or shopping.
Availability: Currently released for macOS (Apple Silicon, macOS 12+), with Windows, iOS, and Android versions planned.
Goal: To leverage ChatGPT’s 800 million weekly users and shift web habits toward AI-driven search and task automation, potentially challenging Google’s dominance.
Concerns: Cybersecurity experts warn of possible prompt injection vulnerabilities, since Atlas can take actions on a user’s behalf.
Context: It joins other AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet, Brave, and Opera Neon in a rapidly growing competitive field.
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I find it kind of interesting that the AI browser is named “Atlas”, as is the Comet 3I/ Atlas that millions of earthlings are convinced is an alien spacecraft full of our new overlords who are going to either eat, enslave or vaporize us.
Me, I just wonder what will happen when this Atlas shrugs.
💾 I miss antique computing. But then, I just stroll across to the junk room...
The comet is real. The aliens are real. When they arrive, just walk into the light. You will not be eaten as long as you are not wearing red.
Well, that’s a relief. I don’t think I have ever owned any red clothing.
I guess MAGA hat wearers might be in trouble? Maybe better change over to the more subdued ones that Musk made popular when he was helping out Trump.
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