OpenAI launches brand-new product that is coming for Google

OpenAI unveiled a brand new product it is launching that will challenge its competitors such as Google.

This comes as the AI giant behind the creation of ChatGPT launched Atlas, which is a new web browser that is built into the AI chatbot.

On the website, OpenAI said: “With Atlas, ChatGPT 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. Your ChatGPT memory is built in, so conversations can draw on past chats and details to help you get new things done.”

The tech giant continued: “As you use Atlas, ChatGPT can get smarter and more helpful, too. Browser memories let ChatGPT remember context from the sites you visit and bring that context back when you need it. This means you can ask ChatGPT questions like: ‘Find all the job postings I was looking at last week and create a summary of industry trends so I can prepare for interviews’.

“Browser memories in Atlas are completely optional, and you’re always in control: you can view or archive them at any time in settings, and deleting browsing history deletes any associated browser memories.

“ChatGPT can also do work for you in Atlas using agent mode, with improvements that make it faster and more useful by working with your browsing context. It’s now better at researching and analyzing, automating tasks, and planning events or booking appointments while you browse. Agent mode in Atlas is available today in preview for Plus, Pro, and Business users.”

The new browser went live yesterday (October 21), and removes the need for an address bar as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the search engine is ‘built around ChatGPT’.

Many people took to social media to react to the news, with one user writing on X, formerly Twitter: “An entire browser. Because that’s what the market needed. More browsers. Meanwhile 4o - your actual unique competitive advantage - is being systematically destroyed.”

OpenAI has created a new web browser that is built into the AI chatbot (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Another said: “Tbh i’d much rather prefer a plugin for my chrome, changing browsers is like moving countries… logins, browser history, plugins.”

A third person commented: “So Sam Altman now gets to see everything I browse?”

And a fourth added: “Not a huge fan of letting you see literally everything I ever do or look at. Facebook vibes.”