OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Atlas Web Browser With Embedded Agent

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, an AI powered web browser that embeds the companys chatbot directly into the browsing experience, rolling out immediately for macOS with Windows and mobile versions promised in the coming months. The company said Atlas places ChatGPT alongside traditional search results, adds a persistent sidebar that can summarize and analyze page content, and includes an agent mode that can navigate websites and perform tasks with user approval.

Atlas opens each new tab with a prompt field to Ask ChatGPT or enter a URL and organizes results into tabs for links, images, videos and news. A cursor chat feature lets users highlight text in email, documents or web forms and ask ChatGPT to rewrite or edit inline. Optional browser memories can store context from visited sites to resurface relevant information later, and sitelevel toggles and privacy controls let users limit what the assistant can see. OpenAI also described safeguards for agent mode, saying it cannot run code in the browser, download files, install extensions or access other apps or the file system. The company added that agents will pause for confirmation on sensitive sites such as financial...