Synopsis: OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas is not just a browser; it thinks, remembers, and works for you. Is this the future of web exploration?
Is ChatGPT Atlas the Future of Browsing? Everything You Need to Know
OpenAI has launched a web browser powered by ChatGPT. In addition to utilizing the full capabilities of ChatGPT, the browser named "Atlas" will be able to think and provide recommendations contextually during browsing. The special feature is that AI-based tasks can be performed in the browser itself without opening ChatGPT. Perplexity recently launched a similar Comet browser.
ChatGPT Atlas
This is not just a web browser. It is an AI layer for exploring the Internet. That is, ChatGPT has been merged into the browser, like Chrome that we use. Atlas can think, remember, and automate some tasks for you. This means that a web browser is not just a tool for browsing the Internet. OpenAI says that Atlas will act like a personal assistant, helping you understand what you want to do and ensuring you do it correctly.
Who can use it
Content creators, writers, journalists, and marketers can all use it to get their work done faster. Atlas can understand the content of a large document you have and prepare a concise version of it according to the situation. Atlas can also remember the websites you have visited and give you a report on them. For example, if you tell Atlas to give you a report on the job opportunities you searched for last week, it will be ready in seconds. The special thing is that coding, data analytics, and website building can all be done in the browser. Atlas will initially be available only for Apple Mac users globally. OpenAI says that it will be available for Windows and Android users soon.
Atlas can do more than just give instructions like regular browsers. You can tell Atlas to add items to a shopping cart, schedule meetings, and gather data from various documents. At these times, Atlas can open a new tab, navigate to pages, and automatically fill out forms. This "Agent Mode" is currently available in preview for Plus, Pro, and Business users.
Security is key
OpenAI also explains that Atlas is ahead in terms of security. Agent Mode cannot access the user's file system or other apps, or download files. OpenAI says that the AI will temporarily stop working if it reaches sensitive sites like banking.
Isn't this the same as Comet?
Then you might be thinking, isn’t Perplexity’s Comet doing the same thing? But although these two seem similar, there is a significant difference. Atlas is an AI-based web browser that can complete tasks quickly. But Comet is an intelligent research tool that can conduct in-depth research using real-time information from the web.
Change is fast
Comet and Atlas are discoveries that will determine how we use the Internet in the future. Tech experts say that this will soon become a normal thing rather than a new feature. The fact that people who used Google Search to collect information on the Internet some time ago have switched to AI search today is an indication of this. Experts also say that there will be big changes in this field in the future.
Google’s stock price has fallen
Meanwhile, the share price of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has also fallen after the launch of Atlas. The company’s shares closed down 2.37 percent. This is a stock that has given investors a 206 percent return in the last five years. However, the share price was hit by reports that ChatGPT Atlas was a setback for Google’s browser, Chrome.
