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OpenAI launched Atlas, an AI-powered web browser built around ChatGPT, featuring an “agent mode” that conducts search autonomously, challenging Google Chrome; free for macOS users, with agent mode for paid ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscribers.
Description:
About ChatGPT Atlas:
- A native macOS browser combining AI chat + web interface.
- Users can interact with ChatGPT directly on webpages without switching tabs.
- Part of OpenAI’s effort to build a “super-assistant” that merges browsing, productivity, and automation.
Key Features:
| Feature | Description |
| 1. Contextual Assistance | Understands webpage content, summarizes articles, explains concepts, and highlights key details within the browser. |
| 2. Agent Mode (Automation) | Allows ChatGPT to perform actions like adding items to a cart, filling forms, scheduling meetings, or navigating multiple sites — with user consent. |
| 3. Integrated Memory | Recalls user sessions, recent websites, and ongoing tasks (e.g., summarizing last week’s searches). Memory is optional and user-controlled. |
| 4. Combined Search + Chat Interface | Replaces the address bar with an AI-powered search + chat bar offering categorized and summarized results. |
Privacy & Control:
- Data stored only within the user’s ChatGPT account.
- Memory is opt-in; can be viewed or deleted anytime.
- Parental controls and privacy settings inherited from ChatGPT.
- Users can choose whether browsing contributes to model training.
Availability:
- Available globally on macOS for Free, Plus, Pro, and Go users.
- Beta for Business, Enterprise, and Education accounts.
- Versions for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon.
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