OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas Web Browser, Alphabet Shares Drop 2% as AI Competition Intensifies
Summary
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser featuring integrated chatbot capabilities and task completion agents, sending Alphabet shares down 2% as the company directly challenges Google's Chrome browser dominance with its new macOS application.
Key Points
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser that integrates the company's generative chatbot across all web pages with features like memory and agent mode for task completion
- Alphabet shares drop 2% following the announcement as OpenAI enters direct competition with Google's Chrome browser and its embedded Gemini AI model
- Atlas becomes available to macOS users worldwide with an 'Ask ChatGPT' button on every webpage, while Windows, iOS and Android versions are coming soon