OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Atlas, An AI-Powered Web Browser For macOS

OpenAI has today announced ChatGPT Atlas, a new AI-powered web browser that is available for free for macOS right now. Versions for Windows and mobile devices are in the works, but aren’t available just yet.

OpenAI confirmed that the iPhone, Android, and Windows versions of ChatGPT Atlas are “coming soon,” while the ChatGPT agent mode is only available to those who pay for ChatGPT Plus or ChatGPT Pro at launch.

The ChatGPT Atlas announcement came via a livestream which saw CEO Sam Altman and other OpenAI employees show off what the new browser can do. Adam Fry, the product lead for ChatGPT Search, believes that the browser’s best feature is its memory, with The Verge reporting that it will be able to take actions for users.

Fry said one of the browser’s best features is memory — making the browser “more personalized and more helpful to you,” as well as an agent mode, meaning that “in Atlas, ChatGPT can now take actions for you… It can help you book reservations or flights or even just edit a document that you’re working on.” Users can see and manage the browser’s “memories” in settings, employees said, as well as open incognito windows.

One aspect that may take some getting used to for users is the way ChatGPT handles links. Clicking a link will split the view in two, with one half showing the web page and the other opening a new ChatGPT conversation about its contents. A transcript will be provided, with OpenAI believing that ChatGPT will be a “companion” for people as they browse the web.

“This is just a great browser all-around — it’s smooth, it’s quick, it’s really nice to use,” Altman reportedly said during the stream.

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