OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas Browser, Intensifying AI Browser Wars
OpenAI unveiled its ChatGPT Atlas browser in a strategic MOVE that sent Alphabet shares down 3%. The announcement, teased via a cryptic five-second clip on X, culminated in a livestream confirming OpenAI's entry into the browser market. macOS users gain immediate access, with Windows and mobile versions slated for release.
The launch positions OpenAI against entrenched rivals Google and Perplexity AI. Unlike January's Operator—an AI agent operating within existing browsers—ChatGPT Atlas represents a standalone product. This escalation comes weeks after Perplexity's global rollout of its Comet browser, signaling an accelerating arms race in AI-powered browsing tools.