Khaberni - OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, announced on Tuesday the launch of the "Atlas" search engine equipped with powerful artificial intelligence capabilities, in an attempt to compete with Google's Chrome browser.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated during a live broadcast that the new product is "an electronic browser powered by artificial intelligence built on ChatGPT."
OpenAI is trying to enhance its competitive position against Google, which in turn is accelerating its pace by strengthening the artificial intelligence capabilities of its platforms.
Earlier today, a mysterious advertisement appeared on the company's X platform account, showing a number of browser tabs, indicating that the live broadcast will reveal all the details today at 1 PM Eastern Time (9 PM Abu Dhabi time).
OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, said that the announcement is related to "a new product I'm very excited about!"
The live broadcast link revealed that the browser will be launched under the name ChatGPT Atlas, and it will be available globally on macOS starting today, with versions for Windows, iOS, and Android to follow soon.
Reuters reported in July that OpenAI is preparing to launch a web browser powered by artificial intelligence, featuring the company's smart agent known as Operator AI. This agent is expected to enable users to automatically perform tasks such as booking restaurants, filling out forms, and conducting other tasks within the browser.
The new browser is also expected to include a direct ChatGPT interface, allowing users to interact with the chatbot from within the browser itself without the need to visit the ChatGPT website.
It is also likely that the browser will depend on the Chromium engine, the same engine used by the Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera browsers.
It appears that the wars between AI-powered browsers are intensifying. Google has integrated Gemini into the Chrome browser, Perplexity has launched its Comet AI browser, while Atlassian acquired The Browser Company earlier this year for $610 million, and Microsoft is working on developing a special artificial intelligence-supported mode called Copilot Mode within its Edge browser. It seems all these browsers will now face a strong dedicated competitor from OpenAI.
As for OpenAI's strategic partner, Microsoft, it has completely ruled out the idea of developing a standalone browser based on artificial intelligence. Last month, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said that the company’s strategy in developing an AI-based browser is to transform the Edge browser into an agentic browser, rather than creating a completely new browser like The Browser Company attempted with the Dia browser.
