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OpenAI Nears Launch of AI Browser to Challenge Google Chrome

A Chromium-based interface with a ChatGPT-style chat will reshape web navigation by automating tasks within the browser.

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OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT in 2023. OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters
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Overview

  • Three sources told Reuters that OpenAI’s browser is scheduled to arrive in the coming weeks.
  • The browser is built on Chromium’s open-source code and embeds a native, ChatGPT-style interface for conversational search and task assistance.
  • Built-in AI agents are designed to carry out tasks such as booking reservations and filling out forms without leaving the browser.
  • OpenAI aims to secure direct access to user browsing data to power its AI features and potentially reshape online advertising dynamics.
  • Adoption by ChatGPT’s 400 million weekly active users could pressure Google’s ad-targeting business by diverting key data flows away from Chrome.