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OpenAI Readies AI Browser to Rival Google Chrome

Slated for release in the coming weeks, it embeds a ChatGPT-style chat interface alongside the Operator agent on a Chromium foundation to capture user browsing data for AI-driven tasks.

OpenAI to launch AI-powered web browser to challenge Google Chrome dominance: Reuters
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OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

Overview

  • According to Reuters sources, OpenAI plans to launch a Chromium-based web browser in the coming weeks, though it has not publicly confirmed the project.
  • The browser is designed to keep some interactions within a native ChatGPT-style chat interface rather than redirecting users to external sites.
  • Integrated Operator agent functionality will allow the browser to autonomously perform multi-step tasks like booking reservations and filling out forms.
  • Direct access to user browsing data is intended to power AI models and targeted advertising, potentially undermining Google Chrome’s ad-driven revenue model.
  • If adopted by ChatGPT’s roughly 400 million weekly users, the new browser could erode Chrome’s two-thirds share of the global market and intensify competition.