OpenAI just launched its own AI web browser. This new tool is called ChatGPT Atlas. It is already creating a major buzz online. Early adopters report testing it immediately after its release. Many users initially believed it simply extended the ChatGPT app. However, hands-on experience reveals a genuinely smart browser. Analysts suggest it could fundamentally change internet search habits.
AI assistants have changed the way we search. We no longer scroll through endless Google links. Now, we all want direct and immediate answers.
ChatGPT Atlas integrates this functionality perfectly! It provides one answer, instead of multiple links to webpages. This answer gives a specific answer to your search, rather than links to a webpage. It feels very much like entering Google’s own AI mode. You can always click “Search” to see links to the sources. If you’re still looking for other information, there are links to separate windows for images, videos, and news. You have to love this.
There is a button that appears on the top right that says, “Ask ChatGPT.” If you click it, it provides a sidebar that you can easily continue with a full conversation with the AI. You can even attach photos and files to it! You can reference the tab you are already in too. There are special ChatGPT tools that will help with additional searches. These resources integrate deep research and thinking modes, providing for seamless information gathering.
The sidebar can rephrase an entire page into a summary, breaking it down into key pointers, and it can even provide for a step-by-step breakdown of the content. It really does simplify the process of outfitting complex information. AI can unquestionably make our lives easier and this is an effortless way to reduce steps in your process. Users no longer need to copy and paste sources themselves. Several tech reviewers have inquired about whether the feature would be implemented in other browsers.
ChatGPT Atlas feels like an infusion of a Chrome browser, with a comet-style theme and fun artificial intelligence features. Directly viewed, there are gaps of standard browser features. There is yet a VPN or ad-blockers offered. Privacy is not under total user control. Customization is limited in fact. The lack of standard user functionality may turn many users away. But, for a first generation iteration it is a huge improvement.
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