OpenAI: Atlas Retired, AI Browsing in ChatGPT, Chrome Ext.

OpenAI is retiring its Atlas browser and integrating its browsing features directly into ChatGPT. The company will no longer maintain a standalone browser. Instead, web access, page summarization, and task automation will become core features within ChatGPT. To support this change, OpenAI is launching a Chrome extension for ChatGPT. This extension gives the AI contextual access to active webpages. Users can ask questions about page content, generate summaries, extract data, rewrite text, compare products, and draft replies based on what's on-screen. The ChatGPT desktop app is also getting full browsing capabilities. This update will let users open websites, sign into accounts, and interact with webpages directly inside ChatGPT. A cloud-based remote browser will also allow ChatGPT agents to perform web actions like filling forms and fetching files. This move aims to create a unified AI workspace and allow powerful automation. It means users can now research and complete online tasks without switching between different applications.