The US AI pioneer OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, its own web browser, which is intended to compete with market leaders such as Google Chrome in the future. The new browser was initially released for macOS and, according to CEO Sam Altman, will be built entirely "around ChatGPT".

In contrast to classic browsers, Atlas does not have an address line – instead, the focus is on direct dialogue with the AI. Users can not only call up websites, but also let the browser carry out searches independently. This feature, called Agent Mode, is reserved for paying ChatGPT subscribers and uses AI to automatically optimize searches.

OpenAI wants to use Atlas to open up new revenue streams and take advantage of the increasing demand for AI-powered applications. In parallel, the company has announced partnerships with Etsy, Shopify, Expedia, and Booking.com to expand access to online services via ChatGPT.

At the DevDay developer conference in early October, Altman announced that ChatGPT now has over 800 million weekly active users – twice as many as in February.

Industry experts are excited, but also cautious. Analyst Pat Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy praised the company's innovative strength, but doubted that Atlas could be a serious competitor to Chrome or Microsoft Edge in the short term.

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The launch of Atlas comes at a time when Google continues to be under pressure due to its dominant market position in the search business. More and more users are turning to AI-based search models such as ChatGPT: According to the research firm Datos, large language models now account for around 6% of all desktop searches – twice as many as in the previous year.

The race for the future of the Internet has thus reached a new phase: Browsers are increasingly becoming intelligent assistants – and OpenAI is positioning itself at the forefront of this development with Atlas.

MFRadio.de | Editorial Office Cyprus | 23 October 2025
Source: BBC
Author: MF Editorial Team