1.OpenAI Unveils Atlas, a New Browser Aimed at Challenging Google Chrome
OpenAI have dropped something new: a web browser called Atlas. Basically, they're trying to fix what they see as a broken browsing experience that is similar a conversation with a smart person. The neat part? ChatGPT is built right in. Forget scrolling forever through search results; now you can simply ask a query and get answers right away the browser. This thing started as a test run for Mac users, but now it is rolling out on Windows, iPhones, and Androids. Great news for everyone, right?
You could say this is OpenAI taking their best shot at Google, because Chrome basically runs the whole browser game. OpenAI's thinking is that Atlas, plus a bunch of AI smarts, could actually steal people the spotlight. I think people are tired of the regular same browser and would like something easy and that does what you want. If this thing works, this can improve how people see the internet.
Sam Altman, who runs OpenAI, just wants to make this crystal clear: browsers, he thinks, have been like this for so long. He dreams there would be more with AI from now on.
Altman wants you to just ask the browser for whatever you need. Not having to type a bunch of addresses. Simply tell Atlas what to do, and it figures it out. It's not just sticking ChatGPT into a browser. AI should be the only thing. They've even added a writing person that watches what you search for and and shows up on the side.
Also, OpenAI has been testing some stuff with agent mode.” So, ChatGPT can browse for anyone and follows whoever. All that is supposed to be done is go to pages, tap anything, and tell anyone what's going on.
Of course, OpenAI is not running around on the happy road. They're a company. They need money somehow. Even though many use ChatGPT, many people prefer the free version, and this could be a way for people to spend money and see adds.
But it will be a difficult task to complete. Google Chrome probably can and will win. This is all new and Chrome is at the top. OpenAI to have a chance needs to go down a similar to road.
Paddy Harrington from Forrester Research kinda agrees that Atlas is going to fail. Google has gotten to this point already before them. AI in a browsing experience may feel unusual, and making sure users like this thing may not work right right now.
This agent mode thing presents some points to think about. Altman wants browsers to do all of the internet browsing for someone. This should be amazing for a lot of folks, but the main concern now is privacy.
Harrington asked if the AI is even doing whatever, or are those defaults settings. Maybe it just throws ads at users often.
Privacy advocates probably agree with Harrington too. The AI needs search info, a person's Internet history, all that. Everyone needs to watch out. The moment Atlas gets some attention, then make sure you keep an eye what takes your info, if they use it, or if the AI is just some strange person.
If AI-powered browsers take charge, then news folks would have issues. People won't click articles, cause news will come from the AI.
We're already starting to see this. Some notable folks are arguing with this tech. *The New York Times* and a group of media are attacking OpenAI for using their stuff without anyone told them and violating copyright. But, the Associated Press is making deals that OpenAI can work with and get paid for it.
Someone tested four AI models now, and it turns out that some weren't really following journalism practices.
Surveys show that younger users are going to using AI bots like ChatGPT a lot to see get news.
Google realizes this and now trys for Google AI to give exact responses. A lot of folks using all of that will cause things to change.
OpenAI wants for you to see their browsers as one tool, with a personal assistant with info for them. The content itself is important, though.
So, all in all.
Atlas is OpenAI trying to get change to take place on the internet. If they can take those steps to a place, with things like trust, truth, will probably make this better. They're going against really good browsers, that's for sure though.
The browser times are heating up now. The battle is starting, and anything can happen after this. The future depends on if we understand everything. The future will hinge not only on the rise of technology, but on how people go into the future.
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