ChatGPT can now look through the tabs you have open in Chrome.
OpenAI dropped ChatGPT Atlas and updated its Chrome extension so ChatGPT can use open browser tabs, aiding context-aware answers.
Key Takeaways
- OpenAI has discontinued its ChatGPT Atlas browser and is now focusing on the ChatGPT Google Chrome extension.
- The upgraded Chrome extension allows ChatGPT to access and use open browser tabs in Chrome.
- Users can tag Chrome in ChatGPT’s web or desktop app, enabling ChatGPT to reference tab content to answer questions and complete tasks.
- The update positions ChatGPT as a browser-connected assistant, but tab access may raise privacy and data-visibility concerns.
- OpenAI has not announced a timeline for a broader rollout of this capability.
Meta description: OpenAI says its ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone and upgrades the Google Chrome extension so ChatGPT can use open browser tabs in Chrome today.
Tags: ChatGPT, Google Chrome, OpenAI, browser extensions, AI assistant
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OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, and today the company is pointing Chrome users toward its ChatGPT Google Chrome extension. The extension now has upgrades that let ChatGPT use browser tabs already open.
Background: ChatGPT Atlas is gone
The Atlas browser is gone. That gives the Chrome extension a clearer role: connecting ChatGPT to Chrome rather than a separate browser experience.
Development: Chrome extension gains tab access
With the extension installed, OpenAI says ChatGPT can view browser tabs when users tag Chrome in ChatGPT's web or desktop app. A demo video shows someone asking ChatGPT to compare three tabs open with sofas they are considering. OpenAI says it is bringing the power of computer use to anyone who uses Chrome, and tab access can make answers more useful and help get things done.
Latest stage: browser-connected assistant
The update places ChatGPT at an early browser-integration stage. For readers, answers can draw on open tabs, but access to browsing context may raise questions about what information the assistant can see. No wider rollout timeline was given.
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