“Windows users don't exist within the Silicon Valley tech bubble:” ChatGPT Atlas is out, but not for all
Mac users will be the first to try OpenAI’s new web browser with built-in AI. Nevertheless, some users have already decided to stick to “traditional” web searching.
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Mac users will be the first to try OpenAI’s new web browser with built-in AI. Nevertheless, some users have already decided to stick to “traditional” web searching.
OpenAI has introduced Atlas, a new web browser with built-in ChatGPT. With Atlas, users can call ChatGPT from anywhere on the web.
They no longer have to go through multiple pages to find what they’re looking for because AI "understands what you’re trying to do and completes tasks for you, all without copying and pasting or leaving the page.”
Users can start their AI-powered browsing experience by entering a question or URL into the search.
Once a particular website is open, they can summon AI by clicking on the “Ask ChatGPT” button on the right side of the page to get answers to questions related to the information available on the website.
The browser has built-in memory, known as browser memories, which allows ChatGPT to remember context from visited sites and past searches and retrieve that information at any time.
The company shares that this feature is optional, and users can view, archive, or delete browser memories.
They can also use the browser without ChatGPT in incognito mode.
Atlas also includes ChatGPT’s agent mode, which, according to OpenAI, is “better at researching and analyzing, automating tasks, and planning events or booking appointments.”
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ChatGPT agent was first introduced a few months ago as a system that can be used to provide users with briefs on their meetings, create shopping lists based on their calendar information, create presentations, and help them with similar tasks.
However, the agent mode in Atlas is accessible in preview for users who have ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Business.
ChatGPT Atlas is already available for different-tier users around the world, but only for Mac users. The new browser should soon be available for Windows, iOS, and Android.
What do users think about ChatGPT Atlas?
The news about OpenAI’s browser started a discussion online among users who were already concerned about their data privacy and the accuracy of search results.
While some users expected that the browser wouldn’t be available in some regions, they were surprised to see that, for now, it only works on Apple computers.
“I expected it to be unavailable in the UK/EU, but instead, we got Mac only,” wrote one user.
“Windows users don't exist within the Silicon Valley tech bubble, it seems,” added another.
“I wonder where all my data is being sent to,” asked another Redditor. Some netizens shared that recently, they’ve become much more cautious about what they ask ChatGPT.
“Lately, I've been much more concerned about what I enter into ChatGPT, and I am NOT an internet privacy guy. I use Google, Chrome, etc,” shared one user.
“Because of the conversational nature of ChatGPT, I end up giving way more personal info than I would give to Google search,” noted another Redditor.
Some Redditors who have already tried the new browser shared their thoughts on Atlas, stating that the search results aren’t as good as when using “regular” browsers.
“Twenty minutes in... it's not a product I want to keep using. I like web browsing, I guess,” wrote one user.
“I'll keep messing around, but this doesn't seem like a game-changer for me...yet. Took 4 minutes to return a series of suggestions for glass baby bottles, and the answers were worse than a normal Google search,” shared another user.
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