OpenAI has unveiled Atlas, a new AI-powered web browser that directly integrates ChatGPT into its interface &mdash; aiming to transform how users explore and interact with the internet. 
The browser allows users to summarise content, personalise results, and engage with web pages seamlessly, potentially bypassing Google altogether.
Previously, ChatGPT operated as a separate site that users accessed through existing browsers. 
With Atlas, the chatbot becomes a built-in feature. 
Users can ask questions, generate summaries, or even perform actions such as ordering ingredients while reading a recipe &mdash; all within the same window.
This marks OpenAI&rsquo;s first fully-fledged browser. 
Earlier this year, the company launched Operator, a browser-based agent to automate online tasks like form-filling. 
However, Atlas aims to revolutionise web navigation itself.
&ldquo;We think that AI represents a rare, once-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser can be,&rdquo; said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
When users open a webpage in Atlas, an &ldquo;Ask ChatGPT&rdquo; sidebar appears, offering instant summaries or explanations. 
The browser competes directly with Google&rsquo;s AI-infused Chrome, Microsoft&rsquo;s Edge Copilot mode, and Perplexity&rsquo;s Comet browser &mdash; each vying for dominance in the rapidly evolving AI-browser landscape.
The move also highlights OpenAI&rsquo;s ambition to expand beyond its 800 million weekly ChatGPT users and to create new revenue streams. 
Altman recently announced that OpenAI would allow more diverse content, including erotica, as part of its effort to &ldquo;treat adult users like adults.&rdquo;
By launching its own browser, OpenAI also gains a direct connection to users, rather than depending on platforms like Google or Microsoft. 
With user consent, Atlas can use browsing history to deliver more tailored responses and recommendations.
Following the announcement, Google&rsquo;s shares dipped slightly amid investor concerns that Atlas could threaten Google&rsquo;s dominance in search and browser markets.
Atlas initially launches on macOS, with versions for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon. 
The browser will be available to all users, including those on the free tier.
In early testing by The Telegraph, Atlas&rsquo;s AI summaries appeared slower to load at times, even for paid ChatGPT Plus accounts. 
Overall page load times were slightly behind Safari and Chrome.
Google, meanwhile, remains the global browser leader, commanding 71.9% market share as of September, according to StatCounter. 
A recent court ruling also ensured that Google would not have to sell its Chrome browser.
Ironically, Atlas mirrors what Google did more than a decade ago with Chrome &mdash; creating a browser tightly linked to its core AI service to reduce reliance on competitors.
In a separate development, an open letter released Wednesday called for a ban on developing superintelligent AI. 
It was signed by more than 700 notable figures, including AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Pope adviser Paolo Benanti, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan.

OpenAI Atlas browser interface with ChatGPT

OpenAI launches Atlas browser with ChatGPT to challenge Google’s dominance

OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser To Rival Google

OpenAI launches Atlas browser with ChatGPT to challenge Google’s dominance

October 25, 2025 | 17:33 IST