ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now read open browser tabs as the Atlas browser is shut down (report)

Verified (fact)

According to The Verge, OpenAI updated ChatGPT's Google Chrome extension. With the extension installed, users can tag Chrome in the ChatGPT web or desktop app, and ChatGPT can see the tabs they already have open. The report said OpenAI's own browser, ChatGPT Atlas, has been shut down. The source material does not give the rollout scope or eligible plans.

Why it matters (interpretation)

OpenAI appears to have shifted its browser agent strategy from its own browser to plugging into Chrome, which users already use.

Sources

• Press ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now The Verge

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