TMTPOST --   Alphabet Inc. stock   sank as much as 4.8%   before finishing 2.2% lower lower on Tuesday as   the Google parent is facing a new browser   rival   powered   by artificial intelligence ( AI ) .

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OpenAI on Tuesday introduced   ChatGPT Atlas,   its   first   web browser built with ChatGPT at its core   and effectively   brings   OpenAI ’ s popular AI chatbot to   anywhere across   the web.   The browser, with   key capabilities such   as in-browser assistance and browser memory,   is a new   way to explore   AI potential   since it can   help   users   directly   with tasks across the internet and in the real world,   unlike   many of the most common ways people adopt ChatGPT today   without   any external   connections.

Atlas is available on Apple Inc. ’ s MacOS operating system on Tuesday to free users along with paying ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Go subscribers. It is also available in beta for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu customers. The new browser will come to   Windows, iOS   and Android   soon, OpenAI   said.

Atlas ’   home   screen   features a   ChatGPT dialogue box. Users can   ask   a question or   directly enter   a URL to   go any   webpages.   To explore more specific types of results beyond the chat, select from tabs for search links, images, videos, and news   

To show   how Atlas can enhance   users ’   experience all across the web, OpenAI CEO of applications Fidji Simo   in a blog post   said one can open a ChatGPT sidebar on any page to summarize, explain, or handle tasks directly in the same window.   The browser can provide more relevant answers and suggestions based on the page you ’ re viewing. "You can pull up ChatGPT in any text field to write or edit without having to copy   or paste back and forth. You can even manage your tabs by talking to ChatGPT, which is great if you ’ re like me and always have way too many open,"   Simo wrote.

With Atlas, ChatGPT can get smarter and more helpful   as   browser memories let the chatbot   remember context from the sites users   visit and bring that context back when users   need it, according to an OpenAI   statement.   ChatGPT can remember what users   have explored and suggest what to do next, whether that ’ s returning to past pages, digging deeper into a topic, surfacing related ideas, or automating routine tasks.

To address   safety   concerns,   browser memories in Atlas are completely optional, and always under users ’   control.   That means users   can view or archive them at any time in settings, and deleting browsing history deletes any associated browser memories.   Even when browser memories are on, one   can decide which sites ChatGPT can or can ’ t see using the toggle in the address bar.   OpenAI will not use   the content   users browse   to train   its models, which is   set   as   a   default.  

Atlas   has a web-browsing   agent   that allows users   to ask ChatGPT to take   action   and do things for   them   right in their own   browser. Facing   a question, ChatGPT may ask users   if it should start opening tabs and clicking in their   browser to complete the task. One   can   also select the agent mode button to have ChatGPT start.   The agent mode in   Atlas is initially launching in preview to ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Business paid users.