Overview
- Two days after Atlas launched, Microsoft detailed a deeper Copilot in Edge that, with user permission, can analyze open tabs, summarize and compare information, and perform actions such as booking hotels or filling forms.
- ChatGPT Atlas centers a conversational interface with an Agent Mode that can research products, apply coupons, fill carts, and schedule deliveries directly from web pages.
- Atlas is live on macOS with planned releases for Windows, Android, and iOS, and it adds a Sidechat panel for on-page summaries, rewrites, translations, and contextual assistance.
- The rollout intensifies the AI browser race that includes Google’s Gemini in Chrome, Microsoft’s Edge, and Perplexity’s Comet, with industry coverage warning of lower click-through rates and a shift to agent-first, structured content.
- OpenAI says optional, transparent browser memories give users control over data, while early tests cite slower task execution and occasional hallucinations, and market reports say Alphabet lost over $150 billion in value after the news.