‘Browser with ChatGPT at core’: OpenAI launches ‘GPT Atlas’; what it didn’t tell

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser, touted as a revolutionary AI-powered navigation tool, has been revealed to be built on Google’s Chromium, the same open-source technology underpinning Chrome and other browsers. Despite claims of challenging Chrome’s dominance, Atlas integrates AI features like ChatGPT sidebars and “browser memories” onto a familiar foundation. This move places Atlas alongside other AI-enhanced browsers like Perplexity’s Comet, all leveraging Google’s existing browser architecture rather than introducing entirely new technology.