"OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. Making itself a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world's most valuable startup, to pull in more internet traffic and the revenue made from digital advertising."
"OpenAI has said ChatGPT already has more than 800 million users but many of them get it for free. The San Francisco-based company is losing more money than it makes and has been looking for ways to turn a profit. OpenAI said Atlas launches Tuesday on Apple laptops and will later come to Microsoft's Windows, Apple's iOS phone operating system and Google's Android phone system."
"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it a "rare, once-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser can be about and how to use one." OpenAI's browser is coming out just a few months after one of its executives testified that the company would be interested in buying Google's industry-leading Chrome browser if a federal judge had required it to be sold to prevent the abuses that resulted in Google's ubiquitous search engine being declared an illegal monopoly."
OpenAI introduced Atlas, a web browser intended to compete directly with Google and serve as an AI-driven gateway to online searches. Atlas could drive increased internet traffic and advertising revenue to OpenAI as the company seeks profitability while many ChatGPT users remain on free tiers despite over 800 million users. Atlas debuts on Apple laptops with planned launches on Windows, iOS, and Android. CEO Sam Altman framed the project as an opportunity to rethink browsers. Interest in acquiring Chrome surfaced during legal proceedings, but a judge rejected a mandated Chrome sale, noting AI is reshaping competition. Atlas faces the challenge of Chrome's roughly 3 billion users and existing AI features.
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