OpenAI is planning to launch an AI net browser within the “coming weeks,” in response to a report from Reuters. Sources inform the outlet that OpenAI might construct its Operator AI agent into the browser, permitting it to e-book reservations, fill out varieties, and full different duties on a consumer’s behalf because it strikes towards an “agentic” future.
As famous by Reuters, the browser will function a “native” ChatGPT interface, doubtlessly permitting customers to work together with the chatbot instantly by way of the browser moderately than navigating to OpenAI’s web site. OpenAI additionally reportedly plans to energy its browser with Google’s open-source engine, Chromium, which is utilized by main browsers like Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
This week, the AI startup Perplexity additionally launched a Chromium-based net browser, known as Comet, for its $200 per 30 days subscribers. The browser makes use of Perplexity’s AI search engine by default and comes with a built-in AI assistant. OpenAI’s upcoming browser might pose yet one more menace to Google, which could possibly be compelled to promote Chrome as a part of a federal antitrust ruling. Each Perplexity and OpenAI have stated they’d think about shopping for the browser.
This isn’t the primary time we’re listening to a few potential browser from OpenAI. Final 12 months, The Information reported that OpenAI had been exploring the potential for launching a browser, and even employed two individuals who had been “instrumental” in launching Google Chrome. OpenAI started weaving its search engine inside ChatGPT final 12 months, and constructing this functionality into its browser looks like a logical enlargement.