OpenAI is upgrading its ChatGPT Google Chrome extension so it can view and control users' open browser tabs, enabling tasks like comparing products across tabs, filling out forms, and drafting emails without leaving the page. The update also brings full ChatGPT conversation history into a revamped sidebar, mirroring Google's Gemini-powered auto-browse feature.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963654/openai-chatgpt-atlas-ai-browser-shut-down-sunset">is gone</a>, but now ChatGPT's <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg?utm_source=item-share-cb">Google Chrome extension</a> is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open. With the extension installed, OpenAI says ChatGPT can now view your browser tabs when you tag Chrome in ChatGPT's web or desktop app, posting <a href="https://x.com/ChatGPT/status/2110823738531037651?s=20">a demo video</a> showing someone asking ChatGPT to compare the three tabs they have open with sofas they're considering.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A few big upgrades for Chrome users today! We're bringing the power of computer use to anyone who uses Chrome.<br><br>First up: ChatGPT can now use your tabs in Chrome to make answers more useful and get things done for you. <br><br>If …</p></blockquote></div></figure>
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# ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now
Source: [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1012510/openai-chatgpt-google-chrome-tabs](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1012510/openai-chatgpt-google-chrome-tabs)
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser[is gone](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963654/openai-chatgpt-atlas-ai-browser-shut-down-sunset), but now ChatGPT’s[Google Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg?utm_source=item-share-cb)is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open\. With the extension installed, OpenAI says ChatGPT can now view your browser tabs when you tag Chrome in ChatGPT’s web or desktop app, posting[a demo video](https://x.com/ChatGPT/status/2110823738531037651?s=20)showing someone asking ChatGPT to compare the three tabs they have open with sofas they’re considering\.
Here are some of the[sample queries](https://x.com/ChatGPT/status/2110823741991354728?s=20)OpenAI listed for using the upgraded add\-on:
- Use the details in this event brief to fill out the registration form, and stop before submitting\.
- Put the vendors in these tabs into my comparison sheet, with pricing, key features, and source links\.
- Look at all the tabs I have open and compare the contractor services\. Then draft an email to the one that fits my home renovation\.
- Fill out the form I have open in @chrome ahead of seeing my new dentist\. Also, can you add the appointment to my work and personal calendar\.
It’s also[updated ChatGPT in the sidebar](https://x.com/ChatGPT/status/2110823740309401654?s=20), with “the full power of ChatGPT” and your entire conversation history in Chat or Work to use without leaving the page you’re viewing\. It also enables ChatGPT Work to “control” your Chrome tabs for tasks like “sending messages, filling out forms, or downloading files,” similar to Google’s[Gemini\-powered “auto browse” feature](https://www.theverge.com/news/869731/google-gemini-ai-chrome-auto-browse), as well as organize or group open tabs\.
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- Stevie Bonifield
OpenAI's new ChatGPT feature allows it to directly control browsers and desktop applications, enabling automated tasks like form filling and data entry.
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, turning the chat assistant into an autonomous agent that can complete complex workflows on its own, supporting file organization, website building, automated tasks, and connection to external tools. The desktop experience is the strongest, offering non-technical users capabilities similar to Codex.
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser with ChatGPT built-in that allows users to access AI assistance across the web with integrated memory, context awareness, and agent mode capabilities. The product launches today on macOS for Free, Plus, Pro, and Go users, with Windows, iOS, and Android versions coming soon.
OpenAI announces that ChatGPT can now remember user activity across apps and websites via Computer History in the desktop app, enabling more personalized interactions with less explanation.