Big Technology Podcast OpenAI’s Risky Browser Bet, Amazon’s Mass Automation Plan, Clippy’s Back
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Oct 24, 2025 Explore the exciting launch of OpenAI's Atlas browser, featuring interactive AI capabilities while navigating security risks. Delve into Amazon's ambitious automation strategy, aiming for drastic workforce reductions and the economic implications of job loss. Discover the surprising rise of Dave's Hot Chicken, driven by a creative promotional campaign. Plus, get a look at Meta's layoffs and the return of the beloved Clippy, resurrected in a new AI format. Join the discussion on whether these tech shifts will truly reshape our future.
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AI Side-Panel Browsing Is Inevitable
- AI-powered side-panel browsers that summarize and interact with pages are likely the future of browsing.
- Atlas shows the utility but incumbents like Google can integrate similar features and keep dominance.
Actioning Web Tasks Remains Hard
- AI browsers can ingest page content directly, removing manual copy-paste work for workflows like travel itineraries.
- Actioning tasks (booking, form-filling) is the harder next step and still limited in practice.
Atlas Learns To Play 2048
- An Ars Technica editor had Atlas play the game 2048 and the agent improved from random moves to a score of 3,164.
- The bot learned patterns on the fly and reached a novice human level in minutes.
