AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical Can OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas AI Browser Beat Google in 2025?
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Oct 24, 2025 OpenAI's new Atlas AI browser aims to challenge Google, showcasing its unique agentic browsing features. The hosts dissect Atlas's performance in real-world tasks and discuss concerns about security and content policing. There's a fascinating comparison with Microsoft’s updated Edge browser. Google reveals exciting updates in its AI Studio, along with a vibe coding app-building experience. Meanwhile, robotics developments and Amazon's AR glasses are also on the table, revealing the rapid evolution of technology.
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ChatGPT Atlas Is An Agentic Chromium Browser
- Atlas blends a ChatGPT chat interface with web results, images, and videos in one Chromium-based browser experience.
- The right-hand Ask ChatGPT agent panel lets the model act on pages and perform tasks across sites when agent mode is enabled.
YouTube Deep Search Revealed By Atlas
- Gavin used Atlas on a YouTube video and observed it showing a transcript and ad metadata immediately.
- He noted Atlas seems to perform a kind of YouTube deep search driven by transcript files.
Agent Mode Struggled With Simple Document Tasks
- Kevin tried to have Atlas edit a Google Doc and repeatedly failed because it couldn't handle a simple table and drop text correctly.
- He reported many agent tasks worked partially but failed at the final steps like inserting valid links or writing into documents.