Subj : Forget Google Chrome  OpenAI will reportedly launch its own web b
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Date : Thu Jul 10 2025 11:30:08

Forget Google Chrome  OpenAI will reportedly launch its own web browser soon, 
and it could be a game-changer with one drawback

Date:
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:19:46 +0000

Description:
Google Chrome might get a new web browser rival from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a 
new report claims.

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plans to launch an AI-powered web browser, report claims It could arrive in 
the coming weeks and compete with Google Chrome This would give OpenAI access 
to extensive user data, Reuters says 

The browser wars could be about to heat up in a big way, with ChatGPT-maker 
OpenAI apparently set to launch its own web browser in the coming weeks. 
According to Reuters , that could put significant pressure on Google Chrome 
and potentially fundamentally change how consumers browse the web. 

Citing three people familiar with the matter, Reuters reports that the 
browser will have an artificial intelligence (AI) chat interface that would 
keep many user interactions within the chat window rather than linking out to 
external websites. 

As well as that, the browser might integrate OpenAIs AI agent  dubbed 
Operator  that would allow the app to carry out tasks on behalf of the user. 
This could include booking reservations or filling out forms on the websites 
you use. 

OpenAIs browser is apparently built using Googles open-source Chromium tech, 
which powers Chrome, Edge, and many of the other best web browsers . OpenAIs 
product is due to launch in the coming weeks, Reuters sources believe. 
Analysis: The battle for your data goldmine (Image credit: OpenAI) 

OpenAI faces stiff competition in the browser world. Google Chrome currently 
enjoys a stranglehold position, with roughly two-thirds of the available 
market share. 

AI firm Perplexity and web firms Brave and The Browser Company have also 
launched their own AI browsers. Like OpenAIs rumored effort, Perplexitys 
browser can perform tasks on your behalf. 

Reuters suggests a clear motive for OpenAI: user data. Running its own 
browser would allow the company to harvest as much information as possible 
from users, which could then go back into training its AI models and 
providing other monetization opportunities. 

After all, Chrome provides user information to help Alphabet target ads more 
effectively and profitably, and also gives Google a way to route search 
traffic to its own engine by default, Reuters says. An OpenAI browser would 
give the AI firm a similarly powerful access route to lucrative data. 

If youre concerned about your privacy, then, OpenAIs browser is likely to be 
ringing alarm bells in your head. OpenAI has faced criticism for its data 
collection practices , as has Google Chrome . As someone who's used Firefox 
for over two decades , that has me worried. 

When scooping up users private data is an incentive for launching a browser  
as Reuters implies it might be  serious caution is advised. Well have a 
clearer idea of all this when OpenAIs web browser launches later this year, 
so keep your eyes peeled. You might also like ChatGPT explained  everything 
you need to know about the AI chatbot Best web browser of 2025 These are the 
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using them



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