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In brief OpenAI launched ChatGPT Atlas, a native AI browser that merges chat, browsing, and automation to challenge Google’s dominance. The move escalates competition in the AI space, shifting the fight from search engines and chatbots to the browser itself. Google is expected to respond with Gemini 3, embedding multimodal reasoning into Chrome to defend its two-thirds share of the browser market. OpenAI fired a shot across Google’s bow on Tuesday with the launch of ChatGPT Atlas, its first native AI browser that combines the familiar web-surfing experience with built-in AI assistance. Atlas, which combines chat, browsing, and AI-driven automation, is OpenAI’s most aggressive move yet to control the user’s entire online experience. “At OpenAI, we’re not just trying to create the world’s most intelligent models,” an OpenAI spokesperson told Decrypt. “We want this intelligence to actually be useful in your everyday life. That means building AI into products like Atlas that meet people where they are.”  The move signals a new front in the AI wars, shifting the battleground from search and chatbots to the browser itself. While OpenAI is trying to reshape web access, Google is not expected to remain idle, with its next major AI release, Gemini 3, poised to deeply integrate similar capabilities into its market-leading Chrome browser. Still, Atlas enters an increasingly crowded field of AI-powered browsers, including Opera Neon, Pexplexity AI’s Comet, The Browser Company’s Dia, and Microsoft’s Copilot in Edge, all competing to make the web more conversational and less manual. These new entrants aim to replace static searching and tab-hopping with intelligent assistants that understand context and perform multi-step tasks. Eating Google’s Lunch None poses as significant a threat to Google as OpenAI. Chrome still dominates with roughly two-thirds of the global market share, making it a critical asset in the…

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