OpenAI needs to energy your browser, and that may be a safety nightmare

The browser wars are heating up once more, this time with AI within the driver’s seat. 

OpenAI simply launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets customers surf the net utilizing pure language and even consists of an “agent mode” that may full duties autonomously. It’s one of many greatest browser launches in current reminiscence, but it surely’s debuting with an unsolved safety flaw that might expose passwords, emails, and delicate knowledge. 

On TechCrunch’s Fairness podcast, Max Zeff, Anthony Ha and Sean O’Kane break down Atlas’s debut, the broader wave of other browsers, and extra of the week’s startup and tech information. 

Hearken to the complete episode to listen to about: 

• Why Rivian spinoff Additionally simply landed an enormous cope with Amazon for 1000’s of pedal-assist cargo automobiles (and why the title is a nightmare to say in dialog) 

• The choice browsers that both embrace or push again in opposition to AI-everything, from privacy-focused choices like DuckDuckGo and Courageous to “aware” browsers like Opera Air 

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