OpenAI’s surprise launch of its new Atlas web browser sends a clear message to Google: Sam Altman believes the tech giant’s longstanding dominance in the browser and search market is under serious threat in the AI era.

TechCrunch reports that in a surprise livestream on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled the company’s latest venture: the Atlas web browser. Altman’s presentation claims that Atlas is not just another browser, but a fundamental rethinking of what a browser can be in the age of AI. “In the same way that, for the previous way people used the internet, the URL bar and the search box were a great analogue, what we’re starting to see is that the chat experience and the web browser can be a quick analogue,” Altman explained.

The implications of this shift are significant

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