July 9, 2025:
OpenAI Launches AI-Driven Chromium Browser - OpenAI plans to launch a Chromium-based browser featuring an integrated AI agent to revolutionize web browsing. The browser will provide chat-style assistance for tasks such as summarizing pages and autofilling forms. It may also use OpenAI's Operator agent to execute multistep tasks and function as a personal assistant.
This initiative puts OpenAI in direct competition with Google in areas like search, advertising, and data collection, potentially changing how users interact with the web. It underscores OpenAI's ambition to deliver a comprehensive AI-driven platform for digital tasks.