It looks like OpenAI is about to announce its AI web browser

OpenAI has started teasing a livestream contiguous that volition apt beryllium related to its rumored web browser. A mysterious teaser with a acceptable of browser tabs appeared connected OpenAI’s X account today, signaling that a livestream volition uncover each astatine 1PM ET / 10AM PT today.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the announcement is astir “a caller merchandise I’m rather excited about!”

Reuters reported successful July that OpenAI was preparing to launch an AI web browser, with the company’s Operator AI cause built into the browser. Such a diagnostic would let Operator to publication edifice reservations, automatically capable retired forms, and implicit different browser actions.

OpenAI’s web browser is besides expected to see a ChatGPT interface to let radical to interact straight with the chatbot done the browser alternatively of having to unfastened the ChatGPT website. The browser is besides apt to tally connected Chromium, the aforesaid motor that powers Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

The AI browser wars are starting to vigor up. Google has Gemini successful Chrome, Perplexity has its Comet AI browser, The Browser Company got acquired by Atlassian for $610 cardinal earlier this year, and Microsoft has been gathering an AI-powered Copilot Mode into its Edge browser. All of these browsers look similar they’ll present person to vie with a dedicated merchandise from OpenAI.

Microsoft, OpenAI’s strategical AI partner, has already ruled retired creating its ain dedicated AI browser. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told maine past month that Microsoft’s way to an AI browser involves evolving its Edge browser to “become a existent agentic browser,” alternatively of an overhauled AI web browser similar The Browser Company has tried to bash with Dia.