OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity’s Comet and others have built-in chatbots and agents that can take over your tabs.

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled a free web browser that is designed to work closely with the company’s artificial intelligence technologies, including the chatbot ChatGPT. The new browser, called Atlas, is a direct challenge to tech giants like Google, Apple and Microsoft, whose browsers have long dominated the internet.

OpenAI's new AI browser ChatGPT Atlas can mimic human clicks, potentially inflating ad costs and distorting website analytics.

The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.

A web browser marketed for its privacy is reportedly doing the opposite, installing dangerous software and routing traffic through China.

Just days after OpenAI released Atlas, its take on the web browser, the company is battling to maintain its reputation amid security concerns.