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- ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now read a user's open browser tabs when Chrome is tagged in ChatGPT's web or desktop app, per OpenAI.
- OpenAI demonstrated the feature with a video of a shopper asking ChatGPT to compare three open sofa-listing tabs side by side.
- Sample use cases OpenAI published include extracting vendor details into a comparison sheet, drafting emails to contractors from open tabs, and auto-filling a dentist's registration form ahead of an appointment.
- ChatGPT's sidebar now offers "the full power of ChatGPT" plus full Chat or Work conversation history without leaving the page being viewed.
- ChatGPT Work can "control" Chrome tabs to send messages, fill forms, and download files — a capability OpenAI explicitly compares to Google's Gemini-powered "auto browse."
- The extension can also organize and group open tabs, and its upgrade coincides with OpenAI retiring its standalone ChatGPT Atlas browser.
Why it matters: OpenAI is embedding ChatGPT directly into the browsing workflow via its Chrome extension after retiring Atlas, narrowing the gap with Google's Gemini "auto browse" by letting the assistant read, act on, and organize the tabs users already have open — no separate browser required.
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