OpenAI is asking ChatGPT Atlas users what browser features they want to see live on after Atlas is retired. Instead of posting a roadmap or announcing new features, the company took the conversation to Reddit and asked the people who actually used the browser.
In a thread on the r/ChatGPTAtlas subreddit, OpenAI engineer Niall introduced himself as a member of the browser team and acknowledged that Atlas is being shut down in favor of the ChatGPT app.
We want to make ChatGPT the place that you perform all your research, work and browsing tasks!
He also confirmed that Atlas isn’t simply being scrapped. The work behind the browser is continuing inside the ChatGPT app’s built-in browser experience and the company’s Chrome extension. But rather than saying exactly which features will make the cut, he asked users which ones they couldn’t live without.
Of course, this got a lot of people sending in their requests.
Some users said they wanted the sidebar experience to stay exactly as it is. Others asked for things they felt Atlas still needed, including an ad blocker, vertical tabs, password manager support, and a mobile version. One longtime user summed up the mood by saying they wanted “a 1:1 copy of Atlas, minus the bugs.”
The discussion also answered another question that some users had been wondering about. When someone asked whether the Atlas team was also responsible for the ChatGPT Chrome extension, Niall confirmed that it was.
He added that the sidebar was one of Atlas’ most popular features, which is why it has already found its way into the extension.
OpenAI has already confirmed that Atlas will stop working on August 9 as it shifts its focus to the ChatGPT app. This Reddit thread doesn’t change those plans, but it does show that the company is still looking to Atlas users for ideas before deciding which features become part of ChatGPT’s browsing experience.
For now, OpenAI isn’t promising that every Atlas feature will return. It’s simply asking users what deserves a second life, and judging by the responses, there’s no shortage of suggestions.
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