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  • Google beware: OpenAI launches AI browser rival, Atlas

    Google beware: OpenAI launches AI browser rival, Atlas

    OpenAI recently launched its highly anticipated artificial intelligence (AI) driven web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, in a bid to challenge Google Chrome’s supremacy. The new browser builds on the company’s popular chatbot, ChatGPT, which has an impressive 800 million weekly active users. The unveiling of Atlas marks a strategic move by OpenAI to further infiltrate users’ digital lives, collecting data about consumer browsing behavior. This development could potentially ignite a wider shift towards AI-enhanced search as users increasingly adopt conversational tools that synthesize information, moving away from traditional, keyword-based search results provided by Google.

    Assessing the Market Impact

    The announcement of OpenAI’s new browser appears to have had an immediate impact on the market, with shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google Chrome, falling by 1.8% in afternoon trading. The move by OpenAI to launch a web browser adds to a growing list of AI browsers, including Perplexity’s Comet, Brave Browser, and Opera’s Neon. These companies are in a race to integrate features that can summarize web pages, auto-fill forms, and write code to attract users.

    Atlas, with ChatGPT embedded in its interface, allows users to simplify content, compare products, or analyze data from any website. A new ‘agent mode’ feature, accessible to paid users, allows ChatGPT to interact with websites on the user’s behalf, performing tasks from beginning to end, such as planning and booking a trip.

    Live Demonstration of Capabilities

    A live demonstration by OpenAI developers showcased Atlas’ capabilities. The developers demonstrated how ChatGPT could locate an online recipe and automatically purchase all the necessary ingredients. The AI performed this task by navigating to the Instacart website and adding the necessary grocery items to the cart, a task that took several minutes to accomplish.

    The browser is now globally available on Apple’s macOS, with versions for Windows, iOS, and Android scheduled for future release.

    OpenAI’s Evolution and Competitive Landscape

    OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, revolutionized the tech industry with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. Despite its initial success, the company has faced fierce competition from Google and startup Anthropic, which has led OpenAI to seek new growth areas.

    Google has been developing ways to adapt to the changing search behaviors since the launch of ChatGPT, integrating AI technology into their search results and offering a chatbot-like experience to users. Last month, Google incorporated its Gemini AI model into Chrome for US users, with plans for a similar integration in the iOS Chrome app.

    Despite the increasing competition, Google Chrome retains dominance in the global browser market, with a 71.9% share as of September, according to StatCounter. However, analysts believe the advent of a new browser from OpenAI could disrupt the market, intensifying competition for advertising revenue.

    Questions & Answers

    What is ChatGPT Atlas?
    ChatGPT Atlas is an artificial intelligence-driven web browser developed and launched by OpenAI. It is built around the company’s popular chatbot, ChatGPT.

    What are the primary features of ChatGPT Atlas?
    One of the main features of Atlas is the integration of ChatGPT into its interface, which allows users to summarize content, compare products, or analyze data from any site. In ‘agent mode’, ChatGPT can interact with websites on the user’s behalf, executing tasks from start to finish.

    How does the launch of Atlas impact Google and the AI browser market?
    The launch of Atlas adds to the growing list of AI browsers in the market, posing a direct challenge to Google Chrome’s dominance. This development could potentially ignite a wider shift towards AI-enhanced search and intensify competition for advertising revenue.

  • Hearables is the next big thing in wearables

    Hearables is the next big thing in wearables

    Specialised fitness wearables integrated into clothing and ear-based “hearables” will grow from an expected 4.5 million shipped this year to nearly 30 million in 2022, according to Juniper Research.

    This is an increase of more than 550 per cent, while by contrast, conventional activity tracker shipments will grow by only 20 per cent in that time.

    Hearables or smart headphones are defined by Wikipedia as “technically advanced, electronic in-ear-devices designed for multiple purposes ranging from wireless transmission to communication objectives, medical monitoring and fitness tracking”.

    In its report Health & Fitness Wearables: Vendor Strategies, Trends & Forecasts 2018-2022, Juniper says that as growth in basic trackers has slowed, session‑specific wearables, such as those monitoring gym or training sessions, have multiplied. Devices from companies like Atlas, Gymwatch, Jabra, Sensoria and Under Armour provide more granular metrics.

    It found that as detailed metrics become widespread among all vendors, lifestyle tracking leaders such as Fitbit and Huami will decline in market share. Combined, these players will account for 28 per cent of total fitness wearable shipments by 2022, down from more than 40 per cent last year.

    Data is now the key battleground for fitness wearables, says the report. Thanks to initiatives like Suunto’s Movesense platform, data will ultimately become device-agnostic. However, because of a lack of consumer interest, Juniper expects fitness software and services revenues to stay under $200 million a year over the next four years.

    Despite the promise of wearables in healthcare, little specialised hardware is available, with fitness wearables being adapted for such purposes. Juniper expects healthcare wearables to make up less than a third of all of the sector’s devices in use by 2022, as regulation slows roll-outs and keeps prices high.

    “Healthcare use has long been the goal of many wearables manufacturers,” says research author James Moar. “However, more research needs to be done on activity tracking in order to make typical wearable data clinically meaningful to healthcare professionals.”

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