The new offering has a raft of features, such as browser memories that let ChatGPT<\/a> remember context from the sites users visit. However, \u201cagent mode\u201d is one feature that stands out.\u00a0<\/p>\n When using Atlas in agent mode, the browser can research and analyze information and automate tasks on the fly while users continue to browse. It can also open tabs and click through to complete tasks on users\u2019 behalf, explained OpenAI.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s now better at researching and analyzing, automating tasks, and planning events or booking appointments while you browse.\u201dIn-browser personal assistant<\/p>\n Atlas agent<\/a> mode essentially embeds a personal assistant inside the web browser.\u00a0<\/p>\n Users can automate tasks such as organizing a dinner party with the AI agent taking a recipe, searching for stores with the ingredients, adding them to a cart and arranging delivery.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Atlas has several safety features, including the ability to prevent running code in the browser, downloading files, or installing extensions<\/a>. It cannot access other apps on users\u2019 computers or file systems and will pause before taking actions on sensitive sites, such as financial institutions.<\/p>\n Related: Donut Labs raises $7M to launch first \u2018agentic\u2019 crypto browser<\/a><\/p>\n Glimpse into future of agentic AI<\/p>\n The OpenAI browser is one of the first looks into what a future with agentic AI embedded into technology could look like, while blockchain could supercharge it even further. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve entered the era of AI agents,\u201d Frank Shaw, Microsoft\u2019s chief communication officer, said<\/a> earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis emerging vision of the internet is an open agentic web, where AI agents make decisions and perform tasks on behalf of users or organizations,\u201d he said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n More recently, AI \u201cagentic commerce\u201d was a hot topic at the Fed\u2019s Payment Innovation Conference on Tuesday, with ARK Invest\u2019s Cathie Wood, Coinbase chief financial officer Alesia Haas and Google Cloud head of strategy Richard Widmann extolling the virtues<\/a> of AI agents for autonomous payment systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/019a0a89-3d15-74cf-af56-579a69cc95b7.jpeg\" "\\"\\"\/")
Atlas AI agents can go shopping for you. Source: OpenAI<\/a><\/p>\n