OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT extension for Chrome, giving it the ability to look at your open tabs so it can provide more personalized and useful answers to your queries. The company retired its standalone browser on August 9, but rolled out upgrades to the Chrome extension that make ChatGPT a more viable alternative to Gemini in the browser.
With the latest updates, ChatGPT can take on even more tasks inside Chrome. In ChatGPT Chat, you can ask the assistant to review your open tabs and pull together answers that are personally useful. For instance, you could ask it to compare couches opened in three different tabs by their dimensions, prices, delivery times and return policies.
Meanwhile, ChatGPT Work, OpenAI's agent designed for complex multi-step tasks, can send messages, fill out forms, and organize tabs. You could ask it to complete a form for a new dentist and then add your appointment to your calendar. It can also analyze contractors' terms across multiple tabs and draft an email to the provider that best fits your needs.
ChatGPT in Chrome's sidebar now has access to your full history, so you can talk to it and assign tasks without leaving the page you are on. The extension is available on every plan. OpenAI says it also works with other Chromium-based browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Brave and Opera.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing