OpenAI Atlas Browser Hands On: I’m Not Convinced the Web Needs a Chatbot Tour Guide

The oddest, and most memorable, interaction I had with ChatGPT Atlas occurred as I scrolled around on Bluesky and asked it to highlight any trends it saw. (ChatGPT listed “political anxiety” and “everyday absurdism” as two of the trends on my timeline.) I was curious what would happen if I opened my Bluesky DMs, which amounted to just a few old messages from friends. So I asked the bot what it would see if I opened that more private page.

“Opening your DMs won’t expose anything to me—I’ll…