On the 16th local time, OpenAI announced the upgrade of the Chrome browser's ChatGPT extension, which now supports reading the tabs opened by users to provide more targeted responses.

OpenAI once launched its own browser, which was later discontinued on August 9th. Since then, the company has continuously improved the Chrome extension to enhance the competitiveness of ChatGPT within browsers. The latest round of upgrades has further expanded the functionality of ChatGPT within Chrome.

In the ChatGPT chat mode, users can allow the AI assistant to view the web pages opened in Chrome, and the assistant can answer questions based on the content on those pages. For example, after opening different sofa product pages on three separate tabs, users can directly ask the ChatGPT assistant to compare the sizes, prices, delivery times, and return policies.

When using the ChatGPT Work for complex tasks, users can also have the AI assistant send messages on their behalf, fill out forms, or organize tab pages. For example, they can have the ChatGPT fill out the form required by a new dentist, and then add the appointment to the calendar; or analyze the service terms of several contractors across multiple tab pages, and then draft an email to the provider that best meets their needs.

Chrome The ChatGPT in the sidebar has also gained the ability to access all chat records. Users do not need to leave the webpage they are browsing to continue conversations with ChatGPT or arrange tasks.

ChatGPT The extension is available for all packages. OpenAI In addition to Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera browsers, which are based on Chromium, can also use this extension.