OpenAI's new browser is a surface for the company to distribute ChatGPT and develop new AI features rather than improving core web experience.

Experts caution that AI-powered browsers like ChatGPT Atlas could open the door to new kinds of attacks—from prompt injections to data leaks—as artificial intelligence becomes more deeply woven into the web.

The family of Adam Raine, the 16-year-old who sought information and advice about suicide from ChatGPT in the lead-up to his tragic suicide earlier this year, alleges that two ChatGPT rule changes at crucial times led to user behavior that may have made Raine’s death more likely.

Meta’s updated policies will block ChatGPT on WhatsApp from January 15, 2026. OpenAI has provided alternative ways to continue using ChatGPT via its app, web platform, and browser.

Adam Raine's parents alleged that he spent more than three hours daily conversing with ChatGPT about suicide before the teen hanged himself in April.

The new information comes as the Raines family updated its lawsuit against OpenAI. The family first filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI in August after alleging their son had taken his own life following conversations with the chatbot about his mental health and suicidal ideation.

Several ChatGPT users have complained to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about mental health issues that came from using the platform. Wired reports that

With OpenAI’s release of the ChatGPT Atlas web browser, we evaluated its reviews next to Perplexity’s Comet in the battle that’s reshaping how we use the web.