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Re: ChatGPT Atlas

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For those who don't want to switch browsers I built a chrome extension that lets you chat with page, draft emails and messages, fix grammar, translate, summarize page, etc. You can use models not just from OpenAI but also from Google and Anthropic.

Yes, you can use your own API key as well.

https://jetwriter.ai

Feedbacks are welcome.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

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There was a phase when ChatGPT would respond to everything I said, even in the same request with something like “..here’s the thing that you asked for, of course, without the fluff.” Or blah blah blah “straight to the point.” Or some such thinly veiled euphemisms. No matter how many times I told it not to talk like that, it didn’t work until I found that “core memory”.

I have the same issue. I often get annoyed with ChatGPT yammering on and on, so I repeatedly told it to cut to the chase and speak more succinctly. Now it just says "I'll get right to the point..." and then still yammers on and on unabated.

I add "Terse, no commentary" to a request, which it will obey, but then immediately return to yammering in a follow-up message. However, this is in Incognito; maybe there's a setting when logged in.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

#573

How much are they pressured to rush out browser for only macos? Either Linux or windows support would have made this launch look more legit.

They did the same thing for nearly 4 months with the ChatGPT desktop app, and it was literally just Electron. I think they just all use Macs and Windows is an afterthought. I don't think they've ever released a Linux version of the ChatGPT Electron app and they said "Now available globally on macOS. Windows, iOS, and Android are coming soon" for this, so I wouldn't hold my breath for the Linux version of the browser…

ChatGPT on macOS isn't built with Electron, at least the last time I checked. Just checking the linked frameworks shows that it links against macOS AppKit and the Swift libraries.

From a user perspective can definitely tell too, it's a polished, fast desktop app and has all the UI details one would expect from a native app.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

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What value? I haven't used them myself, but from reviews I've seen on Youtube they appear to be flaky and not all that useful. It reminds me of when voice assistants like Siri came out, and it turned out that the only thing they were good for was setting timers, controlling music playback, and gimmicky stuff like that.

I think this is the natural endpoint - local models doing something like what Atlas and Codex are doing, acting like a firewall between the user and web. You don't need to wade through the crap online yourself, the AI extracts the useful signal for you, acts like a memory layer for your values and preferences. Don't like the feed ranking - use your agent to extract, filter and rerank by your criteria. Not a big fan o…

We are on exactly the same page. I wonder if anyone is working on something like this? It would be incredibly meaningful work, I think.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

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I haven't used LLM chrome plugins because I couldn't trust that they weren't collecting more information about my browsing than I'd like. The same concern exists for this, though now I'm just confident it's a giant software company with access to my data rather than some shady plugin developer. I'm faced with asking myself if that's actually better...

I have a feeling that data collection is the entire point. Websites like reddit are locking out scrapers since they want to sell the data to AI companies. Owning a browser would mean AI companies can scrape every page you visit, bypassing the bot detection.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

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post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What value? I haven't used them myself, but from reviews I've seen on Youtube they appear to be flaky and not all that useful. It reminds me of when voice assistants like Siri came out, and it turned out that the only thing they were good for was setting timers, controlling music playback, and gimmicky stuff like that.

I think this is the natural endpoint - local models doing something like what Atlas and Codex are doing, acting like a firewall between the user and web. You don't need to wade through the crap online yourself, the AI extracts the useful signal for you, acts like a memory layer for your values and preferences. Don't like the feed ranking - use your agent to extract, filter and rerank by your criteria. Not a big fan o…

This is actually along the lines of what I'm working on in my free time at the moment. I am working to extend a local model's memory to allow smaller self-hosted models become a better solution than paying someone else.

Once this is working better, it will allow to extend the abilities of local models without running into the massive issues with context limitations I personally was hitting for self hosted.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

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The more these foundational AI companies focus on product development, the more convinced I am that improvements in intelligence of the base models have slowed down to a point where AGI/"superintelligence" isn't happening, and they have to sustain their valuations in alternate ways.

Evan an AGI is going to require basic ways like having access to a browser in order to get things done

If it was real AGI you'd just give it a screen recording, and mouse and keyboard input. Then it could use literally any existing app on the computer.

Re: ChatGPT Atlas

#579
Spent about an hour inside Atlas so far:

+ Can use macOS Passwords + Easy access to ChatGPT − No vertical tabs − GPT-5 Instant being the default model is a big miss — at least give Auto for Pro users

Otherwise it’s basically “Dia but ChatGPT,” which already makes it better.

Things I want to see next: – Pulse integration (bookmarks, history, maybe read-later) – Full takeover from the ChatGPT Mac app (triggerable via ⌥ + space) – Vertical tabs (yes please) - A keyboard shortcut for Ask ChatGPT – Codex (?)

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