ChatGPT Can Now Do More in Chrome, but There's a Security Trade-Off
ChatGPT can now do more than tell you what to do online; it can take over parts of the work itself.
OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT’s integration with Google Chrome, allowing the assistant to use information from open tabs and, through Work mode, interact with webpages to perform tasks such as filling out forms, sending messages, downloading files, and organizing tabs.
Announced on Oct. 15 through an X thread, the update brings ChatGPT closer to handling entire browser-based workflows rather than simply answering questions. But the added convenience also raises questions about how much access users and businesses should give an AI assistant, particularly when working with sensitive information or accounts.
New abilities coming to ChatGPT’s Chrome extension
ChatGPT’s earlier Chrome integration primarily allowed the assistant to extract information from open tabs, limiting its usefulness for tasks that required direct interaction with webpages.
The company has now updated the...
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