It's safe to say that this has not been the best month for Google's search business. With the DOJ's threat to separate its browser, Chrome, from the rest of the company, and the forced overview of AI that is not always accurate being provided to users, many are wishing there was an alternative.

And coincidentally, OpenAI is about to offer just that: according to a report (paid for) by The Information, the company already has SearchGPT, which is off to a great start, but it is also looking to develop its own browser.

According to The Information, the company behind ChatGPT is discussing deals with developers to create its own web browser, but it is unlikely that a browser will arrive anytime soon.

OpenAI has reportedly hired key Chrome developers from Google, including Ben Goodger, one of the founders of the Chrome team. The company has a large user base for its browser and already has desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

“ChatGPT is growing rapidly and currently dominates the nascent market for AI chatbots,” The Information reports.

“By creating a web browser, OpenAI gives people more control over the primary gateway through which they use the web, and also gives ChatGPT an additional boost with over 300 million weekly users in just two years of service.”

OpenAI already appears to be working with Google's main competitor. The company provides services to Apple Intelligence, and Microsoft's Bing runs a large part of SearchGPT.

Rumors suggest that one of the reasons for launching the browser is Operator, an AI agent framework that OpenAI plans to release next year. This agent can perform tasks on the web on behalf of the user, and a custom browser would simplify this process for OpenAI.