ChatGPT browser extension upgrade can read open Chrome tabs

OpenAI upgraded ChatGPT's Chrome extension. After installing it, users can @Chrome in ChatGPT's web or desktop app and ChatGPT will see the currently open browser tabs. OpenAI showed examples such as comparing sofa listings across three open tabs, pulling supplier prices and features from multiple tabs into a comparison table, and drafting an email based on open tabs. Official examples also include filling out a registration form from an event brief and stopping before submission. The sidebar was updated in parallel: ChatGPT there has full capabilities plus complete conversation history from Chat or Work, usable without leaving the current page. ChatGPT Work can also control Chrome tabs to send messages, fill forms, and download files, and can organize or group open tabs. This is similar to Google's Gemini-powered auto-browsing feature. Users who often gather and compare information across web pages can now have ChatGPT read open tab content directly, reducing manual switching and copy-pasting. Teams using ChatGPT Work can use it to automate repetitive browser tasks such as form filling and file downloads.