To be fair, OpenAIs interest in Chrome is not unique.

Turley laid out some specifics as to why OpenAI would want in on the web client.

First and foremost: Distribution.

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Getting ChatGPT onto more devices has apparently proven a challenge for the company.

But also because Google is paying some Android phone makers.

OpenAI apparently made a bid for that same access, but lost out.

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Turley said that was not a lack of trying,per Bloomberg.

Yet getting its hands on Chrome would kickstart that whole process.

But simply getting Chrome out of Googles hands might be more important to OpenAI.

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