[marssaxman]

What useful, non-creepy AI features are there?

I cannot imagine why one would want AI in a browser at all, but I am open to the possibility that there are applications I have not considered.

[lxgr]

Summarizing a page (or explaining a phrase on one) for non-native-speakers or fixing up text input boxes are two that immediately come to mind.

Sure, both are possible by copy-pasting to any LLM, but being able to do it without leaving the page is great.

This applies to ebook readers at least as much as it does to browsers, fwiw – I find it mind-boggling that Kindles still doesn't have an "ask $LLM about this highlighted sentence" feature.

[michaelt]

Let's say I want a 5000mAh power bank supporting 12v USB PD output and trickle charging. And it's got to be available in my country.

To find such a thing I basically have to open loads of product pages cross-reference retailers' websites with manufacturers' product pages.

If I could automate that process, it'd be pretty neat.

[marssaxman]

Thanks.

I don't think I understand why that would be implemented in the browser and not as its own service, but it does sound useful.

[dboreham]

I just did the same thing with "very famous rock live acts performing within 500 miles of my location within the next 9 months". Whether this kind of functionality needs to be delivered via the browser I'm not sure. The LLM has to be server hosted, so may we well host the rest of it server-side, perhaps?

[lxgr]

Chat conversations are definitely not the peak LLM UI. They're universal and don't require app integration, which is why they're what people are currently primarily using, but I strongly suspect that that's temporary.

[PunchyHamster]

"Hey AI rewrite this comment to sound smarter" :)