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Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by TOMDM »

lxgr wrote: post #10
TOMDM wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Edge is honestly slowly turning into a better Chrome, and the better parts aren't even the LLM craze. If they keep it up, this might actually threaten Googles browser dominance. On the AI end though Microsoft aggresively pursues support for other AI providers (Mistral and Lamma both being on Azure API's now), Google tying themselves to Gemini seems to be tying themselves to the best they can do while Microsoft seems…

Serious question: What do you like about Edge? I’ve tried it a couple of times (when Bing AI chat was still Edge-only) and was extremely put off by all the coupons, rewards, and other distractions.

Read aloud and Web captures are great.

I'm not daily driving Edge yet, but I do use it now and then and have been positively surprised a couple times.

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Post by summerlight »

lukan wrote: post #9
Hoefner wrote: post #7

I hope the Chrome devs will add some features like those in Arc browser, such as summarizing content while hovering over a link and pressing Shift.

That would be useful, but also probably quite expensive, if every chrome user use this feature?

Should be doable with a local model, but there might be some trade-off here. I expect it to roll out to Pixel users first where Google has a better control.

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by brucethemoose2 »

summerlight wrote: post #22
lukan wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That would be useful, but also probably quite expensive, if every chrome user use this feature?

Should be doable with a local model, but there might be some trade-off here. I expect it to roll out to Pixel users first where Google has a better control.

Desktop users are not going to be happy about a surprise local model running in the background, even a small quantized one.

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by jabroni_salad »

izolate wrote: post #4

The first two are seemingly of questionable utility, but the 3rd feature (Help me write) is actually quite interesting. As of late, most of my public written responses (bar HN) have had some sort of collaboration with ChatGPT, and I've often wondered about a native browser integration. For those of us who struggle with communication, this is an exciting prospect!

Ironically, the message "I'm interested in this place - do you allow dogs?" is a piece of decent business writing on its own and way better than anything I saw while trying to sublet a room. I would rather see AI suggest phrases like that rather than their proposed answer.

Now that I think about it, a Clippy that interviews you about needs and follows your browsing session to highlight stuff you like / don't like and propose questions to ask would be pretty sweet.

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by bogtog »

izolate wrote: post #4

The first two are seemingly of questionable utility, but the 3rd feature (Help me write) is actually quite interesting. As of late, most of my public written responses (bar HN) have had some sort of collaboration with ChatGPT, and I've often wondered about a native browser integration. For those of us who struggle with communication, this is an exciting prospect!

Is there any good AI autocomplete tool out there? The only LLM tool I like currently is GitHub copilot. I basically want copilot for gmail + MS word, but every product I've found wants me to prompt an AI.

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by rockemsockem »

brucethemoose2 wrote: post #23
summerlight wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should be doable with a local model, but there might be some trade-off here. I expect it to roll out to Pixel users first where Google has a better control.

Desktop users are not going to be happy about a surprise local model running in the background, even a small quantized one.

I'm curious, why do you think that?

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by voidhorse »

rockooooo wrote: post #26

AI theme generation really seems like a solution looking for a problem

The vast majority of AI development right now fits the solution looking for a problem mold. People are pushing hard for the adoption of LLMs in areas where the existing solutions are not only more predictable, but require equivalent or less effort to using an LLM.

At some point the hype will die down and we'll find out where these tools actually fit, but yeah right now it's madness.

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by duxup »

rockooooo wrote: post #26

AI theme generation really seems like a solution looking for a problem

It is a neat "it can do that" kinda thing but I also wondered when I need that.

Having said that chrome customization has always kinda bit me in the butt eventually when something changes and looks odd now and ... I just tend to avoid it altogether now.

Re: Chrome experimental AI features

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Post by kccqzy »

izolate wrote: post #4

The first two are seemingly of questionable utility, but the 3rd feature (Help me write) is actually quite interesting. As of late, most of my public written responses (bar HN) have had some sort of collaboration with ChatGPT, and I've often wondered about a native browser integration. For those of us who struggle with communication, this is an exciting prospect!

I find it the exact opposite. Writing is joyful to me, whether I'm writing a short one-paragraph comment on HN or writing a thousand-word essay. I do not like the current crop of "Help me write" features because they take away the joy.
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