Chrome is adding `window.ai` – a Gemini Nano AI model right inside the browser • Hacker News Board

It seems like it could be nice for something like a bookmarklet or a one-off script, but I don't think it'll really reduce friction in engaging with Gemini for serious web apps.

Re: Chrome is adding `window.ai` – a Gemini Nano AI model right inside the browser

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Post by gigel82 » Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 2:23 AM UTC

Jerry2 wrote: post #4

I hope it can be disabled.

Yes, here's where you disable it: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Re: Chrome is adding `window.ai` – a Gemini Nano AI model right inside the browser

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Post by echelon » Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 2:23 AM UTC

I hope we can use LLMs in the browser to censor all ads, clickbait, and annoyances forever.

An in-browser LLM will be the ultimate attention preserver if we task it to identify content we don't like and to remove it.

Re: Chrome is adding `window.ai` – a Gemini Nano AI model right inside the browser

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Post by kccqzy » Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 2:24 AM UTC

SeanAnderson wrote: post #6

This doesn't seem useful unless it's something standardized across browsers. Otherwise I'd still need to use a plugin to support safari, etc. It seems like it could be nice for something like a bookmarklet or a one-off script, but I don't think it'll really reduce friction in engaging with Gemini for serious web apps.

I don't think so. Chrome is already the most popular browser. If a website decides to use this they are just going to tell users to use Chrome. And then Chrome sustains its dominant position. It's the right strategy for them to further their dominance.

And the right way to think about it isn't other browsers. It's Google seeing what Apple is doing in iOS 18 and imitating that.

Re: Chrome is adding `window.ai` – a Gemini Nano AI model right inside the browser

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Post by VoidWhisperer » Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 2:29 AM UTC

Maybe I'm being cynical, but I feel like without ample amounts of sandboxing, people are going to find some way to abuse this