
AI chatbots have spared no one. Within a few months, they’ve made their way into search engines, photo editors, and spreadsheets; the list’s endless. Their next target is what most of us spend hours on each day: Web browsers.
Though the web itself has evolved beyond measure, browsers have looked and worked the same for years. We go through an immense volume of content and correspondence, often without context, and browsers do little to help us better navigate and understand it. Unlike the rest of our apps and devices, web browsers have yet to embrace automation. Now, the ChatGPT-fueled AI wave has spurred a handful of browser makers to wonder if AI could lend us a hand.