I cannot think of a piece of software that I want on my computer less than something like this. Literal voluntary malware.
You know, I wonder at times if I’m just a Luddite missing the boat. I mean… I’m not perfect, bound to happen at some point. But then I see comments like this and I no longer feel like I’m the only one just staring at my computer screaming “BUT WHY???” So, thanks I guess.
I'd use it on occasion if there were a reason to, but I just can't conceive of any possible benefit to this. Like, OAI, pretend you want me to buy in and tell me what the use case is.
WAIT!
And it can't be a personalized experience that shows me only the things I'm most likely to want to buy (or the things most likely to convince me I want to buy something).
NOT YET!
And it can't be to make sure I never have to experience something on the internet that challenge any of the assumptions that keep me comfortable and happy.
Okay. Now you can go.
crickets
We've heard your pleas, you are sick of your web browser shoving AI down your throat... well worry no more.
What if instead of forcing an AI in your web browser, we force a web browser in your AI!
You have named your OAI browser companion: Clippy
Around 20 years ago I started our cities first house doctor computer service. People were in an extreme state of paranoia even letting me use their PC, thinking I was going to steal all their banking information and do all kinds of evil stuff.
Now people are like hey smiling graphic on the screen and this thing says it's going to help me okay I'll just give it access to everything
The killer feature for other AI-powered browsers has been the built-in chatbot that sits in a side panel and automatically has context for whatever’s on your screen. It may sound minor, but many users spend all day copying and pasting text or dragging files and links into ChatGPT, just to provide context. The sidecar feature removes that friction and makes for a smoother user experience.
Really sounds like exactly what you'd want be focusing on if you were the leading AI company and are on the verge of AGI just like you promised... Just think, people might save a dozen ctrl-c ctrl-v keystrokes a day!
"Ah - I see the problem now! you're trying to access xnxx to search for step-sister porn but you're getting step-mom porn instead! here's what you typed in the search bar..."
No thanks, who is voluntarily using AI these day, isn't dead already! Who would want this crap of shit for browser?
What the fuck is wrong with current browsers that it’s gonna improve on?
Chrome is very heavy these days, would an LLM powered browser be lightweight? I really really doubt it.
Cutting out more middle-men standing in between you and the content™ you want:
Just describe the website you'd like to visit, and Atlas will generate it for you, complete with hallucinated ideas and words, plainly incorrect basic math, and extra fingers.
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