How People Actually Use Browsers and Search

This week, Federico and John look at the hype surrounding AI browsers to see if there’s any there there.

Then, on AppStories+, Federico explains his experiments with lightning fast alternative AI models in Typing Mind.

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Links and Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

What’s the Deal with AI Browsers

• The Browsers
  • ChatGPT Atlas
  • Perplexity Comet
  • Dia
  • Deta Surf
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
• Security
  • The lethal trifecta for AI agents private data, untrusted content, and external communication
  • 2503.18813 Defeating Prompt Injections by Design
  • CaMeL offers a promising new direction for mitigating prompt injection attacks

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