The Web Many Users See Is Inside Social Apps

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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