WSJ Tech News Briefing Meet the Robot Housekeeper That’s Still Part Human
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Oct 31, 2025 
Nicole Nguyen, a personal technology columnist at the WSJ, discusses the emerging world of AI-powered web browsers, highlighting their privacy and security trade-offs. Joanna Stern, also from the WSJ, shares her firsthand experience with the 1X Neo humanoid robot, detailing its limitations in performing household chores and the reliance on human control. Both guests emphasize the balance between innovation and caution, pointing out the risks associated with AI in everyday technology.
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Browsers Gain Contextual AI
- AI browsers add a chatbot side panel that sees the page context and reduces how much you must prompt.
- That contextual awareness lets the AI modify content (e.g., “make this vegetarian”) without a full prompt.
Match Browser To Your Privacy Comfort
- Pick an AI browser whose privacy and training settings match your comfort level before sharing sensitive pages.
- Avoid giving AI browsers access to medical or other private pages if you don't disable model training.
Agentic Browsers Automate Tedious Tasks
- Some AI browsers run autonomous agents that can click, type and complete multi-step web tasks while you watch.
- These agents can act in sites where you're already logged in without handing credentials to the AI company.