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Chrome is adding `window.ai` – a Gemini Nano AI model right inside the browser

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229 points modinfo | 3 comments | 30 Jun 24 01:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.236s | source
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SeanAnderson ◴[30 Jun 24 02:20 UTC] No.40834703[source]▶
This doesn't seem useful unless it's something standardized across browsers. Otherwise I'd still need to use a plugin to support safari, etc.

It seems like it could be nice for something like a bookmarklet or a one-off script, but I don't think it'll really reduce friction in engaging with Gemini for serious web apps.

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kccqzy ◴[30 Jun 24 02:24 UTC] No.40834719[source]▶
I don't think so. Chrome is already the most popular browser. If a website decides to use this they are just going to tell users to use Chrome. And then Chrome sustains its dominant position. It's the right strategy for them to further their dominance.

And the right way to think about it isn't other browsers. It's Google seeing what Apple is doing in iOS 18 and imitating that.

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1. SoftTalker ◴[30 Jun 24 02:33 UTC] No.40834745[source]▶
> It's the right strategy for them.

That's what people said about Internet Explorer

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2. kccqzy ◴[30 Jun 24 02:37 UTC] No.40834767[source]▶
Of course. The right strategy for them is emphatically not the same as the right thing for users.
3. fyrn_ ◴[30 Jun 24 04:26 UTC] No.40835139[source]▶
Which was only stopped by regulatory action which at the moment does not seem forthcoming. Would love to be wrong about that..