So what’s the actual endgame here? If these agents eventually get full browser access, then whoever controls the browser effectively controls everything that we do online.
Today, most of these "AI agents" are really just browser extensions with broad permissions, piping whatever they see into an LLM. It works, but it feels more like a stopgap than a destination.
Imagine instead of opening a bank site, logging in, and clicking through forms, you simply say: “transfer $50 to savings,” and the agent executes it directly via the bank’s API. No browser, no login, no app. Just natural language!
The real question is whether we’re moving toward that kind of direct agent-driven world, or if we’re heading for a future where the browser remains the chokepoint for all digital interactions.