Ask HN: Can something motivate you to use an AI browser assistant?
(apologies in advance for the long intro)
I’ve been looking at browsers that come with built-in AI assistants, and while the idea itself is appealing, I don’t want to leave the browser I already use. So I turned to the AI browser extensions.
I’m a curious person, but also a lazy one. Sometimes I find myself seeking answers to random questions, like “how heat propagates through space”, and I often don’t want to google it or switch context to a separate AI chat tool.
Because of that, the idea of an assistant that is always at hand and doesn’t force a big context switch feels like a good fit for me.
But I wonder, what would motivate you to use an AI browser assistant? And on the other hand, what would make you avoid such a tool entirely? I’ve really been wanting to flirt more with getting my computer compromised, leaking all my personal and professional data, subjecting myself to prompt injection attacks at every turn and generally making my access to information less trustworthy and my interactions less authentic. Thank you for providing a path to all of these outcomes in a single place. Thank you for your input. If AI models run locally, your data stays secure, but of course, it doesn't add to the information's trustworthiness or the authenticity of your interactions. > Sometimes I find myself seeking answers to random questions, like “how heat propagates through space”, and I often don’t want to google it or switch context to a separate AI chat tool. Kagi solves this by allowing a question mark at the end and directing the query to an agent in that case. I'll check it out, thanks!