US EditionPerplexity Is on the Prowl to Buy Web Browsers
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What is at stake in the upcoming AI browser war?
A long-term and potentially critical development is underway in the world of AI – the emergence of AI browsers. Recently launched products from the likes of Perplexity AI and The Browser Company, along with rumours of an OpenAI competitor, have put the topic of AI browsers on the agenda. This matters because, if executed correctly, AI browsers have the potential to become a linchpin development in the shift to agentic AI.
Perplexity would like to buy a browser to accelerate the adoption of its artificial intelligence. It would have already had discussions with executives of Brave, The Browser Company and DuckDuckGo.
Perplexity Is on the Prowl to Buy Web Browsers
The Information (paywalled, alas): In December, Perplexity discussed possibly buying the six-year-old The Browser Co. with that company's leaders, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. Talks with the company, which operates an AI-powered web browser, Dia, did not progress, and no price was discussed. OpenAI has also spoken to The Browser Co. executives about possibly selling to the ChatGPT creator, according to two people fa…
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