Brace Yourselves for Another Browser with Pointless AI Features

The Arc Browser Introduces ChatGPT with a Fancy New Name: Arc Max

Well, well, well. Look who’s a bit late to the sailing ship of functionality that’s already overcrowded with similar features. The Arc browser decided it’s high time they add AI-powered features and, wooow, they’re calling it ‘Arc Max.’ Bravo for that creativity! They’ve meshed up OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic’s models to give us lightweight, but ‘supposedly useful’ features. You know, just like every other AI-powered assistant already present in rival browsers.

The Supposed ‘Implications’

Arc Max with its AI capabilities promises to be more engaging and helpful to users. In theory, it should answer our queries and function in context of the browsing content. But hey, didn’t I see Google do this, like, years ago? Wakey-wakey, Arc! Where were you all these years? Playing hide and seek, were you? Now, you might argue that the combined power of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic’s models could lead to smoother conversations, more efficient troubleshooting, and a better user experience but we all know that’s a dance we’ve seen before.

Hot (and Salty) Take on Arc Max

Enough with the charade, Arc. You’re just heavily perfuming old ideas and trying to sell them as something new. ‘Arc Max’, really? Sounds more like a discount detergent brand than a breakthrough AI innovation. These AI-powered features are nothing but an echo of what’s already been done and dusted by other browsers. Wake me up when you actually do something new, Arc, or better yet — don’t. I’ll be busy talking to the older, more experienced AI on my already installed browser.

Original article:https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/arc-browsers-new-ai-powered-features-combine-openai-and-anthropics-models/