The Browser Company, the company behind Arc Browser for both desktop and mobile, on Monday unveiled its new web browser called Dia, and this time it focuses on artificial intelligence tools. In recent years, the startup launched Arc on Mac and Windows and Arc Search on iOS and Android, but the company is starting to work on a new product with broader appeal.
The browser is set to launch in early 2025. The startup launched a new website that shows a video about the browser and lists different open roles at the company.
“AI will not exist as an application. Or a button. “We believe it will be a completely new environment, built on top of a web browser,” the browser’s site reads.
In the video, the Josh, CEO of the browser company Miller showed some of the first prototypes of some of its features. A demo showed a tool that works with the insertion cursor, which will help you type the next sentence or search data from the Internet when writing about a familiar topic, such as the launch and specifications of the original iPhone. The tool also appears to understand your browser window and can retrieve Amazon links you’ve opened to insert into an email with a basic description.
The second demo shows that users can type commands in the address bar to perform various actions, such as searching for a document based on the description, emailing it to someone based on their preferred email client in the browser, and scheduling a meeting. on the calendar. through a message in natural language.
Some of these features sound like what any browser-based writing tool or calendar tool could already do, and we won’t know their usefulness or uniqueness until we actually use Dia.
The third demo is more ambitious: It shows the browser performing actions on your behalf, such as adding items from a list you received by email to your Amazon cart. Dia does this by browsing Amazon on her own, finding these items and adding them to her cart. In the demo, the listing has “a multi-purpose hammer” and the auto-navigate feature adds an Amazon listing with two gripped hammers. I have no idea if that’s the right choice, but you probably won’t make the perfect decision every time from the start; We have already seen it with the Rabbit R1.
Another example shows the browser looking at a Notion table full of member details for a video recording. Dia can send an email to each participant separately.
The Browser Company is not the only one thinking about creating an AI assistant that understands the interface and performs tasks for you. Several startups have demos, concepts and visions of AI models and tools that can control your screen.
In a video last monthMiller hinted at creating new products for the masses, while assuring current users that he doesn’t plan to meddle too much with Arc’s design and operation. Miller admitted that while Arc has a passionate and growing user base, its complexity may not appeal to all users. The challenge for the company would be to produce a browser that has AI features that work perfectly and can possibly generate revenue streams for the company.