Brave has introduced a new AI browsing feature that leverages Leo, its privacy-respecting AI assistant, to perform automated tasks for the user.
Intended to assist with tasks such as autonomous web research, product comparison, promo-code discovery, and news summarization, the feature is currently in its testing phase and accessible through the Brave Nightly version.
The new agentic AI browsing mode is disabled by default and represents the first step towards tighter AI-user integration for the privacy-focused browser.
AI browsing mode on Leo
Source: Brave
AI risk and how Brave deals with it
Brave stresses that agentic AI browsing is "inherently dangerous" and shouldn’t be used for critical operations, mainly due to prompt injection attacks and the potential for misinterpreting users' intent.
To mitigate this risk, the new mode runs on a separate, isolated profile that does not have access to the user’s cookies, login information, and other sensitive data.
The mode will also be restricted from accessing the browser’s settings page, non-HTTPS sites, the Chrome Web Store, where it could download extensions, and any sites flagged by Brave’s Safe Browsing system.
All its actions will be visible in tabs, and anything risky will trigger warnings to the user, requesting their explicit approval.
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