“We choose humans rather than hype”: allergic to AI? This browser is for you
A few days ago, in a fairly personal post I explained to you why Vivaldi has been my main browser for 10 years. In conclusion, I indicated that the developer of this browser Norwegian did not carry AI in his heart. I didn’t think I said so well. This August 28, the boss of Vivaldi Jon von Tetzchner posted a ticket to clarify the position of the browser on the subject.
Less assistance AI and more human in Vivaldi
Already quick in the past to resist a temporary fashion (cryptocurrencies and the web3 in particular), the browser designed by Opera alumni intends to face the ambient hype concerning artificial intelligence. While many browsers, including Opera within its multiple variations, or Chrome and Microsoft Edge, have decided to make AI important, even completely central feature, will not be discussed at Vivaldi.
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We take a stand. We choose humans rather than hype, and we will not transform the joy of exploring an inactive observation. Without exploration, the web becomes much less interesting. Our curiosity loses oxygen and the diversity of the web dies.
Behind this quote, it is notably a question of not transforming Vivaldi into yet another AI navigator or platform centered around an AI agent. In addition to transforming the Internet user into a passive user rather than in “active explorer” ‘by suggesting actions, for the CEO the AI is harmful on several levels.
Man also explains that summaries by IA decrease visits to the sources they could not do without, thus affecting the original creators hard, harming the web as a whole.
Less race for AI and passive consumption
If Jon von Tetzchner indicates that the domain of machine learning In general is interesting and could ultimately lead to really useful features, for the moment there are enough defects and disinformation to add wood to the fire of the AI.
The next phase of the war of navigators does not concern the speed of the tabs, but rather which ensures the intermediation of knowledge, which benefits from attention, which controls the path to information and which can monetize you.
Unless more rigorous methods to deploy it, and that AI contributes to autonomy without stealing intellectual property or compromising security, no chatbot, summary by IA or research boosted by artificial intelligence in Vivaldi to foresee. For the moment anyway.
Vivaldi Browser
Vivaldi is an innovative web browser developed on the Open Source Chromium engine, and launched by the old CEO of Opera. It takes up some specificities while offering other interesting features.
- License:
Free license - Author :
Vivaldi Technologies - Operating systems:
Windows 11/64 bit – 10 / ARM – 10/32 bit – 10, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS iPhone / iPad - Category :
Internet
Note that with its only 150 employees, Vivaldi would have a lot of difficulty for the moment to deploy a home IA solution. In terms of partnerships, since Vivaldi could rest on existing solutions in the future, the firm has so far signed with Proton to integrate its VPN, or Lingvaxe for a on -board translation solution.
Remains to be seen if, like DuckDuckGo which allows you to hide the images generated by AI during a searchVivaldi will take even more concrete measures in the future against AI to go beyond simply letting the train from the hype.
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