https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/ai-features-in-the-browser/m-p/116185#M45352 <P>Some interesting uses of AI in a browser might be buttons to:<BR /><BR />- tell me if this web page looks like a scam (e.g. romance scam, arrest scam) or attack (e.g. phishing, has link to malware)<BR /><BR />- find other articles like the one in this page, either agreeing or disagreeing or giving more info about same subject<BR /><BR />- find where the subject of this article is treated in sources I mostly trust, such as Wikipedia or Arch Wiki or manufacturer's web site or something<BR /><BR />- find where the subject of this article is being discussed, on the social networks I belong to<BR /><BR />- sanity-check this article: do the citations exist and the links work, are the quotes accurate, does it fairly represent the sources it cites or links to ?<BR /><BR />- in all my open tabs and my browsing history for the last 7 days, where is the page that more-or-less said X about subject Y ?<BR /><BR />- add a link to this page, and a 1-paragraph summary of it, to my: notes app, bookmark app, web site, new post on social media, or email to my friends<BR /><BR />- do the recommendations in this article apply to anything in my: computer, network, work, school, finances, life ?<BR /><BR />- right-click and: find more images "similar" to this one<BR /><BR />Yes, most or all of these can be done some other, less convenient way. Copying URL(s), opening a new tab to an LLM, pasting URL(s), writing a prompt. But having buttons for them right in the browser, and pre-written prompts, reduces friction and increases context.&nbsp; Especially important for normal people doing something such as "is this a a scam ?".<BR /><BR />Yes, today's LLMs can't do all of this accurately and reliably enough, and there are issues of privacy, resources, etc.&nbsp; But AI will improve.</P> Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:41:21 GMT BillDietrich 2026-01-18T11:41:21Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/ai-features-in-the-browser/m-p/116185#M45352 <P>Some interesting uses of AI in a browser might be buttons to:<BR /><BR />- tell me if this web page looks like a scam (e.g. romance scam, arrest scam) or attack (e.g. phishing, has link to malware)<BR /><BR />- find other articles like the one in this page, either agreeing or disagreeing or giving more info about same subject<BR /><BR />- find where the subject of this article is treated in sources I mostly trust, such as Wikipedia or Arch Wiki or manufacturer's web site or something<BR /><BR />- find where the subject of this article is being discussed, on the social networks I belong to<BR /><BR />- sanity-check this article: do the citations exist and the links work, are the quotes accurate, does it fairly represent the sources it cites or links to ?<BR /><BR />- in all my open tabs and my browsing history for the last 7 days, where is the page that more-or-less said X about subject Y ?<BR /><BR />- add a link to this page, and a 1-paragraph summary of it, to my: notes app, bookmark app, web site, new post on social media, or email to my friends<BR /><BR />- do the recommendations in this article apply to anything in my: computer, network, work, school, finances, life ?<BR /><BR />- right-click and: find more images "similar" to this one<BR /><BR />Yes, most or all of these can be done some other, less convenient way. Copying URL(s), opening a new tab to an LLM, pasting URL(s), writing a prompt. But having buttons for them right in the browser, and pre-written prompts, reduces friction and increases context.&nbsp; Especially important for normal people doing something such as "is this a a scam ?".<BR /><BR />Yes, today's LLMs can't do all of this accurately and reliably enough, and there are issues of privacy, resources, etc.&nbsp; But AI will improve.</P> Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:41:21 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/ai-features-in-the-browser/m-p/116185#M45352 BillDietrich 2026-01-18T11:41:21Z