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AI Browser Dia Launches Publicly on Mac

benface said:
This is like saying that getting things done is the solution to a problem that has not yet been identified.
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And what are these „things“?

Well, that question remains unanswered, because "AI" is just a marketing buzzword for a range of computer technologies that customers and decision-makers imagine to be more than providers can actually deliver.

Just one example: ChatGPT is not AI, but an LLM.
But LLM doesn't sound as catchy and doesn't offer as many dreams and imaginative possibilities.

I bet: if „AI companies“ were to name their technologies using technical terms, their share price would fall by 90%.
 
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benface said:
That's the beauty of it. In just a few years, the answer will likely be "anything you want".
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I would suggest to read up on the technology behind LLMs and its limitations.

Hope I'm not sounding too harsh, but that sort of wishy-washy reply makes it seem like you're just falling for techbro promises.
 
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The Browser Company's Dia app is now open to anyone on Mac. It's the first time the AI-powered browser has been widely available since its beta launch in June.

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Following on from Opera's Neon, which arrived last month, Dia is another AI-first browsing experience that's centered around tab-based chat functionality. The browser includes Skills, which are a mix of user-created and built-in shortcuts for everyday tasks like planning, learning, writing, and coding. Current Skills include summarization, fact-checking, browsing history analysis, outlining, and productivity planning.

Users can mention tabs in any chat query, add attachments to conversations, and personalize Dia with Memory, which helps the browser understand preferences over time. Meanwhile, students get dedicated tools that turn notes, lectures, and readings into flashcards, quizzes, and custom study guides.

Dia requires macOS 14 or later running on Apple silicon. The Browser Company offers both free and Pro ($20/month) tiers. Free users get access to all core features including chat, custom Skills creation, tab mentions, attachments, and Memory personalization, while Pro subscribers receive unlimited chat usage within the terms of service, plus a 14-day trial period.

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Acquired by Atlassian for $610 million last month, the Browser Company says it is resuming weekly updates, and plans to bring Arc browser features to Dia. October's releases include more powerful memory of user tabs, redesigned Dia Skills, and Arc's Focus Mode (CMD-S). Dia is available to download directly from the company's website.

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I’m not even going to bother trying this. I can’t support a company that shut down its first browser before it even had a fair shot.
 
Pleonasm said:
You may wish to try Kagi, a privacy-focused search solution that optionally provides an LLM answer to a question entered into the browser's address bar (when invoked with the "!ai" bang). In my experience, the quality of the answers are generally very good.
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Oh, man. I suspect anyone who's done indie Mac development is going to have a tough time getting past that name.
 
I tried it for a few weeks, just out of curiosity, and found it utterly pointless, and uninstalled it. I also have Perplexity Comet, which is a marginally nicer browser than Dia (that's not saying much), but it also serves no purpose, aside from occasionally getting it to summarise a YouTube video I've been sent that I don't want to watch.
 
tkermit said:
I wish the AI bubble would pop already... at least it makes it easy to figure out which products to avoid.
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AI is not a bubble, it's here to stay. Unless you mean the marketing inflation of the term AI that is slapped to anything from software to the toothbrush.
 
SBlue1 said:
AI is not a bubble, it's here to stay. Unless you mean the marketing inflation of the term AI that is slapped to anything from software to the toothbrush.
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So when Sam Altman says there's an AI bubble, and "someone's going to lose a phenomenal amount of money" when it pops, he doesn't know what he's talking about?
 
Bungaree.Chubbins said:
So when Sam Altman says there's an AI bubble, and "someone's going to lose a phenomenal amount of money" when it pops, he doesn't know what he's talking about?
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Did you even read the article you’re quoting? He was talking about the financial side. People blindly investing in anything with “AI” in the name, like startups that have no idea what they’re doing and just want to scam investors by slapping “AI” onto their company name. He didn’t mean that AI itself is going away!
 
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My company went all in on AI, and the results are a disaster. Our internal AI platform is a complete pile of garbage. Ask it to generate a Google Doc that follows a specific template, and there’s an 80 percent chance it’ll fail, repeatedly. Randomly sends Slack messages in our names, frequently fails to get basic facts correct, and more.

In short, if anyone is worried about AI taking their job, they should be. But dont worry, theyll hire humans again real soon once they realize that AI has the IQ of a house cat (on a good day). Utter garbage.
 
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MNWildFan said:
I agree

I find all that I need with free ChatGPT and Grok and all is fine for my needs and can live with the limitations it has for now

I could justify this if it were less than $20/mo, but that amount for removing limitations on things like chat and stuff seems a bit steep if you ask me

Mark my words, I think within a decade or so (maybe in less time), a lot of these features will be integrated into all browsers and we shouldn't have to pay extra for them
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Why would you want them integrated in the first place? “Yay, it clicked on something for me, saving .05 calories that my body would burn moving my fingers.”
 
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SBlue1 said:
Did you even read the article you’re quoting? He was talking about the financial side. People blindly investing in anything with “AI” in the name, like startups that have no idea what they’re doing and just want to scam investors by slapping “AI” onto their company name. He didn’t mean that AI itself is going away!
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What do you think AI being in a bubble is? That’s what it means! Remember the dot com bubble? The web didn’t go away after that bubble crashed. A ton of people lost a lot of money, and every single idea stopped attracting billions of VC $.
 
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Well, at least Arc still works and they even push new Chrome version now and then. New new features though.

Kinda ironic, using Arc daily for Atlassian webapps for work. Dia looks and feels pointless.
 
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