Do you think the Linux world needs a browser like this?

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Hi everyone,

There’s a new browser project in development called Strawberry. Its core idea is a bit different from traditional browsers — it focuses on the concept of: “Build your team of AI Companions”. Basically, it integrates AI agents into the browsing experience.

Right now, there’s no Linux support, but the CEO (Charles) reached out asking whether Linux users would actually want or need a browser like this. I thought the best way to answer that is to ask the community directly.

Do you think a browser like this would have a place in the Linux ecosystem?
Would you use an AI-enhanced browser, and if so, what would you expect from it?

This isn’t a promotion — just looking to gather some honest feedback and opinions.
Thanks!

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Hard pass here. I don’t even like it in FF or even though I don’t use them chrome based ones. In terms of resources It would be better to have it run on local hardware if you are into the whole LLM thing. At least for how I browse it brings nothing to the table other then data security problems. At this point people are already burring out since there are multiple buttons everywhere that all do the same thing. All asking for you to pay and even if free for now they will monetize it sooner or later.

I guess my question for you is what tasks on the web are you doing that needs it built into the browser? Even more then what google and mozzila are doing since a site is most likely going to have its on implementation of llms as well.

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I will forward this question to the CEO

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I am critical of the use of AI in browsers and certain other areas, and I don’t think it’s a good thing. I can do everything that AI wants to do for me myself.
The problem is that 99% of users will accept AI suggestions unquestioningly and unchecked.

Only developers know what the algorithms are doing and what their real goal is. I don’t want to accuse them of trying to manipulate people, but there is a great danger that unchecked AI suggestions could be used for manipulation.

At the same time, people are forgetting how to think for themselves. Young people, in particular, still have to gain experience and learn how to verify information, but they won’t do so because it’s more convenient to let the AI do it for them. As a result, people’s intelligence will decline. They will be easier to manipulate and control.

People shouldn’t do everything just because it works, they can and also get money for it.

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And you completely lost me at AI. Thanks, but no thanks.

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Sorry to be so negative about your newfound AI infatuation, but anything to do with builtin AI is a hard pass for me.

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Hello @kamilemre003,

This is an absolute wonderful topic on this Matter! Right now “AI” is the Hyperbolic Buzz sensation no matter where you look in our world today or in what genre. As much as its wonderful to see the transitions and improvements of AI its a bitter sweet sword at the end of the day because of other issues that we will see in the near future. I truly believe that AI needs to be available to those that are absolutely serious about and have a passion for wanting to do greater things with it.

Right now as it stands AI is a mere Tool like a high performance calculator and isn’t no where near the SciFi ideology that a common User has in mind and that is due to the lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to the core principles of Programming and Programming Logic. The 2nd Amendment Caveat to my belief that I hold when it comes to AI is Our Environment (Linux) is where it needs to be the most. Linux is still the only place where a User can sail the seas like a Modern Day Digital Pirate searching for what they want to experience the most while being Free.

In the Linux Communities and Environments are where you will find the most people that are serious enough to respect and continue on with pursuing greater with technology and ideas all for the better for other users. Creating a New Multiple AI Browser based experience IS the next thing that will be the Mover and Shaker in the Digital Industry. We are Talking the birth of the Blade Runner like experience that is no longer Science Fiction but the birth of a new genre. I was looking into constructing an AI Brain using 4 or more AI models to mimic a human brain because I believe it will be the combination of many things combined into one (No different than a human) container that will enhance the AI genre.

I apologize for the lengthy response, but I thank you so much for taking the time to read my response and ponder my words and understand my perception on the current notion.

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It’s a hard pass for most people.

No it’s not. The thread needs to be closed.

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As always

This topic will close 14 days after the last reply.

Just ignore him like I do. It would cost me too much time to deal with it.
Everyone should be happy in their own way.
I don’t eat caraway just because others love it. :wink:

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If you don’t feel the need to close the thread then there was no need to comment at all.

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I comment here as much as I want, just like you. I’m sorry you don’t like it.

But as long as the posts do not violate the forum rules, they will remain open.

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There already is an integrated AI in the Brave browser. The implementation is quite nice because it’s not active until you click the button to activate it. Once activated, it opens up in a sidebar and it can get the context from the current page.
And being in Brave, it’s also quite focused on privacy as well, just like Brave search.

There’s also AI in other browsers, I think even Edge has Copilot.

So, to answer your question, I think that if the implementation is right and it’s actually about enhancing the user experience, like provide good summaries or assist with searching for more complex things, then it can be helpful every now and then.

But then again, there already is Brave with a proven track record of focusing on removing ads and enhancing the user experience, so I don’t see any reason to switch away from it, especially not for AI.

Oh, and Brave also supports adding your own models for local or third-party AI.
And if one doesn’t want to fiddle with installing local models, Brave provides a good selection:

  • DeepSeek R1 (premium)
  • Claude Haiku
  • Claude Sonnet (premium)
  • Llama 3.1 8B
  • Qwen 14B
  • Llama 3.2 11B Vision

In any case, I don’t think AI is the main feature when choosing a browser over another. The reasons are probably different for different people.
For example, for me it’s about the ability to block ads, being fast, stable, compliant with w3 standards, and being focused on privacy, no data mining and such.

Now if a browser would be able to do hardware video decoding on Linux in a reliable way, then I think it would be worth checking it out.

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This is true. A few days ago I decided to give Brave another spin and I was able to ignore the IA, so even though the feature is in the browser I will give the devs credit for leaving to choice up to the end user.

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AI is a tool that should only be used as a tool when you want it. This is one f the reasons I left Micro:heavy_dollar_sign:oft for baking in Copilot. Big hard pass.

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I’d use it, especially the “team” concept. does it offer any form of integration with Jan? It would actually be nice to have my own trained LLM’s interact with a browser instead of having one type of AI baked in.

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